Naples: Market Tour and Cooking Class with 3-Course Meal

Additional Information & Description

Naples’ food traditions take a hands-on turn with a market visit and a private cooking class in a local’s home. Led by an expert home cook, this four-and-a-half-hour experience moves beyond tasting to put you at the workstation, preparing dishes yourself.

Explore the market with a local cook

Start with a guided visit to a local market and food shops. Your host brings a cook’s perspective to the ingredients, introducing the shopping side of the city’s cuisine before the kitchen session begins. It gives the outing a broader scope than a standalone lesson: time spent exploring food where it is sold comes before learning how to prepare it.

Prepare three authentic recipes

In your host’s home, learn the preparation of three authentic recipes drawn from the city’s celebrated dishes. Each participant has a fully equipped workstation with utensils and fresh ingredients, so the lesson centres on active cooking rather than watching a demonstration. Your host guides you through the preparation, sharing techniques and explaining how the ingredients and flavours come together. The private format keeps the class focused on the cooking you are doing.

Hear the stories behind the dishes

The recipes have a personal connection: hosts share local specialties from their family cookbooks, alongside stories of traditional regional cuisine. That family perspective adds context to the instructions, connecting what you make with the food cooked in a Neapolitan home. Live guidance is available in English and Italian.

Sit down to your own creations

Once the cooking is finished, sit down to a three-course lunch or dinner featuring the dishes you have prepared. The meal brings the practical work to the table, with local wines to accompany your creations. Water and coffee are also included. Additional food and drinks are not included.

Arrival and tickets

The starting location is Piazza Carità in Naples; arrive five minutes before the scheduled start. Transport to the host’s home is not included. Tickets are delivered instantly, and smartphone tickets are accepted.