12 Cooking Classes in Budapest to Build an Afternoon Around

1.Budapest Cooking Class & Market Tour with Local Guide & Wines

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 553 · 4 hours (approx.) · from $99Our pick

Shop Central Market Hall, cook classic Hungarian dishes at a local apartment, and taste Hungarian wines, palinka, and dumplings.

“Birdie and Kings did a wonderful job teaching us about Hungarian cooking. From the stop at Central Market and throughout the cooking process, they were engaging and very knowledgeable. There were a variety of cooking experience represented in the participants, but I think everyone had a good time.”

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2.Premium Hungarian Home Cooking Experience with Chef Marti

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 169 · 4 hours (approx.) · from $131

Cook a full Hungarian 3-course meal with Chef Marti in Budapest, choose Menu A, B, or C, sip palinka and Hungarian wine, and take recipes home.

“Marta is delightful! She shared her delicious family recipes with a modern twist with us. The accompanying stories, ‘trade’ secrets, and the lively conversation made the evening one we won’t forget. We made the most amazing Sour Cherry soup, Chicken Paprikas & Gundel pancakes. We can’t wait to make these recipes for family & friends back home. We highly recommend it!!”

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3.Small-Group Cooking Class & Market Tour with Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 138 · 4 hours · from $100

Central Market Hall tour plus small-group cooking class in an air-conditioned apartment, with wine, pálinka, and recipes.

“Very nice to talk to other participants from another country.”

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4.Hungarian Cooking and optional Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 98 · 4 hours (approx.) · from $126

Budapest Hungarian cooking class with optional Central Market Hall tour. Cook goulash, paprikash and apple strudel with wines.

“I try to take a cooking class when I am visiting a new country. I am interested in learning to cook cuisine from the region. Of the several cooking classes I have taken, this class was without a doubt the best one. Betty, class instructor, was excellent. She was easy to understand and explained the techniques well. The meal we prepared was Creamy Potato Soup, Chicken Paprikas with Spaetzle and Palacsinta. Betty's instruction for preparing the food was great. I leaned many things that I will easily transfer to other items I will cook when I get home. Besides the food, Betty shared some of the history and culture of…”

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5.Easy Cooking Class Budapest – with Market Walk (local wine & pálinka included)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 · 5 hours (approx.) · from $143

Market walk plus a hands-on Hungarian cooking class in Budapest, with pálinka, wine, and a 4-course lunch for great value.

“The market shopping was fun, and we enjoyed learning how to cook home style Hungarian food. The class was relaxed and informative, but the level of cooking was rather basic, not gourmet.”

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6.Hungarian Home Cooking Class with Chef Marti

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $106

Cook classic Hungarian comfort food in a small Budapest group with Chef Marti, plus free hotel pickup, wine, and take-home recipes.

“My Hungarian mother taught me to cook the foods of Hungary, but I was thrilled to learn new methods and new recipes in this class. We were able to choose our menu and we picked foods that were unfamiliar. The class was totally private - just my daughter and myself. We were picked up and driven to an elegant apartment converted to a cooking class location with a master chef kitchen and a comfortable dining room. We were greeted with wine and snacks as the cooking started. It was definitely hands-on for all steps. The menu can be adjusted for some food restrictions such as vegetarian and Kosher, but be…”

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7.Budapest Market Tour & Home Cooking Class with local Chef & Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114

Central Market tour and Hungarian cooking class with Chef Marti. Shop with locals, cook a 3-course meal, and dine with wine.

“What a wonderful experience my husband and I had for our first "travel" cooking class!! Our guide/chef, Marti, took us on a tour of the Budapest Central Market (so much to see there!) and then we went to Marti's kitchen to prepare our meal: Sour Cherry Soup, Chicken Paprika with Dumplings and Gundel Pancakes. There were 5 of us for our class and Marti was an excellent hostess and got everyone involved in cooking and socializing. We enjoyed tasting palinka, homemade soft drinks and nibbles. I would absolutely recommend Marti's tour/class to anyone going to Budapest. My husband was a little apprehensive about doing a cooking class, but told me…”

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8.Chefparade Cooking School_ Hungarian menu

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 22 · 3 hours · from $123

Hands-on 3-hour Budapest cooking class for a full Hungarian menu, including goulash and paprikash, plus wine and pálinka tastings.

“The most beautiful and intimate cooking school I’ve been to Our instructor was kind and knowledgeable I’m impressed! I would book chef parade again”

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9.Premium Hungarian Home Cooking Class with Chef Marti

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 · 4 hours · from $128

Hands-on Hungarian home cooking in central Budapest with Chef Marti: palinka, wine, and a 3-course meal with English recipes.

“Host/chef is excellent! Got us all engaged in cooking right away! Did it with our 3 boys (10, 14, 17). Had a blast!”

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10.Authentic Jewish Cooking Class by a Professional chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 · 4 hours (approx.) · from $119

Hands-on Budapest Jewish cooking class with professional chef Marti. Cook egg pâté, honey chicken, rugelach, plus drinks and hotel taxi.

“This cooking class was one of the best we have done so far. We try to do at least one (and a lot of times more) cooking class in every country we visit in Europe. Marti was awesome! This class is full hands on. She doesn’t just show you how to mix, knead, or stir while she does it all. She shows you or tells you how and then you do it. My husband even enjoyed it. The most cooking he does at home is warm things in the microwave. The food we made was delicious. Marti made cooking fun. You can really tell that she loves her job.”

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11.Cooking School – Hungarian Menu & Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 · 4 hours · from $170

Budapest cooking class with a Local Market tour, Hungarian ingredient tastings, and hands-on 3-course lunch plus palinka.

“Cooking with Vesna was a lot of fun. Between shared stories, we made Tejfölös krumplileves (creamy potato soup), Csirkepaprikas (chicken paprikash), and Meggyes pite (sour cherry pie). Delicious, delicious, delicious! Everyone should make this class the centerpiece of their Budapest vacation.”

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12.Chimney Cake Baking Class – More Flavors & Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 · 1.5 hours · from $70Best value

Make Hungarian chimney cake in central Budapest, mixing dough from scratch and baking two full-size kürtőskalács, with drinks and recipe.

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