The 8 Austria Cooking Classes That Earn Their Price

1.Austrian Apple Strudel Cooking Class including Lunch in Salzburg

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 929 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $72Our pick

At Edelweiss Cooking School in Salzburg, chef-led groups of three to five prepare Austrian apple strudel and Salzburger Nockerl, or sometimes a fluffy pretzel. You will stretch the pastry yourself, eat goulash soup or lentil stew, and enjoy the warm results. The class lasts about 90 minutes and is taught in English.

“The experience itself was lovely. Removed a star because the assistant to the instructor dropped a cloth on the ground by our feet and then used it to wipe the cooking table down after. Kinda gross to do at a cooking school. Enjoyed our experience, still. Also the bar is CASH only. They didn't mention this when offering. We were lucky we had cash on us when we got the bill settled. Bring cash if you want a drink.”

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2.Nabiel’s Vienna Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 234 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $181

Join Chef Nabiel at his Vienna kitchen near Karlsplatz for a three-hour evening class built around veal schnitzel and apple strudel. You will learn key techniques, help prepare the meal, enjoy included wine, beer, soft drinks, or sparkling wine, and eat together in an intimate setting. The class is in English and welcomes beginners.

“Absolutely lived up to the hype in other reviews! Nabiel makes everyone feel right at home while making delicious Austrian favorites. The entire night was full of laughs and sharing travel and food stories, while learning new techniques and recipes! Cannot recommend this class highly enough, we loved it!”

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3.Salzburg Christmas Cookies and Apple Strudel Cooking Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 183 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $72

Spend 90 minutes in Salzburg preparing apple strudel and Vanilla Kipferl with an English-speaking chef. You will stretch pastry, season apples, bake, eat goulash soup, and take extra cookies home. The cooking school occupies a striking cave-like space near the Old Town. Classes hold up to 15 people.

“Great experience! Our instructor was very helpful and patient! Would love to come back and do the summer pretzel class:))”

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4.Vienna: Traditional Kaiserschmarrn Cooking Class & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 179 reviews · 1 hour · from $45Best value

Spend one hour inside Edlingers Tempel, a traditional Viennese restaurant, learning how Kaiserschmarrn is prepared. An English- or German-speaking guide explains the dessert’s link to Sisi, demonstrates the cooking, serves your fresh portion with Viennese coffee, and provides the original recipe to take home.

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5.Cookies and Apple Strudel Cooking Class Including Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 156 reviews · 1h 30m · from $70

At Edelweiss Cooking School in Salzburg, an English-speaking chef guides you through apple strudel and vanilla kipferl cookies. You stretch the pastry, shape the cookies, and eat your creations with goulash soup. The class takes place near the old town, in a cozy kitchen built into the rock, with groups capped at 15 people.

“Great family experience. Went with my wife and kids 5 and 8 and it was just us and 2 other ladies. I wasn’t sure how taking the kids would work out but they loved it and were able to be fully involved. After the struddle and cookies went in the oven we sat to eat the goulash and probably the best I’ve had. Kids both loved it as well. We sampled our struddle and cookies after and what we couldn’t eat we were able to carry home. The building we cooked in was built into the stone and had a cool atmosphere and overall the experience exceeded my expectations.”

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6.Salzburg: Dinner Cooking Class and Music

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 48 reviews · 2 hours · from $100

At Edelweiss Cooking School in Salzburg, you will shape a traditional pretzel, make apple strudel, and sit down to goulash or lentil ragout. Leonardo leads the English class, while Doris sings Mozart, The Sound of Music, and opera favorites. The two-hour experience costs $100 and welcomes up to 15 people.

“Leonardo was so nice, hospitable and had a wonderful smile. He made everything about the class enjoyable and fun. He gave very thorough instructions on how to make a pretzel, apple strudel and then went around to every table to help. We enjoyed both of our creations later with their homemade goulash which was great. The very limited number of people made it quaint and they were sociable and fun. Doris, his assistant, was beautiful and graced us with her singing of opera classics you will recognize. Her voice was angelic, she had theatrical grace and I cannot say enough about the performance she put on. You asked if it…”

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7.Original Sound of Music Tour & Edelweiss Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 15 reviews · 6 hours · from $170

Spend four hours following Maria’s film route through Salzburg and the Salzkammergut, with stops at Leopoldskron, the gazebo, Lake Wolfgang, and Mondsee. After a ten-minute walk, join a 1.5-hour Edelweiss cooking class for apple strudel, goulash soup, and seasonal Austrian sweets. English guides include Connor, David, and Ferdinand.

“Our guide Connor was so knowledgeable and made the trip really enjoyable”

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8.Traditional Alpine and Austrian Cooking Class in Rankweil

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $139

Join Birgit and her family in Rankweil for a private, English-language cooking session in their sunny yellow home. Tour the summer garden, prepare seasonal Austrian dishes such as schnitzel, Kässpätzle, or apple strudel, then sit down for the meal. The three-hour visit includes drinks, gratuities, and a home-cooked feast.

“Great host, spoke very good english, took the time to share some information about the country, easy and tasty recipes, table set up very professional. Had the pleasure to meet her wonderful and helpful boys, the oldest speaks very good english. The only thing, since menu is small it would have been nice to chose, upon reservation, what we have like to learn to cook. Otherwise it was a fantastic experience and recommend the course.”

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