6 Genoa Cooking Classes to Build a Day Around

1.Genoese cooking lesson in the with lunch in the terrace

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 189 reviews · 3 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Join Alessandro, Emanuela, or Emma for a hands-on Genoese cooking class in a historic palace setting. Make fresh pasta such as trofie, corzetti, or testaroli, grind pesto with a mortar and pestle, then eat lunch with local wine on a garden terrace overlooking Genoa. Allow about three hours and prepare for a steep uphill walk.

“If you're looking for an authentic and immersive culinary experience in Genoa, I highly recommend booking this class. The host was warm and welcoming, and shared his passion for Genoese food throughout. We learned how to make pasta and were showed the traditional method of making pesto using a mortar and pestle. The results were delicious. The view of Genoa from his garden were great. The lesson was hands-on with plenty of opportunity to relax and talk with other guests as well as learn new skills.”

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2.Genoa: Hands-On Home cooking Class Pasta Pesto and more with wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · from $113

At 10 a.m., you’ll cook in a Genoese home with a small group of no more than six. Make white, red, and green gnocchi, pesto with a mortar and pestle, and pesto-filled gnocchi served with butter and sage. Hosts may include Alberto, Silvia, Alessandra, Lydia, or Cristina. Wine, focaccia, lunch, and coffee are included.

“Alberto’s cooking class was a highlight of our trip to Genoa. He’s very kind and instructive. In addition to making pesto and pasta we were also served some Genovese pies, focaccia and wine. A delicious experience!”

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3.Genoa: Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 21 reviews · from $112

Spend three hours in a Genoa local’s home learning to roll fresh sfoglia, prepare two pasta dishes, and make tiramisu. Your Cesarina host may be Tiziana, Roberto, Daniela, Tomaso, or another local cook. The class includes prosecco, nibbles, wine, coffee, and a full tasting.

“Roberto and Tiziana were such gracious hosts. Wonderful experience!!!”

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4.With Tiziana Cooking Class for Pesto , Gnocchi and Tiramisù

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $162

Spend about two hours in Genoa with Tiziana and Roberto, preparing pesto alla Genovese in a traditional marble mortar, homemade gnocchi, and original-recipe tiramisù. You’ll eat the meal together with focaccia and prosecco in their home near the historic center. The class is in English and welcomes up to 12 people.

“Cooking together and eating together and having great conversation, this experience was the best of our whole trip! Thank you for your beautiful hospitality Tiziana and Roberto! We hope to meet again in the future!”

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5.Genoa: Market and Cooking Class at a Local’s home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $214

Start with your Cesarina at a Genoa market, choosing ingredients and learning how locals judge good produce. Then cook three family recipes in a private home, using a personal workstation and family cooking tips. You will eat what you make with local wines, water, and coffee. English and Italian are available, and some hosts, including Agatha, welcome you into historic homes.

“Excellent day Great family who picked me up and then took me to the market to go shopping for ingredients Lovely experience and cooked some yummy food”

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6.Genova Cooking Class with Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews

Meet near Christopher Columbus’ House for a 3.5-hour, small-group cooking class led in English or Italian. With local professionals such as Veronica, Bernardo, and Marco, you’ll prepare pesto, cheese-filled focaccia, Canestrelli biscuits, and another Ligurian recipe before tasting everything together in a local restaurant setting.

“Wir hatten einen wirklich unterhaltsamen, spannenden und leckeren Vormittag. Veronica, Bernardo und Marco haben uns erklärt, wie wichtig die Kleinigkeiten bei einem tollen Pesto Genovese sind und es hat riesig Spaß gemacht selbst den Focaccia-Teig zu bearbeiten. Danke für alles, es war eine tolle Erfahrung 🫶”

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