Best Cooking Classes in Algarve

Join a hands-on cooking workshop with the estate’s in-house chef, starting at Silves Market — pick vegetables from the organic garden, learn recipes tied to royal history, and finish with a homemade Portuguese lunch paired with the estate’s wine.

A Best Seller experience starting with a guided visit to Tavira’s local food market to select your own ingredients, followed by a cooking class in the Garden Kitchen and a 3-course lunch overlooking the sea.

This is the most iconic thing you can cook in Portugal — a 2-hour hands-on class in Lagos where a local expert chef guides you through the full recipe, from the laminated pastry to the spiced custard filling, finishing with your own freshly baked batch and a recipe card to take home.

The fully private version of Lagos’ most complete Cataplana experience — a private guided visit to the Municipal Market to select fresh ingredients, hands-on cooking with a dedicated chef exclusively for your group, and a complete meal with two glasses of wine per person.

A Best Seller cooking experience on a working farm in Tavira — start with coffee and a garden tour overlooking the sea, pick seasonal ingredients yourself, then prepare and enjoy a 3-course meal outdoors as the sun sets.

Get ready for a hearty culinary adventure through Portugal’s meaty traditions — cook flame-grilled chouriço, morcela with caramelized pineapple and a farinheira scramble as starters, then the celebrated Alentejo pork and clams dish, finished with rice pudding.

Share a traditional 3-course Mediterranean meal in the garden of a farmhouse in Tavira, overlooking the sea, with family and fellow guests — made with organic ingredients from local producers and the farm’s own garden.

Step into the heart of Portuguese cuisine in Lagos — learn to prepare classic dishes passed down through generations, from green bean fritters to a chorizo and poached egg pea stew, finishing with rice pudding and a choice of digestif or tea.

A guided visit to Lagos’ local market followed by a hands-on seafood cooking class — prepare five classic Portuguese coastal dishes, from garlic clams to fried cuttlefish, paired with traditional beer and wine.

A private culinary journey connecting you directly to your food’s roots — visit a permaculture farm just outside Lagos to hand-pick seasonal vegetables, then return to master knife skills and cook a zero-waste, three-course lunch guided by the farm’s own harvest.

Learn to bake traditional Portuguese bread and prepare a full roast in a wood-burning oven at a traditional farmhouse in Tavira, then sit down to taste everything you cooked in a beautiful outdoor setting.

The most complete Cataplana experience in Lagos — start with a guided visit to the Municipal Market to personally select fresh ingredients, then cook the dish hands-on with a dedicated chef, finishing with a complete meal including two glasses of wine per person and a recipe to take home.

The upgraded version of Lagos’ most popular cooking class — make Pastel de Nata entirely from scratch, then sit down to a guided Port wine tasting while your tarts are still warm from the oven, pairing Portugal’s most iconic pastry with its most celebrated wine.

The fully private version of Lagos’ market and seafood cooking class — explore the market at your own pace with a dedicated guide and chef, then prepare five classic Portuguese coastal dishes exclusively with your group.

The fully private version of Lagos’ traditional Portuguese cooking class — your group has the chef’s full attention as you prepare generations-old dishes, from green bean fritters to a chorizo and poached egg pea stew, finishing with rice pudding.

A private, plant-based reinterpretation of Portuguese cuisine in Lagos — start with a knife skills workshop, then prepare three classic dishes reimagined without meat or fish, guided by a zero-waste philosophy and finished with a shared meal and drinks.

A private codfish (bacalhau) cooking class in Lagos with a chef trained at a renowned restaurant in Porto — watch a show-cooking appetizer, hands-on prepare a second recipe yourself, then watch a complex third dish come together, all paired with Portuguese wine and a traditional dessert.

The fully private version of Lagos’ meat cooking class — your group has the chef’s full attention as you prepare flame-grilled chouriço, morcela and farinheira starters, then the celebrated Alentejo pork and clams dish, finished with rice pudding.

The premium, fully private version of the Lagos cooking experience — a dedicated chef reserves the entire studio exclusively for your adult group of up to 10, guiding you through making Pastel de Nata from scratch and a Port wine tasting while the tarts are still warm.

Dive into the rich flavors of the Algarve at a hands-on class in Lagos — master the preparation of Cataplana, a traditional pork and seafood dish cooked in its iconic copper pan, guided by a local chef through the techniques and history behind this beloved dish.

A fully private version of the Cataplana cooking class in Lagos — your group has the chef’s undivided attention as you master this traditional Algarve pork and seafood dish from scratch, cooked in its iconic copper pan.

The private version of Lagos’ most popular cooking experience — the entire studio reserved exclusively for your group of up to 10, with a dedicated chef guiding the full Pastel de Nata recipe from scratch and flexible scheduling built around you.