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title: Bologna Cooking Class
lang: en
type: tour_collection
city: Bologna
country: Italy
tours: 16
price_from_eur: 57
reviews_total: 3970
as_of: 2026-10-01
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# Bologna Cooking Class

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## Guidekin's verdict (last checked September 15, 2026)

We compared all 16 listings on this Bologna cooking class page for dishes, meals, wine, setting and booking conditions.

- **First class?:** [Bologna Local Pasta, Ragù, Spritz and Wine](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-local-pasta-cooking-class-ragu-spritz-wine-gelato/?format=md). Start with Bologna Local Pasta for hand rolled tagliatelle, spritz and wine at €57 per person: 4.97 from 1118 reviews; ragù is made in advance. Shared class, 3h. Trade-off: Ragù is prepared before the class. — now €57 per person, 4.97 (1118)
- **Pasta and dessert?:** [Cooking Italy: Pasta and Tiramisu with Wine](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-pasta-tiramisu-cooking-class-with-wine-by-cooking-italy/?format=md). Cook and eat pasta and tiramisu with wine at Cooking Italy's restaurant class for €59 per person: 4.94 from 984 reviews; not recommended for egg allergies. Shared class, 3h. Trade-off: Not recommended for people with egg allergies. — now €59 per person, 4.94 (984)
- **Cook in a home?:** [Pastamama: Italian Domestic Cooking](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/pastamama-preserving-the-intimacy-of-italian-domestic-cooking/?format=md). Choose Pastamama for handmade pasta and lunch in a home at €95 per person: 4.96 from 558 reviews; no gluten free version. Shared class, 3h. Trade-off: No gluten free version. — now €95 per person, 4.96 (558)

Also compared:

- [Felsina Culinaria: Private Cooking Course](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/felsina-culinaria-personalised-private-cooking-course/?format=md): Custom menu, min. two guests. Trade-off: Wine pairing costs extra. — now €280 per person, 5.0 (50)
- [Cesarine: Private Pasta Class](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/cesarine-private-pasta-class-meal-at-local-s-home-in-bologna/?format=md): Private home pasta with wine. Trade-off: Private class priced per person. — now €99 per person, 4.88 (159)
- [Fresh Pasta, Ragù, Lasagna and Gelato](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-fresh-pasta-ragu-lasagna-and-gelato-cooking-class/?format=md): School: lasagne and gelato. Trade-off: Needs at least two participants to run. — now €110 per person, 4.92 (37)
- [Tagliatelle & Ragù Home Class with Wine](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-tagliatelle-rag-home-cooking-class-with-wine/?format=md): Cooking ragù in a family home. Trade-off: Cats live in the house. — now €75 per person, 4.61 (61)
- [Traditional Tortellini, Gnocchi, Tagliatelle](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/traditional-cooking-class-with-tortellini-gnocchi-tagliatelle/?format=md): Three pasta shapes and lunch. Trade-off: Transfer service costs extra. — now €65 per person, 4.51 (75)

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## All 16 tours, ranked by Guidekin score

| # | Tour | Collections | Price | Rating | Duration | Runs | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Bologna Local Pasta Cooking Class, Ragu, Spritz, Wine & Gelato](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-local-pasta-cooking-class-ragu-spritz-wine-gelato/?format=md) |  | €57 per person | 4.97 (1118) | 3h | daily 11:00–19:00 | up to 13 per booking · free cancel · instant · en |
| 2 | [Pastamama, Preserving the intimacy of Italian domestic cooking](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/pastamama-preserving-the-intimacy-of-italian-domestic-cooking/?format=md) |  | €95 per person | 4.96 (558) | 3h | daily | up to 5 per booking · free cancel · instant · en/it |
| 3 | [Bologna Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class With Wine by Cooking Italy](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-pasta-tiramisu-cooking-class-with-wine-by-cooking-italy/?format=md) |  | €59 per person | 4.94 (984) | 3h | daily 11:30–19:00 | up to 12 per booking · free cancel · instant · en |
| 4 | [Lezione con Chef di Cucina Tradizionale Bolognese](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/lezione-con-chef-di-cucina-tradizionale-bolognese/?format=md) |  | €150 per person | 4.97 (109) | 5h | daily | up to 7 per booking · free cancel · instant · en/it |
| 5 | [Bologna Food Tour and Enogastronomia Experience with Local Chef](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-food-tour-and-enogastronomia-experience-with-local-chef/?format=md) |  | €95 per person | 4.96 (83) | 3h 40m | daily 10:00–15:00 | private · up to 12 · instant · en |
| 6 | [Felsina Culinaria - Personalised Private Cooking Course](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/felsina-culinaria-personalised-private-cooking-course/?format=md) | Private Tours | €280 per person | 5.0 (50) | 3h | daily 11:00–18:00 | private · up to 15 · free cancel · pickup · en/fr/it |
| 7 | [Bologna: Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local by Cesarine](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-home-cooking-class-meal-with-a-local-by-cesarine/?format=md) |  | €85 per person | 4.9 (86) | 3h | daily 10:00–18:00 | private · up to 10 · free cancel · instant · en/it |
| 8 | [Bologna: Fresh Pasta, Ragu, Lasagna and Gelato Cooking Class](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-fresh-pasta-ragu-lasagna-and-gelato-cooking-class/?format=md) |  | €110 per person | 4.92 (37) | 3h | daily exc Sun 09:30–17:30 | up to 12 per booking · free cancel · instant · en |
| 9 | [Cesarine: Private Pasta Class & Meal at Local's Home in Bologna](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/cesarine-private-pasta-class-meal-at-local-s-home-in-bologna/?format=md) | Private Tours | €99 per person | 4.88 (159) | 3h | daily 10:00–19:00 | private · up to 10 · free cancel · instant · en/it |
| 10 | [Bologna Market Tour & Cooking Class in Paola’s Garden Home](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-market-tour-cooking-class-in-paola-s-garden-home/?format=md) |  | €93 per person | 4.88 (32) | 2h 30m | daily 09:30–17:00 | private · up to 10 · free cancel · instant · en/fr/it |
| 11 | [Bologna on the plate, Cooking Class with Alessia](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-on-the-plate-cooking-class-with-alessia/?format=md) |  | €79 per person | 4.87 (357) | 3h | daily 10:00–16:00 | up to 10 per booking · free cancel · instant |
| 12 | [Cook Pasta & Tiramisu in a Local Home in Bologna by Cesarine](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/cook-pasta-tiramisu-in-a-local-home-in-bologna-by-cesarine/?format=md) |  | €85 per person | 4.87 (31) | 3h | daily 10:00–18:00 | private · up to 10 · free cancel · instant · en/it |
| 13 | [Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bolognese-cooking-class-with-margherita-in-the-historic-center/?format=md) |  | €112 per person | 4.82 (34) | 3h | Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 10:00–16:30 | private · up to 5 · free cancel · instant · en |
| 14 | [Bologna: Pasta, Tiramisu or Lasagna Class with Wine](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-pasta-tiramisu-or-lasagna-class-with-wine/?format=md) |  | €85 per person | 4.85 (196) | 3h | daily 10:00–19:00 | up to 12 per booking · free cancel · instant · en/it |
| 15 | [Bologna: Tagliatelle & Ragù Home Cooking Class with wine](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/bologna-tagliatelle-rag-home-cooking-class-with-wine/?format=md) |  | €75 per person | 4.61 (61) | 3h 30m | daily 10:30–17:30 | up to 10 per booking · free cancel · instant · en/it |
| 16 | [Traditional cooking class with tortellini, gnocchi, tagliatelle](https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/tours/traditional-cooking-class-with-tortellini-gnocchi-tagliatelle/?format=md) |  | €65 per person | 4.51 (75) | 2h 30m | daily 11:00–18:00 | up to 10 per booking · free cancel · instant · en/it |

## Why each made the list

- **Bologna Local Pasta Cooking Class, Ragu, Spritz, Wine & Gelato** — You roll tagliatelle by hand and mix a local herb spritz, after an aperitif of mortadella, crescenta and Pignoletto; the ragù itself is made in advance rather than cooked with you. Vegetarians are fine, severe allergies are not, and arriving half an hour late means no entry. 4.97 from 1118 reviews at €57 per person.
- **Pastamama, Preserving the intimacy of Italian domestic cooking** — Pasta worked entirely by hand in a private home kitchen rather than a studio, using only flour and eggs from old hen breeds, at a deliberately slow pace, with lunch at the end. There is no gluten free version and no transport, so you make your own way there. 4.96 from 558 reviews at €95 per person for 3h.
- **Bologna Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class With Wine by Cooking Italy** — Fresh pasta and tiramisu cooked in a working restaurant in the centre, with a welcome prosecco and a glass of wine alongside the meal you made. The recipes stay traditional, so vegans and anyone avoiding gluten, dairy or eggs are poorly served, and cross contamination is not ruled out. 4.94 from 984 reviews at €59 per person.
- **Lezione con Chef di Cucina Tradizionale Bolognese** — A long class with a qualified chef on a farm in the hills rather than a city kitchen, with transport laid on, water, wine and coffee poured, and everything you cook eaten together at the end. There is no hotel transfer, and dogs and cats live on the property. 4.97 at €150 per person for 5h.
- **Bologna Food Tour and Enogastronomia Experience with Local Chef** — A private walk with a chef and licensed food guide, starting with a macchiato under the arches of Palazzo della Mercanzia and running through DOP salumi, artisanal cheeses, handmade pasta, gelato, two glasses of wine and a taste of aged balsamic. It asks for moderate fitness; English only. 4.96 at €95 per person.
- **Felsina Culinaria - Personalised Private Cooking Course** — A private course at a hillside villa where you choose the dishes yourself, cook them from scratch, plate and photograph them and then eat, with leftovers to take away. Wine pairing, dessert and pool access are each charged separately, and transport is not included. 5 at €280 per person for 3h.
- **Bologna: Home Cooking Class & Meal with a Local by Cesarine** — Three courses learnt in a home kitchen with an expert home cook: a starter, fresh pasta by hand and a dessert, eaten afterwards as lunch or dinner with local wine and espresso. It is only your own party at the table, and the shorter option trims it to tagliatelle alone. 4.9 at €85 per person for 3h.
- **Bologna: Fresh Pasta, Ragu, Lasagna and Gelato Cooking Class** — A small group class that builds a green lasagne from scratch, spinach pasta rolled by hand with bechamel and ragu, then gelato churned at the end. An aperitif of local wine, cheese and cured meats and an apron to keep are included; children under fourteen cannot join and there is no hotel pickup. 4.92 from 37 reviews at €110 per person for 3h.
- **Cesarine: Private Pasta Class & Meal at Local's Home in Bologna** — Three regional pasta recipes handed down through generations, made at your own equipped workstation in a local household, then eaten at the family table with local wine and espresso. Only your own party takes part, and the address is a private home rather than a school. 4.88 from 159 reviews at €99 per person for 3h.
- **Bologna Market Tour & Cooking Class in Paola’s Garden Home** — Hands on cooking in a nineteen twenties villa, pasta rolled by hand plus tiramisu or cannelloni, with the meal eaten in the garden when the weather allows. A glass or two of wine is included and dietary needs covered if flagged ahead; the market walk is an optional add on. 4.88 from 32 reviews at €93 per person for 2h 30m.
- **Bologna on the plate, Cooking Class with Alessia** — A hands-on class built around one family's old way of working fresh pasta, with tiramisu as the finish and wine poured through the session. Private transport is not included, so you make your own way to the kitchen. 4.87 from 357 reviews at €79 per person for 3h.
- **Cook Pasta & Tiramisu in a Local Home in Bologna by Cesarine** — A private lesson in a local home covering two pasta recipes and tiramisu from scratch, then eating what you made as lunch or dinner with local wine, water and coffee poured. The gelato session is a separate express class rather than an add on, and the rate is per person. 4.87 from 31 reviews at €85 per person for 3h.
- **Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center** — A private class in a home kitchen in the historic centre, pasta from scratch to family recipes, eaten together as lunch or dinner with wine, and a Quadrilatero market walk if you want one. Dietary needs are met if flagged when booking; the flat is up a long flight of stairs with no lift. 4.82 from 34 reviews at €112 per person for 3h.
- **Bologna: Pasta, Tiramisu or Lasagna Class with Wine** — Held in a home kitchen: you roll the sfoglia by hand, shape two kinds of pasta and build a tiramisu, with an aperitivo of prosecco and nibbles, wine and coffee, then eat what you made. The shorter express option is lasagne only, and the kitchen is someone's house rather than a school. 4.85 from 196 reviews at €85 per person.
- **Bologna: Tagliatelle & Ragù Home Cooking Class with wine** — In a family home you hand-roll tortelloni, tagliatelle and ravioli, shapes that shift with the season, and cook the ragù to the original recipe, then sit down to a three course lunch with wine and take the recipes home. Cats live in the house, and there is no hotel pickup. 4.61 at €75 per person for 3h 30m.
- **Traditional cooking class with tortellini, gnocchi, tagliatelle** — Three pasta shapes in one class, tortellini, gnocchi and tagliatelle, with as much attention paid to the ragù and the sauces as to the dough, and food valley truffle and vinegar on the table; lunch is included. A transfer can be arranged with the host but costs extra. 4.51 at €65 per person for 2h 30m.

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## FAQ

**Home kitchen or cooking school in Bologna: which class should I choose?**

Choose Cesarine's Pasta Making option for a private meal in a home; choose Fresh Pasta, Ragù, Lasagna and Gelato for a shared school class focused on lasagne and dessert. Cesarine Private Pasta Class (4.88 from 159 reviews; €99 per person) includes wine; its pasta and tiramisu option is shared. Fresh Pasta, Ragù, Lasagna and Gelato (4.92 from 37 reviews; €110 per person) is a shared school class with wine included. A home setting does not by itself mean a private class. Find private class options: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/cooking-classes-bologna/?tour_type=private · Find shared class options: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/cooking-classes-bologna/?tour_type=shared

**What do you cook in a Bologna cooking class, and is wine included?**

Choose Fresh Pasta, Ragù, Lasagna and Gelato to make lasagne and gelato with wine included. At Felsina Culinaria you choose the menu, but wine pairing costs extra. Fresh Pasta, Ragù, Lasagna and Gelato (4.92 from 37 reviews; €110 per person) includes the pasta workshop, lasagne, gelato, wine and beverages. Felsina Culinaria Private Cooking Course (5 from 50 reviews; €280 per person) includes the food you cook, water and soft drinks; wine pairing is extra. Find shared classes: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/cooking-classes-bologna/?tour_type=shared · Find private classes: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/cooking-classes-bologna/?tour_type=private

**How long does a Bologna cooking class take, and does it replace lunch or dinner?**

Treat the class as the meal: the median is 3 hours, 13 of the 16 finish inside three hours, and the classes that promise lunch or a meal sit you down to eat what you cooked. Of the 16 classes that state a duration, 13 take up to three hours, 3 run three to five and none of them run longer than five hours. Median 3 hours at €89 per person as listed. The chef led traditional Bolognese lesson is one of the longer ones, 4.97 from 109 reviews at €150. Where the listing promises lunch you eat the pasta you made, as on the tortellini, gnocchi and tagliatelle class at €65. Filter classes up to three hours: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/cooking-classes-bologna/?duration_max=3 · See Bologna food tours: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/food-tours-bologna/

**What does a cooking class in Bologna cost per person?**

Budget €89 per person as listed; the middle half costs €78 to €102. Shared and private prices cover different classes, menus and settings. Across 16 classes, the median is €89 per person as listed, with starting prices from €57. Cards marked private can start with a shared option, so their prices do not establish the cost of a private class. Cooking Class with Alessia (4.87 from 357 reviews; €79 per person) is a shared class. Filter by price: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/cooking-classes-bologna/?price_max=90 · Read the filter catalogue: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/filters/

**Private cooking class in Bologna: what does it cost, and is there a minimum party?**

For a private class with a custom menu, choose Felsina Culinaria at €280 per person, with a minimum of two guests. Wine pairing costs extra. 7 of 16 listings carry a private flag; some also sell shared options at the starting price. This flag does not establish the price of a private booking. Felsina Culinaria Private Cooking Course (5 from 50 reviews; €280 per person) lets you choose the menu and requires two guests. Wine pairing is extra. Filter private classes: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/cooking-classes-bologna/?tour_type=private · See private tours in Bologna: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/private-tours-bologna/

**Are Bologna cooking classes suitable for children?**

Start with the class with Alessia for a family booking: it lists a child rate and accepts strollers and infants. The Fresh Pasta, Ragù, Lasagna and Gelato class has a minimum age. Cooking Class with Alessia (4.87 from 357 reviews; €79 per person) lists a child rate and accepts strollers and infants. Fresh Pasta, Ragù, Lasagna and Gelato (4.92 from 37 reviews; €110 per person) has an age restriction. The kids flag checks strollers and infants, not suitability for every child; confirm age and participation with the operator. Filter strollers and infants: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/cooking-classes-bologna/?kids=true

**Where does a Bologna cooking class meet, and is there hotel pickup?**

Make your own travel plan for the kitchen: the Traditional Tortellini class charges extra for transfers, and the pickup flag on a cooking class is not a promise of transport in its listed price. The catalogue flags hotel pickup on 1 of 16 classes, but the flagged class excludes private transportation. Traditional Tortellini, Gnocchi and Tagliatelle (4.51 from 75 reviews; €65 per person) also charges separately for a host transfer. Kitchens can be schools, restaurants or homes; use the address supplied for your booking and confirm any transfer with the operator. See shared class options: https://guidekin.com/italy/bologna/cooking-classes-bologna/?tour_type=shared


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