Italy · PIZZA MAKING CLASSES
This is the shortlist you would send a friend who lands on Friday: 10 pizza making classes that repay the money, each with its cost and the one thing to know before you commit.
At Naplesbay Cooking Lab, you’ll make Neapolitan pizza from scratch with a local chef in a two-hour class. Learn dough, mozzatura, San Marzano sauce, and hand stretching, then eat your pizza with bruschetta and a drink. Instructors speak English, Italian, French, and Spanish. Private and small-group options are available.
“It was perfect! Alex is super talented chef and a very good teacher!”
Spend two hours learning Neapolitan pizza-making at Via delle Zite 30 in Naples. A chef such as Andrea, Luca, Mauro, or Danny guides you through dough, local ingredients, stretching, and baking. Enjoy fior di latte, bruschetta, a drink, and your own Margherita or Marinara pizza, then take home a personalized diploma.
“Chef Luca was simply amazing! We learned so much and laughed a lot! Pizza was the best we have ever had! Would do this every time we come!”
Spend about three and a half hours at Agriturismo Primaluce near Sorrento, where Francesco and Lia teach you their family pizza recipe. Shape and bake your own pizza in a wood-fired oven, then sit down to farm-made mozzarella, vegetables, wine, dessert, and Nonna Angela’s limoncello. Transport, dinner, and tastings are included.
“This was a fun experience. We were welcomed into a family farm. We learned how to make pizza dough. Pizza was cook in a pizza brick/ceramic oven. We started with an apéritif made our pizza and ate it, along with a charcuterie tray & wine and finishing off the meal with limoncello and dessert. All food and drinks were made and produced on the farm. It is well worth the money for a great experience. This is a must place to go to!”
Ride from Sorrento to a hillside cooking school, where Luigi and Laura guide you through Neapolitan pizza, mozzarella, and local olive oil. Shape and top your pizza, watch it bake in a traditional oven, then eat it with wine and tiramisu. The class is in English, wheelchair accessible, and includes pickup and drop-off.
“We had such a great time at the pizza-making class in Sorrento! The experience was both fun and educational, and the location—set within the Sorrento hills—was just so dreamy. The atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming, and it was clear the hosts were passionate about what they do. We loved getting hands-on with the process and then, of course, enjoying the delicious results at the end! Also, the tiramisu was a really nice touch. If you're visiting Sorrento and looking for something interactive, tasty, and truly Italian, this class is a must-do. Highly recommended! ☺️”
Join Francesco and his family at Primaluce, a hillside farm above Sorrento. Walk among vineyards, lemon and olive trees, meet the animals, learn to spin mozzarella and caciotta, then make your own pizza. A generous farmhouse lunch, local wine, dessert, and limoncello are included, with pickup and drop-off in central Sorrento.
“This was so amazing! Couldn’t wipe the smile off my face! Loved learning about their farm and making wine and limoncello but my favourite was making my own pizza! Thank you so much for such an awesome tour! ❤️”
Head into Sorrento’s hills for a two-hour pizza class with Luigi and Laura. Taste local olive oil and handmade mozzarella, learn Neapolitan dough techniques, bake your own pizza, and finish with homemade tiramisu and wine. Pickup from central Sorrento makes this an easy choice for families, couples, and rainy-day plans.
“This cooking class is wonderful! You get to go up into the Sorrento hills where you learn to make pizza dough from the most lovely chefs! I would highly recommend it. Great experience - I would do the pasta class too, if I had more time!”
Meet your pizza chef at Ristorante & Pizzeria Porta Messina for a hands-on Taormina cooking class. Learn dough, sauce, toppings, and baking, with pasta-making often added to the session. Chefs including Francesca, Maurizio, Paolo, Luca, and Daniel have led recent classes. Eat your work with bruschetta, drinks, wine, and a pizza certificate.
“Very fun group of people and chef! Loves how hands on it was”
Learn Neapolitan pizza-making in a small group at a 2017 World Pizza Champion pizzeria. With help from guides such as Lucia, Francesca, Sabrina, and a master pizzaiolo, you will knead, shape, top, and bake your own Margherita, then taste sweet fried dough, wine, beer, or limoncello.
“Awesome the chef was charming and engaging. Very helpful and personable. Genuine guy and the translator woman was very accommodating and helpful :)”
Meet near Vallone dei Mulini in Sorrento and ride by minivan to Cucinammore, where Francesco, Maria, or another English-speaking pizzaiolo guides you through dough, focaccia, toppings, and the wood-fired oven. You will eat your pizza with drinks in a lemon and olive garden overlooking the Gulf of Naples.
“Amazing people and one of the best things we did in Italy by far!!”
Ride a shuttle from central Sorrento to Tirabusciò Cooking School in the hills, where Luigi, Laura, or another English-speaking instructor guides you through dough, toppings, and baking. You will taste mozzarella and olive oils, drink local wine, and finish with tiramisu and coffee. The two-hour class suits families, couples, and solo visitors.
“Had a great time, hosts are knowledgeable, helpful and entertaining.”
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