Thessaloniki: Greek Cooking Class, Market visit and Lunch
Description
Join our Greek Cooking Experience and shop, cook & enjoy local recipes & delicious dishes with the guidance of our professional cook & facilitator! We start with a quick tasting of fresh Greek olives. Then we can choose together the vegetables you will use in your cooking at the Central Market of Thessaloniki “Kapani”, where numerous locals do their daily grocery shopping. With the help of our professional and experienced cook, you learn how to prepare famously traditional Greek dishes. You savor traditional appetizers, salads & main courses, such as Tzatziki sauce (yogurt, cucumber & garlic dip), Stuffed vine leaves “dolmadakia” , Greek salad, Stuffed vegetables (peppers & tomatoes) & your dessert: Chocolate salami! All are prepared by you and served in a beautiful traditional tavern nestled in the heart of Thessaloniki!
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
Reviews(20)
Really enjoyed our cooking class. Konstantina was an amazing guide. Really enjoyed walking through the market to get the food and talking. The cooking class itself was really fun and informative. Being in a restaurant with no one else there was really cool. Everyone was so nice, and the food was delicious.
We thoroughly enjoyed doing a little market shopping (having Thomas along proved incredibly helpful) and then the experience of cooking up some local favorites! A fun addition to our Thessaloniki visit!
Great time, excellent guide! Learned a lot about greek cooking and everything was delicious, well worth it!
Our guide, Kostantina, was friendly and knowledgeable. The recipes will be easy for us to make at home. Highly recommended!
Casual fun experience with a friendly and informative guide. Easy walking tour of the market with friendly and helpful vendors. Cooking in the group setting was fun but the meal was even more enjoyable after making a new group of friends.
We had a wonderful experience with our tour guide Konstantina. First we went to the market to shop for our ingredients. We made a few stops at local stores to be educated on the quality of olives/ olive oil - very interesting facts. Also we were able to try some specialties along the way, such as cheese, greek bread, tomato carpacio, and olives - delicious. The restaurant we cooked at was really artsy and cozy - our chef was great. The dishes we prepared can easily be done at home. At the end of our experience we were able to eat our cooked dishes while getting some local insights from Konstantina. My sister and I had a great day (plan 3-4 hours) and would recommend it.
One of the best experiences we tried in our trip. You meet local people while shopping at the market place. So interesting and full of new ideas about cooking. It's a perfect way to learn the greek recipes and the history about food. Must do!!!
What an absolute banger! By far the highlight of our visit in Thessaloniki. The market is 100% authentic with local products everywhere. The food we prepared and ate is probably the best I had so far in Greece. Super chill and welcoming guide and chef!
This was a wonderful experience! I appreciated Maria's obvious love of Greek cuisine, culture and history, which she shared freely as we shopped at the market. I learned a lot. Helping to prepare the meal was enjoyable too. From beginning to end, everything was delicious. I will try to remember chef Kosta's helpful tips. Thank you, all, for a memorable afternoon!
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed your time with Maria and Chef Kosta. Sharing Greek cuisine and culture is truly a joy for us, and we’re glad you felt that throughout the experience. We hope the tips and recipes stay with you and bring back fond memories whenever you cook. It was a pleasure having you with us, and we’d love to welcome you again on your next visit to Greece! Kind Regards!
This cooking class was wonderful - our guide was welcoming, knowledgeable and fun. Enjoyed the market tours immensely, the history and the tastings...then we cooked guided by an excellent chef and our tour guide... good memories and the little booklet of the recipes was a cherry on the top!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We’re thrilled you enjoyed the market tour, the tastings, and the cooking class with our guide and chef. It’s wonderful to know the recipe booklet will help you bring a piece of Greece back home. We’re so glad to have been part of creating these good memories for you, and we hope to welcome you again in Thessaloniki! We are wishing you all the best! :)
