ALBANIA
The Albania Guide.
The 10 cooking classes worth booking in Albania, with what each one involves, who runs it and what you will pay.
Cook Tirana classics with Chef Sindi: Lakror, Tave Kosi, and Sheqerpare, plus lunch, drinks, and easy conversation in a small group.
“I had the best time with Sindi. She’s amazing, funny, and makes everybody welcome. Plan a little more time, as you will have some bottles of wine, do everything from scratch and have a good time with the others in the group! 🫶🏻”
Tirana cooking class with raki tasting: cook burek, pershesh chicken and sheqerpare, eat a full mezze spread, unlimited wine for 18+.
“Delicious food and great company. Host is very friendly and knowledgeable. Would recommend to anyone.”
Cook in a real Berat castle home with Nina and Freddy. Learn classic Albanian dishes, eat together, small group, English friendly.
“Sharing family pictures, making the food, learning about their life and culture. Visiting their home and seeing outdoor space with view.”
Hands-on Albanian cooking with Mama Nina inside UNESCO Berat Castle, small group, English support, and a full meal included.
“This was the most memorable of my time in Albania. First off, we were cooking in a castle called Berat (I think). There’s a small village of people who live there so it was very welcoming. The kitchen was outdoors which was also very nice. The weather was very windy during this time but did…”
Hands-on cooking in Berat’s Slow Food community: 4 traditional recipes, lunch included, English-led, and a taste of country life.
“We just wrapped up a cooking class with Antela at Castle Park hotel and let me tell you, it was a blast!”
Tirana hands-on cooking class with Chef Sokol Prenga: make pispili and tavë kosi, then enjoy a full traditional Albanian dinner.
“This year, we spent our office trip in Albania. On the recommendation of a travel agency, we took a cooking class with Sokol. A very pleasant man. We immediately felt at home. Full of passion, he taught us traditional Albanian cuisine. Sokol prepared everything meticulously and taught us many tips and tricks. What an experience.…”
Private Albanian cooking class in Gjirokaster’s bazaar: learn qifqi and OSA with lamb, make Hasude dessert, then eat it.
“It was a nice and unique experience. I enjoyed every moment with them. And thank them for the lessons and the technics.”
Vegetarian cooking class in Gjirokastër: make Qofte Bobollaqe, Qifqi and Hasude in Teta Marjeta’s home with lunch and recipe.
“It was a great evening, we really enjoyed the cooking and the friendly environment! Would return at any time!”
Farm-to-table cooking near Tirana with a local family in Drobonik cherry country, plus raki tastings, cheeses, fruit syrup desserts, lunch.
“As a solo traveler it was a great to meet others over local foods and wine!”
Hands-on Albanian cooking in Berat’s castle home with Nina and Fredi. Make 2–3 dishes, enjoy your meal, small-group value.
“such an incredible experience centred in an authentic home in the charming town of berat where the family had lived for over 4 generations! nina was an incredible host able to adjust the dish for our vegetarian diet: the dish itself (though we hRead more”
