The 4 Cooking Classes in Krakow That Earn Their Price

1.Pierogi Cooking Class with Market Shopping and Local Snacks

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 343 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $83Our pick

Meet Olga near Krakow’s Grunwald Monument, shop for fresh ingredients at the city’s oldest marketplace, then walk to her apartment for snacks and a hands-on pierogi class. You’ll make potato, cottage cheese, and caramelized onion dumplings, then eat them with regional alcohol.

“This tour was unbelievable! The experience was one of the highlights of our visit to Krakow! The market, the host, the activities made for an absolutely fantastic afternoon!”

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2.Krakow Pierogi Cooking Class with Market Visit & Home-Cooked Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 212 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114

Spend four hours with a small group of up to six, shopping at a Krakow farmers’ market before heading to a local home to make pierogi. Your English-speaking host teaches Polish food customs, market phrases, folding skills, and serves snacks, beer, dessert, tea, and coffee.

“I had a wonderful time making pierogi’s and conversing with Magdalena! Shopping in the market is a great way to learn some Polish. I would do it again. The time I spent making pierogi’s with Magdalena is the most memorable and enjoyable part of my trip.”

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3.Pierogi Cooking Class: Mastering the Art of Polish Dumplings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $82Best value

At a restaurant near Krakow’s center, you’ll make dough from scratch, prepare potato and cheese filling plus seasonal fruit filling, shape and boil your pierogi, then eat them with beer or wine. Local instructors including Olga and Magda share family kitchen tips in English.

“I cannot say enough good things about Olga. She was a great teacher, very personable, and patient. Our pierogis turned out delicious. This was our favorite thing we did during our time in Poland.”

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4.Pierogi Home Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $108

Meet your English-speaking guide near Pod Globusem, shop for ingredients at a Krakow farmers market, then cook three Polish dishes in a local home. You will make pierogi, sample Polish snacks, and sit down to a three-course meal with Polish beer in a small group of up to six.

“Aneta was great. We enjoyed shopping with hervin the market and then going to her apartment to make everything we bought.”

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