Market tour and home cooking class in Padua with Cesarina

Shop like a local, then cook and eat in someone's kitchen

A market tour and 3-course dining experience in Padua where you shop the local stalls with your host, then move to her home to cook and eat together. The meal (starter, pasta, and tiramisu) comes from her family recipes, and you eat alongside other guests who share your passion for Italian food. English or Italian guide. 4 hours total.

The experience

The morning or afternoon starts at the vibrant local market, where your Cesarina walks you through the seasonal produce and the ingredients she'll use for lunch or dinner. You learn what makes each item worth buying and how locals choose what's fresh. Then you head to her home, a real kitchen in a real neighborhood, where the 3-course meal unfolds: a starter, a pasta dish, and tiramisu for dessert, all built from recipes she keeps in her own cookbooks. Water, wine, and coffee come with it.

This is not a cooking class where you stand at a counter following steps. You're eating in her home, at her table, with a small group of other travelers who showed up for the same reason: to taste what Italians actually cook and to sit down with people who care about food. The Cesarina speaks English or Italian, depending on the group. The whole experience runs 4 hours, and it ends with you holding an official Cesarine shopping bag and a sense of having spent an afternoon the way someone who lives here would.

What’s included

• The market tour with your host.
• a 3-course lunch or dinner (starter, pasta, and tiramisu) in her home.
• water, wine, and coffee.
• an official Cesarine shopping bag.
• all taxes and fees.

Options for this experience

2 options

Market + lunchGuide in English or Italian · 11:00Lunch included

Market + dinnerGuide in English or Italian · 18:00

You pick the guide language when booking.

You see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates & prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 11:00 and 18:00

Book up to10h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (4 to 8 years) · Infant (under 4): free

GroupUp to 12 · max 8 per booking

Live guideEnglish and Italian

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Cesarine: Cooking Class

Is this one for you?Book the lunch option if you want to explore the market in the morning light and eat at midday, or choose dinner to shop in the late afternoon and sit down as the day winds down. Either way, you're in a small group with people who traveled to Padua for the same reason you did.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 8 years); Infant (under 4): free.

What exactly happens at the market in Padua?

You walk through the local stalls with your Cesarina, who points out the seasonal produce and the specific ingredients she'll cook with that day. She explains what to look for and how locals shop, turning the market into a lesson in Italian food culture rather than just a walk-through.

Do I cook the meal myself, or does the Cesarina cook it?

The Cesarina cooks the meal in her own home kitchen. You eat what she prepares (a starter, a pasta course, and tiramisu) all from recipes in her family cookbooks. You're a guest at her table, not a cooking student at a counter.

Can I choose lunch or dinner, or is the time set?

You choose either lunch or dinner when you book. That's the main option. The experience runs 4 hours either way, and the menu stays the same. The difference is just the time of day.

Who else will be there, and how many people sit down to eat?

You eat with a small group of other travelers, all of them there for the same reason: to experience authentic Italian home cooking. The group is kept small so the meal feels like a real gathering, not a tour bus experience.

What's included in the price?

The market tour, the 3-course meal, all beverages (water, wine, and coffee), an official Cesarine shopping bag, and all taxes and fees are included. You pay one price and nothing else comes due at the table.