Naples Pizza-Making Class: Make & Eat Margherita or Calzone

Learn to make pizza the way a Neapolitan pizzaiolo does, then sit down and eat what you made.

A hands-on pizza-making class in Naples where you prepare authentic dough, shape either a Pizza Margherita or a traditional calzone, and bake it in a wood-fired oven under guidance from a professional pizzaiolo. After baking, you sit down in the pizzeria to enjoy your dish with local wine or beer, finishing with crispy fried pizza dough and chocolate. The class runs about two hours and includes instruction in English or Italian.

The experience

You arrive at a working Neapolitan pizzeria and get your own station at the counter. A professional pizzaiolo walks you through mixing traditional dough (flour, water, yeast, salt), then shows you how to stretch it by hand into the right shape and thickness. The real work starts here: the dough has to be thin enough to cook through but strong enough not to tear, and your guide corrects your grip and rhythm as you go. Once you've shaped your base, you choose your path. The Margherita option means spreading San Marzano tomato sauce, laying down fresh mozzarella and basil, and finishing with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. The calzone option teaches you to fill and seal the half-moon shape with mozzarella and Napoli salami, crimping the edge so nothing escapes in the oven.

Your pizza or calzone goes into the traditional wood-fired oven, and you watch it bake until the crust is golden and the cheese melts through. Then you move to a table in the same room, sit down with the dish you just made, and eat it with a glass of local wine, beer, or soda. The meal finishes with straccetti (crispy fried strips of pizza dough drizzled with chocolate), and a glass of limoncello or coffee. Bottled water is on hand throughout. The whole experience runs two hours from start to finish, and the guide speaks English or Italian depending on the group.

Children aged 6 and up can participate fully in the class. Younger children cannot enter the work area or oven zone for safety reasons. The pizzeria is near public transportation, and the class suits all fitness levels. If you have dietary restrictions, let the operator know when you book.

What’s included

• Hands-on instruction from a professional pizzaiolo.
• your own workstation and all dough and toppings.
• a glass of local wine, beer, or soda.
• the pizza or calzone you made, eaten at a table in the pizzeria.
• crispy fried pizza dough strips with chocolate spread.
• limoncello or coffee.
• bottled water throughout the class.

Options for this experience

2 options

Naples: Pizza-Making Class at a Pizzeria, Premium EditionGuide in English or Italian · 11:30 and 17:00

Calzone Cooking ClassGuide in English or Italian · 11:30Step into an authentic Neapolitan pizzeria and learn to make the classic calzone. Learn how to prepare authentic mezzaluna. Shape your own mezzaluna, then enjoy your creation with wine, dessert and limoncello in a cozy, local setting.

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

Before you book

Lasts 2h, runs every day at 11:30 and 17:00, from € 69 per person, with a live guide in English and Italian, in groups of up to 15 and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 11:30 and 17:00

Book up to8h before

AgesAdult (7 and older) · Under 7: can't be booked

GroupUp to 15

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.

Paid on site€ 30

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by CURIOSEETY

Is this one for you?You have a free afternoon or evening in Naples and want to learn a real skill, not just watch a demonstration. The hands-on format means you're at the counter the whole time, stretching dough and shaping your own dish, so you leave knowing how to do this, and you eat the proof of it before you go.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Italian.

Can I choose between making a pizza or a calzone, or do I have to pick one when I book?

You choose your option at checkout (either the Pizza Margherita or the Neapolitan calzone), and that is what you will make during the class. Both are baked in the same traditional oven and eaten with wine and dessert afterward.

What exactly is a Neapolitan calzone, and how is it different from a pizza?

A Neapolitan calzone is a half-moon shaped pastry folded in half and sealed, filled with mozzarella and Napoli salami, then baked until the outside is golden. Unlike a pizza, the filling stays enclosed inside the dough rather than sitting on top, so you learn a different shaping and sealing technique.

Do I eat the pizza or calzone I make, or is it just for show?

You eat what you make. After it comes out of the oven, you sit down at a table in the pizzeria and enjoy your dish with a glass of local wine or beer, then finish with fried pizza dough strips and chocolate.

How long does the whole class take, and what time of day does it run?

The class runs about two hours from the moment you arrive at the pizzeria. The operator will confirm the specific start time when you book, so you can fit it into your Naples schedule.

Is this class suitable for children, and can they eat the food afterward?

Children aged 6 and over can participate in the full class, including the hands-on cooking and the meal. Children under 6 cannot enter the work area or oven zone for safety reasons, though meals for younger children are available at an additional cost if you arrange it when you book.