Pizza cooking class in Palermo: Make Margherita and sfincione

You shape the dough and bake your own pizza in a wood-fired oven.

A pizza-making class in Palermo where you learn from a master pizzaiolo and cook traditional Margherita and sfincione pizzas in a wood-fired oven. The chef walks you through the history, ingredients and technique (buffalo mozzarella, Sicilian tomatoes, flour choice), then you make the dough, shape it, watch it bake and eat it with Sicilian wine.

The experience

If you've got a free afternoon in Palermo and want to do something with your hands instead of just walking around, this is the class that fills it. You work alongside a pizzaiolo known across the city for both traditional recipes and new ones built on Sicilian ingredients. The session runs about two and a half hours, and you're making real pizza the way it's made here, not a tourist approximation. The chef explains the history and tradition as you go, talks through why the flour matters, why the mozzarella is buffalo, why the tomatoes are Sicilian cherry, and you get to feel how the dough actually behaves when you work it.

You make two traditional pizzas: Margherita and sfincione, the Sicilian version. After you shape them, they go into the wood-fired oven and you watch the whole cooking process from inside the pizzeria. Then you take them out yourself, sit down, and eat what you made with a glass of Sicilian wine. The class includes a bottle of water at the table and a shot of limoncello after. A tour guide who speaks English is there the whole time to help with technique and answer questions about what you're doing.

What’s included

• One pizza per person.
• one glass of Sicilian wine or soft drink.
• bottle of water at the table.
• one shot of limoncello.
• English-speaking tour guide throughout the class.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day except SaturdayDeparts at 17:00

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (10 and older) · Child (3 to 9 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupUp to 10

Live guideEnglish, German 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.

Prices and times updated 5 days ago

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Palermo Gourmet Tours

Is this one for you?Book this class if you want to spend a couple of hours actually making something instead of watching a demonstration: the pizzaiolo teaches you to shape and bake the dough yourself, and you eat the result right after.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, German and Italian.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 9 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What exactly do I make during the pizza class?

You make two traditional pizzas: Margherita and sfincione, the Sicilian pizza. The pizzaiolo teaches you how to work the dough, shape it, and prepare the toppings using ingredients like buffalo mozzarella and Sicilian cherry tomatoes. You put both pizzas in the wood-fired oven yourself and watch them cook.

Do I get to eat the pizzas I make?

Yes. After you take your pizzas out of the oven, you sit down and eat them with a glass of Sicilian wine included in the class. You also get water at the table and a shot of limoncello.

How long does the whole class take?

The class runs about two and a half hours from start to finish, including the time you spend making the dough, shaping the pizzas, watching them cook and eating what you've made.

What's the pizzaiolo's background?

He's known throughout Palermo for the quality of his pizzas and for being the first pizzaiolo in the city to create new recipes using typical Sicilian ingredients alongside traditional ones. He's an industry expert who explains the history, technique and ingredient choices as you work.

Is the pizzeria accessible if I use a wheelchair?

Yes, all areas and surfaces of the pizzeria are wheelchair accessible. If you're traveling with infants or small children, specialized infant seats are available and strollers can be used throughout the space.