Rome: Pizza & Gelato Cooking Class Near Piazza Navona

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Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN

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Make pizza and gelato in Rome with a local chef near Piazza Navona

You’ll knead dough by hand in a Roman kitchen just steps from Piazza Navona, learn to churn real Italian gelato with a local chef’s help, taste your own creations over wine or soda at a shared table, then finish with a sip of limoncello—leaving you full and smiling for hours after.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Hands-on pizza and gelato class

Meet local chef in central Rome
Prepare authentic Italian gelato
Mix, knead, and shape pizza dough
Choose pizza toppings
Enjoy pizza and gelato meal
Drink water and wine
Finish with limoncello or coffee

The Experience

The first thing I noticed was the smell—yeasty dough and something sweet, maybe vanilla or lemon? We’d barely stepped into the kitchen near Piazza Navona when our chef, Marco, handed us aprons and grinned like he already knew we’d mess up at least once. I tried to say “stracciatella” properly—he laughed and said my accent sounded more French than Italian. Fair enough.

We started with gelato. Marco showed us how to mix the base (milk, sugar, real pistachios), and honestly, it was simpler than I expected but way messier. My hands smelled like toasted nuts for hours after. While the churn did its thing, we moved on to pizza dough—kneading is harder than it looks. There was flour everywhere. Marco kept saying “più amore!” which I guess means put more love into it? He helped me stretch the dough without tearing it (mostly). The whole time you could hear street noise drifting in—a Vespa horn, someone arguing about football in Italian outside.

I picked artichokes and spicy salami for my toppings. When the pizzas came out of the oven, mine was lopsided but tasted perfect—chewy crust with little burnt bubbles. We sat down together around this long wooden table with glasses of wine (or soda if you wanted), and everyone compared their creations like proud kids. The gelato was somehow both creamy and icy at once—I still think about that texture sometimes when I eat store-bought stuff back home.

At the end Marco poured us tiny glasses of limoncello (“for digestion,” he winked). It wasn’t fancy or formal—just good food, small stories, a lot of flour on my jeans, and a feeling that maybe next time I could make pizza at home too… or at least try.

What’s included

Your experience includes hands-on pizza making with your choice of toppings, homemade Italian gelato crafted by you with fresh ingredients, water throughout the class plus your pick of wine or soft drink during your meal; to finish there’s either hot coffee or a shot of limoncello—all set in a welcoming kitchen near Piazza Navona before heading back out into Rome’s streets.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Eat and Walk Italy