Lagos Fish Market Tour & Seafood Cooking Class with Wine

Market tour, hands-on cooking class, and a meal you made yourself

A four-hour seafood cooking class in Lagos combines a guided tour of the local market with hands-on instruction in The Kitchen's professional kitchen. You select fresh ingredients with the guide, prepare four Portuguese dishes from scratch (clams, prawns, monkfish rice and passion fruit mousse), then sit down to eat what you cooked, paired with wine and beer. The class runs in English, Portuguese or French, and children from age five are welcome.

The experience

The morning starts at the local market, where the guide walks you through Portuguese food culture and shows you how to pick the freshest seafood and produce. You'll talk with vendors, handle the ingredients, and choose what goes into the day's dishes. This is not a lecture about markets. You're the one deciding what lands in your basket.

Back in The Kitchen's professional kitchen, you cook every dish yourself. The four recipes: Ameijôas à Bulhão Pato (clams in garlic, olive oil and white wine), Camarão à Alhinho (prawns in garlic sauce), Arroz de Tamboril (monkfish rice) and Passion Fruit Mousse, are chosen for authenticity and for being manageable to execute. You leave with a PDF of the recipes so you can make them at home.

After the cooking, you sit down to the meal you've prepared, with bottled water, traditional Portuguese beer and wine included. The whole experience runs four hours. Public transportation options are nearby if you need them.

What’s included

• Guided market tour with ingredient selection.
• hands-on cooking instruction for four dishes in a professional kitchen.
• bottled water, beer and wine during the meal.
• PDF recipe cards to take home.

Before you book

Days and timesFridayDeparts at 09:30

Book up to12h before

AgesAdult (18 to 80 years) · Youth (12 to 17 years) · Child (5 to 11 years) · Under 5: can't be booked

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish, French and Portuguese

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.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Public transport nearby

Operated by The Kitchen

Is this one for you?Book this class if you want to learn Portuguese seafood cooking hands-on and take the recipes home to recreate them. The market tour at the start sets up the cooking by letting you understand the ingredients and pick them yourself, so the dishes feel connected to where they come from.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, French and Portuguese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 17 years); Child (5 to 11 years). Children under 5 can't be included in the booking.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is Ameijôas à Bulhão Pato?

Ameijôas à Bulhão Pato is a classic Portuguese dish of fresh clams cooked in a fragrant sauce made with garlic, olive oil, white wine and coriander. You'll prepare it yourself during the cooking class.

Do I need cooking experience to join this class?

No prior experience is required. The recipes are chosen for their authenticity and ease, and the instructor guides you through each step in the professional kitchen.

Is lunch included, or do I need to bring my own food?

Lunch is included. You eat the four dishes you prepared during the class, served with bottled water, Portuguese beer and wine.