Lisbon Market and Cooking Class: Learn Portuguese Food

Cook a traditional Portuguese meal after choosing the ingredients yourself at the market

A cooking class in Lisbon where you shop at Campo de Ourique Market with a chef, then return to the kitchen to prepare a fish dish, meat dish and dessert together. The class runs four hours in a relaxed, friendly setting, and you eat what you cook with Portuguese wine; it's designed for both experienced cooks and beginners, and the chef adapts recipes to any food allergies you mention.

Step-by-step itinerary

Market visit and cooking class

• Meet chef at Cooking Lisbon
• Visit Campo de Ourique Market
• Buy fresh ingredients
• Return to kitchen
• Prepare traditional Portuguese meal
• Enjoy meal with Portuguese wines

The Experience

You meet the chef at Cooking Lisbon, then walk together to Campo de Ourique Market. The market is where the class actually starts: you'll see the stalls of fresh fish, shellfish and vegetables, and you pick the ingredients the chef will teach you to use. This is not a tour where someone points things out—you're choosing what goes into your meal, learning what makes each item worth buying, and building the foundation for what comes next.

Back in the kitchen, the hands-on work begins. The chef teaches you how to prepare a traditional Portuguese meal: a fish dish, a meat dish and a dessert. You're not watching a demonstration—you're doing the cooking, with instruction and guidance in English or Portuguese. The environment is cozy and relaxed, built for people who've never held a knife in a kitchen and for people who cook at home already. By the end of the prep work, you sit down with the other people in the class to eat what you made, paired with Portuguese wines.

The whole experience takes four hours. Wheelchair access is available throughout the facilities, and the kitchen can adapt any recipe to allergies or dietary needs you mention when you book.

What’s included

• Market visit to Campo de Ourique with the chef.
• hands-on cooking instruction for a three-course Portuguese meal.
• lunch with the dishes you prepared.
• Portuguese wine with the meal.

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Cooking Lisbon

Is this one for you?You do the cooking yourself in a shared class, so it suits anyone who wants to learn by making, not watching—and who'd rather pick the ingredients at the market than have them waiting in the kitchen.

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Top questions

What exactly do I cook in the Lisbon cooking class?

You prepare a traditional Portuguese meal consisting of a fish dish, a meat dish and a dessert, guided step-by-step by the chef in the kitchen at Cooking Lisbon.

Do I really shop at the market, or does the chef just show me around?

You shop at Campo de Ourique Market with the chef before the class, selecting the fresh ingredients you'll use to cook—it's part of learning how to choose what you need.

Is the cooking class hands-on, or do I watch the chef cook?

It's hands-on: you do the cooking yourself with the chef teaching and guiding you through each step, whether you're an experienced cook or a complete beginner.

What's included in the price?

The class includes the market visit, all instruction, the meal you cook, and Portuguese wine to drink with lunch.

Can the chef adapt the menu if I have food allergies?

Yes—tell the chef about any food allergies when you book, and they'll adjust the recipes so you can cook and eat safely with the group.