Hungarian Cooking: Market Tour & Class

Embark on a culinary journey through Budapest’s Central Market Hall. Gather fresh ingredients, indulge in Hungarian flavors, and learn to cook traditional dishes in a hands-on cooking class.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Central Market Hall - [GLUTEN FREE, VEGAN, VEGETARIAN Options Available]
    The Foodapest Cooking Class stands out by combining culture, flavors, connection, and history into a single experience.
    Instead of a typical cooking class, it starts with a guided tour of the renowned Central Market Hall, where participants sample local delicacies from…
What's Included
  • Guided market tour at Budapest’s Central Market Hall
  • Hands-on Hungarian cooking class in a local apartment
  • Wine pairing and Hungarian spirit tasting
  • Welcome tastings of Hungarian cold cuts, cheeses, and pickles
  • Main course and dessert prepared during class
  • Local English-speaking chef and host
  • All fresh ingredients and cooking equipment
    -…
Meal Options
  • Chicken Paprikash with Dumplings (Grandma’s recipe) - Classic Hungarian Chicken Paprikash with Hungarian style flour dumplings (or with potatoes without gluten).
  • Selection of Hungarian Cured Salamis and Winter Cheeses
  • Traditional Hungarian Sweets
  • Selection of Exotic Hungarian Pickles
  • Taster of Hungarian Palinka
  • Wine pairing with meal - From local wineries
Additional Information

Join us on our culinary adventure in Hungary’s biggest indoor market, as we gather fresh ingredients, and then make our way to our nearby apartment for a hands-on cooking experience and cultural indulgence.
We’ll start with a rendezvous at the famed Central Market Hall of Budapest. From there, we’ll indulge in a brief tour of the market. We’ll discuss…

Location
Central Market Hall
Vámház körút
We'll meet at the front of the Central Halls Main entrance outside, opposite of Burger King. Look for the Red Foodapest bag!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Davebrad127
Oct 29, 2025
Fantastic food tour - My wife and I booked this tour as we had no idea about Hungarian fare, except Goulash. Our Tour Guide was Ben, a very engaging, interesting, knowledgeable young man who gave us lots of historical, food and fun facts. The tour lasted 3 hours and we tasted so many new foods including Goulash, Langos, sausages, pickles, Chimney Cakes and wines. We also tried his homemade 'moonshine', I forget the name unfortunately, which warmed you up. I would highly recommend this Tour, Ben was brilliant.
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Laura_a
Oct 27, 2025
Fun afternoon - Our guide Mesi was really good. Our class was informative and very tasty. The wine was free flowing and our group was lots of fun.
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Cheryl_p
Oct 24, 2025
Easy to find meeting... - Easy to find meeting spot, fun navigating through market to purchase ingredients, cooking instructions fun and engaging. Enjoyed our wonderful meal with strangers who became friends over this shopping, food preparation and dining experience!
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Emmabu7372yp
Oct 24, 2025
Simply the best Chicken Paprikish - We had a brilliant experience getting to know local food and drink before cooking Chicken Paprikish thanks to Ben and Birdie. Informative, fun and interactive. I would totally recommend this experience.
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I9828tssued
Oct 22, 2025
Fun and delicious!! - This was a fully wonderful experience! Very well presented by Kinga, and the food was amazing! I would recommend this to anyone!
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Alexmr9755lb
Oct 22, 2025
An excellent intimate cooking and market tour experience - Kinga was an excellent guide during the market tour and cooking class. Felt very personal and authentic and would definitely do it again - worth the time. The chicken paprikash & Nokedli were delicious!
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Pike954
Oct 22, 2025
Excellent class and experience - We had a fantastic time learning how to cook authentic Chicken Paprikash and Spetzle. Bence was an excellent host and guide, giving us a tour of the Grand Market and selecting the ingredients for our dinner. We were able to taste some nice wines and meats and cheeses while we cooked and the end result was delicious! I highly recommend doing this activity, it was one of the highlights of our trip. We like to take a cooking class wherever we travel and this was one of the best. Don't hesitate to try it.
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L3447bwvictoriaa
Oct 20, 2025
Wonderful experience! - It was fab! Lots of learning experiences and a tour of the market! Had a great time with Kinga learning how to cook! Would deffo recommend!
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G7355fojimw
Oct 19, 2025
Fun cooking experience - Wonderful. Learned how to chop vegetables. Real hungariam chicken paprikash. Was delicious. Wine tasting slso very good.
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Maureen_a
Oct 15, 2025
Budapest hands on cooking experience. - Combines a really good tour of the market, and some history to understand Hungary. The cooking part of the event included some really helpful tips, and step by step instructions. We were included in the process so a good learning experience. We got the recipe so I’m feeling confident that I can replicate.
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From $99
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).