Albanian Cooking Class: Taste Tirana's Flavors
5.0
109 Ratings
Tiranë

Join our Albanian cooking class in Tirana. Discover traditional recipes, enjoy music and dance, and create lasting memories. Book now for a unique culinary adventure.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • AK-Invest MoneyGram | HQ - We cater to all dietary needs: vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, halal, lactose intolerance, and more. Kindly mention your preferences when booking.
    Upon arrival, guests will be welcomed with genuine Albanian hospitality, featuring meze and rakia. The chef will guide you through a culinary adventure, sharing insights into…
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What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • All Fees and Taxes
Meal Options
  • Albanian Mezze - - Variety of pickles
  • Fresh tomatoes
  • Pispili with leeks
  • White cheese with different jams
  • Cottage cheese with cornbread
  • Olives
    & more
  • Burek with Cottage Cheese
  • Village chicken with “pershesh”
  • Sheqerpare
Additional Information

Explore the tastes of Albania at our engaging cooking class in Tirana. A welcoming local chef will assist you throughout the experience. Enjoy a delightful rakia tasting and savor unlimited homemade wine. Learn genuine cooking methods using fresh, local produce. Taste a variety of appetizers, all crafted by our enthusiastic chef. Relish a satisfying,…

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Location
Cooking Class Tirana
Rruga Bardhok Biba
This is a shop located in the main street, very close to the main Skanderbeg Square, right behind the Tirana International Hotel with a clear bright orange sign with our logo
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Marius
Sep 18, 2025
Don't miss this - We do one of these on every trip, and this one rates among the best. The hosts are excellent and the food fantastic. A very enjoyable experience.
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Jad
Sep 15, 2025
Cooking and drinking. Perfect combo - Had such an amazing time at this cooking class! The whole vibe was super relaxed, with plenty of raki and wine flowing, but at the same time I actually learned a lot. The hosts were fantastic — really easy going, fun, and explained everything in a way that made it simple to follow. The atmosphere was great, felt more like cooking with friends than a class. Perfect whether you’re on your own, with a partner, or in a group. Honestly can’t recommend it enough — such a fun and memorable experience!
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Explorer521370
Sep 12, 2025
Wonderful afternoon! - What a great way to spend the afternoon. Dervis was wonderful.. Gave great instructions on making the burek and dhalle as well as interesting information on Albania. The class was very relaxed. I enjoyed the raki tasting and conversation. The burek turned out great and was so delicious. Can't wait to try and make this in my own kitchen.
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491francyak
Sep 6, 2025
Nice way to spend the afternoon - Very cute room, nice setting and very friendly staff. They speak fluent English and even Italian. Abundant food, precise explanation, generous drinks. It was a very nice afternoon
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Andromakam
Sep 4, 2025
The best baking and the using of chicken chips in the cinnamon rolls - I loved it so much great people and great baking and cooking I loved it so much and I would come again ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Mikayil
Aug 27, 2025
Must do in Tirana!! - We did one of the most awesome experiences yet, an Albanian cooking class in the heart of Tirana. We met Dervis, the owner of @cookingclasstirana who was a gracious yet down to earth host. A shot of rakia and some wine and the fun begins, before the cooking even began!! We met with the other guests, a couple of other Aussies two and couple of Kiwis even, and soon we all got into it, from learning to beat eggs and sugar, correctly, to do ally, getting to stretch dough to make byrek... and potentially, the skill for baklava 😜😜 We made dessert first, as this needed to take time to bake and soak that awesome sugar syrup... We made sheqer pare, a syrup soaked, cookie-like cake. Then for our "entree" we made tomato and onion byrek (we added olives to ours lol) and I gotta say, now that I've had tomatoes in Albania, I'm not gonna wanna eat tomatoes when we get back to AU 😭😭😭 nothing comes close to how tasty the tomatoes are here!! For our main, we made pule me pershesh, village style chicken with a shredded bread stew, kind of turns out like a souffle almost. Dinner was a typical Albanian affair, of course we ate what we made but Dervis dished us up some olive bread, fresh tomatoes and cucumbers, pispili ,"corn bread" with leek and white cheese, gjiza (ricotta/cottage cheese) served with herbed croutons. Everything was perfect and everything was so tasty and fresh, how it should be. I would not only recommend, but I would say this is a must-do when you're in Tirana, it's worth the experience and the good food, as well as the fun and bonding you will have, but the recipes and small skills you learn, you can put to use in your kitchen ❤️❤️❤️🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱
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Deanna_m
Aug 25, 2025
Highlight of our Albania Trip! - This cooking class was a highlight of my group’s trip to Albania. Dervis, our chef, was friendly, knowledgeable, interactive, accommodating, and truly made us feel welcomed. The cooking class was filled with great conversation with Dervis and all class participants, the recipes resulted in delicious traditional Albanian food, and the memories will last us a lifetime! We did the cooking class on our first night in Tirana and we learned so much about Albanian food and the beautiful culture that set us up for the rest of our trip. We want to thank Dervis again so much for hosting such a beautiful night! Highly recommend this cooking class!!
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Lenag605
Aug 22, 2025
Awesome host but the food could be more diverse. - Me and a friend had a really nice evening with many learnings about albanian food and its history. Really recommending the albanian cooking class as it made our holiday a bit brighter. The host entertained us well and it was an overall nice experience. We met some lovely ppl and had a blast while chatting with all of them. Focusing on the menu we give the whole experience not a full score because the it wasn't quite our taste as it was almost solely consisting of dough and gluten with a whole lot of sugar syrup. The tomato salad tho was amazing 👏
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Road27868901688
Aug 16, 2025
Best highlight from trip to Tirana - Cannot reccomend this cooking class enough! The host was fantastic, he was entusiastic and really loved what he do. We learned so much about albanian culture, food and cooking. Such a great experience! A must do it you are in Tirana
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Lexi_t
Aug 3, 2025
I booked this experience... - I booked this experience with my partner and friend as we are traveling in Albania for a wedding and I am so, so happy I found it. Not only did we learn how to make delicious food (the best börek I’ve ever had!!), we were taught the technique and science behind it all. The course was interactive and encouraged conversation between parties, giving us the opportunity to chat with people across the world we never would’ve met otherwise. We also learned a ton about Albanian culture and history during our time at the cooking class, which would’ve made the experience worth it without all the delicious food. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone traveling in Albania as I know the memories made during this class will last a lifetime.
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