Rome Cooking Classes: Two Pasta Classes and a Trastevere Food Tour

For a cooking class in Rome, three listings on WizardTrip stand out. Two are 3-hour fresh pasta and tiramisu classes, the third a 4-hour food tour in Trastevere. They have 10,539, 4,559 and 6,753 reviews, rated 4.9, 5.0 and 4.9 out of 5 (as of 18 October 2026).

This article compares what you make, what you eat, the starting points and the group sizes. It helps you choose between cooking yourself and tasting Roman food on foot.

Rome cooking class: what to know

All three listings advertise an English-speaking guide or instructor. You meet directly on site: in a restaurant for the classes, on Tiber Island for the tour. The listings for the wine class and the tour exclude hotel pickup.

Both classes follow the same logic. You start with the tiramisu, then move on to fettuccine and ravioli, and finish with the sit-down meal. You leave with the recipes: a recipe book in one case, the recipes in the other.

3-in-1 class near Piazza Navona: fettuccine, ravioli and tiramisu

The 3-in-1 cooking class lasts 3 hours and takes 18 people at most. It is held at the Gusto al Passeto restaurant, via Giuseppe Zanardelli 14, a few steps from Piazza Navona. Arrive 10 minutes early: latecomers may miss part of the class.

You start with the tiramisu, then make the dough by hand before rolling and shaping fettuccine and ravioli. You then choose your sauce from classic Roman recipes. The chef prepares it: the listing puts sauce preparation among the items not included.

Your dishes are cooked and plated by the restaurant kitchen, then served at the table. The meal includes the fettuccine, the ricotta ravioli with butter and sage and the tiramisu. You get a glass of wine or a non-alcoholic drink, water, and an espresso or a limoncello. The recipe book is handed to you at the end.

The listing offers three 3-hour options, without times. There is a daytime experience, an evening one and an afternoon option presented as the best value for money.

Rome 3-in-1 Cooking Class: Fettuccine, Ravioli & Tiramisu4.9(10,507 reviews)From €52From€52View activity

Pasta and tiramisu class with wine: 19 start times, six addresses

The pasta and tiramisu class with wine also lasts 3 hours, for 24 people at most. Its listing lists 19 options, from the 9 am class to the 7:45 pm one, spread over six starting addresses:

• Trastevere: via della Lungaretta 169, at 10 am, 2 pm or 6 pm.
• City center: via Sforza Pallavicini 12/14, at 9 am, 12:30 pm, 4 pm or 7:30 pm.
• Central Rome: reLab local and organic, via Germanico 59, at 10:30 am, 3 pm or 7 pm.
• Il Segreto: via Candia 71, at 9:30 am, or at 3:30 pm with a glass of Barolo.
• Castel Sant’Angelo: Borgo Vittorio 9 B, at 9 am, 12:30 pm, 4 pm or 7:45 pm.
• Vatican: Coquinaria, via Francesco Caracciolo 7, at 11 am (lunch), 3:30 pm or 7:30 pm (dinner).

Whatever the time, you meet the instructor inside the restaurant. The tiramisu comes first, then the fettuccine and the ravioli. The meal is a lunch or a dinner depending on the time.

Drinks are included: bottled water, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, snacks. The program promises unlimited fine wine, then a limoncello and an Italian coffee. The 3:30 pm option at Il Segreto changes the menu: tagliatelle, ravioli and a single glass of Barolo.

Rome Pasta and Tiramisu Class: Ravioli, Fettuccine & Fine Wine 5*5.0(4,559 reviews)From €39From€39View activity

Trastevere food tour at dusk: 4 hours on foot

The Trastevere food tour lasts 4 hours, for 12 people at most. The meeting point is on Tiber Island, near the monument topped with a cross, in the middle of Piazza di San Bartolomeo all’Isola. The listing specifies that the meeting point is on the island, not on the riverbank, and asks you to use Google Maps, not Apple Maps.

The tour crosses the Ponte Cestio into Trastevere and has 6 to 7 food stops. Each departure includes a pizza tasting, a sit-down pasta dinner and a gelato. The program also details porchetta served in a white pizza and supplì, a fried rice ball. The sit-down dinner offers two classic Roman dishes, amatriciana and gricia, with a glass of local wine.

Only some departures pass through a trattoria open since 1935, closed on Sundays, or an old wine cellar. Places like Da Enzo or Spirito Divino are mentioned, with no guarantee on every departure. Stops may vary.

The numbers vary from one section of the listing to another. The inclusions announce 6 to 7 tastings and 4 to 6 drinks. The description mentions wine and beer. The small-group option talks about 10 bites and 5 drinks. The tour ends at a gelateria, where the guide explains how to tell real gelato from imitations.

The tour requires at least 2 participants. Otherwise, you are contacted to reschedule or get a refund. Jefferson gave 5 out of 5 in October 2026. His comment: “It’s a bit pricey, but we saw a part of Rome that we probably wouldn’t have visited on our own.”

Rome Twilight Trastevere Food Tour: A Culinary Journey4.9(6,753 reviews)From €104From€104View activity

The three activities compared

Is a Rome cooking class suitable for children and beginners?

The 3-in-1 class suits beginners, according to its listing, and is aimed at couples, families, solo travelers and groups. Melanie came with another family, four adults and four children. In October 2026, she found the chef “very patient with our children.”

In this class, infants sit on an adult’s lap, and specialized seats are available on request. Strollers and prams are accepted, and the venue is wheelchair accessible.

The listing for the wine class says it suits all ages and all fitness levels. Baby seats are available. It says nothing about wheelchair access.

On the Trastevere tour, children under 4 take part for free, with no food included. A paid ticket with food exists from age 4. The tour is accessible to wheelchairs, strollers and service animals.

Vegetarian, gluten-free, alcohol-free: what do the listings provide?

The 3-in-1 class offers vegetarian, nut-free and alcohol-free options. Gluten-free pasta is possible on request. The listing does not guarantee the absence of cross-contamination for people with celiac disease, because the class uses wheat flour.

For the tour, you report a vegetarian or gluten-free need by email or in a note when booking. The listing specifies that the experience is not suitable for severe or potentially life-threatening food allergies. The listing for the wine class only asks you to tell the instructor in advance and gives no details on the options.

Which one to choose?

• You want to learn to work the dough, choose your sauce and keep a recipe book: the 3-in-1 class.
• You need a precise time, from morning to evening, or a precise neighborhood: the wine class, 19 options at six addresses.
• You prefer to walk and taste several dishes in a group of 12 people at most: the Trastevere tour.
• You travel with a wheelchair or a stroller: the 3-in-1 class or the tour, whose listings say so.

For the rest of your stay, find the capital’s classes, tours and excursions on the Things to do in Rome page. To broaden your trip, see the Italy page.