Portuguese Home Cooking Class in Lisbon with Local Mom, Cristina

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Duration
3 hours
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1 - 4 guests
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English, Spanish, Portuguese
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Experience Portuguese culture with Cristina, cooking traditional dishes in her Lisbon home. Enjoy creating and sharing a meal with her, immersed in stories and local hospitality.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Join your local host Cristina at her cozy apartment kitchen and learn to cook traditional Portuguese family recipes Cristina usually prepares for her family. You will learn to make three traditional dishes from scratch, potential ones being caldo verde (a hearty and comforting traditional potato and kale soup) or carne de porco a Alentejana (a traditional Portuguese dish of pork cooked with clams and coriander). Your authentic Portuguese meal will conclude with a dessert of arroz doce, a typical sweet rice pudding. Your hands-on cooking class will last about an hour and a half before you sit down to enjoy the meal you helped prepared with Cristina over a glass of wine and delightful conversation.


Don't miss out on this wonderful way to experience Portuguese culture through its delicious cuisine and a welcoming local!

Sample Menu

STARTER
Traditional Portuguese kale soup
MAIN
salted cod fish cooked in cream or traditional pork and clams
DESSERT
rice pudding or cheese pudding
DESSERT
Coffee/tea upon request

What You Get

Local alcohol (1-2 glasses)
Homecooked meal
Private cooking class with your host Cristina
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Private, personalized experience

What You’ll Experience

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Meet your host Cristina at her apartment off the tourist track in a residential neighborhood of Lisbon. Join your host Cristina at her cozy apartment kitchen for a Lisbon cooking class and learn to cook traditional Portuguese family recipes. You will learn to cook three dishes from scratch that might include a typical Portuguese appetizer or soup, a fish or meat main dish, and a dessert. Your hands-on cooking class will last about an hour and a half before you sit down to enjoy the meal you helped prepared with Cristina.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Avenida Grão Vasco, Benfica Lisboa Lisboa, Portugal, PT, 1500-337

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Please meet Cristina at her apartment in Benfica neighborhood of Lisbon. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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A wonderful evening.
June 26, 2025
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Cristina was very welcoming. Dinner was excellent and very informative. My wife and I really enjoyed our evening with her.

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Such a wonderful experience.
June 25, 2025
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This was such a lovely experience to be welcomed into Cristina’s home for a delicious dinner and wonderful conversation. It was an amazing one-of-a-kind experience that we really enjoyed.

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Highly recommend Cristina!!
June 01, 2025
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(Viator)

Cristina is the perfect host to this wonderful cooking experience. Not only is she a great chef, but very warm & friendly. Highly recommend this experience with her!

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Cooking class and market tour with a local
January 28, 2025
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My friend and I opted for the cooking class and market experience. Cristina was able to accommodate us vegetarians and we learned how to make caldo verde, veggie a bras, and traditional dessert I’v...read more

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Best and most accessible cooking class
October 21, 2024
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Christina is a wonderful hostess and very kind person. She showed me accessible home meals that I can easily replicate at home in the U.S. I am looking forward to making these Portuguese meals aga...read more

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