Private Traditional Portuguese Cooking Class in Lisbon with Paula

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Private Traditional Portuguese Cooking Class in Lisbon with Paula

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 US$99.75  per guest
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Earliest available date: September 16, 2026
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Duration
3 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 6 guests
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Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
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Language
English, Portuguese
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Vegetarian, Family-friendly, Pet-friendly, Private Experience
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home kitchen with your host Paula. This is a wonderful experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Paula will teach you 2-3 traditional Portuguese-influenced Goan dishes from her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in Paula's home.


Please note, for parties larger than two guests, you will start your experience in Paula’s home with a welcome drink and snacks, and then walk across the street to Paula’s cooking studio (located just across the street from Paula's apartment) to cook and eat there.


• Cooking lesson in a local home

• Introduction to Portuguese and Portuguese-influenced Goan dishes

• 100% private activity

• Portuguese hospitality in a residential Almada neighborhood (short 7-minute ferry ride from downtown Lisbon)

• Vegetarian options available

Sample Menu

STARTER
Pataniscas de bacalhau
Traditional Portuguese cod fritters
STARTER
Goan bojas
Goan gram flour fritters made with onion and cumin seeds
MAIN
Bacalhau a braz or a Goan curry

What You Get

Alcoholic beverages
Portuguese wine
Private cooking class and meal with your host Paula
Pick up from Cacilhas ferry terminal

Good To Know

  • Please note that Paula shares her home with her family and has a cat. As this is a lived-in family home, guests should expect a casual, homey environment, and cat food may be present in the kitchen area.
  • Please note this is not a professional cooking class in a cooking school but rather an in-home cooking and cultural experience with a local in her home kitchen
  • Please communicate directly with Paula via WhatsApp if you have questions about the menu or meeting location.
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional Portuguese culture and cuisine. Your experience will take place in Almada, just a short 7-minute ferry ride from downtown Lisbon. Paula will meet you at the ferry stop in Cacilhas and take you on a lovely 10-minute walk through the center of town to her apartment. Start your meal with a welcome drink of some Portuguese wine and appetizers. Then, in Paula's home kitchen you will learn to make 2-3 Portuguese and Portuguese-Goan dishes. You will learn to make two appetizers side-by-side such as pataniscas de bacalhau, traditional Portuguese cod fritters, and Goan bojas, gram flour fritters made with onion and cumin seeds. Then go on to make a main dish, where you can select between a Portuguese or Goan main dish, such as bacalhau a braz, a traditional Portuguese dish of cod with shredded potatoes and egg, or a Goan curry. After cooking, sit down together at Paula’s dining table or in her cooking studio table across the street. End your meal with a sweet dessert and coffee or tea. Please note that Paula has a cat and shares her home with a family so it can be a bit cluttered.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Dá Cacilhas, Largo Alfredo Dinis, União das freguesias de Almada Cova da Piedade Pragal e Cacilhas Almada Setúbal, Portugal, PT, 2800-270

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Meet your host at Da Cacilhas, a red kiosk located at the exit of the ferry in Cacilhas. To get here, take a 7-min ferry from Cais do Sodre in Lisbon and get off at the Cacilhas stop. Paula will meet you at the red kiosk in Cacilhas and together you will walk 5 min to get to her apartment.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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4.8
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Thanks Paula
July 01, 2026

We enjoyed our time with Paula! Learned some new cooking skills and she even gave us the recipes afterwards.

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Disappointing Experience Despite Cultural Insights
June 27, 2026

We chose Paula’s Authentic Cooking Class hoping for an engaging and enjoyable cultural experience. While we appreciated meeting Paula and learning about local culture, several issues significantly ...read more

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Heerlijk relaxte en oprechte kook workshop!
May 29, 2026

Heerlijk relaxte en oprechte kookworkshop! We hebben genoten van de ontspannen sfeer, de leuke kook tips en de Portugese cultuur. Een echte aanrader!

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Fun cooking with Paula
May 24, 2026

Absolutely amazing time with Paula. The class was excellent. Learned so much and had a delicious meal. Paula is in no rush so it is a very relaxed time. We also learned so much about Portugal throu...read more

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Approachable, delicious fun cooking!
May 17, 2026

Paula is a most gracious and knowledgeable teacher! I’ve taken many cooking classes and she taught me several tricks I’d never learned before. She caters to what your preferences are regarding pro...read more

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