11 schools · Updated November 2026
We list 11 places in and around Boston that teach cooking to the public. The classes you'll find most often are baking, sushi and knife skills.
Of those, 6 host private parties, 3 teach kids and 4 run date-night classes.
A typical class costs $115 to $144 a person, going by the schools that publish prices.
The list is ordered by our quality score, so Cambridge School of Culinary Arts sits near the top with 4.9 stars from 956 Google reviews.
Ordered by our quality score. Ratings are from Google, with the review count beside each one.
Cooking school · Cambridge, MA
A 1974 Porter Square chef school that also runs classes for home cooks and teens
Chef’s studio · Boston
Chef-led dinner classes in a dedicated Downtown Boston kitchen near South Station
Chef’s studio · Somerville, MA
Chef Jessica Roy's dinner party style cooking classes in Somerville, from Puglia to paella
Chef’s studio · Boston
A South Boston dumpling factory teaching folding, pan searing, soup dumplings and noodles
Chef’s studio · Newton, MA
Nut-free Newton Highlands studio for adult classes, kids series and team events
Cooking school · Boston
Small South End school for French pastry, run by two Ritz-Escoffier-trained bakers
Culinary college · Boston
BU's chef training program, cofounded by Julia Child and Jacques Pépin in 1989
Cooking school · Boston
Boston kitchen of a multi-city cooking brand, set up for team building and group events
Cooking school · Boston
Christopher Kimball's Boston school: Zoom classes most weeks, plus guest-chef dinners
Cooking school · Somerville, MA
Cooking school in Somerville, MA.
Cooking school · Boston
The scraped page does not describe Stir (Barbara Lynch) or any cooking class.
These platforms book independent chefs into restaurants, wineries and rented kitchens around town. Handy for choice, but the chef and the venue change from class to class, so we list them apart from the schools above.
Pop-up class marketplace · Boston
Booking platform for Boston chef-led classes, from Lexington Indian dinners to brewery sushi
4.9on Google, 414 reviews
Pop-up class marketplace · Boston
By our quality score (rating, number of reviews and how complete and current the listing is), the top 3 are Cambridge School of Culinary Arts (4.9 stars, 956 reviews), Selfup Cooking Classes (4.9 stars, 868 reviews) and Shiso Kitchen (4.9 stars, 126 reviews).
How we rank schoolsMost published prices start around $115 a person and go up to about $144. Multi-week courses and private events cost more.
Compare prices across BostonCambridge School of Culinary Arts, Selfup Cooking Classes and Shiso Kitchen run couples’ or date-night classes.
All date-night classes in BostonYes. Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom and Third Space Kitchen teach kids or teens, and 3 schools in the area do in total.
All kids’ classes in Boston6 schools take private bookings for birthdays, team events and parties, including Selfup Cooking Classes, Shiso Kitchen and Mei Mei Dumplings - Factory, Cafe and Classroom.
Group and birthday classes in BostonMissing a school, or run one of these? Tell us and we’ll add or fix it, usually within a week.