43 schools · Updated November 2026
We list 43 places in and around New York that teach cooking to the public. The classes you'll find most often are Italian, knife skills and baking.
Of those, 32 host private parties, 15 teach kids and 14 run date-night classes.
A typical class costs $110 to $130 a person, going by the schools that publish prices.
The list is ordered by our quality score, so BiteUnite Cooking Classes NYC sits near the top with 5.0 stars from 592 Google reviews.
Ordered by our quality score. Ratings are from Google, with the review count beside each one.
Cooking school · New York
Midtown loft kitchen with a balcony: pasta and Thai Saturdays, sushi and dumpling Fridays
Chef’s studio · New York
Chelsea kitchen studio: kids' classes and parties by day, adult BYOB classes by night
Chef’s studio · Jamaica, NY
Small Queens kitchen where Chefs Raina and Gautam teach Indian and Asian classics
Chef’s studio · New York
Greenwich Village studio for Italian, Georgian and French classes plus Iron Chef battles
Chef’s studio · New York
Italian pasta and pizza parties on Canal Street, with aperitivo, dinner and dance nights
Chef’s studio · New York
Fifth Avenue kitchen studio with $120 hands-on Italian, sushi and dumpling classes
Community kitchen · Staten Island, NY
Monday Italian cooking classes with Chef Kim Leo at a Staten Island cultural foundation
Cooking school · New York
Former Martha Stewart food editor's SoHo school, built around multi-week boot camps
Cooking school · New York
Belgian chef Paul Vandewoude's bistro-style classes in a Little Italy loft since 2001
Chef’s studio · New York
Private, chef-led cooking parties at your home or her kitchens in NYC and Westport, CT
Chef’s studio · New York
Hosted group cooking parties and team cook-offs in two lofts on West 29th Street
Cooking school · New York
French pastry chef Simon Herfray's baking workshops in the East Village and Hoboken
Cooking school · Port Washington, NY
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Chef-owned Port Washington school with French and Italian roots and 16 seats at most
Kids’ cooking school · New York
Week-long teen cooking camp in NYC with savory or pastry tracks and evening food outings
Culinary college · Bronx, NY
Nonprofit, union-founded line cook training with a free 8-week apprenticeship
Chef’s studio · Cranford, NJ
Hands-on, BYOB Cranford studio run by a former ICE chef instructor
Cooking school · Staten Island, NY
Cooking school in Staten Island, NY.
Kids’ cooking school · Bronx, NY
Kids’ cooking school in Bronx, NY.
Chef’s studio · New York
Private-only Bowery cooking studio: book the room, pick from 16 menus, cook three courses
Cooking school · Brooklyn, NY
Private, custom classes in a Sunset Park studio, all taught by chef Ronna Welsh
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 · New York
Booking platform for chef-led NYC classes, from Greenwich Village pasta to sushi
4.9on Google, 481 reviewsPop-up class marketplace · New York
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4.9on Google, 1,823 reviewsBy our quality score (rating, number of reviews and how complete and current the listing is), the top 3 are BiteUnite Cooking Classes NYC (5.0 stars, 592 reviews), Taste Buds Kitchen - NYC - Chelsea (4.8 stars, 1,293 reviews) and Did You Khado Cooking Classes & Catering Services (5.0 stars, 204 reviews).
How we rank schoolsMost published prices start around $110 a person and go up to about $130. Multi-week courses and private events cost more.
Compare prices across New YorkBiteUnite Cooking Classes NYC, Taste Buds Kitchen - NYC - Chelsea and Did You Khado Cooking Classes & Catering Services run couples’ or date-night classes.
All date-night classes in New YorkYes. Taste Buds Kitchen - NYC - Chelsea, Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation and My Cooking Party teach kids or teens, and 15 schools in the area do in total.
All kids’ classes in New York32 schools take private bookings for birthdays, team events and parties, including BiteUnite Cooking Classes NYC, Taste Buds Kitchen - NYC - Chelsea and Did You Khado Cooking Classes & Catering Services.
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