12 schools · Updated November 2026
We list 12 places in and around Philadelphia that teach cooking to the public. The classes you'll find most often are Italian, baking and sushi.
Of those, 8 host private parties, 2 teach kids and 3 run date-night classes.
A typical class costs $125 to $160 a person, going by the schools that publish prices.
The list is ordered by our quality score, so Old City Kitchen sits near the top with 5.0 stars from 428 Google reviews.
Ordered by our quality score. Ratings are from Google, with the review count beside each one.
Chef’s studio · Philadelphia
Hands-on chef's table classes in Old City, heavy on pasta, with wine poured
Chef’s studio · Philadelphia
Hands-on Italian and fresh pasta classes from a Campania-rooted owner in Center City
Chef’s studio · Philadelphia
BYOB Southern Italian pasta workshops by hand with Sicilian semolina on South 15th Street
Chef’s studio · Philadelphia
Veggie-forward Italian menus from a northern Italian chef who teaches in three languages
Baking school · Philadelphia
Hands-on French pastry and bread classes in a Manayunk working bakery
Cooking school · Philadelphia
Dumpling Academy in Philadelphia appears to teach dumpling-making cooking classes, based only on its name and meta description.
Cooking school · Philadelphia
BYOB cheese tasting and pairing classes in South Philly, run by a veteran cheesemonger
Culinary college · Philadelphia
Philadelphia's former Restaurant School, with community classes in University City
Cooking school · Philadelphia
This is a wine school (Vinology / Wine School of Philadelphia), not a cooking school.
Chef’s studio · Philadelphia
Event kitchen inside the 1893 Reading Terminal Market, run with local chefs and merchants
Chef’s studio · Philadelphia
Chef’s studio in Philadelphia.
Cooking school · Philadelphia
Cooking school in Philadelphia.
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 · Philadelphia
Booking platform for local chefs' classes across Philly, from Fishtown to the Main Line
4.9on Google, 419 reviewsBy our quality score (rating, number of reviews and how complete and current the listing is), the top 3 are Old City Kitchen (5.0 stars, 428 reviews), La Cucina at the Market (5.0 stars, 257 reviews) and Homemade by Bruno (4.9 stars, 101 reviews).
How we rank schoolsMost published prices start around $125 a person and go up to about $160. Multi-week courses and private events cost more.
Compare prices across PhiladelphiaOld City Kitchen, La Cucina at the Market and The Cooking Classroom run couples’ or date-night classes.
All date-night classes in PhiladelphiaYes. Italian Table Philadelphia and L'Atelier Philly teach kids or teens, and 2 schools in the area do in total.
8 schools take private bookings for birthdays, team events and parties, including Old City Kitchen, La Cucina at the Market and Homemade by Bruno.
Group and birthday classes in PhiladelphiaMissing a school, or run one of these? Tell us and we’ll add or fix it, usually within a week.