Porto: Cook your own recipe in an authentic Portuguese tavern
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.
- Meal prepared by the participants during the experience
- Support and guidance from a professional chef
- 3-hour culinary experience in a real restaurant kitchen
- Apron during the experience
- Coffee
- Ingredients required for the previously agreed-upon recipe
- Use of the kitchen, utensils and necessary gear
- Water
- Additional drinks or alcoholic beverages consumed during the experience
- Special, premium, or hard-to-source ingredients not previously agreed upon
- Transportation to and from the activity location
- Meal prepared by the participants during the experience
- Support and guidance from a professional chef
- 3-hour culinary experience in a real restaurant kitchen
- Apron during the experience
- Coffee
- Ingredients required for the previously agreed-upon recipe
- Use of the kitchen, utensils and necessary gear
- Water
- Additional drinks or alcoholic beverages consumed during the experience
- Special, premium, or hard-to-source ingredients not previously agreed upon
- Transportation to and from the activity location
Usually, people who come to Porto want to discover our food. This time, we want to discover yours.
The experience starts in a small, authentic, independent tavern in central Porto, where you'll be welcomed by the team and the chef. After a brief introduction to the venue and the kitchen, we'll talk about the recipe you chose to bring and the story behind it.
It could be a typical dish from your country, a family recipe, something your grandmother used to make, your favorite comfort food, or simply an idea you've always wanted to try. Here, there's no mandatory Portuguese recipe or cooking school script: the star of the experience is your recipe.
Before the day of the activity, we ask you to share with us the dish or idea you would like to prepare. This way, we can confirm the availability of the ingredients and prepare everything that's needed. If any ingredients are not available locally or are not in season, we'll work with you to find the best alternative.
Once in the kitchen, we put on our aprons and get to work. For about three hours, you'll prepare and cook your dish side by side with our chef in a real restaurant kitchen.
We chop, prepare, cook, taste, adjust and improvise. The chef oversees the entire process, sharing techniques and professional knowledge, but without turning your recipe into ours: we want to know how you would make it.
No previous cooking experience is required. This is a relaxed, hands-on experience designed for curious cooks of all levels.
While we're cooking, there's time to talk about ingredients, techniques, culinary traditions, and the differences — and similarities — between Portuguese cuisine and the cuisine from where you come.
When the dish is ready, the best part begins.
We sit down together at the table in the restaurant itself to eat what we have just created, accompanied by selected drinks and coffee.
And what if we really like the result? Your recipe might even inspire a future house special.
The experience ends at the same place where it began, after the meal.
This isn't just a cooking class. It's a role reversal: this time, you're not coming to Porto just to discover our food.
You're bringing a little bit of your history into our kitchen.
- Bring a dish from your country, your family or your imagination
- Cook side by side with a professional chef
- Cook your recipe in an authentic Portuguese tavern
- Share flavors, stories and traditions around the kitchen
- Sit down at the table and savor the dish you just created
The meeting point may vary. Always check the tickets we sent you to confirm the final details before the activity.
Not suitable for
- Children under 18 years
Not allowed
- Alcohol and drugs
- Bare feet
- Climbing
- Crutches
- Explosive substances
- Firework
- Glass objects
- High-heeled shoes
- Intoxication
- Littering
- Making fire
- Making noise
- Non-folding strollers
- Non-folding wheelchairs
- Party groups
- Smoking indoors
- Speakers
Know before you go
- After booking, please send us the recipe or the idea for the dish you would like to prepare at least 48 hours in advance, so that we can confirm availability and arrange for the necessary ingredients.
- At the end, we sit down at the table to enjoy the meal prepared during the experience.
- No previous cooking experience is required
- Please also inform us in advance of any food allergies, intolerances or dietary restrictions.
- Some ingredients may be substituted with local or seasonal alternatives. Special, premium or hard-to-source ingredients will only be included if agreed in advance.
- The activity takes place in a real, working restaurant kitchen. For safety reasons, the chef's instructions must be followed throughout the experience.
