Private Traditional Portuguese Cooking Class in Lisbon with Paula
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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
What’s included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Private cooking class and meal with your host Paula
- Pick up from Cacilhas ferry terminal
Meeting and pickup
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.
Before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Please communicate directly with Paula via WhatsApp if you have questions about the menu or meeting location.
- 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 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.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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