Hungarian Cooking Class: Iconic Dishes

Immerse yourself in Hungarian cuisine with a hands-on cooking class led by a local chef. Learn traditional recipes, enjoy palinka and wine, and create lasting memories in Budapest.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Király u. 77 - Join in creating a delightful Hungarian 3-course meal (plus a starter) from start to finish. Collaborate as a team with all ingredients, pots, and kitchen equipment provided. Everyone prepares the same menu, and if you book first, you can select one menu from the five options below.
    While cooking, savor typical local ingredients and…
What's Included
  • Hands-on cooking experience
  • 4-hour-long culinary experience with local food, customs, and history
  • Home-style cosy kitchen studio in the centre
  • Smaller group for a personalised experience
  • All ingredients, kitchen tools, equipment, and guidance by a professional chef
  • 3-course menu plus starter with 5 different menu options
  • Drinks: Palinka,…
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pick-up & drop-off
Meal Options
  • Goulash soup (with beef meat) - I don’t think I need to introduce this dish because everyone knows it. A soup with beef meat and different root vegetables… Sound good, doesn’t it?
  • Savoury meat pancake Hortobagy style (with chicken) - I can recommend this dish because it is tasty, light and trendy. Tradition and new way on one plate.
  • Gerbeaud…
Additional Information

Are you passionate about cooking and interested in discovering Hungary through its culinary arts?
As a professional chef, I would be delighted to impart my knowledge of Hungarian cuisine to you.
My passion lies in cooking and savouring delicious food. There’s nothing more amazing than having a busy kitchen – someone chopping onions, another person…

Location
Király u. 77
Király utca
The place is in the centre of Budapest, so it is easy access. It is a yellow building at the corner of Kiraly Street and Csengery Street. The front gate is on Kiraly Street. My studio is on 2nd floor/door No. 17. My doorbell is 17 (please, click these numbers). Please, use this when you will arrive.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ruth_l
Dec 17, 2025
Delicious authentic experience! - Lots of “hands on” experience in this workshop. The instructor was very warm and friendly. She wove a lot of history into her instructions…
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Sunshine01261155815
Dec 7, 2025
Thanks for a wonderful experience! - Marti was amazing and a great teacher. She has Knowledge about little things - like the best times to add some ingredients - that are important. I had a good time and definitely recommend the class.
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Julie_w
Dec 7, 2025
Fabulous time! - Fabulous! Marti was fun, informative and a delight to take a class from. A full evening filled with good company and food.
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Cynthia
Nov 23, 2025
An awesome evening in Budapest - Marti was fabulous. She was engaging, friendly, knowledgeable and very personable. We made Hortabagy pancakes filled with chicken paprikash, goulash soup and Gerbeaud cake for dessert. There were 5 couples and everyone got an opportunity to participate in the preparation process. Highly recommend. It was fabulous learning to cook Hungarian recipes that I will recreate at home!!
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225ginnyl
Nov 19, 2025
Yum and Fun - Highly Recommended! - We can't speak highly enough of our experience at Flavors of Budapest! Marti is energetic, fun, and she's an excellent cooking instructor. She made sure all 4 of use got to work on preparing the meal, and she made the whole experience fun! We made sour cherry soup, chicken paprikash, and gundle pancakes (which are like crepes) filled with a delicious walnut filling. We had one person who couldn't eat nuts, and Marti accommodated our needs by substituting a delicious and homemade apricot jam. We learned a lot, we ate a lot, and mostly we had a lot of FUN! The price was affordable. We highly recommend Flavors of Budapest to anyone.
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Ashleymy9545cz
Nov 10, 2025
Fantastic evening with new found friends! - Cooking with Marti was fantastic! She’s patient, skilled, encouraging, and funny. We learned so much!!! We learned to make a 3 course meal, that I feel confident I could try at home and she even sent us the recipes! She shared with us special soda, snacks, and palinka that she and her family made. It made us feel welcome and like we were special friends. Would definitely recommend!
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Strainingforward
Oct 19, 2025
Highly Recommended! - Such a WONDERFUL evening!! Marti provided a wealth of Hungarian cooking information in a comfortable setting with delicious bites. Her kitchen was the perfect place to gather, learn, and dine. And afterwards, she emailed us the recipes so we can continue to cook like a Hungarian chef at home. Highly recommended!
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Tourist65605800099
Sep 24, 2025
Great cooking class experience! - Marti was a great host and instructor. The food was excellent. We had a fun night while learning how to cook great authentic Hungarian dishes. This was an amazing experience and if we return to Budapest we would do another class!
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Bakoboy
Sep 10, 2025
A real privilege to learn from an accomplished chef! - Marti is a chef extraordinaire and wonderful guide through Hungarian gastronomy adding bits of cultural references along the way. She allowed us to take a hand at putting the dishes together while explaining why we used certain ingredients vs others that would change the flavor and texture. I'm not a very good cook and yet I had a great time!
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K7663yosarahp
Aug 25, 2025
Marti is the best! - Marti is the best!!! This is by far our best cooking class experience ever! And Marti is a chef in profession too. She is very knowledgeable and articulate. She made our whole experience so much meaningful while having fun and making new friends. Our food turned our so delicious! Marti was great and precise in giving instructions and directions during the cooking class PLEASE DON’T MISS BOOKING A CLASS WITH MARTI WHEN YOU’RE IN BUDAPEST! She is phenomenal! Her home was beautiful, clean and very homey! Thank you Marti!
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From $128
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).