8 Markets in Milan Worth the Time

1.An exclusive experience: food market, private chef and lunch!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $286Our pick

Start at 9 a.m. with a chef in central Milan and walk to an open-air market to choose ingredients for a hands-on cooking class at the chef’s home. Make a five-course lunch, which may include fresh pasta or gnocchi and a seasonal dessert, then eat with wine and Prosecco. Clara and Ornella have hosted past classes, though your chef may vary.

“Thank you Ornella for welcoming us into your house and heart. We throughly appreciated the tour and your attention to detail and love of what you do shone through. Thank you once again Mary-Ann & Joanne xx”

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2.Market Tour and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $180

Start at 9:30 am near Milan’s Viale Sabotino market, where a chef-guide helps you choose ingredients before leading a hands-on class at Via Mantova 19. In about four hours, you’ll make Italian dishes such as fresh pasta, lasagna and tiramisu, then sit down for lunch with wine. Classes have been led by Elena, Aurora and chef Lucrezia.

“More than we had hoped for. Aurora was a fantastic guide and fantastic chef.”

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3.Cesarine: Market Tour & Cooking Class at Local’s Home in Milan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $227

Meet your private English-speaking Cesarina host in Milan at 10:00 am for a market visit and a hands-on cooking class at the host’s home. You’ll prepare a seasonal starter, fresh pasta and a Milanese dessert, then eat the meal with local wine. Menus vary, and past hosts have included Simone and André, Davide, and Sandra.

“Simone and André were lovely hosts. The visit to the market was fun and the cooking class in their home was great. We learned how to make bruschetta, cavatelli pasta and tiramisu. Great experience!”

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4.Como Food Tour and the Farmers Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $180

Meet at Piazza Vittoria at 10:00 am for a two-to-three-hour English-language walk with a maximum of eight people. You’ll sample espresso and pastry, charcuterie and cheese, wine, and gelato, with a farmers’ market visit on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The route takes in Como’s medieval squares and ends at Piazza Cavour by the lake.

“We enjoyed the entire journey from the first taste of coffee to the market and lastly the wine with the meats and cheeses. Included of course was the enjoyable conversation. Although it was all wonderful we enjoyed the end relacing with the wine and intercange of conversation the best.”

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5.Market and Meal at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · from $157Best value

A Cesarine home cook leads a Milan market visit, then welcomes you into a local family home for a cooking demonstration and a four-course lunch or dinner. Expect seasonal Italian dishes, regional red and white wines, coffee, and a small group of no more than eight. The hosts Nicoletta and Fabio have welcomed participants on one version of the experience.

“Really perfect to immerse yourself in real Italian culture 🍝… our Cesarina explained to us how to make pasta and we made and ate it… excellent 🤩 We recommend this activity to all lovers of good Italian cuisine”

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6.Market Tour & Typical Dining at a Local’s Home in Milan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $164

Start at a Milan market with a Cesarine cooking instructor, then head to the instructor’s home to prepare and share a Milanese meal. Expect seasonal ingredients, practical cooking tips, and dishes that may include risotto, pizzoccheri, lasagne, tiramisù, or sbrisolona. Hosts named for this experience include Rosa Maria, Rocco, Giacomo, Sissi, and Anna.

“Being invited into someone’s home and learning how to prepare the foods that are so dear to them is really a special experience. I highly recommend Rosa Maria. She was so warm and kind. Definitely would have this experience again!”

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7.Market and Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $214

Spend five hours with a Cesarina, first choosing seasonal produce at a local market, then preparing three regional recipes in a private home kitchen. You get your own workstation, ingredients, and utensils, plus wine as you cook and a shared meal of what you make. Hosts include Giacomo and Deborah, though your assigned cook may differ.

“Achei muito bom visitar uma feira de rua com o Giacomo e conhecer os produtos que estavam na temporada e comprar as coisas que depois usamos pra cozinhar.”

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8.Market Tour and Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews

Spend 4.5 hours in Como visiting a local market and cooking three regional recipes in a family home. A certified home cook provides the ingredients, tools, and guidance, then you eat what you have made with local red and white wine. Stefania and Vincenzo are names associated with the class. Groups are limited to 10.

“The Gentelman Vincenzo knows what he is doing and he one the most hospital people I have ever seen in my life”

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