A Siena cooking class means Tuscan home cooking: handmade pasta, a proper main course and local wine. Two classes lead Viator. Tuscan Cooking Class in Siena with Handmade Pasta, Wine & Dinner is rated 4.8 across 357 reviews, from about $150. Small-Group Tuscan Cooking Class with Wine & Lunch from Siena is rated 4.8 across 178 reviews, from about $133.
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The verdict
The two are level on rating, so choose by where you are staying. The old town dinner class is our pick. It starts at 4:00 pm at the Scuola di Cucina di Lella, a cooking school on Via Fontebranda in central Siena. You make a complete Tuscan menu from appetizer to dessert, including fresh pasta by hand, then eat it for dinner with local red wine (a quarter liter per person). You walk there, and it is listed as wheelchair accessible.
The countryside lunch class costs a little less and runs at midday. It is held at the cooking school’s location in Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the province of Siena, so you need your own way there: hotel pickup is not included. You cook in a small group and eat what you made for lunch, with drinks and a glass of wine. It is not wheelchair accessible.
Both offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Stay with the old town class: it is on Via Fontebranda, inside the city, and you walk there. The countryside class needs a car or a taxi. For the city itself, compare the Siena walking tour options.
Which one is for you?
Take the old town class if
- You want the most-reviewed class: 357 reviews.
- You are staying in Siena.
- You want dinner, not lunch.
- You need wheelchair access.
Take the countryside class if
- You want the lower price, from about $133.
- You have a car.
- You want lunch, not dinner.
- You want a small group.
What each price covers
The old town class, from about $150
Included: fresh pasta made by hand, a complete Tuscan menu from appetizer to dessert, dinner with the dishes you make, local red wine (a quarter liter per person) and a local chef.
Not included: transportation.
The countryside class, from about $133
Included: lunch with drinks, all ingredients, a professional chef, a recipe and an apron to take home, and a glass of wine.
Not included: gratuities and hotel pickup.
Where each one starts
- Old town class: Scuola di Cucina di Lella, Via Fontebranda 69, in central Siena, at 4:00 pm.
- Countryside class: Località Casapera, Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the province of Siena. Plan a car or a taxi.
Side by side
| Old town class | Countryside class | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8 from 357 | 4.8 from 178 |
| Five-star reviews | 325 (91%) | 157 (88%) |
| Price | from about $150 | from about $133 |
| Length | 4 hours | 4 hours |
| Meal | Dinner | Lunch |
| Wine | A quarter liter per person | Glass of wine, drinks |
| Where | Central Siena | Castelnuovo Berardenga |
| Wheelchair accessible | Yes, as listed | No |
| Cancellation | Free up to 24 hours before | Free up to 24 hours before |
What travelers say
On the old town class
we made a full 4 course meal with soup, pasta, main course and dessert
Concetta_F, August 2026, via Viator
It was great to make an entire dinner from scratch and then sit down and eat it.
Carol_C, September 2026, via Viator
On the countryside class
His instructions were easy to follow and our final recipes were delicious.
Steve_C, July 2026, via Viator
The class was intimate and you got to know everyone
Caitlin_L, September 2026, via Viator
The old town class has 91% five-star ratings from 357 reviews, with six ratings of two stars or lower. The countryside class has 88% from 178, with five. Reviewers of both name their teachers and praise the food.
More of Siena and southern Tuscany
In Siena, compare the Siena walking tour, read things to do in Siena and our guide to Siena food tours.
For wine south of the city, see the Montalcino Brunello wine tour. In Florence, the Florence cooking class page compares two more classes, and our cooking classes in Italy hub covers the rest.
Questions travelers ask
Which Siena cooking class should I book?
The Tuscan Cooking Class in Siena with Handmade Pasta, Wine & Dinner, rated 4.8 from 357 reviews on Viator, from about $150 (checked October 2026). If you have a car and want lunch, the Small-Group Tuscan Cooking Class with Wine & Lunch, rated 4.8 from 178 reviews, from about $133.
Is the Siena cooking class in the city?
The dinner class is on Via Fontebranda, in central Siena. The lunch class is in Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the province of Siena, and hotel pickup is not included.
What do you cook in a Siena cooking class?
The dinner class covers a complete Tuscan menu from appetizer to dessert, with fresh pasta made by hand. The lunch class cooks a meal you then eat for lunch.
Is wine included?
Yes. The dinner class includes a quarter liter of local red wine per person; the lunch class includes drinks and a glass of wine.
Can I cancel a Siena cooking class?
Both offer free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
Book the old town class for dinner within walking distance; book the countryside class if you have a car and want a midday lunch.
Editorial assessment by Italy2Love, October 2026. Menus, inclusions, locations, start times, accessibility, prices, ratings, review counts and cancellation terms read on both Viator product pages (product codes 16193P1 and 5919COOKING), October 1, 2026. Reviews quoted with attribution to their authors and to Viator. Next review March 2027, or sooner on any change to either option.