13 Cooking Classes in Fez Worth Rearranging a Week For

1.Souk Tour and Traditional Home Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 186 reviews · 3h 30m · from $65Our pick

At Dar Sunrise in Fez, Yassine and Amal welcome you with mint tea, help you choose Moroccan dishes, then lead a short souk shopping trip before cooking together. Expect hands-on work, vegetarian choices, a shared meal, and recipes to use at home. The small group can include up to 10 people.

“It was super nice to cook with a group of people from all over the world. The staff was super nice, helpful and funny. In the end also the food tasted super nice! Highly recommended!”

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2.Cooking Class – Moroccan cuisine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 124 reviews · from $52Top rated

Join Yassine and his family in their Fez home for a hands-on Moroccan cooking class. Choose dishes from a menu in advance, prepare tagine, couscous, salad, or other local favorites, then eat together with mint tea. Vegetarian and vegan cooking is possible. Pickup may be arranged for an extra fee.

“So much fun, great fun and Maria gave us a copy of the recipe at the end. Great views from the apartment and she will organise a taxi if needed”

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3.Flavors of Fez: Market visit, and a hands-on cooking class.

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 112 reviews · 4 hours · from $56

Meet near Fez’s Blue Gate, shop the Medina with hosts such as Kenza or Doha, then cook in a family home. You’ll prepare a Moroccan dish, learn spice and knife techniques, make mint tea, and share the meal. Groups range from 1 to 10 people, with English and French guidance.

“We really enjoyed Naima’s cookingclass. We started doing some groceries at the market. And then we made a real maroccan dinner at the home of Naima and her family. Naima is a master pastry chef who learned us a lot of typical maroccan dishes we are definitely are going to make at home! Thank you Naima, Doha and Marwa!”

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4.Fez Cooking School at Palais Amani Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 94 reviews · from $100

Spend about four hours with the Fez Cooking School at Palais Amani. Shop for ingredients and sample treats in the medina souk, then cook on the palace rooftop with staff such as Loubna, Oussama, Ouafae, or Houssam. Finish with lunch in the gardens and take home a full set of recipes.

“This was the best thing we did in Morocco! Loubna (hostess, translator and chef) and our Chef instructor were absolutely awesome! It started with a tour of the souk and picking out our vegetables and buying spices. And the cooking portion was enjoyable and educational. I couldn’t recommended this enough!”

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5.Unforgettable Cooking Class in Fez

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 89 reviews · from $35

Start with pickup at 11 a.m., then follow a guide such as Badr, Mohammed, or Moundir through a Fez market to select ingredients. In a private kitchen, a local chef teaches you to prepare tagine and Moroccan salads before you sit down to eat. Vegetarian dishes are available, and pickup is offered.

“Mohammad was a good guide who spoke English well. It was our first day in Fes and he explained some history and recommended some local sights, as well as taking us to the Souk to get the fresh ingredients before heading to his Riad to do the cooking. The cook waRead more”

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6.Fez view cooking with grandmother

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 70 reviews · from $93

Meet near Hotel Batha, shop for ingredients at a local Fez market, then cook with grandmother Fatima on the Dar Settash rooftop. A translator helps with communication, and you finish by eating the meal you prepared while looking across the Medina. Recipes are emailed afterward.

“We had an awesome time with Grandma and Fatima! We loved interacting with Grandma. Trying to speak through Google translate was fun, and when she heard it, it brought a smile to Grandma. We especially liked going to the market fRead more”

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7.Cooking Class with Bread Workshop and Pastry in Fes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $46

Start at Dhar Richa with a market visit, then cook in a small-group setting with an instructor such as Bliss Munatas or Chaimae. Choose bread, Moroccan pastry, tajine, pastilla, or another dish. Finish with your meal, Moroccan tea, and a live pastry presentation.

“We took a class with Bliss Munatas at a home in Fes. We asked specifically to make a bread and a pastry. She was very hands on and very instructive. Both dishes came out great and were very tasty. She was very accommodating in getting Read more”

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8.Fez Cooking Class at Palais bab sahra

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $84

At Palais Bab Sahra near Fez’s Blue Gate, Mohamed guides you through the local souk before Fatima leads a hands-on Moroccan cooking class. Prepare tagine, couscous, salad, and mint tea, then eat in the palace setting with tea, fruit, and extra salads. Classes run for about four hours, though some take five to six.

“Palais bab sahra is beautifully decorated and is amazing. As I was waiting for my time to shop in the market to buy ingredients for my cooking class, Saad escorted me to the terrace and offered mint tea and cookies. It was a beautiful afternoon with great views. And SaaRead more”

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9.Cours de cuisines chez l’habitant

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $63

Join Abdul and Fatima in their Fes home for a private Moroccan cooking class. Shop for ingredients in the souk, share mint tea, then prepare sweet and savory dishes for lunch or dinner. Pickup is offered, and the experience lasts about five hours.

“What a nice time we had! It ended up being just my husband and I, so a private lesson. There was a mistake with the listing, the 3hr class started at 3pm not 2pm. Once we were able to communicate with the operator, he came quickly and Read more”

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10.Moroccan Crepes & Pastries Kitchen

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 34 reviews · 2 hours · from $34Best value

Spend two hours at Dar Sunrise Fes learning Moroccan cookies, cakes, msemen, maloui, baghrir, or harsha with local women. A translator helps while the chefs cook in Arabic. You will prepare at least one recipe, share mint tea, and may take finished biscuits and recipes home.

“È stato molto bello anche se la comunicazione con le ragazze era difficoltosa visto che parlavano solo arabo ma comunque a gesti ci si capiva! Sono state molto cordiali con me e la mia amica che siamo arrivate praticamente 2 ore prima dell’inizio del corso, a causa del brutto tempo e la pioggia, visto che era freddo siamo andate al Riad e ci hanno ospitate in casa loro. Offrendoci del cous cous in attesa dell’inizio del corso. Alla fine ci hanno dato dei biscotti da portare a casa e ci hanno anche dato la ricetta. Mi aspettavo si potessero preparare più varietà di biscotti ma probabilmente era perché eravamo un…”

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11.Fez Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 33 reviews · from $74

Meet near Hotel Batha in Fez for a three-hour Moroccan food class. Shop with your host in the old Medina, choose a menu, cook in a family-owned riad, then eat what you make with tea. Groups are capped at 12, and lunch or dinner is included depending on your booking.

“This is a scam—this guy has this class listed a bunch of times, probably because of poor reviews (look at the phone number he uses). This class cost $75 per person which is a LOT for Morocco but would have been worth it if it had actuallRead more”

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12.Authentic Cooking Class and Old Medina Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 17 reviews · 4 hours · from $73

Meet your English-speaking guide at Hotel Batha for a market walk through Fes’s old Medina. With hosts such as Asma and chef Oumaima, you’ll choose ingredients, cook traditional dishes in a family-owned riad, eat your three-course meal, and finish with Moroccan tea.

“Fantastic! The hosts were so nice and fun to be around. They answered every question we had and taught us how to make some really good food! We forgot to reach out before hand to let them know what we were interested in making. Definitely recommend giving them a heads up so they can prepare things days ahead that take longer.”

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13.Moroccan Cooking Workshop in fez Medina

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $104

Meet Fatima and her son at Palais Bab Sahra near Fez’s Blue Gate for a hands-on cooking class of about four hours. Shop in a local souk, prepare Moroccan bread, crepes, and pancakes, and ask about tagine options. You’ll eat what you make with salads, fruit, mint tea, and bottled water.

“Excellent facilities. Very friendly and helpful staff. Worth the price. Loved it. Fatima & son were delightful.”

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