Alongside eating your way around the island (see our what to eat guide), a hands-on cooking class is a well-established, popular activity here — Santorini has enough dedicated culinary tourism that classes range from casual half-day sessions to more involved multi-course experiences.
What a typical class covers
Most classes run three to four hours and walk you through several Cycladic classics in one sitting — tomato fritters, Greek salad, fava, and often a main like stuffed vegetables (yemista) or a pork dish, finishing with the meal you cooked eaten together as a group. Vegetarian adaptations are commonly available on request.
Ftelos Brewery's cooking classes
One well-known option pairs the cooking class format with a working brewery visit — a tour of the brewing facility plus a hands-on class making dishes designed to go with the beer itself (think beer-battered croquettes and stout-based sauces), finishing with the meal paired with tastings. A genuinely different angle from the wine-focused food pairing covered in our wine pairing guide.
Estate and seaside settings
Other operators run classes at private estates or seaside settings, often including wine with the meal, with a more intimate, small-group format than a brewery-based class.
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