Taormina: Sicilian Cooking Class

About This Experience

This is a morning cooking class in Taormina run by SAT Group. You meet at 10:00 AM at Ristorante Pizzeria Porta Messina, beside the Porta Messina Arch in the town centre. The listing gives the length as 3.5 hours, so expect to finish at about 13:30.

The class opens with a coffee break and snack and a short briefing on the local ingredients. Then you cook with a chef, and hand-made pasta is the part the listing puts first. At the end the group sits down to the lunch it prepared, with wine and soft drinks. Each person leaves with a certificate and an autographed apron.

This is not a theatre tour. The Ancient Theatre is not part of the class and no admission to it is included. It does work as the first half of a Taormina day: the class ends around early afternoon, so you can buy a theatre ticket separately afterwards. The park’s ticket page shows full admission at EUR 14 and EUR 7 reduced for EU citizens aged 18 to 25 (checked 3 November 2026). Opening hours change with the season, so check the park’s current hours before planning a late-afternoon visit. The listing does not give a walking time from the restaurant to the theatre.

There is one option, priced from about $117 per person (checked November 2026), with the earliest date showing on 4 November. The listing gives no group size. Some reviewers from 2023 and 2024 describe classes of 25 to 30 people, so ask the operator how many are booked if a small class matters to you.

Highlights

• Starts at 10:00 AM beside the Porta Messina Arch in the town centre
• Opens with a briefing on the local ingredients over a coffee break
• Hand-made pasta is the part the listing singles out
• You eat the lunch your own group prepared
• Taught in English or Italian
• Wheelchair accessible, according to the listing

What's Included

• ✓ Class with a chef
• ✓ Food and wine
• ✓ Soft drinks with the lunch
• ✓ Coffee break and snack
• ✓ Apron and certificate
• ✓ Taxes

Not Included

• Additional alcoholic beverages
• Admission to the Ancient Theatre (not part of this class)
• Hotel pick-up (none is listed; you meet at the restaurant)

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Details of any food allergy or intolerance, to tell the staff
• Your booking confirmation showing the 10:00 meeting time
• Photo ID if you plan to claim a reduced theatre ticket afterwards

Good to Know & Caveats

• Tell the staff about any food allergy or intolerance.
• Children in the class must be supervised by their parents at all times.
• Smoking is not allowed.
• The listing gives no group size. Reviews from 2023 and 2024 mention 25 to 30 people, which made it hard to hear the instructor or get one-to-one help.
• One 2024 reviewer says that on a rainy day the class was moved to another restaurant.
• The 'skip the ticket line' label on the listing is generic and has nothing to do with the Ancient Theatre. Theatre entry is not included.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before for a full refund.

Meeting Point

Ristorante Pizzeria Porta Messina, beside the Porta Messina Arch in the centre of Taormina. The class starts at 10:00 AM.