Hungarian Culinary Experience: Local Gastronomy

Join our Hungarian Cooking Class to master iconic dishes, explore local culture, and savor authentic flavors. Perfect for culinary enthusiasts!

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Király u. 77 - Discover Hungary Through Cooking!
    Is there a more delightful way to explore a country than by savoring its local cuisine? Absolutely! By preparing these dishes yourself with the guidance of a skilled local chef.
    If you’re intrigued by Hungarian cuisine, join us to create one of Hungary’s most renowned dishes! You’ll gain insights…
What's Included
  • Stories and information about Hungarian food, customs, and everyday life
  • Iconic Hungarian dish and starter
  • Hungarian wine, homemade soft drinks, and mineral water
  • Cozy private setting in a historic upper-middle class building
  • Special culinary experience in a Hungarian flat
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Meal Options
  • Hungarian bites (farmer’s plate) - During the cooking you can taste the local ingredients (different paprikas, sausage, spicy curd cheese cream) and learn about these.
  • Goulash soup (with beef meat, celery)
  • Chicken paprikas with small dumplings (dairy, egg, flour)
  • Stuffed cabbage (pork meat, dairy, egg)
  • Savoury meat crepe a la Hortobagy style (dairy, egg, flour)
Additional Information

This unique culinary program takes place in our Hungarian flat.
Explore local ingredients, Hungarian cuisine, traditions, culture, and daily life.
Engage in cooking practice and techniques, communal dining, and fascinating insights about Hungary!
Discover how to prepare Goulash, Chicken Paprikas, and more to delight your family or friends at home….

Location
Király u. 77
Király utca
The place is in the centre of Budapest, so it is easy access. It is a yellow building at the corner of Kiraly Street and Csengery Street. The front gate is on Kiraly Street. My studio is on 2nd floor/door No. 17. My doorbell is 17 (please, click these numbers). Please, use this when you will arrive.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ovargas0203
May 10, 2025
Fantastic experience in Budapest - We recently had a team meeting in Budapest with about 45 team members. One of our team events were learning how to cook some local foods and it was an overall hit. It was coupled with some finger, food and wine in the beginning, and they were even kind enough to bring out a slice of birthday cake so the team can sing happy birthday to one of our colleagues.Overall great experience and a fantastic event to have as a team or group.
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209christiaanr
Apr 8, 2025
Super fun and tasty workshop - Super nice experience with a very friendly and enthusiastic lady. The address of the location was easy to find, but it was exciting to get into the building, because there are several apartments and we had not paid attention to which number we had to be. We were received super friendly and by another cancellation, it turned out that my husband and I only got a private lesson with the two of us. The explanation about the chicken paprikash was very clear and step by step we could cut and prepare everything ready ourselves. The preparation of the accompanying Späzle (type of pasta) was also a discovery for us. In between there was also a snack with Körözött (spread of goat cheese with cottage cheese and paprika) We had a very pleasant contact with Marti and we had nice conversations about life in Hungary and the passion for cooking and local food. We also received tips for our further visit to Budapest and where we could buy certain products. This is highly recommended which we enjoyed very much. The chicken paprikash is already on the menu at home for when the children visit.
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Melanieba6130us
Apr 19, 2023
Unique and wonderful experience, highly recommend! - I can not say enough good things about Marti's cooking course! This was the second time we did it, the first time was several years ago on our last trip to Budapest and it was even better than I remember, if that's possible. Truly a highlight of both our trips! Marti is so warm and welcoming, knowledgable about Hungarian culture and helps navigate us through cooking the most incredible meals. Better than any restaurant we've been to and I only hope we can recreate this magic back home.
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Proitinere
Nov 27, 2018
Private Dinner - Marti prepared a fantastic four course Hungarian dinner for just the two of us. She was a fantastic host and gave us a couple of great recipes to try back home!
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Motc5669
Sep 8, 2018
Wonderful culinary experience - Well worth the investment. Enjoyable from start to finish. Food was excellent. Host was warm and friendly.
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Tadoulami
Sep 4, 2018
Dinner Review - On a recent trip to Budapest, Hungary, my husband,daughter and I had a memorable authentic Hungarian dinner at the home of Marti (Kitchen Pixie Budapest). The breads, the chicken paprikash, the Gerbeaud layer cake and other goodies were delicious! I will treasure the recipes, make them often, and think of Hungary and the gracious hosts. Koszonom!
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Richard
Jun 15, 2018
Amazing Food and Wine experience with Kitchen Pixie in Budapest - We had the most amazing food and wine experience with Kitchen Pixie in Budapest. Marti cooked us some wonderful food, shared the history and culture of the food, Hungary and her home region. Along with the food we had 8 wonderful bottles of South Pannonia wine with fascinating information on the wines, the wine region and wine culture of Hungary. This was a 5 star night, we are all looking forward to our next trip to Budapest we all agree we'd love to do it all over again with Kitchen Pixie!
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Traveld0g22
May 31, 2018
Incredible experience! - We celebrated a friend's birthday with private dining experience with Marti and it was wonderful! Marti is so warm and her food was incredible! We also had a few dietary restrictions (gluten free, vegetarian) and she was very accommodating. This was a great change from eating in restaurants and it was also a nice opportunity to learn more about Budapest from the perspective of a local. We would highly recommend this experience!!
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Bevchook
May 28, 2018
Delicious Dinner Prepared by Marti (Kitchen Pixie Budapes) - The dinner was delicious! We enjoyed our different courses, and Marti spent time explaining the different parts of the meal. She was friendly, and the food was superb. I have never participated in a group private dining experience before, but hope I get the opportunity again. Thank you!!
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Cekkot
May 10, 2018
A truly fantastic host… - This was my first private dining and what an experience. Máta Bedö is owner of the apartment and the host for the event and what at truly fantastic host she was. We had a 4-curse authentic Hungarian menu were everything was homemade with home grown vegetables and herbs cooked after family recipes. I’m sure we couldn’t have tasted such a great menu elsewhere and thank you Máta for being such a nice host 
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From $102
up to 10 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).