Learn to hand-stretch and fire a true Neapolitan pizza and roll fresh pasta alongside a local home cook in a private kitchen — the most delicious, hands-on way to understand Naples's soul. Utterly joyful and bucket-list.
What to expect
Your host welcomes you into a private Neapolitan kitchen — typically a home cook or retired restaurateur with decades of family recipes — and the lesson unfolds like a friendship rather than a class. You'll learn the UNESCO-recognised art of Neapolitan pizza-making from scratch: dough, sauce, fior di latte mozzarella, and the blistering wood-fire finish. Fresh pasta follows — perhaps tagliatelle with ragù or rigatoni with fried aubergine (the famous pasta alla norma). The class ends seated at the family table with wine, food you made, and stories you'll tell for years.
Good to know
Book through Withlocals.com and request a private session for your group — ideal for 2–8 guests. Classes typically run 10am–1pm, leaving plenty of time for afternoon exploration or return to the port. Naples port is 10–15 minutes by taxi from the centro storico where most hosts are based. Dietary requirements can be accommodated with advance notice.