Kids’ and family cooking classes in Chicago

19 schools · Updated October 2026

Classes kids can take alone or cook through with a parent. We found 19 schools in and around Chicago for this, with classes from about $60 a person.

1
The Chopping Block
Cooking school · Lincoln Square, Chicago
Lincoln Square recreational cooking school, open since 1997, with five-day boot camps
4.9on Google, 932 reviewsFrench · Baking & pastry · Knife skills & basicsFrom $250Private groups
2
Bettie's Chicago
Cooking school · River North, Chicago
Baker Bettie's 1950s diner-styled River North studio for bread, pastry and baking science
5.0on Google, 277 reviewsBaking & pastry · FrenchPrivate groups
3
Oui Chef
Chef’s studio · Lincoln Park, Chicago
Small kids' cooking classes from 18 months up, run by a French Pastry School alum
5.0on Google, 28 reviewsBaking & pastryFrom $38Private groups
4
Junior Chefs Kitchen
Kids’ cooking school · Greektown, Chicago
Kids' cooking classes, camps and parties in Lincoln Park and the West Loop
4.8on Google, 69 reviewsMexican & Latin · Southern & Cajun · Baking & pastryPrivate groups
5
Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio Wicker Park
Cooking school · Wicker Park, Chicago
Wicker Park kids' cooking school on North Avenue, with teen camps and parties
5.0on Google, 23 reviewsItalian & pasta · Baking & pastry · Plant-basedFrom $120Private groups
6
iCook After School
Cooking school · North Center, Chicago
Hands-on after-school cooking enrichment for kids, run inside partner schools and sold through each school's own session.
4.8on Google, 59 reviewsPlant-based
7
Sur La Table Skokie (Old Orchard)
Kitchen store with classes · Skokie, IL
Sur La Table's in-store teaching kitchen at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie
No ratings yetItalian & pastaFrom $49Private groups
8
Wilton Sweet Studio
Cooking school · Naperville, IL
Wilton's baking and cake-decorating school at its Naperville headquarters
No ratings yetBaking & pastry · Knife skills & basicsFrom $109
9
La Scuola at Eataly Chicago
Cooking school · Streeterville, Chicago
Eataly Chicago's regional Italian cooking school, from pasta to mozzarella to wine dinners
No ratings yetItalian & pasta · Cocktails & wineFrom $60Private groups
10
North American Pizza & Culinary Academy
Cooking school · Lisle, IL
Lisle pizza school with Chicago-style classes and Italian pizzaiolo certification
No ratings yetItalian & pastaFrom $70Private groups
11
Sur La Table Chicago (900 N Michigan)
Kitchen store with classes · Gold Coast, Chicago
Sur La Table's teaching kitchen inside its 900 North Michigan store in the Gold Coast
No ratings yetItalian & pasta · FrenchFrom $49Private groups
12
Chicago Botanic Garden Cooking Classes
Community kitchen · Glencoe, IL
Chef-led cooking and baking classes in the Chicago Botanic Garden's ITW Kitchen
No ratings yetBaking & pastry · Plant-basedFrom $94
13
Marcel's Culinary Experience
Kitchen store with classes · Glen Ellyn, IL
Glen Ellyn kitchenware store running 350 classes a year, with wine and beer included
No ratings yetSouthern & Cajun · Baking & pastryFrom $55Private groups
14
Sur La Table Naperville
Kitchen store with classes · Naperville, IL
Sur La Table's downtown Naperville teaching kitchen, with several classes most days
No ratings yetItalian & pastaFrom $49Private groups
15
Kidz Can Cook
Kids’ cooking school · Chicago
Edison Park kids' cooking storefront with themed evening classes and day-off camps
No ratings yetSouthern & Cajun · Baking & pastryFrom $50Private groups
16
JASC Chicago Cooking Classes
Community kitchen · West Ridge, Chicago
Home-style Japanese cooking classes from the Japanese American Service Committee
No ratings yetSushi & Asian · Knife skills & basics
17
Give Me Some Sugar
Cooking school · Roscoe Village, Chicago
Roscoe Village baking school for cake decorating, macarons, donuts and pies
No ratings yetBaking & pastryPrivate groups
18
Taste Buds Kitchen Bannockburn
Cooking school · Bannockburn, IL
North Shore kitchen studio for kids, caregiver-and-me, family and BYOB adult classes
No ratings yetItalian & pasta · Baking & pastry · Plant-basedPrivate groups
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Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio
Cooking school · Oak Park, IL
Oak Park kids' and teens' cooking school with after-school classes and break camps
No ratings yetItalian & pasta · Baking & pastry · Plant-basedFrom $120Private groups