Tastings · New York City
Cheese Classes at Murray's, New York City
Murray's Cheese runs in-person classes at its shop at 254 Bleecker Street in the West Village most days of the week. Autumn 2026 classes cost from $71 for the Cheese and Wine Pairing Hour to $113 for a mozzarella and burrata double feature, booked online. A typical tasting lasts 1.5 hours and covers six cheeses with wine. The classrooms are up and down stairs and are not wheelchair accessible.
- Where
- 254 Bleecker St, Manhattan
- Prices (fall 2026)
- About $71 to $113
- Length
- Usually 1.5 hours
- Booking
- Online, in advance
What the Classes Are Like
The calendar mixes three kinds of class. Guided tastings, such as Cheese 101, take you through six cheese families with a Murray's affineur, covering rinds, milk types and how each style is made, with red and white wine. Pairing classes match cheese with wine, beer, pickles or, around Halloween, candy. Hands-on classes teach mozzarella, burrata and pasta making.
Some tastings focus on Murray's own cave-aged cheeses, for example From the Caves: Murray's Cheeses and Red Wine Pairing at $98 in October 2026. These are tastings in the classroom, not tours of the caves.
Prices and Booking
A sample of the late October and November 2026 calendar: the Cheese and Wine Pairing Hour at $71, Mozzarella Making at $92, Around-the-World Cheese and Wine Tasting at $98, Pickles and Cheese Pairing at $98, Rare and Seasonal Finds at $103 and Mozzarella and Burrata Making at $113. Prices vary by date and sometimes drop in sales. Book on Murray's class site; Murray's gift cards can be used, and there is a cancellation policy on each listing. Some classes are filmed for social media, so ask the education team if that matters to you.
Getting There
The shop is on Bleecker Street in the West Village, a few blocks from the Christopher Street and West 4th Street subway stations. Classes take place in classrooms upstairs and downstairs, which have no step-free access.
Beyond the City
For cheese on the farm, the Little Falls Cheese Festival each October brings New York cheesemakers together, and Amtrak runs from Penn Station to Utica for the Central New York Cheese Trail.
Cheeses to Taste Here
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Questions People Ask
How much are Murray's cheese classes?
In autumn 2026 they ranged from $71 for the one-hour Cheese and Wine Pairing Hour to $113 for mozzarella and burrata making. Most tastings were $98.
Does Murray's offer cave tours?
Not as a public class. Murray's runs tastings of its cave-aged cheeses in the Bleecker Street classrooms, but the class calendar lists no tours of the caves.
Are Murray's classes wheelchair accessible?
No. The classrooms are upstairs and downstairs in the Bleecker Street building.
Official site: classes.murrayscheese.com/location/murrays-cheese-in-person…. Dates, hours and prices checked 22 October 2026; confirm on the official site before you travel. See all cheese tastings.