Thailand · COOKING CLASSES
The best classes start at a market stall and end with four dishes you can repeat at home. These 15 compare market trips, farm settings and city kitchens, priced, timed and clear on how much you cook rather than watch.
Learn authentic Thai cooking at an organic Chiang Mai farm with market visit, hotel transfers, flexible menus, and hands-on instruction.
“Really good fun and the food was delicious. My boyfriend usually hates cooking and he really enjoyed it too!”
Cook Thai dishes in Chiang Mai with a local family, visit a market and herb garden, make curry paste, and enjoy a hands-on half-day class.
“Everything was well organised, the market tour was great and Balloon, our guide and cook is great and fun”
Review of Chiang Mai’s Grandma’s Home Cooking School, with market, organic farm, Thai recipes, transport, costs, and practical booking advice.
“Amazing! We cooked so many delicious things and i felt it was easy to follow along. Roger was a great guide in our cooking!”
Learn Thai and Akha cooking in a small Chiang Mai class with market shopping, hands-on recipes, coffee, hotel transfers, and a cookbook.
“A delicious culinary experience, that taught us the skills specific to Northern Thai and Akha cooking, so we can hopefully make some of these wonderful foods at home! The teacher was extremely friendly and helpful. It was a great time.”
Learn Thai cooking in Phuket with hands-on recipes, curry paste from scratch, optional market tour, fruit tasting, transfers, and dinner.
“This was so much fun and the best Thai food I’ve ever had!! They make the entire process really easy by providing all the ingredients, pre-portioned, and walking you through the steps as you go. I still dream about the food we made, it was so good 😍”
Cook four Thai dishes, tour a local market, and learn curry paste from scratch at Bangkok’s House of Taste Thai Cooking School.
“Great experience ever. Fours dishes cooked - the tutorial is clear and enjoy a lot. The teacher shows you the raw materials, cooking instructions, the process. Very friendly interaction and teach you lots of good history and cooking method. Definitely worth the money and will visit back again next time”
Learn Thai cooking in Chiang Mai with a market visit, private wok station, hotel pickup, flexible menus, and a digital recipe book.
“Make sure you don't eat too much before class, because during class you are going to eat 4 dishes altogether. Everyone could choose from more options, there were more types of soup, curry etc. We liked everything. The food, the kitchen, the organisation of the class. Our instructor was amazing she had a great sense of humour. I highly recommend this class if you like cooking and want tot learn something more about Thai kitchen.”
Learn to cook four Thai dishes, shop a local market, and enjoy a generous meal at Tingly Thai Cooking School in Bangkok.
“I had an incredible experience at Tingly Thai Cooking School. We made several dishes from scratch, and every single one was honestly better than what I’ve had at most restaurants. The food was fresh, flavorful, and incredibly well balanced. What really made the experience special was the host. She was warm, personable, and truly amazing at making everyone feel comfortable and confident in the kitchen. It never felt rushed or overly scripted. It felt thoughtful, hands on, and genuinely fun. I also loved the cooking environment. The space was very clean, well organized, and set up in a way that made it easy to follow along and stay focused throughout…”
Cook five Thai dishes at Mama Noi, from a local market and organic garden visit to a filling meal and take-home cookbook.
“Really enjoys this activity Guide TEE was amazing she had great fun and really taught us a lot but in an enjoyable way. The transport was brilliant to my hostel wasn’t listed as an option, but they still collected me from there when I hadn’t submitted my pick up point so I found this very accommodating. You get so much food so definitely don’t eat too much beforehand if you are going to the afternoon sessions. The little cookbook at the end of was icing on the cake! Food was fab”
Learn four Thai dishes, shop a local Bangkok market by tuk tuk, and cook with a friendly chef in this small-group class.
“Excellent class! Very welcoming team and very clear explanations.”
Spend a full day cooking Thai food at a Chiang Mai farm, with market shopping, hands-on lessons, lunch, recipes, and hotel pickup.
“I enjoyed cooking with Lili very much. It was lovely day, full of good food, nice fiends and laughing. I will recommend it to everyone who want to try cooking Thai dishes. It's simple!”
Learn Thai recipes at your own station, tour a Phuket market, and enjoy hotel pickup in this fun three-hour cooking class.
“Jim and Sally were the best! We had such a great time learning about the different fruits and how to prepare some of our favorite dishes. The food turned out delicious and while we cooked we laughed and enjoyed ourselves. Jim combines cooking with comedy. This was one of the highlights of our trip!”
Cook five Thai dishes, visit a local market, and enjoy a hands-on farm kitchen class with hotel pickup in Chiang Mai.
“We had a wonderful experience with this half-day Thai cooking class! The whole day was very enjoyable from start to finish. Our guide took us to a local market and was extremely attentive, explaining each ingredient with great detail and patience. The cooking class itself was fun, well organized, and easy to follow. Everything was delicious, and we learned a lot. Highly recommended!”
Review of Khao Lak’s Thai cooking class with Chef Wandee, a Bang Niang market visit, hands-on recipes, hotel transfers, and practical booking tips.
“Highly accomplished teacher who has worked in Finland, NZ and a judge on a cooking show. Shopping for food in market was very educational and enjoyable to”
Learn Thai cooking in Bangkok with market shopping, mango carving, tuk-tuk transport, four dishes, and recipes to take home.
“This was such a fun way to experience the culture and learn what you are eating! We had a nice tour of the market and has SO much good food. The facility was really clean and nice. Definitely recommend!”
Pick a coast, a kitchen or a temple.
