COOKING TRAVEL GUIDE
The kitchens worth booking.
The 15 cooking classes travellers rate highest in Thailand, from organic-farm classes outside Chiang Mai to curry-paste pounding in Bangkok and seaside kitchens in Phuket and Krabi. A market tour, a hot wok and the balance of sweet, sour, salt and heat.
A hands-on Thai cooking class at an organic farm in Chiang Mai, with hotel pickup, a market stop, and vegan options for curry paste to spring rolls.
Most Popular“Highly recommend! Dont come hungry and dont eat yourself full on the first course as you are gonna want to have room for the 2 additional meals”
Chiang Mai market and Thai herb garden, then hands-on cooking with scratch curry paste and a garden meal.
Chiang Mai cooking class with market and organic farm: eggs, mushrooms, curry paste, Khao Soi, and step-by-step dishes at your station.
Small-group Thai and Akha cooking class in Chiang Mai with market shopping, hotel pickup, a full menu, and a full-color cookbook.
“This was such a fun and informative activity to do with the family! The staff kept everyone entertained throughout the market tour as well as the cooking class! And the food we made turned out great! Highly recommended!”
Chiang Mai’s organic farm plus Thai cooking class. Shop at the market, pick veggies and eggs, then cook curry paste and 3–5 dishes.
“Lovely experience. Everything was taken care of perfectly!”
Phuket Thai cooking class with optional market tour: make curry paste from scratch, cook Thai favorites, get recipes and drinks with pickup.
“Really fun and easy cooking class. The instructor was personable and gave clear instructions, introducing each of the ingredients to us. The assistants were all super helpful too, giving careful guidance throughout. I also did the market tour Read more”
Shop Chiang Mai herbs, cook Thai classics in an organic garden, pound curry paste from scratch, then eat your creations. Pickup included.
“It was so much fun! Toy was amazing! Coming back 🌱”
Bangkok hands-on cooking with a market morning or mango carving later, plus four Thai dishes you make and recipes you get.
Shop Chiang Mai herbs at a local market, cook Thai classics at Daddy’s Kitchen, and take home a PDF recipe book.
Half-day Thai cooking in Bangkok with a market walk, curry-paste making, and 4 dishes plus recipes to take home for $41.
Cook five Thai dishes from scratch with an English chef after a local market and organic farm visit at Mama Noi. Pickup included.
Maliwan Thai Cooking Class in Bangkok: tuk-tuk market tour and hands-on cooking of 4 dishes, with recipes to take home.
“Very nice cooking teacher. Very nice market and cooking experience and really nice Thai dishes. Go for it!”
A 7-hour Phuket-area elephant sanctuary day near Khao Lak with river bathing viewing, Thai cooking class, lunch, and Sai Rung waterfall.
Half-day Thai cooking in Phuket with hotel pickup, a local market ingredient hunt, and hands-on dishes in a small group.
“Our “guide” was incredibly funny and interesting. I cook Thai food at home but still learned a lot from her. Also learned a lot about some of the ingredients used in genuine Thai food while at the market. We did about 12 excursions on our 3-week SE Asia trip and this was the best. Just…”
Shop Bang Niang Market, learn curry pastes from scratch with chef Wandee Rathanapan, and eat a full homemade Thai meal in Khao Lak.
“Great class, enjoyed the trip to the market to buy the fresh seafood. The coking was great, well explained and friendly. Best of all was eating the food. Amazing”
Hands-on classes and market tours, city by city.
