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“Really was one of the best things we’ve done on our Thailand holiday. Beautiful animals and such important work they’re doing at the sanctuary. So pleased we chose this place to visit.”
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.
“The Thai Akha Kitchen was a perfect culinary experience. Niti was an exceptionally great instructor, her facility, staff and manner were spot on, inciteful, comforting and humorous. We shared her link to numerous fellow travelers. Home now aRead more”
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.
“best cooking class ever. I loved the herb garden tour and I really liked that we get our individual cooking stations and eat our own food.”
Phuket Thai cooking class with optional market tour: make curry paste from scratch, cook Thai favorites, get recipes and drinks with pickup.
“Picked up at the hotel right on the given time. The food market tour was pleasant and very informative on local ingredients, with delicious fruits to try at the end. Cooking was very enjoyable and food was very delicious. Highly recommend!”
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.
“Excellent class! Very welcoming team and very clear explanations.”
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.
“Had a wonderful time, learned a lot and felt lucky to be there”
Shop Bang Niang Market, learn curry pastes from scratch with chef Wandee Rathanapan, and eat a full homemade Thai meal in Khao Lak.
“Chef Wendee and her assistants were knowledgeable and patient. I appreciated learning about the ingredients at the local market then cooking several courses. All of the food was excellent and now I feel I can make Thai food on my own at home. Wonderful experience, highly recommend!”
Hands-on classes and market tours, city by city.
