13 Cooking Classes in Chiang Mai Worth Booking

1.Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19,087 reviews · from $29Our pick

Travel from your Chiang Mai hotel to a local market and Smile Organic Farm Cooking School. Choose dishes across curry paste, curry, stir-fry, soup, and spring rolls, then cook at your own station with guides such as Lily, K, Love, or Cici. Vegetarian and vegan menus are available.

“Loved the cooking class with Cici. Everything went smooth, from pick up to going to the market and cooking location. Cici explained all the procedures clearly and in the end we had a delicious meal. A bonus was a visit to the herb garden and smelling all the different herbs and learning what they’re being used for.”

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2.Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,824 reviews · 3h 30m · from $31

Spend 210 minutes with Thai Cottage Home Cookery School, visiting a local market, picking herbs, making curry paste, and cooking several Thai dishes. English-speaking instructors such as Wave, Tu, Flook, Kat, and Balloon guide you through the class. Hotel transfers cover stays within 3 km of Chiang Mai Old Town.

“Wave was amazing, and excellent English! food we made was devine, can't wait till I can make it again. great experience, I'd recommend 👍”

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3.Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 4,546 reviews · 210 minutes - 7 hours · from $34

Join Grandma’s Home Cooking School for a market and farm visit followed by hands-on Thai cooking. You’ll choose your dishes, make curry paste, cook at your own station, and eat what you prepare. Full-day classes add traditional coconut milk making. Guides such as Kiki, Jimmie, Patty, and Roger bring humor and clear instruction.

“Excellent! Could not have been better. We were certainly well fed. Our teacher chef Kiki was fabulous and her assistants were plentiful, busy supplying new ingredients and whisking away used dish’s and utensils.”

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4.Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,358 reviews · from $42

Spend about six hours at Thai Akha Kitchen learning Thai and Akha recipes with instructors such as On or Niti. The morning session adds a local market visit, while both sessions include an individual station, coffee, a full-color cookbook, hotel transfers within 3 km, and a large meal of dishes you prepare yourself.

“We did the Thai and Akha Cooking Class and it was one of the most enjoyable and genuinely informative things we did in Chiang Mai. Our teacher, On, was fantastic — warm, funny, and incredibly knowledgeable. She didn’t just walk us throuRead more”

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5.Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,365 reviews · 3h 30m · from $25Best value

Chiang Mai Daddy’s Kitchen combines hotel pickup, a local market visit, and a hands-on Thai cooking class in a family-style setting. English-speaking instructors such as Cha-em, New, and Wave guide you through fresh herbs, curry paste, soups, stir-fries, and mango sticky rice. You choose dishes, cook at your own station, and receive a digital recipe book.

“Fantastic experience and highly recommend. Our cookery teacher, New, was brilliant, knowledgeable and very funny. We had an amazing time and met some really lovely people whilst learning about and cooking 4 dishes each, lots to eat so go with an empty tummy!”

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6.Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,151 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Spend four hours with an English-speaking chef at Mama Noi Cookery School. Visit a local market, pick herbs in the organic garden, then cook five Thai dishes at your own station. Choose from dishes such as pad Thai, khao soi, soups, stir-fries, and curries, before eating your meal and taking home a recipe book.

“Great afternoon activity to learn some of the signature Thai dishes including Khao Soi. Loved it. As a bonus visiting the market also takes you to much more authentic place than the usual “touristy” markets and you learn about traditional thai ingredients 👌”

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7.Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,127 reviews · from $39

Spend about eight hours with Smile Organic Farm Cooking School near Chiang Mai. After hotel pickup and a local market visit, choose dishes from eight Thai cooking categories, learn about herbs in the garden, cook at your own station, and eat what you make. Vegetarian and vegan menus are available.

“A Perfect day in our holiday. It was so much fun for us. I would recomment this to anyone who stays in Chiang Mai”

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8.Chiang Mai: HALF-DAY COOKING COURSE at a Thai Cooking Farm

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 705 reviews · 6 hours · from $28

Spend six hours with English-speaking instructors such as Oily, Timi, Katie, or Gobby, starting at a local market before cooking five Thai dishes at The Rice Barn. You work at your own station, eat what you make, and receive a recipe e-book. Hotel pickup, ingredients, transport, and tea or coffee are included.

“Wow, where to begin. You're collected from your accommodation and are then brought to a local market where the chef (Katy for our session) taught us about the ingredients we were going to be using. You're then taken to the Rice Barn Cookery cook, a stunning setting for an afternoon/evening cooking session. Her instructions and demonstrations were very clear, helpful and she was able to bring a lot of humour. The food was fresh and plentiful. Katy and her team were excellent. I would highly recommend this to anyone visiting Chiang Mai.”

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9.Chiang Mai: Evening Cooking Class and Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 648 reviews · 5 hours · from $28

Join Galangal Cooking Studio for a five-hour evening class with pickup in central Chiang Mai. With instructors such as New, Aoy, and Oi, you will visit a local market and organic garden, choose dishes from Thai favorites, prepare curry paste, then eat what you make. Vegetarian, vegan, Halal, and gluten-free options are available.

“A wonderful evening of cooking with a lovely teacher. Would recommend this to anyone visiting Chiang Mai!”

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10.Cooking Class with Organic Farm in Chiang Mai at Mama Noi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 502 reviews · from $32

Spend four hours cooking at Mama Noi near Chiang Mai. Your driver takes you to a local market, then to an organic garden and a personal cook station. Instructors such as Nook, Tida, Fern, and Pam guide you through several Thai dishes, dessert, and Thai tea. Hotel pickup, a meal, and a recipe book are included.

“AMAZING EXPERIENCE! they were all so nice and so informative. I did a few activities this trip to Thailand but this by far was my favorite. The inside with A/C was perfect. I love you get the recipe book to take home. The food was yummy! They even let me make mine as spicy as I wanted. I strongly recommend!”

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11.Evening Cooking Class in Organic Farm with Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 394 reviews · from $29

Start with hotel pickup at 3:30 pm, visit Somphet Market, then head to a farm cooking school. Chef Perm guides you through curry paste, six dishes, papaya salad, and mango sticky rice. You cook at your own station, eat your meal, and return by shared transfer.

“Ride was punctual and our guide/cook was amazing. There were jokes and laughs non stop. Everyone that was there with us trueky enjoyed themselves”

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12.We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 378 reviews · 270 minutes - 5 hours · from $32

Join Mam at We Cook Thai Home Garden Cooking School for a half-day Thai food lesson. Visit a local market, learn about herbs and spices, then cook several dishes in your own wok at her home garden kitchen. Morning and evening classes are available, with vegetarian options, hotel pickup within 3 km, a recipe book, and a certificate.

“Amazing morning spent cooking sooooo much food. First we went to the market and bought the ingredients while learning about the different origins and tastes each ingredient provides. Then we made 5 different dishes all absolutely delicious. There are lots of options to choose from. Personally I chose pad Thai, papaya salad, khao soy, Tom yum and mango sticky rice. Mam was an excellent teacher and super friendly giving me advice on how to replicate this back home. Unfortunately I couldn’t quite finish it all, but no worries I could take some of it home with me!! The garden kitchen was pretty with lots of fish in the pond that…”

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13.Tomyumthai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 234 reviews · from $32

Join chef-instructors Oun and Gae for a half-day Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai. Visit a local market, choose six dishes, then cook and eat them step by step in a friendly small group. Hotel pickup within the Old City, equipment, drinks, a recipe book, and online photos are included.

“Fantastic. Cooking and eating in what feels like a family home. Great experience. Hosts are good fun and make the 3 hours very enjoyable. Food tasted great. Definitely one to do again and highly recommend.”

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