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The 15 Best Thai Cooking Classes

43 tours  ·  from $25 a head

A market walk for the herbs, then four or five dishes you cook yourself and eat. These 15 classes are priced and clear on how much you cook versus watch, whether the curry paste is pounded by hand, and which send you home with the recipes.

Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai - Choosing dishes across five Thai food categories
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Half-Day Thai Cooking Class at Organic Farm in Chiang Mai

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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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour - Choosing dishes that fit your appetite
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class, Market & Thai Herbs Garden Tour

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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Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit - The local market makes Thai ingredients less mysterious
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Chiang Mai: Authentic Cooking Class with Market & Farm Visit

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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Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai - Individual stations make the class genuinely practical
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Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

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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Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour Option - Clear instruction from Gigi, Nid, and the kitchen team
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Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour Option

5.Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,665 reviews · from $65

Spend about three hours cooking Thai food at Chef VJ’s Phuket class, with optional pickup and a market visit at Mae Somchit Kata Fresh Market. Guides including Gigi and Nid explain ingredients, curry paste, substitutions, and each cooking step. You prepare your own dishes, eat them fresh, and receive recipes by email.

“! I just completed an incredible cooking class led by the amazing Chef Gigi and her fantastic assistant Nid, and I can honestly say it was one of the best cultural experiences I’ve had in Thailand. From start to finish, Gigi and her team were energetic, engaging, and incredibly organized. You could feel their passion—not just for food, but for making sure every guest had a memorable and hands-on experience. We learned how to cook four authentic Thai dishes: Yum Yum soup, Petite Petite (a spicy stir fry with bold flavors), rich and flavorful Panang Curry, and the absolute showstopper—pineapple sticky rice. Each dish was thoughtfully explained, and we were…”

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Bangkok: Hands-on Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour - The morning market near Asoke
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Bangkok: Hands-on Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour

6.Bangkok: Hands-on Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,614 reviews · 3h 30m · from $45

Meet near BTS Asoke for a guided market visit on the 8:30 AM class, then cook four Thai dishes at House of Taste Thai Cooking School. Afternoon and evening classes replace the market with mango carving. Instructors such as Jay, Pitch, April, and Jen teach in clear English, with dietary substitutions available by advance request.

“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”

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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup - From market bags to a family-style kitchen
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Market and Pickup

7.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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Bangkok: Tingly Thai Cooking School Half-Day Cooking Class - The morning market adds more than a shopping stop
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Bangkok: Tingly Thai Cooking School Half-Day Cooking Class

8.Bangkok: Tingly Thai Cooking School Half-Day Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,191 reviews · 3 hours · from $41

Meet an English-speaking instructor at Tingly Thai Cooking School opposite the Marriott Hotel Surawong. Morning classes add a guided market visit, followed by hands-on cooking of Tom Yum Kung, Pad Thai Kung, mango sticky rice, and a curry that changes by day. Instructors such as Song, Nam, Cho, and Chon bring plenty of energy, while recipes and vegetarian options make the class easy to enjoy and repeat at home.

“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…”

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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi - Five Dishes, Several Choices, and a Full Workstation
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Chiang Mai: Cooking Class with Organic Farm at Mama Noi

9.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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Bangkok: Maliwan Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour - Inside the Maliwan cooking school
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Bangkok: Maliwan Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour

10.Bangkok: Maliwan Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,133 reviews · from $40

Spend four hours with an English-speaking Thai cooking instructor, visiting a local market by tuk tuk before preparing four dishes at Maliwan Thai Cooking Class. Classes hold up to six people, include ingredients, rice, drinks, recipes, and an e-certificate. Menus vary, and dietary needs should be shared when booking.

“An excellent morning. The trip to the market was very interesting. Mae provided lots of information about the foods we saw and ingredients she bought. We had a small group, just 6 of us, which was great. We made chicken green curry, prawn pad Thai and a chicken coconut soup and Mae made mango sticky rice. The tuition was excellent, everything was explained well and the organisation was brilliant from providing us with all the ingredients already measured, to clearing away, to providing us with water. I hope we will make these recipes at home, if we can find all of the ingredients. Our dishes were delicious. There was a…”

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Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai) - Arriving at Smile Organic Farm
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Full Day Thai Cooking at Farm (Chiang Mai)

11.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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Hands-on Thai Cooking Class Phuket with Market Tour Option! - The dishes you may prepare
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Hands-on Thai Cooking Class Phuket with Market Tour Option!

12.Hands-on Thai Cooking Class Phuket with Market Tour Option!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 808 reviews · from $75

At Kata Thai Cooking Class in Phuket, Jim and Sally guide you through a hands-on lesson at your own cooking station. Choose a morning or afternoon class, add the market tour to learn about Thai ingredients, then prepare and eat several dishes, with recipes and practical tips to take home.

“Great experience with chef Jimmy. Great food and an enjoyable afternoon cooking in a fun atmosphere. Highly recommend”

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Chiang Mai: HALF-DAY COOKING COURSE at a Thai Cooking Farm - Hotel pickup sets an easy tone
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Chiang Mai: HALF-DAY COOKING COURSE at a Thai Cooking Farm

13.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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Thai Cooking Class in Khao Lak by Amazon Prime Series Chef - From market produce to the bamboo kitchen
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Thai Cooking Class in Khao Lak by Amazon Prime Series Chef

14.Thai Cooking Class in Khao Lak by Amazon Prime Series Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 661 reviews · from $59

Spend four hours with chef Wandee Rathanapan at Pakinnaka Thai Cooking School in Khao Lak. Visit Bang Niang Market, learn about Thai herbs and spices, cook several traditional dishes, and eat your meal in a bamboo hut garden. Hotel pickup, drop-off, recipes, and a small group of up to 10 are included.

“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”

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Hands on Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour - Afternoon and evening classes trade the market for mango carving
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Hands on Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour

15.Hands on Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 660 reviews · from $45

Spend 3.5 hours at House of Taste Thai Cooking School making Thai dishes with a professional chef. Morning classes include an Asok market visit and tuk-tuk ride; afternoon and evening sessions add mango carving. You prepare curry paste, Pad Thai, curry, and dessert, then eat what you make.

“It was a super fun class. The market tour, the food prepping was really fun. April, our instructor was super helpful and very knowledgeable.”

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