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The 15 Best Balinese & Indonesian Cooking Classes

15 tours  ·  from $23 a head

Base gede paste, a rice field and a very long lunch. These 15 run mostly around Ubud, priced and compared on the market visit, the number of dishes and how much of it is vegetarian.

Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class at an Organic Farm - Start early at the local market
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Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class at an Organic Farm

1.Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class at an Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,786 reviews · 330 minutes - 8 hours · from $32Our pick

Join Bali Farm Cooking School for a market visit, farm tour, and hands-on class in an open-air kitchen. Guides including Buda, Depi, Wayan, and Wayun teach regular or vegetarian menus, with six dishes, local fruit, and a recipe book to take home.

“Absolutely amazing! The food, the chef/instructor, the farm is huge and beautiful. Got to try lots of new foods and it was very fun picking our own ingredients. Very knowledgeable staff. Enjoyed it a lot! Highlight of our trip. Thank you :) I would recommend !!!”

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Ubud Cooking Class Bali with Balinese Chef - At your station, the cooking becomes hands-on
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Ubud Cooking Class Bali with Balinese Chef

2.Ubud Cooking Class Bali with Balinese Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,609 reviews · from $35

Start with an optional morning visit to Ubud Traditional Art Market, then cook seven Balinese dishes at your own station with an English-speaking chef. Choose vegetarian or non-vegetarian recipes, including sate, curry, fried noodles, and banana dessert, and eat what you prepare.

“They were well prepared, plenty of people on hand to assist and the head chef was knowledgeable and entertaining!”

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PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu's Home - Cooking five dishes with fresh Balinese ingredients
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PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu’s Home

3.PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 644 reviews · from $75

Join Putu and her family for a private three-hour cooking class at their traditional home near Ubud. Tour the garden, learn Balinese food and Hindu customs, prepare five seasonal dishes, then share the meal with rice from the family farm and local drinks.

“Such a fun cooking class!!! And amazing to have a tour of the property with temple and gardens!! The food was delicious”

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Balinese Ubud cooking school (9 Dish Cooking and Market Tour) - Starting at Ubud Palace
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Balinese Ubud cooking school (9 Dish Cooking and Market Tour)

4.Balinese Ubud cooking school (9 Dish Cooking and Market Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 540 reviews · from $58

Meet at Ubud Palace for a five-hour Balinese food lesson with a local market visit, rice-paddy stop, and hands-on cooking. With guidance from instructors such as Yogi, Gus, or Putu, you prepare nine dishes, then eat your meal together. Choose regular or vegetarian menus.

“I never write reviews but felt compelled to after this experience. We were never told that there was an additional 50 MINUTE drive from the pick-up location (to some random region of Bali). They never even picked us up from our accommodation (as stated in booking), but told us to meet them at Ubud Palace and then crammed us in a car for a long drive 50 minute drive. And then we were barely able to cook (literally everything is prepped for you), barely able to hear the instructor (women prepping the food were having loud conversations). On top of this, when we requested the recipes afterwards they ignored our…”

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Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class and Market Tour - Morning market: the most local part of the day
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Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class and Market Tour

5.Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 531 reviews · from $23Best value

Join an English-speaking Balinese chef in Ubud for a four-hour cooking class built around nine local dishes. Morning sessions add a local market, fruit tasting, and rice-field visit. Afternoon sessions include a Canang offering lesson and dinner. Pickup is available in Ubud.

“we were picked up on time and great communication with driver, arrived at location and we met Butu who was lovely, friend and funny! she delivered a great speech on the food we were going to be creating and included all in the group. her staff was also very nice and helpful. we did the afternoon session, so no market tour but that was fine... we had a great experience and laughed all together, we were only 4 people don't was very hands on and really good fun, at the end we allmsat together and ate the dishes cooked. I would highly recommend this tour and thos particulare host/provider great…”

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Seminyak: Balinese Cooking Class & Market Tour - From curry pastes to a full Balinese meal
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Seminyak: Balinese Cooking Class & Market Tour

6.Seminyak: Balinese Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 458 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Start with a guided Seminyak market visit, then cook several Balinese and Indonesian dishes at Warung Nia with an English-speaking chef such as Komang, Made, or Tommy. You will eat your creations, take home a recipe book, and receive a certificate.

“We had the best time doing this cooking class, the market tour was really interesting and gave us a chance to buy some bits at the end of the tour. The cooking class was fun, interactive and very enjoyable. We would definitely recommend to others.”

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Balinese Farm Cooking Class by Pemulan Bali - The morning market before the chopping begins
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Balinese Farm Cooking Class by Pemulan Bali

7.Balinese Farm Cooking Class by Pemulan Bali

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 410 reviews · from $39

Start with pickup at central Ubud, then visit a traditional market on the morning schedule before heading to an organic farm. Pick herbs and vegetables, cook six Balinese and Indonesian dishes in an open-air kitchen, and eat together with tea and coffee. Recipes and leftovers are included.

“On top , visit a local market , then arrive at the farm The place is top , top cuisine and kindness of the staff! Not to mention the very friendly guide! In short I recommend this moment 🩷Auto-translated”

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Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan - Choosing between three, four, and six dishes
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Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan

8.Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 352 reviews · from $33

At Gili Cooking Classes beside Trawangan Dive, local chefs guide you through three, four, or six Indonesian dishes in a small open-air kitchen. You will cook, eat, and learn about local ingredients, with vegan and vegetarian substitutions available. Classes run daily at 11:30am, 4pm, and 7pm or 8pm.

“The hosts were excellent who made it fun and interactive throughout, we had 6 varied and interesting dishes which all tasted great. Would recommend if you are visiting Gili T!”

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Balinese Cooking Class in Seminyak - Choosing between the three Balinese menus
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Balinese Cooking Class in Seminyak

9.Balinese Cooking Class in Seminyak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 281 reviews · from $66

Join Chef Putu or another Amala chef in Seminyak for a hands-on three-course Balinese cooking class. Choose a seafood, chicken, or vegetarian menu, add a Jimbaran market visit, then eat your meal and take home an apron and certificate.

“What a great experience and so much fun! I would highly recommend this class to anyone.”

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Balinese Authentic Cooking Class in Ubud - The morning market makes the early start worthwhile
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Balinese Authentic Cooking Class in Ubud

10.Balinese Authentic Cooking Class in Ubud

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 239 reviews · from $39

Spend about five hours with Lesung Bali exploring a morning market, traditional Balinese house, and farm before cooking with guides such as Putri, Ron, or Don. Choose regular, vegetarian, or vegan dishes, grind spices with a mortar and pestle, then eat what you make. Ubud pickup is included.

“This cooking class gives a great insight to not only the food but also the lifestyle of the Balinese people. A fabulous experience.”

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PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Dewa with Transfers - The ride from Ubud to Keliki
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PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Dewa with Transfers

11.PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Dewa with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 213 reviews · from $69

Dewa welcomes you to his family compound in Keliki, north of Ubud, for a private garden walk and hands-on cooking class. You’ll gather herbs and spices, prepare five to seven Balinese dishes with traditional tools, then eat the meal with beer and water. Transfers from Ubud are included.

“Our host, Dema, was a walking history book. We explored the community garden while he picked the herbs and vegetables for our lunch. We walked (wear comfortable shoes) along the streets of his village while he provided an amazing historical lesson. Once we reached his house, we were greeted by other community members. Dema explained the recipes (I wrote while my cousin chopped). You get to keep the book with the recipes in them. Overall, 10/10. Very good experience!!”

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Nia Balinese Cooking Class

12.Nia Balinese Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 202 reviews · from $45

Start at Warung Nia in Seminyak, visit a traditional market, then prepare up to nine Balinese dishes, including Ayam Betutu and Nasi Goreng. Guides such as Tommy and Chef Komang lead the hands-on session, which ends with lunch, a recipe book, and a certificate.

“I enjoyed learning about culture and the overall experience of cooking the Balinese way. The corn recipe is what I will bring back home because it was delicious.”

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Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit - Making canang before the cooking begins
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Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit

13.Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 161 reviews · from $35

Start with hotel pickup and a guided visit to a local morning market, where you’ll learn about Balinese herbs, spices, fruit, meat, and vegetables. In Laplapan village, Wayan, Dewa, or Putu may guide you through making canang offerings before a hands-on class and sit-down meal.

“I highly recommend doing a tour with Dewa and Wayan’s cooking class at Cobek Bali. You will definitely have a good time! Wayan and Dewa treated us so well that we left feeling like we had just visited with family who wanted nothing but Read more”

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Balinese Cooking Class at Organic Farm - Six dishes, including sate lilit and tuna sate
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Balinese Cooking Class at Organic Farm

14.Balinese Cooking Class at Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · from $40

At Mai Organic Farm near Ubud, you’ll harvest produce, learn about Bali’s UNESCO-protected subak irrigation system, and cook six dishes on a traditional wood-fired stove. The five-hour class includes drinks, lunch, and round-trip pickup from central Ubud.

“This was one of those experiences that you get for your lifetime. Really kind people, that will explain to you all about how the farm and fruits/vegetables are grown and maintained, then the farm itself on which you will try fruits and smell spices Read more”

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Small-Group Farm Tour & Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Kadek - Cooking with Kadek in an open-air community kitchen
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Small-Group Farm Tour & Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Kadek

15.Small-Group Farm Tour & Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Kadek

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $49

Join Kadek and his team for a five-hour Balinese food experience in Ubud. Walk an organic farm, gather lemongrass and vegetables, then cook two or three dishes in an outdoor community kitchen. Hotel pickup, a recipe book, drinks, and a shared meal are included.

“I really appreciated the ethos behind this project. The young guys brought a lot of fun to the experience but they also knew how to cook 😁”

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