8 Cambodia Cooking Classes Worth Booking

1.Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home in Krong Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,731 reviews · from $27Our pick

Join Sorya, Kong, Sivorn, or Sky for a small-group Khmer cooking class near Siem Reap. Visit a local market and garden, choose four dishes, cook them in an open-air kitchen, then eat what you made. Tuk-tuk pickup and drop-off are included.

“Great cooking lesson with a lot of options to cook. Everyone could freely choose 4 different recipe. The visit at the local market was verry interesting.”

Check availability →Read our full review

2.Siem Reap: Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,108 reviews · 3 hours · from $29

You’ll ride a tuk-tuk from your Siem Reap hotel to a local market and a home-based cooking school, where guides such as Kong, Sivorn, and Sorya teach four dishes. Choose your own menu, tour the garden, cook Fish Amok and other Khmer favorites, then eat what you prepare.

“The cooking class was amazing! We took the lunchtime class, had a tour of the garden, started cooking 4 dishes we picked each and then took a tour of the local market. The food was delicious and was so interesting to learn how to make it all! Highly recommend!”

Check availability →Read our full review

3.Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 745 reviews · from $22Best value

Meet at Paper Tiger near Pub Street for a three-hour Khmer cooking class led by teachers such as Sopheap, Sinuon, or Channy. Visit a nearby market, choose dishes including fish amok, chicken curry, beef loc lac, and vegetarian options, then cook and eat your meal with a digital recipe book to take home.

“My cooking class a few days ago with Sopheap was so much fun! She knew her away around the vegetable market and was such a skilled cooking instructor. Great vibes, delicious food — I would recommend to anyone visiting Siem Reap.”

Check availability →Read our full review

4.Khmer Cooking Class Half Day (AM or PM)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 316 reviews · from $31

Meet Chef Lom Ang or another Banana Cooking Class instructor, ride a tuk-tuk to a local market, choose fresh ingredients, then prepare three Khmer dishes at your own station. Morning and afternoon sessions include recipes, a meal, certificate, and photos.

“Very nice experience. Starting with buying ingredients on the local market then cooking our own lunch. Finally taking our food to a table in the restaurant and everything together with our team members. Staff were very friendly and helpful ☺️”

Check availability →Read our full review

5.Cambodian Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · from $32

Travel by tuk-tuk from your Siem Reap hotel to Psar Chaa, shop for Cambodian ingredients with Sophia, then cook spring rolls, curry, and palm-sugar bananas with a local chef in a lakeside pavilion. The small group is capped at eight, with a recipe book and meal included.

“We enjoyed going to the market and making recipes that we could make once we go home. Our guide was very friendly and the class was very well organised. We also enjoyed the setting by the lake was really nice.”

Check availability →Read our full review

6.Phnom Penh’s Hands-On Khmer Cooking Class in the Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $35

Meet Sophors at Arey Ksat after a short Mekong ferry ride from Phnom Penh. Ride a tuk-tuk to the market, shop for fresh ingredients, tour the organic garden, and cook three Khmer dishes, including chicken amok, with her family in a private village setting.

“One of the best experiences we’ve ever had. Sophors, Sophan and their family are incredibly friendly, accomodating and made us feel like one of the family. The food we prepared was delicious, Sophors made the cooking process so fun and engaging and we learned a lot about all aspects of the dishes we helped to make. Walking around the market to collect all of the ingredients was definitely a highlight and guaranteed that everything was fresh. Sophors shows that she cares a lot about the environment by limiting plastic waste whilst also seeking out organic produce free of fertilizers and chemical additives. If you are torn between doing a large…”

Check availability →Read our full review

7.Phnom Penh’s Hands-On Khmer Cooking Class in the Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 33 reviews · 4 hours · from $35

Meet guide Sophors at Arey Ksat after the 4 PM ferry from Phnom Penh. Visit a local market, see an organic garden when available, and prepare Khmer dishes such as chicken amok with her family. This four-hour, English-language class has a maximum of 10 people.

“It was awesome to learn about Khmer cuisine, and the food we cooked was the best I have had in Cambodia. The real highlight though was our host Sophors and her family. She really made us feel part of her family, which is always the most rewarding experience you can have whilst travelling I think. It was also fun to catch the local ferry across the river, just ask one of the ferry workers for which boat to get on.”

Check availability →Read our full review

8.Kampot Countryside: Authentic Khmer Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 21 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $24

Join English-speaking guide Samon and a local family at Eco Lotus Kampot for a 3.5-hour Khmer cooking class. Shop for ingredients at a local market, gather herbs from the garden, cook three dishes and dessert, then eat beside rice fields and Bokor Mountain. Vegetarian options are available.

“We were picked up more than 1.5 hours too late. Apparently the agency forgot our booking and the tuktuk driver's child had to see a doctor. If they would have informed us about the delay in advance, it would not have been such disappointment, as we would have stayed longer by the pool. But due to a lack of communication, we felt neclected as a customer and our enthusiasm for the class was below zero by the time we got picked up. The lady/chef tried to be nice but her sweat shirt said she loves money and that's what we sensed. We went to the market for groceries. Seeing the…”

Check availability →Read our full review