7 Home Cooking Classes in Thailand to Book First

1.Benny’s Home Cooking Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · from $55Our pick

Spend about six hours with Benny and her kitchen team, beginning at a local market outside central Chiang Mai. Choose Thai dishes to cook, make curry paste from scratch, eat what you prepare, and take home a recipe book. Pickup is offered from downtown hotels.

“I really liked the size of this class, max 8 people and we onky had 4 including myself. It was interesting to go to the local market to learn about different ingredients and watched the locals getting their grocery. The cooking station had a nice breeze for us so we didn't feel hot. Benny made the cooking so easy and simple. Also, thanks to the kitchen fairy, we didn’t have to worry about cleaning. We had breaks here and there. We all felt like visiting a friend’s house to cook. The menu was fantastic, many options to choose from. I highly recommend this cooking class over other ones. I walked…”

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2.Koh Samui: Thai Cooking Class with Samui Local Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 131 reviews · from $77

Join Samui Native Chefs Geng and O for a four-hour Thai cooking class. Visit Big Buddha Market, learn about herbs and coconut milk, then prepare four dishes in an open-air kitchen. Hotel pickup covers Lamai, Maenam, and Chaweng, with options for vegan, vegetarian, halal, and gluten-free meals.

“We really enjoyed our cooking class, it was very informative about traditional local food and the food we cooked was delicious.”

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3.Chiang Rai:Lanna Home Cooking Class at Give Green Farm House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 4 hours · from $56

Join Lanna for a four-hour Chiang Rai cooking class that begins at a local market and continues at Give Green Farm House. Choose soups and curries, stir-fries, salads, or desserts, then prepare several dishes with garden ingredients. Pickup, an English-speaking instructor, and a recipe sheet are included.

“It was definitely one of our highlights in Thailand. She is not only an extraordinary cook and good guide at the market - we had so much fun during this activity. Humerous, super-friendly and helpful, we felt as we visit a good friend’. Very good food, beautiful restaurant. Could not recommend it more! Thank you so much for wonderful time!”

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4.Private Thai Home Cooking Lesson (since 2004)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · from $91

Meet Angsana at On Nut BTS Station for a private, four-hour Thai cooking lesson in her home. Shop at Onnuch Freshmart, choose from more than 100 family recipes, cook with fresh ingredients, and take home PDF recipes.

“Very nice experience! Angsana took a lot of time. She is very professional, humorous and kind. We were allowed to cook and eat in her nice home. It was fantastic. The recipes are very good. We learned a lot. Many thanks!”

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5.Chiang Mai Home Cooking Class with Garden Tour & Hotel Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $109

Pea welcomes you to her traditional teak home near Chiang Mai, where you pick herbs from the garden, prepare four Thai-Chinese dishes, and eat at her family table. Private instruction, hotel transfers, and vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, and gluten-free options make this a personal half-day food experience.

“My wife and I were picked up at our hotel by Pea’s very kind son John in a very nice and comfortable mini van and driven to an incredibly beautiful home about 20 minutes from Chaing Mai. Pea walked us through her wonderful garden that waRead more”

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6.Lean cooking in A Thai atmosphere with Cookventure Home Cooking Studio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $37Best value

Apple leads a small private cooking experience from hotel pickup to Chiang Mai market and her Lanna-style home studio. You’ll taste ingredients, cook five Thai dishes at your own station, eat in the garden or dining room, and leave with a 24-dish recipe book.

“Excellent experience I had with Apple! She is skilled, kind and cheerful. I enjoyed the 3 hours we spent grocery shopping at the market, cooking and eating our delicious food! If you're in Chiang Mai, it's a must with Apple!”

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7.Traditional Northern Home Cooking Experience with Raunkaew Yanon Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $100

Travel from Chiang Mai to Hangdong for a private four-hour visit with the Raunkaew-Yanon family. Tour their traditional teak house and rice barn, gather ingredients from the garden, learn Lanna customs, and cook an authentic Northern Thai lunch or dinner.

“My family of 6 had an amazing time . This was one of our favorite excursions we did on our Thailand trip. The pick up and drop off was seamless. We got to join the family and learn about their family and history. We loved the cooking with theRead more”

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