7 Siem Reap Cooking Classes to Book First

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.”

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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!”

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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.”

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4.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.”

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5.Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 190 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $32

Take a tuk tuk from Siem Reap to a rural cooking school for a 3.5-hour Khmer food lesson. Depending on the session, you may visit a local market, family home, herb garden, or village. With guides such as Sophia Lauren and chefs including Prey, you prepare three dishes, receive recipes, and eat beside a pond.

“Amazing! Loved it, even when I wasn’t feeling very well at the market, the guides were prompt at offering me cold towels and water and changed the schedule. The class was amazing and we learnt loads! And we got to enjoy our food overlooking the lake which has turtles swimming!”

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6.Cambodian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Start with hotel pickup by traditional tuk-tuk, shop for ingredients at a local market, then cook four Khmer dishes in a local home with an English-speaking host such as Kong, Sky, Sorta, or Sivorn. You choose from several dish options and finish with a four-course meal.

“Tout était parfait du début à la fin ! sky, sorta et Kong ont était génial, les recettes sont simple et excellentes ! J'ai beaucoup appris sur la cuisine Khmer. je recommande à 100% ce cours de cuisine !”

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7.Siem Reap: Afternoon Cooking Class & Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $35

You’ll leave Siem Reap at 3:00 pm with an English-speaking guide, visit a village farm, choose vegetables, and cook two Khmer dishes plus dessert. Guide Ron is known for answering questions about Cambodian culture. Hotel pickup, dinner, and a recipe book are included.

“The various visits and explanations made us discover the life of the inhabitants. The cooking class was well explained.”

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