Korean Cooking Classes in Seoul: Kimchi and Bibimbap

Hands-on cooking classes in Seoul that teach you something you will actually make again at home.

Classes worth booking

O'ngo Food Hanok Cooking Studio ★ 4.7

Korean classics: kimchi, bibimbap, japchae, sundubu jjigaeGroup: 8 max$65-90 per personJongno and Insadong

O'ngo Food runs Seoul's longest English-language Korean cooking school from a restored hanok in Bukchon, with a market walk and hands-on kitchen session.

137-11 Bukchon-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul Book class →

cooKorean Class Seoul ★ 4.4

Korean home cooking: bulgogi, kimchi, japchae, tteokbokkiGroup: 8 max$60-95 per personJongno

cooKorean Class Seoul runs Korean home cooking sessions from a private studio: bulgogi, japchae and a kimchi side built around farm-direct produce.

Seoul, South Korea (private studio) Book class →

Kimchi School ★ 4.3

Kimchi-making (baechu, kkakdugi, oi sobagi), Korean traditional cultureGroup: 20 max₩30,000-60,000 per personJongno and Insadong

Kimchi School operates what it describes as Korea's largest traditional culture experience centre in Seoul. The kimchi programme covers the full making.

Insadong Cultural Centre area, Jongno-gu, Seoul Book class →

Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine ★ 4.6

Royal court cuisine: Joseon-era jeongol, gujeolpan, gangjeongGroup: 8 max₩150,000 per personJongno and Insadong

The Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine preserves and teaches the cooking traditions of the Joseon royal court, the haute cuisine that underpins contemporary.

21 Pirundae-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Korea Temple Food Cultural Centre ★ 4.7

Buddhist temple food: vegan Korean cuisine, wild vegetables, soy paste dishesGroup: 10 max₩50,000-80,000 per personJongno and Insadong

The Korea Temple Food Cultural Centre, of the Jogye Order, teaches plant-based temple cooking excluding the five pungent roots, in seasonal vegetable classes.

Jogyesa Temple area, 55 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul

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