Courageous Kitchen in Bangkok is a market-tour-plus-cooking social enterprise that trains at-risk youth alongside guests, with a Klong Toey market walk and a four-dish Thai class.
Tip: Class fees support refugee and at-risk youth meal programs. Vegetarian and vegan adaptations available; book one week ahead.
Address: 152/40 Bansilom Bldg, Soi Pradiphat, Phaya Thai, Bangkok 10400
Blue Elephant Cooking School in Bangkok's Sathorn runs royal-Thai cooking classes inside the 1903 Sino-Portuguese mansion, with morning market tours and four-dish hands-on sessions.
Tip: Morning class includes the produce market visit; afternoon class is in-kitchen only. Vegan adaptations available with 24 hours notice.
Sompong Thai Cooking School in Bangkok's Silom Soi 13 runs morning and evening Thai street-food classes, with a market tour at Bang Rak market and four-dish hands-on cooking.
Tip: TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice. The 09:00 class includes Bang Rak market tour; the 15:00 class is kitchen-only.
Silom Thai Cooking School in Bangkok's Silom Soi 13 runs three daily four-dish Thai cooking classes with a market visit at Bang Rak market, since 2007 and TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice.
Tip: Three sessions daily at 09:00, 13:50 and 18:00. Vegetarian-friendly menu adaptations included as standard.
Bangkok Bold Cooking Studio in Bangkok's Old Town teaches modern Thai cuisine in a heritage shophouse near Khao San Road, with small-group hands-on sessions and ingredient walks.
Tip: Small-class format (max eight) suits private bookings. Morning sessions include Banglamphu market visit.
