15 editor picks across Thailand.
15 cooking classes worth the trip across Thailand, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Thailand guides.
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.
TipTripAdvisor Travellers' Choice. The 09:00 class includes Bang Rak market tour; the 15:00 class is kitchen-only.
Blue Elephant Cooking School in Bangkok's Sathorn runs royal-Thai cooking classes inside the 1903 Sino-Portuguese mansion, with morning market tours.
TipMorning class includes the produce market visit; afternoon class is in-kitchen only. Vegan adaptations available with 24 hours notice.
An Akha-family cooking school teaching 11 Thai and hill-tribe dishes at open-air wok stations, opening with a market tour and running morning or evening.
Blue Elephant's Phuket cooking school teaches four or five Thai recipes per half day inside a restored Sino-Portuguese mansion on Krabi Road, with a market tour on morning classes.
TipChoose the morning session for the market walk; students eat what they cook in the Blue Elephant restaurant afterwards.
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.
TipThree sessions daily at 09:00, 13:50 and 18:00. Vegetarian-friendly menu adaptations included as standard.
A long-running school run by Gayray, offering an in-town class or a farm course with a market visit, teaching six Thai dishes across curry, soup and stir-fry.
Phuket Thai Cooking Academy runs 3.5-hour classes by a lake near Kathu Waterfall: a local market visit, then four Thai dishes you choose from 16, cooked at your own station.
TipPickup is free from Patong, Phuket Town and Kathu; one or two guests elsewhere pay ฿400 each for the round trip.
A relaxed family cooking school on a garden plot outside town, walking beginners through curry paste, khao soi and stir-fries with free Old City pickup.
A scenic bamboo-hut farm school run by Anne, opening with a market tour then cooking Thai and Isan classics on individual stations amid the rice fields.
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.
TipClass fees support refugee and at-risk youth meal programs. Vegetarian and vegan adaptations available; book one week ahead.
A homey farm school teaching Thai staples from scratch, taking students through a market, an organic garden pick and a hands-on session on classic dishes.
Chef VJ's Phuket Thai cooking class in Karon teaches Thai classics in English, priced at ฿1,800 without the market tour and ฿2,000 with it, booked direct or by WhatsApp.
TipBooking direct through the website or WhatsApp includes free pickup and drop-off in some beach areas.
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.
TipSmall-class format (max eight) suits private bookings. Morning sessions include Banglamphu market visit.
Pum Thai Cooking School has reopened in Kathu, Phuket, with new cooking stations and classes from a single 30-minute dish to a six-dish, five-hour session.
TipThe three-dish, three-hour class at ฿1,900 is the usual first booking, and it already includes Pum's first recipe book.
BrassWok teaches home-style Thai cooking in Thalang, north Phuket, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, with a different menu each day and a vegan option.
TipClasses run 09:00 to 12:00; Monday cooks tom kha gai, Wednesday tom yum and Friday the Isan soup tom zap.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Take a deep dive into its Bangkok's nighttime food scene. Over 15+ tastings, explore markets, street stalls, and hidden corners where locals cook up time-honoured recipes.
Entry ticket · 3 hours
You will smell soft lemongrass and enjoy our beautiful space. Meet new friends and cook 5 dishes by yourself. Everything is halal. Don’t worry, you are our beloved guests.
4 hours
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