Thai Food Cooking Class in Bangkok

Bangkok is definitely one of the best places in Thailand for taking a Thai food cooking class. Dozens of cooking schools spread around the capital city offer to awaken your culinary creativity and explore the world of Thai flavors. Looking for the best Thai food cooking class in Bangkok? Discover the list of the most popular Bangkok Thai cooking classes and find our firsthand tips on how to choose a cooking school for the best experience.

Why choose Bangkok for a Thai food cooking class?

Things that make a Thai cooking class in Bangkok a good choice:

A high number of schools let you choose one in the most convenient location.
The capital city is home to the most professional cooking schools in Thailand.
Bangkok's cooking class schedule varies and lets you choose from morning, afternoon, and evening classes.
There are schools with a menu that varies over the week and is suitable for return customers and students who want to learn more than just 3-4 of the Thai dishes offered by everyone.
A vegetarian cooking class is an option at most Thai cooking schools in Bangkok.
Most cooking classes include a guided local market tour where students learn to select fresh ingredients.
Cooking class prices vary from really affordable (1,000 THB or even less with a discount) to more than 4,000 THB for a professional class.

Which Bangkok Thai food cooking class is the best?

If you are simply looking for the best Thai cooking class in Bangkok and don't mind paying extra, consider booking a Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class. This cooking class gives you a chance to cook alongside the world-renowned chefs of Blue Elephant, the authentic Thai gastronomy restaurant.

Otherwise, choose one of the more budget-friendly Thai cooking classes that are abundant in Bangkok. Most Bangkok cooking schools have good review scores that are normally in the range of 4.8-5.0 out of 5 on GetYourGuide. Therefore, choosing the best Thai cooking school according to the reviews might not be easy.

As travelers have different preferences, consider the criteria detailed below.

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How to choose the best Thai food cooking class in Bangkok?

When choosing the best Thai food cooking class in Bangkok for your experience, the things you should consider are:

Location of cooking school
Cooking school facilities
Class schedule
Dishes cooked
Additional activities
Cooking class price

1. Location of cooking school

Most Bangkok cooking schools are located in the areas popular among tourists. Choosing the class close to your accommodation is normally a good idea, as it helps to save travel time and costs. Arriving on time is especially important if your class includes a market tour.

Sukhumvit is home to the popular cooking classes, the House of Taste and Sabieng Cooking Class. More out of the center but still close to the BTS Sukhumvit Line, there are two cooking schools next to Onnuch Fresh Market (Mango Cooking School and Pink Chili Thai Cooking Class).

The choice of cooking schools in the Silom and Sathorn areas is even wider, as here you can find the Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class, House of Taste, Tingly Thai Cooking School, and Silom Thai Cooking Class.

If you are staying in the Khao San Road area, you can easily walk to the Maliwan Thai Cooking Class or Smart Cook Bangkok.

Different parts of Bangkok Riverside are also covered, as you can attend the White Lotus Thai Cooking Class at Pak Khlong Talat (Flower Market), the Arun Thai Cooking School near the famous Wat Arun temple, or the Sala Thai Bangkok Cooking Class close to the ICONSIAM shopping center.

For the most local surroundings, choose the Mahanakorn Authentic Thai Cooking Class next to the Golden Buddha of Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen.

2. Cooking school facilities

All cooking schools provide you with a personal cooking stove and all the ingredients necessary for cooking. While the size of a kitchen and dining area varies, facilities at all Bangkok cooking schools are hygienic and suitable for hands-on cooking experience.

One thing you might want to consider is the presence of air-conditioning in the kitchen, as it gets really hot in kitchens without it.

3. Class schedule

Most Thai cooking schools in Bangkok are open daily, even if some of them have one or two days a week off. To check the availability of classes at your chosen Bangkok cooking school on the specific day, use the forms present in the class list below.

Bangkok cooking schools normally let you choose from the morning class (starts at 08:30-09:00) and the afternoon class (starts at 13:00-14:00). At some of the most popular schools, such as House of Taste and Tingly Thai Cooking School, you can also choose the evening class (starts at 17:00-18:00), which is suitable for people who like to eat late.

The cooking class in Bangkok normally takes about 3 to 4 hours, including the market tour (if available) and the time of eating the food you've cooked. In case you want a shorter experience, choose the 3-dish class at Smart Cook Bangkok, as it normally takes less than 2 hours.

4. Thai food dishes cooked

Most cooking classes in Bangkok teach you to prepare and cook 4 Thai dishes. If it doesn't seem enough, choose the Silom Thai Cooking Class or Mango Cooking School, where you can learn to cook 5 dishes.

The menu cooked at most Bangkok cooking classes includes the most famous Thai food dishes: Tom Yum Goong (hot and sour prawn soup), Pad Thai (Thai-style fried noodle), and Khao Niao Mamuang (mango sticky rice). Som Tum (green papaya salad) is another popular dish at the cooking schools in the Thai capital. For a more advanced experience, choose the cooking class that includes preparing a curry paste and cooking a curry dish, such as the Tingly Thai Cooking School, Silom Thai Cooking Class, or Sabieng Thai Cooking School.

While many cooking classes in Bangkok have the same menu every day, there are also schools that fix the menu for the day of the week. The Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class, House of Taste Cooking Class, and Pink Chili Thai Cooking Class offer weekly menus with different dishes, making them more suitable for return customers. If you want to learn to cook specific Thai dishes, check the group class weekly schedule or choose a private class, where available.

5. Additional activities

Most Bangkok cooking classes include a tour to a local market, where you shop for fresh ingredients and learn about exotic Thai herbs, spices, and vegetables. Many of the city's fresh markets are open only in the morning. Therefore, in Bangkok it's common that only morning classes offer this activity.

To compensate for this in afternoon and evening classes, the Blue Elephant Cooking School offers an additional dish, House of Taste includes mango carving, and Silom Thai Cooking Class charges less.

In case you want to join the afternoon class and experience a local market tour, choose the White Lotus Thai Cooking Class, Mango Cooking School Class, Maliwan Thai Cooking Class, or Sabieng Cooking Class, as their afternoon classes include a visit to a market.

6. Cooking class price

The price of a Thai cooking class in Bangkok varies from 1,000 THB for a Smart Cook Bangkok Class with 3 dishes to 4,473 THB for a Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class, where pricier private half-day and full-day classes are also available. Most of the cooking schools in the city charge between 1,200 THB and 1,500 THB.

If you are looking for the most affordable option, check the White Lotus Thai Cooking Class and Mango Cooking School Class, as they often offer significant discounts for online bookings, letting you experience a Thai food cooking class in Bangkok for less than 900 THB.

Most popular Thai food cooking classes in Bangkok

Explore the list of the most popular Thai cooking classes in Bangkok with all the necessary details for making a reasoned decision for the best cooking school according to your preferences.