The 9 Best Cooking Classes in Phuket

1.Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,665 reviews · from $65Our pick

Join a roughly three-hour Phuket cooking class with your own station, step-by-step English instruction, and curry paste ground by hand. Choose a market visit at Mae Somchit Kata Fresh Market, with fruit tasting, or learn about ingredients in class. Chefs including Gigi and VJ have led sessions, and recipes are emailed afterward.

“Brilliant class—fun, hands-on, and delicious! The staff are extremely helpful and I Learned so much, also highly recommend the market tour.”

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2.Hands-on Thai Cooking Class Phuket with Market Tour Option!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 808 reviews · from $75

At Kata Thai Cooking Class, Chef Jim and Sally guide you through Thai ingredients, prep, and cooking at your own station. Choose a morning or afternoon class, with hotel pickup offered and a market tour option. Expect to make several dishes, eat what you cook, and take home recipes and a headband.

“Jim is amazing. It starts with a fun van pick-up, an informed market tour, and then a very detailed step-by-step to collectively prepare the ingredients and then cook your own three-course meal. Thoroughly enjoyed the time with Jim (his lego collection is also a must-see!).”

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3.Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 375 reviews · from $65

At Phuket Thai Cooking Class by Chef VJ, you’ll visit Mae Somchit Kata Fresh Market on market-tour classes, then chop, cook and make curry paste from scratch at your own station. The roughly three-hour class includes lunch, recipes by email, drinks and free round-trip transport from several Phuket areas.

“Jane and her crew were fabulous! The cooking and eating experience was delightful and well organized.”

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4.Half day Thai cooking Class + Market tour+Garden tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 237 reviews · from $67

In Kata, chef Woody and his team guide you from a local market to a tropical ingredient garden and a hands-on Thai cooking class. You’ll prepare a changing menu, often including several dishes and dessert, then eat what you’ve made. The roughly 4.5-hour outing includes pickup in Patong, Kata, Karon, and Chalong, with extra charges for some areas.

“Really fun casual experience. Wooddy’s great; enthusiastic and fun. Loved seeing how all the ingredients come together, and the meal-the best I’ve had so far! I enjoy cooking but have virtually no skills, doesn’t matter. Great excursion!”

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5.Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 234 reviews · from $65

At Phuket Thai Cooking Class by Chef VJ, you’ll learn Thai cooking step by step in an English-speaking class, with your own station and a curry paste made from scratch using a mortar and pestle. Choose a class with a market visit and fruit tasting at Mae Somchit Kata Fresh Market, or learn about the ingredients in class. A meal, drinks and some area transfers are included.

“Great experience. I wasn't sure about booking it but I had fun. The Chef/Host made it better and entertaining. Which made the difference for me because I am a Solo Traveler. The Ladies at the class were great as well. Definitely recommend.”

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6.Half-Day Phuket Easy Thai Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 124 reviews · from $69

Spend about four hours shopping for fresh ingredients at a Phuket market, then prepare Thai dishes with an instructor such as Tik or Karn. You’ll make curry paste and cook hands-on before sitting down to eat. Morning and afternoon classes are offered, with hotel pickup and drop-off available.

“This was a great fun activity to try if you're in Phuket and have half a day to spare. We were picked up from our hotel and taken to meet Karn the cookery teacher. We were a small class of 5 which was great. We started off in the market where she introduced us to the diffRead more”

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7.Choose Your Own Dishes: Half-Day Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · from $71

At Phuket Thai Cooking Academy in Kathu, choose four dishes and learn to prepare them with a local chef in a class of no more than nine. The half-day includes a market visit, a private cooking station, a shared meal and digital recipes. Morning and afternoon sessions are offered, with hotel pickup from select hotels.

“Great experience, super nice instructors, fun trip to the market, and more food than we could eat - so they sent the leftovers with us!”

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8.Unique Thai Cooking Experience in Patong with Chef Care

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · from $81

Join Chef Care for a roughly four-hour Thai cooking class in Patong. Start at a local market to shop, taste fruit and snacks, then cook Tom Yum Goong, Massaman curry, Pad Thai and mango sticky rice in a small studio class. You’ll eat what you make, and take home a Thai cooking set.

“We had a fantastic experience with Chef Care. She was very friendly and made us feel at home in her bright and beautiful cooking studio. The trip to the local market was amazing. She explained the ingredients, preparation and methoRead more”

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9.Phuket Easy Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · from $69

Visit a Phuket market with a Thai instructor, then cook and eat a set of Thai dishes in an open kitchen. The four-hour class is limited to 12 people, with morning and afternoon options. Instructors named include Tik, Karn, and Kam, though your teacher may differ. Pickup is included for groups of two or more in select areas.

“We had a lovely morning with Kam. She and the driver picked us up and our first stop was the market where Kam took time to explain the different items that we needed. It was so interesting. After shopping for the ingredients we arrived at her place and started cooking. We produced some lovely dishes and Kam was so funny and kept us entertained and engaged. Definitely a must!”

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