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The 15 Best Thai Cooking Classes in Phuket

17 tours  ·  from $57 a head

A curry paste you pound yourself tastes like a different dish. The 15 classes below are honest about how much you cook versus watch, whether the market trip is included and how many dishes you actually leave having made.

Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour Option - Pound curry paste the traditional way
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Phuket Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour Option

Hands-on Thai Cooking Class Phuket with Market Tour Option! - Four Thai dishes, with room for adjustments
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Hands-on Thai Cooking Class Phuket with Market Tour Option!

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

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

Learn to cook four Thai dishes in Phuket with Chef Jim and Sally, using fresh ingredients, a market tour option, hotel pickup, and recipes to take home.

“Jim and Sally were the best! We had such a great time learning about the different fruits and how to prepare some of our favorite dishes. The food turned out delicious and while we cooked we laughed and enjoyed ourselves. Jim combines cooking with comedy. This was one of the highlights of our trip!”

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Thai Cooking Class in Phuket - The mortar and pestle make the curry lesson worthwhile
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Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

3.Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

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

Make curry paste by hand, shop a Phuket market, and cook a fresh Thai lunch with Chef VJ’s friendly team in a hands-on 3-hour class.

“It was amazing despite the transportation being late 30 mins. The staff was nice and receptive. Recipes were great. Lots of food don’t eat before showing up to this event.”

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Half day Thai cooking Class + Market tour+Garden tour - Start at Mae Somchit Kata Fresh Market
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Half day Thai cooking Class + Market tour+Garden tour

Thai Cooking Class in Phuket - The mortar and pestle make the curry lesson worthwhile
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Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

5.Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

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

Make curry paste from scratch, tour Kata Fresh Market, and cook a full Thai meal with Chef VJ in a practical three-hour Phuket class.

“So much fun good instructor explained everything we were doing step by step. Everything was wonderful and the food was delicious and the portion sizes were excellent”

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Half-Day Phuket Easy Thai Cooking - From market basket to home kitchen
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Half-Day Phuket Easy Thai Cooking

6.Half-Day Phuket Easy Thai Cooking

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

Cook Pad Thai, curry, and mango sticky rice in a small Phuket class with a market visit, hotel transfers, recipes, and lunch or dinner.

“Way back in 2019, we had done the dinner menu with Kaan. We wanted to return and opted for the Friday lunch menu this time. From shopping at the market, so browsing through Kahn’s home herb garden, this is a must do if you are interested in learning about Thai cuiRead more”

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Choose Your Own Dishes: Half-Day Thai Cooking Class in Phuket - The morning market visit near Phuket
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Choose Your Own Dishes: Half-Day Thai Cooking Class in Phuket

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

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

Learn four Thai dishes, tour a Phuket market, and cook at your own station in this small-group class near Patong Beach.

“Fantastic morning class. Best thai i have tasted and surprisingly cooked by me. Great instructors very helpful. We shared the different dishes and there was more than enough for everyone. You can take away the leftovers. Highly recommended.”

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Unique Thai Cooking Experience in Patong with Chef Care - A gentle start with lemongrass tea
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Unique Thai Cooking Experience in Patong with Chef Care

8.Unique Thai Cooking Experience in Patong with Chef Care

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · from $81

Cook four Thai dishes with Chef Care in a small Patong studio, shop at a local market, and take home curry paste and seasoning.

“Instructor is very pleasant, shopping was an enjoyable experience. She had us taste different fruits were weren't familiar with. The cooking she was very informative, and patient I have a ton of allergies. She actually changed our menu on the fly due to my allergies. This was a great experiment”

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Phuket Easy Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour - Cooking in an open kitchen near Rawai
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Phuket Easy Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour

9.Phuket Easy Thai Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 55 reviews · from $69

Learn to cook Thai favorites after a local market tour in Phuket, with hotel pickup, small groups, four dishes, and lunch or dinner included.

“My husband and I had a great time in this cooking class. The tour took us to a local market to shop for our ingredients and then to a kitchen to make our meal... Pad Thai, Green Curry, Mango w/ Sweet Rice. All very easy to make and so deliRead more”

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Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour in Phuket - Back at the mansion, the menu takes shape
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Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour in Phuket

10.Blue Elephant Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $149

Explore Phuket’s morning market, cook four Thai dishes at Blue Elephant, and enjoy your own meal in a colonial mansion setting.

“It was a very full experience, starting with a visit to the market, then instruction, followed by our own cooking experience, and wrapping up with a delicious meal that each of us prepared. Chef/teacher was affable and thorough. I have a gluten Read more”

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Thai Cooking Class Phuket by Tony - From market snacks to the Tony cooking kitchen
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Thai Cooking Class Phuket by Tony

11.Thai Cooking Class Phuket by Tony

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $81

Cook four Thai dishes, shop a Phuket market, and eat your own lunch in Tony’s small-group class, with drinks, ingredients, and hotel pickup details.

“We loved learning about the fresh ingredients, food and cooking techniques. Very well organised class which started with a trip to the local market (where we got to try a few things) and ended with us eating the delicious food we cooked Read more”

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Private food Tour + Sightseeing +Thai Cooking class - Seeing Phuket beyond the beach
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Private food Tour + Sightseeing +Thai Cooking class

Thai Cooking Class by Kata Thai Cooking School in Phuket - Arriving With Lemongrass Tea at Kata
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Thai Cooking Class by Kata Thai Cooking School in Phuket

13.Thai Cooking Class by Kata Thai Cooking School in Phuket

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $83

Learn to cook four Thai dishes with Sally and Jim in a friendly Kata class, including market visits, hands-on cooking, lunch, and recipes.

“Had a wonderful morning from the time Jim picked us up - he is a very friendly and knowledgeable character who can relate well to all age groups and nationalities. Jim walked us through the local markets where he purchased his fresh proRead more”

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Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour in Phuket by VJ - Making curry paste with a mortar and pestle
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Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour in Phuket by VJ

15.Thai Cooking Class with Market Tour in Phuket by VJ

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $91

Cook four Thai dishes from scratch, shop a Phuket market with Chef VJ, and take home recipes from this friendly small-group class.

“My daughter (20’s) and I booked for the cooking element, without the market tour and had a thoroughly enjoyable couple of hours cooking traditional dishes. The class is well organised so that you get the most from your time and we prRead more”

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