Top 10 Cooking Classes with a Market Tour in Indonesia

1.Cooking Class with Transfers and Optional Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 824 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $21Our pick

Join a small Ubud cooking class led by local hosts such as Eri, Made, or Madi. Morning sessions add a market visit, while afternoon and evening sessions go straight to the cooking school. Prepare curries, satays, sambal, desserts, and up to 10 dishes, then eat together and take home recipes.

“The class was soo much fun! We learned a lot not just about balinese cooking, but also about their culture, architecture and life. Absolutely loved it!”

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2.Balinese Ubud cooking school (9 Dish Cooking and Market Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 540 reviews · from $58Top rated

Start at Ubud Palace, then visit a local market and rice paddies on the morning option before cooking nine Balinese dishes with a local chef. You will prepare meat or vegetarian recipes, eat what you make, receive recipe copies, and return to the meeting point. Pickup is limited to Ubud unless you pay more.

“Amazing experience! Would highly recommend! From the guide to the market tour where we got to try local foods to the actual cooking experience we had so much fun and learned a lot. The recipes were tasty and there was so much food! We did all the fun parts of cooking with excellent guidance and no clean up!”

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3.Balinese Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 531 reviews · from $23

Spend four hours with an English-speaking Balinese chef and local guide, visiting a morning market, rice paddies, and a family-run cooking school. Prepare nine dishes, then eat what you make. Guides including Putu, Wayan, Butu, and Tata have led sessions, with vegetarian, vegan, and non-spicy options available.

“We enjoyed the guide at the market and doing the dishes!!”

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4.Balinese Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 458 reviews · 4 hours · from $45

Start with an 8:00 AM pickup or meet at Warung Nia in Seminyak. Chef Komang, Made, Tommy, or another local chef leads you through a market visit, spice lessons, and a hands-on class preparing several Balinese dishes. You finish with a large shared meal, recipe book, and certificate.

“We absolutely loved the cooking class, we learnt I think around 12 different things to make, we decided to opt out of the market part of the tour as part of the beginning of the experience as it was pouring rain, and didn’t have umbrellas etc. Though the cooking itself was fantastic and provided with a recipe book, was great to meet new people and share the experience with them also 🙏🏽 highly recommend”

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5.Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 161 reviews · from $35

Start with hotel pickup and a guided visit to a Balinese morning market, then continue to Laplapan village for a small-group cooking class. With Wayan, Dewa, Putu, or another local chef, you will make canang offerings, prepare several traditional dishes, and eat your meal in a peaceful Ubud setting.

“This was an awesome experience. The early morning market was fun and educational learning the different herbs, fruits, and vegetables used in Balinese coking. The class and instructor were amazing. She gave instruction on how to prepare Read more”

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6.PRIVATE Ubud Market Tour & Balinese Cooking Class with Putu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · from $95

Start with a 7am pickup from your Ubud hotel, then shop for seasonal produce at Pejeng Market with Putu. Back at her family compound, prepare two or three Balinese dishes, learn about spices, and eat lunch with three generations of her family. Private transfers and vegetarian or vegan options are available.

“My wife and I did this on our honeymoon and I will say it is one of the highlights of our trip. Our guide Putu was amazing. She took us around the markets and helped us cook the best meal we had on our trip. This tour is great way to get an authentic look at day to day life in Ubud.”

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7.Jambangan bali cooking class with morning market tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 4h 30m · from $27

Spend 270 minutes with Putu and his family learning Balinese cooking in their home. The morning class adds a market visit, rice fields, a village walk, coconut oil processing, and a daily offering. You cook every recipe, eat the results, and take home recipes and a certificate.

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8.Balinese Cooking Class and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 19 reviews · 5 hours · from $40

Spend five hours in Seminyak visiting a local market, sampling Balinese cake, and preparing several Balinese dishes with an English or Indonesian-speaking chef. You will cook with a group, eat the finished meal, and take home a recipe book and certificate. Hotel pickup is included, but you arrange your own return.

“Het was een goed opgezette kookles, leuke groep mensen en een goede kok die alles goed heeft uitgelegd en begeleidt”

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9.Balinese cooking class/Go shopping at the market, cook, eat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $35

Spend six hours learning Balinese home cooking from an English, Indonesian, or Japanese-speaking instructor. Morning groups visit a local market before cooking, while afternoon groups go straight to the kitchen. Choose a standard or vegetarian menu, eat what you prepare, and take home the recipes. Hotel pickup and return are included.

“The dishes prepared was phenomenal. We also received a recipe booklet to take with us. The patio we cooked on was cool. Everyone got hands on experience. The instructor was thorough and very personable. I highly recommend this experience.”

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10.Nusa Dua: Balinese Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $86

Join chef Teddy and a small group of up to 10 for a three to four hour Balinese cooking class near Nusa Dua. Morning bookings add a local market visit, while afternoon bookings focus on cooking. You will prepare 12 dishes, eat your meal by the sea, and take home a recipe book and certificate.

“It was a fantastic day. Teddy was an amazing guide and chef. He made the day so much fun. Thoroughly recommend this experience.”

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