UBUD COOKING CLASSES
The 15 best ubud cooking classes you can book today, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Work at your own station with an English-speaking Balinese chef, preparing seven vegetarian or non-vegetarian dishes. The morning option adds a 30-minute Ubud market visit and shared hotel pickup in central Ubud. Expect about four hours, hands-on cooking, and a meal made by you.
“They were well prepared, plenty of people on hand to assist and the head chef was knowledgeable and entertaining!”
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!”
Join Putu and her family for a private Balinese cooking class in their traditional compound near Ubud. You’ll tour the garden and home temple, prepare five dishes with farm-grown ingredients, learn about local customs, and sit down to a generous meal. Pickup from Ubud hotels, lunch and dinner times, vegetarian and vegan options are available.
“This private cooking class was perfect and smooth! First of all we were greeted at the pick up and presented to the traditional family house. After visiting the garden where all the produce comes from Mrs Putu harvested fresh mangosteRead more”
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!”
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!!”
Start with pickup at central Ubud, then visit a traditional market on the morning class before heading to Pemulan Bali’s organic farm. Pick herbs and vegetables, cook six Balinese and Indonesian dishes in an open-air kitchen, and eat what you make with coffee and tea. Recipes and leftovers are included.
“We took a tour of the garden and selected our greens and herbs. Then, we cooked 2 appetizers, 3 main dishes and a community desert. The food quality and instructions were exceptional.”
Spend about five hours with Lesung Bali in west Ubud, visiting a morning market, traditional Balinese home, and working farm before cooking a six-dish meal. Choose regular, vegetarian, or vegan recipes, with instructors such as Ron, Putri, or Don and Ubud-area pickup included.
“If you like to cook or admire cooking, this is the experience for you! Putri, a culinary genius, helped me prepare the most delicious meal that I’ve had in all my time in Bali. She taught the old traditional style of cooking which is easily adapted to Read more”
Spend about four hours with Dewa and his family in Keliki, north of Ubud. Walk through village gardens, learn about Balinese herbs and customs, then cook dishes such as tuna in banana leaves, turmeric chicken, and corn fritters over a wood-fired stove. Private Ubud transfers, recipes, beer, and a family meal are included.
“Dewa was such a loving and warm-hearted host. He taught us about his culture, gave us a tour of the wild vegetation that was used for our meals and opened his home to us to learn how to cook. We cooked 5 traditional Balinese meals that were easy to remake (I cook these regularly at home in New York) and were absolutely delicious. My sister and I had so much fun! We will be returning for a Part-2 cooking class to learn more.”
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”
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.”
Spend about five and a half hours at Taman Dukuh, a community-run organic farm in Taro Village. Morning sessions add a traditional market visit. You will harvest produce, prepare six or more Indonesian dishes, eat what you cook, and take home printed and PDF recipes. Transport is available from Ubud Central Parking.
“This farm is really authentic and located in The middle of jungle 👍 Lessons were good, food really delicious and teachers are really nice. I got some New ideas of foodstuff how to Make it at home 😋 The only minus is that it could Be little shorter and include less cutting of The onions and chiles. I mean that with appetizers it good to cut them all by studendt and learn how to do IT but with main courses those could Be preperet and minced by the staff, so stundent could have More energi and Time to concentrate on The new things like The new and unknown ingrediensies and…”
Spend about five hours at Mai Organic Farm near Ubud, learning about Bali’s organic farming and subak irrigation system before picking ingredients and preparing six local dishes. You’ll cook over a traditional wood-fired stove, drink fresh juices and herbal teas, and share lunch in a peaceful farm hut. Pickup is offered from central Ubud.
“Harvesting and preparing the herbs and vegetables for the base components and sauces. Utilizing the outdoor grill and fire stove to prepare the meal. Staff were fun and engaging through the entire experience.”
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.
Join an English-speaking local chef in Ubud for a five-hour Balinese cooking class. Shop for herbs and spices at the morning market, visit rice fields, cook several dishes at a family home, and eat your meal in the garden. Guide Goose is among the named guides praised for his warm welcome and cultural stories.
“Absolutely phenomenal day with a phenomenal team! A beautiful experience, from start to finish. Our guide was funny, knowledgeable and kind, and always had a smile on his face. He kept us engaged the whole day with stories and knowledge about Balinese culture and tradition, and welcomed us onto his family’s beautiful property. We arrived a bit early and were welcomed with complimentary coffee while we waited in the picturesque garden. Cooked up a storm and made some lovely friends. 100% couldn’t recommend highly enough 😊”
Join Kadek and his team for a five-hour Balinese food experience near Ubud. Walk a working farm, gather lemongrass and vegetables, then cook two or three local dishes in a traditional outdoor kitchen. Your meal, recipe booklet, local drinks, and Ubud hotel transfers are included.
“I really appreciated the ethos behind this project. The young guys brought a lot of fun to the experience but they also knew how to cook 😁”
