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Ubud Cooking Classes: The 15 Best Kitchens

28 tours  ·  from $18 a head

A market walk at seven, then a farm kitchen, a stone mortar and a spice paste that takes half an hour to pound. The 15 classes below are priced and clear about how much you cook versus watch.

Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class at an Organic Farm - A farm tour with a purpose
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Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class at an Organic Farm

1.Balinese Cooking Class at an Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,786 reviews · 330 minutes - 8 hours · from $32Our pick

Start with a local market visit on the morning session, then head from Ubud to an organic farm to pick ingredients and cook a six-dish Balinese menu. Choose regular or vegetarian cooking, share a station with one other person, and take home a recipe book. Guides such as Buda, Depi, and Wayan lead sessions in English or Indonesian.

“We had such an amazing time at our evening cooking class. Buda was such an informative teacher and guide through the property. We were guided through 6 different dishes and really got to experience what Balinese cooking and culture are all about. I highly recommend this class.”

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Ubud Cooking Class Bali with Balinese Chef - Choose your seven-dish menu
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Ubud Cooking Class Bali with Balinese Chef

2.Ubud Cooking Class Bali with Balinese Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,609 reviews · from $35

Spend about four hours cooking with a Balinese chef at Ketuts Bali Cooking Class. You get your own station and utensils, prepare a seven-dish vegetarian or non-vegetarian menu, then eat what you have made. Morning sessions include a traditional market tour and central Ubud hotel pickup; afternoon sessions start at 2:30pm at Lapangan Desa Ubud.

“Beginnend mit einer Führung über den Markt über den im Preis inbegriffenen Shuttle Service zur Cooking Class bis hin zu den Köchen war alles perfekt! Es war total spaßig und am Ende aßen alle zusammen ihre selbstgekochten Gerichte. Wir wurden sogar noch kostenlos zurück zum Ubud Palace gebracht!”

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From Ubud: Authentic Cooking Class in a Local Village - See how rice fits into the day
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From Ubud: Authentic Cooking Class in a Local Village

3.Authentic Cooking Class in a Local Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,325 reviews · 210 minutes - 4 hours · from $35

From Ubud, join a small-group Balinese cooking class in Laplapan, with hotel pickup, a village visit and hands-on preparation of local dishes. Choose the morning session for a fresh market stop and rice-growing visit. Host Mama Puspa and her team guide the cooking, and you finish by sharing the meal you have made.

“Made our guide was awesome! We had such a good time cooking and will definitely make again”

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Ubud: Cooking Class with Transfers and Optional Market Visit - From chopping and spice grinding to a full meal
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Ubud: Cooking Class with Transfers and Optional Market Visit

4.Cooking Class with Transfers and Optional Market Visit

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

At this 2 to 3-hour Ubud cooking class, local instructors such as Eri and Made guide you through Balinese dishes, spice preparation, and food traditions. Choose the morning session for a market visit, then cook and share a meal with a group of up to 10. Ubud Center pickup and drop-off are included with selected morning and afternoon options.

“We loved the experience! Our host Made was excellent, great explanations, easy to follow instructions and a real authentic experience. Communication and pick up was seamless. we made a Canang offering and learnt the cultural significance and made some new friends along the way, with the other guests in our class. Excellent value for money, a must do!”

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PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu's Home - The compound tour adds context
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PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu’s Home

5.PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 644 reviews · from $75

Join Putu and her family for a private cooking class at their traditional home near Ubud. Tour the compound and garden, learn about Balinese ingredients and customs, prepare five dishes, then eat together. The roughly three-hour outing includes round-trip pickup from Ubud hotels and a choice of lunch or dinner.

“An awesome and lovely experience. Host was amazing, very friendly, welcoming, gracious, and patient.”

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Balinese Ubud cooking school (9 Dish Cooking and Market Tour) - Sit down to the food you made
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Balinese Ubud cooking school (9 Dish Cooking and Market Tour)

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

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

Spend about five hours learning to prepare nine Balinese dishes with a local chef, then sit down to eat what you have made. Choose the morning class for a guided market visit and rice paddies, or the afternoon option for a Balinese offering-making activity. Ubud-area pickup is offered; confirm your arrangements before booking.

“Putu was an amazing instructor…made the class so much fun. We enjoyed all the food as well. Defly recommend”

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Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class and Market Tour - Rice paddies add a second morning stop
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Ubud: Balinese Cooking Class and Market Tour

7.Balinese Cooking Class and Market Tour

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

Spend four hours with a Balinese chef preparing nine local dishes, then sit down to eat what you have made. Choose the morning class for a guided market visit, fruit tasting and rice paddies, or the afternoon session for making a canang offering. Ubud-area pickup is included, and guides such as Putu and Wayan have led classes.

“When you are in Ubud, you really should do this cooking class! We enjoyed it so much. The people where lovely and helpful. Everything was planned perfectly. We had an amazing time”

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Balinese Farm Cooking Class by Pemulan Bali - Cooking Six Balinese and Indonesian Dishes
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Balinese Farm Cooking Class by Pemulan Bali

8.Balinese Farm Cooking Class by Pemulan Bali

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 410 reviews · from $39

At Pemulan Bali’s farm cooking class in Ubud, you’ll explore an organic garden, pick ingredients, then cook Balinese and Indonesian dishes with a chef in an open-air kitchen. Morning sessions add a traditional market visit, fruit and treat sampling, and produce shopping. Pickup is from a central Ubud meeting point, and recipes, tea, coffee, and your meal are included.

“Amazing authentic experience, we made 5 dishes and enjoyed them in a beautiful farm. Our cook was amazing with great sense of humor :)”

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Balinese Authentic Cooking Class in Ubud - Gathering spices at the farm
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Balinese Authentic Cooking Class in Ubud

9.Balinese Authentic Cooking Class in Ubud

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 239 reviews · from $39

This five-hour Ubud cooking class pairs a local home visit and farm tour with hands-on Balinese cooking. Morning sessions add a traditional market stop; afternoon and evening options are also available. Choose a regular, vegetarian, or vegan menu, and look out for instructors including Ron and Putri.

“We had an incredible time with Don, who guided us through the rich and fascinating culture of Balinese houses. His knowledge and passion made the tour both insightful and engaging. The highlight of the experience was the cooking session, where Don shared traditional recipes and techniques that truly brought Balinese flavors to life. It was a perfect blend of culture and hands-on learning. Highly recommended for anyone looking to immerse themselves in Bali's heritage and cuisine!”

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PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Dewa with Transfers - A garden that explains what goes into Balinese food
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PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Dewa with Transfers

10.PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Dewa with Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 213 reviews · from $69

Join Dewa and his family for a private, four-hour Balinese cooking experience near Ubud. Walk through a village garden to learn about local herbs and spices, then prepare several dishes with Dewa’s wife in a traditional open kitchen. Transfers are included from Ubud hotels, and you eat the meal you make.

“Fantastic experience, with a great insight into not only Balinese cooking but also there underlying culture. I would highly recommend this”

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Bali: Cooking Class with 5 Balinese Dishes - Ketut’s way of teaching
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Bali: Cooking Class with 5 Balinese Dishes

11.Cooking Class with 5 Balinese Dishes

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 178 reviews · 4 hours

Spend a morning in Sidemen’s mountain woods learning traditional Balinese cooking with local chef Ketut. Prepare five dishes from scratch using old-style methods, then sit down to eat what you have made. The small-group class lasts about four hours, with vegan food available by request. Arrange your own transport to the bumpy, narrow road near Bird Hills Bali.

“Highly enjoyable class with a fun, positive, and engaging group of chefs! We not only cooked but also chatted and laughed a lot. The food turned out delicious, and we got to try some traditional recipes. The venue was amazing too. Definitely recommend!”

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Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit - Cooking several dishes, not just one
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Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit

12.Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit

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

Start with hotel pickup and an air-conditioned ride to a local morning market, where your guide introduces Bali’s produce, herbs and spices. Then head to Laplapan village to make a canang offering and cook a meal with local chefs, including Wayan and Dewa. The class lasts about six hours and is limited to eight people.

“Excellent experience from the beginning (reliable pick-up). We learned how to make a votive offering basket. We learned nine very tasty dishes and celebrated their completion with a wonderful meal that was not only delicious but stunningly beautiful.”

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Jambangan Bali Cooking Class - Cooking, tasting, and learning as you go
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Jambangan Bali Cooking Class

13.Jambangan Bali Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 142 reviews · from $34

Spend about five hours learning Balinese cooking with local hosts such as Wayan, Made, or Putu. Morning classes visit a traditional market, then continue in a family home with an open kitchen, lunch in the garden, and cultural activities including making an offering and playing bamboo rindik music.

“This experience was outstanding! The Jambangan Bali Cooking Class is the best value for money activity I have done anywhere in the world. It’s immersive nature and being treated as a member of the family was just so special. Wayan and his family are gorgeous, humblRead more”

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Ubud Cooking : All Inclusive Cooking Class - The rice-field setting adds more than a view
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Ubud Cooking : All Inclusive Cooking Class

14.Ubud Cooking : All Inclusive Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 140 reviews · 5 hours · from $24

Spend five hours with a local English-speaking guide and chef, starting with a morning visit to Pejeng market to see local produce and try fruit. Then cook Balinese dishes hands-on, with a rice-field setting and recipes to take home. The class is listed at $24 per person, with pickup and drop-off in the Ubud area.

“Wonderful exposure to food markets, meals and even cooking in general! All was so well planned, executed and did I mention delicious!! Highly recommend 😃”

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PRIVATE Ubud Market Tour & Balinese Cooking Class with Putu - Cook in Putu’s family kitchen
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PRIVATE Ubud Market Tour & Balinese Cooking Class with Putu

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

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

Meet Putu at 7 am for a private visit to Pejeng Market, where she explains seasonal produce and spices. Then head to her family compound to prepare two or three Balinese dishes and share a home-cooked lunch with three generations of her family. Ubud hotel pickup, return transport, and gratuities are included.

“Putin’s was an wonderful, gracious host! Her family immediately made us feel welcome and like meme era of the family. The market tour was fascinating, trying new fruits, experiencing new scents, and watching daily Balinese life unfold. Both Read more”

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