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The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Bali

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Base gede paste ground by hand, satay lilit on lemongrass, a lawar you would not attempt at home. These 15 are priced and honest about how much you cook versus watch, and which start at the market.

Ubud Cooking Class Bali with Balinese Chef - The morning begins at Ubud Traditional Art Market
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Ubud Cooking Class Bali with Balinese Chef

1.Ubud Cooking Class Bali with Balinese Chef

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

Spend about four hours learning Balinese cooking in English with Chef Made and his team. Morning sessions include a 30-minute Ubud market visit, followed by hands-on preparation of seven vegetarian or non-vegetarian dishes. You receive your own station, utensils, ingredients, lunch or dinner, and Ubud-center transfers for eligible morning pickups.

“When in Ubud learning how to prep and cook Indonesian food is a must do. We created three dishes and two sauces and at the end enjoyed a fabulous dinner.”

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PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu's Home - Why the private format works so well
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PRIVATE Authentic Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Putu’s Home

2.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 three-hour cooking class in their traditional home near Ubud. Tour the garden and temple, prepare five seasonal Balinese dishes with farm-grown ingredients, then share the meal with local drinks. Hotel pickup and drop-off from Ubud are included, with vegetarian and vegan options available.

“Putu and her family were welcoming and more than accommodating for our hectic schedule for the day. We made a delicious Balinese lunch and learned a little Balinese while there!”

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Balinese Ubud cooking school (9 Dish Cooking and Market Tour) - What happens when you arrive at the cooking school
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Balinese Ubud cooking school (9 Dish Cooking and Market Tour)

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

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

Meet at Ubud Palace for a five-hour Balinese food experience led by local hosts such as Yogi, Wayan, or Putu. Morning bookings include a market and rice-paddy visit. You will prepare nine dishes, choose a regular or vegetarian menu, and sit down to eat what you cook.

“We had an amazing time in the Subak cooking class. Softly spoken young man Tata picked us at Ubud centre and took us to a market tour explaining about spices, fruits, vegetables and sweets and then to a paddy field for photos. He took us to a Balinese home which was set up efficiency as a cooking school. Chef Yogi our teacher is very thorough and explained every step clearly. We grouped as couple and cooked nine dishes under the watchful eye of yogi and the friendly kitchen staff ladies. The whole experience went flawlessly and we thoroughly enjoyed a sumptuous meal. It was so fresh and tasty, nothing like…”

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Balinese Farm Cooking Class by Pemulan Bali - Six Balinese dishes in an open-air kitchen
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Balinese Farm Cooking Class by Pemulan Bali

4.Balinese Farm Cooking Class by Pemulan Bali

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

Spend about five hours cooking Balinese food at Pemulan Bali near Ubud. Morning sessions add a traditional market visit, while every class includes a farm walk, fresh-picked ingredients, six dishes, tea, coffee, recipes, and leftovers. Central Ubud pickup is included, and groups can reach 20 people.

“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.”

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Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan - What you cook, from kelopon to gado gado
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Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan

5.Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 352 reviews · from $33

Cook and eat Indonesian favorites in an open-air class beside Trawangan Dive. Choose a 90-minute, two-hour, or 2.5-hour session covering three to six dishes, including kelopon, fried tempe, noodles, curry, and gado gado. Local chefs explain ingredients, techniques, and substitutions, with vegan options available.

“Probabaly the best experience on our trip in Bali so far! The chef teachers were amazing and the dishes were so tasty. Really wholesome experience, even though we were part of a group we felt we got given so much individual guidance. 10/10 experience.”

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Balinese Cooking Class in Seminyak - The Jimbaran market add-on at 9:30 a.m.
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Balinese Cooking Class in Seminyak

6.Balinese Cooking Class in Seminyak

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 281 reviews · from $66

At The Amala in Seminyak, Chef Putu and his team guide you through a three-course Balinese meal. Choose from two meat and seafood menus or a vegetarian menu, with an optional morning visit to Jimbaran fish market. You cook, eat, and take home your apron and certificate.

“Very enjoyable cooking class with chef Putu, me and my friend opted for Menu 2 which was just delicious and there was no shortage of food. Went to the market in the morning to get fresh ingredients for our meals and then returned to the Amala where the cooking class was held. All staff were so friendly and attentive. Cooking class was very enjoyable and learned alot. Round trip transfer to our hotel was included too which was great. We also got a personalised certificate and got to keep the apron, a lovely touch.”

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Anggrek Putih Lombok Cooking Class - Traditional tools give the cooking some character
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Anggrek Putih Lombok Cooking Class

7.Anggrek Putih Lombok Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 253 reviews · from $30Best value

At Anggrek Putih Homestay, you’ll tour the Little Eden vegetable garden, plant seeds, then cook Indonesian dishes from Lombok, Java, and beyond. Use a stone pestle and mortar, prepare food with vegetarian options, and sit down for lunch afterward. Pickup is offered from Mataram and Senggigi.

“Fun class. Enjoyed the beautiful organic garden tour. Their was a feast for eating at the end. They accommodated for vegetarians and allergies.”

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Balinese Authentic Cooking Class in Ubud - The morning market: ingredients before recipes
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Balinese Authentic Cooking Class in Ubud

8.Balinese Authentic Cooking Class in Ubud

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

Spend about five hours cooking in west Ubud with guides such as Ron, Putri, Don, or Gustie. Visit a morning market, traditional Balinese home, and farm, then prepare fresh local dishes with regular, vegetarian, or vegan menus. Ubud transfers, drinks, snacks, and all fees are included.

“I Absolutely Loved This Class Putri Made Me Extremely Comfortable & Explained Everything In Great Detail”

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PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Dewa with Transfers - Cooking With a Pestle and Wood-Fired Stove
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PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud with Dewa with Transfers

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

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

Spend about four hours with Dewa and his family in Keliki, north of Ubud. Walk through village gardens, learn about Balinese herbs and customs, cook dishes such as pepes ikan and bumbu kuning over a wood-fired stove, then eat together. Private Ubud transfers, beer, water, and recipes are included.

“Our driver picked us up and took us to his home. It was a traditional Balinese house in the beautiful countryside. All the ingredients we used were from his huge garden where he grew absolutely everything from lemongrass to bananas. His family were very friendly and showed us around their home set in a very rural tranquil setting. The food we cooked was amazing and we wrote down all the recipes to make the dishes again at home. It was a truly amazing experience to see Bali at its most authentic location. I would highly recommend this cooking class I can’t praise it enough.”

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Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit - Cooking in Laplapan village
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Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit

10.Balinese Cooking class with traditional morning market visit

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

Meet a local chef such as Wayan or Dewa, visit a morning market, select Balinese ingredients, make a canang offering, and cook a multi-dish meal in Laplapan village near Ubud. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, equipment, and taxes are included. The class lasts about six hours and allows up to eight people.

“Fantastic cultural experience. The host was very friendly and welcoming and it was a memorable experience.”

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Jambangan Bali Cooking Class - A look at rice farming before lunch
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Jambangan Bali Cooking Class

11.Jambangan Bali Cooking Class

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

Spend about five hours with Balinese cooks such as Wayan, Putu, or Made, beginning at a local market when timing allows. Select herbs, spices, meat, and vegetables, then cook several dishes in an open home kitchen. You’ll also see rice farming, household offerings, coconut-oil making, and bamboo rindik music.

“We had a really good experience. Wayan and Made taught us a lot about their home and culture, and the food we prepared was the best we’ve had in Bali. We also got to visit a coffee plantation afterwards (I’m not sure if this is always included in the tour though, or if we just had extra time). I would definitely recommend this class to anyone visiting Ubud!”

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Nia Bali Seminyak Cooking Class - Starting at Seminyak Square and heading to the market
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Nia Bali Seminyak Cooking Class

12.Nia Bali Seminyak Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · from $71

Start with an 8 a.m. pickup in Seminyak and a market visit, then cook up to 12 Balinese dishes at Nia Cooking Class. Instructor Tommy Ford, also listed as Tommee Ford, leads the session with humor, food knowledge, and cultural context. Lunch, a cookbook, tea or coffee, and a completion certificate are included.

“We had a great time at the cooking class today. It was extremely well organised and the chef made it good fun. Everyone got to participate in bits along the way and the meal at the end was fantastic. Couldn't recommend it enough.”

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PRIVATE Ubud Market Tour & Balinese Cooking Class with Putu - Pejeng Market and the ingredients behind Balinese food
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PRIVATE Ubud Market Tour & Balinese Cooking Class with Putu

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

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

Meet Putu at Pejeng Market at 7am, choose seasonal ingredients, then cook two or three Balinese dishes in her family compound. You’ll share lunch with three generations, learn about spices and medicinal ingredients, and enjoy private hotel transfers from Ubud. Vegetarian and vegan menus are available with advance notice.

“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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From Ubud: Authentic Bali Farm Cooking School & Organic Farm - Picking ingredients in an organic garden
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From Ubud: Authentic Bali Farm Cooking School & Organic Farm

14.Authentic Bali Farm Cooking School & Organic Farm

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · from $38

Spend about five and a half hours learning Balinese cooking at a community-run organic farm in Taro Village. Morning sessions add a traditional market visit. You’ll harvest ingredients, prepare six or more dishes, eat the meal you make, and take home printed and PDF recipes with cooking tips.

“We really enjoyed ourselves. Although when we were picked up from our hotel we were told we were not able to go to the market. Other people in the class had gone to the market. It may have been a miscommunication but we were a little disappointed. Overall great class!!”

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Bali Ubud Paon Cooking Class - Starting at Ubud Traditional Art Market
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Bali Ubud Paon Cooking Class

15.Bali Ubud Paon Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 117 reviews · from $44

Spend about five hours learning Balinese cooking in a small group of up to 15 people. The morning option begins at Ubud Traditional Art Market, where you see local produce and spices before cooking at Paon Bali. Prepare dishes such as banana-leaf fish and minced chicken satay, then eat lunch and take home recipes and a certificate.

“Such a great way to spend an afternoon. The teacher made everything easy and fun, the space was absolutely stunning with views of the forest and the dishes were insanely delish!! Definitely recommend joining in!”

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