The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Seoul

Local Home Korean Cooking Class & Market Adventure in Seoul - The market walk and street-food tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,024 reviews · from $91Our pick

Explore Mangwon Market, taste Korean street food, cook four dishes at a local home, and enjoy a Hanjeongsik feast with makgeolli in Seoul.

“This was an excellent tour. Junghee was full of life and very funny. Excellent cooking class with some history of Korea as well. The market tour was great and (to my horror..haha) made me order Korean donuts in Korean. The food was delicious and we now all have the recipes to recreate it at home.”

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Master Korean traditional cooking with a Kimchi chef

2.Master Korean traditional cooking with a Kimchi chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 385 reviews · from $85

Cook Korean dishes with a local chef, shop Gyeongdong Market, and eat your handmade meal in a Korean-style home in Seoul.

“We had so much fun at this class! The market tour was interesting and informative. The cooking class itself was enjoyable and the instructor was able to accommodate all dietary restrictions.”

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Seoul: Korean Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour

3.Korean Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 348 reviews · from $98

Cook four Korean dishes, shop a local Seoul market, sample street food, and share a Hanjeongsik meal in a friendly small-group class.

“Sarah was a fabulous host who shared her knowledge, honesty and cooking skills with such joy”

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Seoul: Korean Cooking at Seoul Cooking Club!

4.Korean Cooking at Seoul Cooking Club!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · 2h 30m · from $109

Learn seven Korean dishes, sample ten side dishes, and eat your way through Seoul at this hands-on English-language cooking class in Jongno.

“Food was super good our chef was super nice fun and knowledgeable, I came in late and missed out on making a dish but she still let me and helped me make it after the class was over overall a very nice experience I would recommend to a friend :)”

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Korean Cooking at Seoul Cooking Club

5.Korean Cooking at Seoul Cooking Club

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 220 reviews · from $109

Learn bulgogi, bibimbap, gimbap, jeon, japchae, and dessert in a friendly Seoul cooking class with dietary options and generous portions.

“Hands down, this was one of the best cooking classes I've ever taken. My partner and I, and another couple joining the class, had an incredibly fun time at Seoul's Cooking Club—it was truly excellent. The teacher was phenomenal: super welcoming, genuinely helpful, and packed the class with authentic insights into Korean cooking methods, food history, and tips to make dishes taste right. This wasn’t just about following a recipe, but about getting real insight into the food. We made an ambitious range of seven classics, including three types of pancake, japchae, bibimbap, bulgogi, and gimbap, plus dessert. I love to cook and this class was entertaining, inspiring, and taught…”

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Seoul: Taste of Korea, Authentic Home Style Cooking Class

6.Taste of Korea, Authentic Home Style Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 166 reviews · 3 hours · from $89

Learn Korean home cooking in Seoul with Chef Jennifer, making four dishes, sharing a full meal, and taking recipes home for $89.

“I really enjoyed cooking class. I liked to learn how to cook some basic Korean food. And it's quite easy so I will be able to cook it at home. I really recommend joining the cooking class. for 3 hours fun and good food”

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Experience Korean Cooking in Modern Hanok Kitchen

7.Experience Korean Cooking in Modern Hanok Kitchen

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 118 reviews · from $87

Learn Korean cooking in Seoul’s Bukchon area with English-speaking chefs, a market visit, hands-on recipes, lunch, and a drink.

“Excellent. A must do. We liked also the tour of the market”

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Korean Cooking Class with Grocery Shopping at Seoul Local Market

8.Korean Cooking Class with Grocery Shopping at Seoul Local Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · from $91

Shop Seoul’s Mangwon Market with Phoebe, then cook bulgogi, steamed egg, and kimbap in a small, friendly class.

“Sunghyun (who goes by Phoebe) started the business that offers this experience about 6 months ago and, wow, what an awesome experience she provides! We started with a tour of the near by traditional Mangwon Market including food Read more”

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Seoul: Royal Seoul Cooking Class in a 100-Year-Old Hanok

9.Royal Seoul Cooking Class in a 100-Year-Old Hanok

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · 2 hours · from $96

Cook Korean royal dishes in a restored 100-year-old hanok near Insadong, then dine on bangjja bronzeware with makgeolli and dessert.

“This has been the best cooking class I have ever experienced. The setting was so neat and felt luxurious, they only allow a small group, and I think this was the right approach. I feel Chef Park had enough time to check on everyone, making sure we were doing the right thing. We cooked our starters and main and the recipes were not challenging, even if you never cooked, but at the same time were interesting even for my boyfriend who is a chef. We are peaky eaters and we enjoyed everything we cooked, the meokgolli and the explanations chef Park gave. On top of this, his personality also made…”

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Korean cooking class in Haeundae, Busan

10.Korean cooking class in Haeundae, Busan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 92 reviews · from $100

Cook bibimbap, seaweed soup, and Korean pancakes with Min in a small Haeundae class, then eat your meal at a traditional bapsang table.

“Min was outstanding teacher. Not only did she teach us how to cook but the tradition behind it. She was very kind, sweet, and attentive to her students. We enjoyed the other students as they were from our hometown. We got a certificate and a surprise and the end. Can’t wait to go home and start cooking”

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Royal Seoul Cooking Class in a 100-Year-Old Hanok

11.Royal Seoul Cooking Class in a 100-Year-Old Hanok

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · from $98

Cook royal Korean dishes in a restored 100-year-old hanok with Chef Park, then dine on bangjja bronzeware with makgeolli and desserts.

“My friend and I visited Ricky’s cooking class. We had such an amazing experience and Ricky was so personable and gave us great recommendations for Seoul. We will be recommending this class to all of our friends and family.”

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Busan Tailored Korean cooking class (Vegan OK)with market tour

12.Busan Tailored Korean cooking class (Vegan OK)with market tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $95

Shop Bujeon Market with Suyang, then cook three Korean dishes in a hands-on Busan class with vegan options and recipes to take home.

“It was a really nice experience. We enjoyed good food and learned more about the korean culture. Would recommend to anyone!”

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Seoul : Taste of Korea, Authentic Home-Style Cooking Class

13.Taste of Korea, Authentic Home-Style Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $89

Learn four Korean home-style dishes with Jennifer in a small Seoul class, then sit down to a generous meal with tea, snacks, and rice wine.

“A fun and authentic cooking class. My husband and I have done cooking classes on various trips and this one was a highlight, offering the largest quantity of delicious food of any class we have been to yet. We were absolutely stuffed and had leftovers to take home! Jennifer was also incredible kind, thoughtful, and accommodating beyond what was expected. I would highly recommend this.”

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Busan: Small-Group Traditional Korean Food Cooking Class

14.Small-Group Traditional Korean Food Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 58 reviews · 3 hours · from $98

Cook bibimbap and other Korean dishes near Haeundae Beach in a friendly three-hour class with Min, tea, dessert, recipes, and a meal.

“It was amazing ! Min is such a good teacher. We were lucky to take this class and to prepare such delicious food. I can only recommend this activity😊”

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Busan Local Food Cooking Class with Market Tour

15.Busan Local Food Cooking Class with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $109

Cook Busan seafood with chef Heeyoung, learn Korean food customs, enjoy tea and rice wine, then shop Bupyeong Kkangtong Market.

“Heeyoung was delightful! We enjoyed hearing her wealth of knowledge about Korean cooking, history, and culture. We wish we'd done this at the start of our trip because the insight she gave us into Korean cuisine would have helped us appreciate our meals there more. The market tour afterward was also very fun.”

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