SOUTH KOREA
The ones worth your time.
The 10 most popular cooking classes in South Korea. What each one includes, who runs it, and what it costs.
Shop Mangwon Market with a friendly Korean home chef, cook four classic dishes, then eat a hands-on hanjeongsik feast with makgeolli.
“We really enjoyed this experience and the host is wonderful. We learnt a lot about Korean food and culture while cooking a delicious meal in her home. Very special!”
Shop Gyeongdong Market, then cook a weekday Korean menu with a kimchi chef in a small group. Eat what you make in Seoul.
“Our host was amazing! We had a great time walking around in the traditional Korean market and seeing all the different ingredients - our cooking class was located in a shiny new studio and it was such a breeze to follow the recipes with prepped ingredients! Absolutely recommend to anyone who wants to learn Korean…”
Seoul market-to-home Korean cooking class: shop with a local, learn Bibimbap, Dakgalbi, Haemul-Pajeon, Doenjang-Jjigae, and eat Hanjeongsik.
“Learning about a different culture and cuisine! Sarah was very informative, kind, friendly and over all fun! Loved cooking with a local who took us through the markets and pointed out things I would never have thought to look for! If I could give 11/10 I would! Definitely recommend this tour! :)”
Shop Mangwon Market with a local host, then cook bulgogi, gyeran-jjim, and kimbap in a cozy Seoul studio. Small group, 3 hours.
“We had blast going to the market and then preparing our dishes. So much fun. The staff was wonderful!!”
Hands-on Seoul home cooking with chef Jennifer: make gimbap, tteokbokki, haemul pajeon and budae jjigae, plus sikhye and makgeolli.
“This cours was a great experience. Jennifer Kim was very nice and her English was really good. The dishes we cooked were easy to make and tasted so good. She also explained about the Korean cooking culture and traditiona, which I really liked. I would highly recommend this course, the food was just amazing, I…”
A chef-guided Seoul kimchi making day with a Mangwon Market walk, hands-on lessons for four kimchi styles, and take-home leftovers.
“This is a hands-on class to make 4 different types of kimchi. It includes a stroll through the market on the way walking from the subway station to the cooking studio - where you can see the variety of ingredients available to make your kimchi, as well as grab a quick bite of popular local…”
Cook bibimbap, seaweed soup, and Korean pancakes in a tiny Haeundae Busan class. Palace-style apron, bapsang dining, and a certificate.
“Great local experience and terrific instructor. Delicious food and a convenient location from our hotel.”
Shop Busan’s Bujeon Market, then cook 3 customized Korean dishes in a hands-on class with vegan options and recipes for home.
“We were hosted by Suyang Chang and enjoyed the cooking class. We visited a local market and sourced the most fresh cooking ingredients of the day. It's Marinated Abalone we learned and it is absolutely scrumptious. The recipe is easy to follow, but the result is surprisingly good. We love the marinated abalone and it…”
Hands-on Seoul Hansik cooking class. Learn gimbap, tteokbokki, haemulpajeon, and budaejjigae, with sikhye, makgeolli, tea, dessert.
“10/10! Jennifer made us feel welcome, taught us how to make 4 traditional Korean dishes and also gave use some lessons on history and language! We really loved our time with her in our class and if we had more time, would want to take more classes with her!”
3-hour small-group Busan cooking class near Haeundae beach. Make bibimbap at a Bapsang table, then tea and dessert.
“I recently took a cooking class with Min, and it was an incredible experience! Min was easy to understand and spoke English very well, making the class enjoyable and accessible. The food we prepared was absolutely amazing—full of flavor and authentic. Min also went above and beyond by offering great advice on what to see…”
