The 13 Best Cooking Classes in South Korea

1.Local Home Korean Cooking Class & Market Adventure in Seoul

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

Meet your host at Mangwon Station, explore the neighborhood market, sample street food, and learn about Korean ingredients before cooking four dishes in a local home. Sarah or Junghee leads the small-group class, then serves your food with more than 10 side dishes, dessert, and makgeolli.

“Junghee is one of the most charming people I’ve ever met in my travels. She’s fun and endlessly curious about the travel journeys of all the attendees. She made the cooking super simple, taught us lots of Korean phrases, and shared lots of details about life in Seoul. Amazing tour.”

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2.Master Korean traditional cooking with a Kimchi chef

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

Meet your guide at Jegidong Station, walk through Gyeongdong Market for ingredients, then cook and eat in a Korean-style home. Chef Minseon and the OME Cooking Lab team teach a different three-dish menu each day, from samgyetang and kimchi to bulgogi, japchae, bibimbap, or Korean desserts. Vegan and halal options are available.

“It was a very informative class and cooking was well paced. Making a bibimbap with more traditional ingredients was a great learning environment. The fact that you walk the local market and get fresh ingredients is such a highlight as well.”

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

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

Meet Sarah, Sara, or Junghee near Mangwon Station for a small-group market walk and home cooking class. Taste street food, learn Korean phrases, prepare bibimbap, dakgalbi, haemul-pajeon, and doenjang-jjigae, then sit down to a Hanjeongsik meal with side dishes, fruit, and rice wine.

“It was a wonderful experience! Junghee is an absolute delight and led our group the cooking process beautifully! It was a major highlight of my trip to Seoul! I highly recommend it! :-)”

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4.Korean Cooking at Seoul Cooking Club!

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

Spend 150 minutes cooking Korean food at Seoul Cooking Club near Jonggak Station. English-speaking chefs such as Sally, Olivia, Elly, and Grace guide you through jeon, japchae, bulgogi, bibimbap, banchan, dessert, and traditional drinks. You eat what you make, take home leftovers when available, and receive recipe notes for cooking in your own kitchen.

“It was a bit on the expensive side, but well worth it on my opinion. The instructor was amazing and had good English, and the dishes we prepared were diverse and interesting. The support was also spectacular, with an assistant coming and taking each tool we finished with and it made the work station really need and organized with no effort on our part. I highly recommend this class”

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5.Korean Cooking at Seoul Cooking Club

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

At Seoul Cooking Club, you spend 2.5 hours preparing a broad Korean feast with guidance from instructors such as Olivia, Elly, Sally, and Grace. Expect hands-on work, cultural notes, Korean drinks, dessert, and often enough food to take home. Vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, gluten-free, halal, and other dietary needs can be accommodated.

“The whole experience was wonderful. Learned how to prepare many dishes. Sally was so personable and a great teacher!!”

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

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

Meet Phoebe, also known as Sunghyun, near Mangwon Station for a three-hour food experience. Shop for ingredients at Mangwon Market, learn to prepare bulgogi, gyeran-jjim, and kimbap, then eat together in a cozy studio. Groups are limited to eight people, and beginners are welcome.

“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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7.Korean Kimchi Making Day Experience with a Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · from $89

Meet chef Jomin at Mangwon Station, walk through Mangwon Market, taste Korean snacks, then prepare four kinds of kimchi in a home-style cooking studio. You’ll use cabbage, radish, and cucumber, eat your finished kimchi with boiled pork and fried tofu, and take the rest home with recipes.

“If you love kimchi and you would like to learn all about it, from fresh ingredients to short and long term versions, then this is the class for you. You’ll get all the tips you need for making it at home and a good overview of the culture around kimchi making and eating in Korea. The pace was quite quick as the group is around 10 people but we never got bored. We loved it!”

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8.Korean cooking class in Haeundae, Busan

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

At Bapsang in Haeundae, Min guides you through Korean cooking at your own station. You’ll wear a traditional apron, sample Korean sauces, prepare dishes such as bibimbap, seaweed soup, and chive pancake, then eat your meal at a floor-style bapsang table with tea and dessert. The menu can change by date.

“My daughter and I had a wonderful time with Min and her cooking class-- We learned so much about Korean culture and cuisine and we met some wonderful people in the class. Min was kind, informative, gracious and super cool. She was so kind to my daughter on her 24th birthday! It was a great day!!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · from $98

Join Chef Park, also known as Ricky, in a restored 100-year-old hanok near Seoul’s historic center. In a small group of up to six, you’ll prepare LA galbi, fresh kimchi, haemul pajeon, and tangpyeongchae, then eat your meal on traditional bangjja bronzeware with makgeolli and Korean sweets.

“It was a great experience would recommend to everyone! Park was leading the experience he was really informative and fun! The food tasted fantastic. 12/10 experience.”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 66 reviews · from $95

Meet Suyang Chang near Seomyeon, explore Bujeon Market, choose two Korean side dishes plus one stew or soup, and cook them in his kitchen. The five-hour class can be adapted for vegetarians, vegans, and dietary requests. You eat what you make, receive recipes, and return to the meeting point.

“The tour coordinator is so sweet! Took the time to educate us on Korean culture and language. I would definitely recommend this experience and would especially recommend the braised tofu with spicy sauce! My friend and I thought it was time well spent!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $89

At Hansik Korean Cooking Class in Jongno, Jennifer guides you through gimbap, tteokbokki, haemulpajeon, and budae jjigae. Morning and evening sessions last about three hours, with a full meal, Korean drinks, snacks, dessert, and digital recipes. The class welcomes families and can adapt dishes for dietary needs.

“This was a wonderfull cooking class! The instractor was very kind and knowledgeable, explained about the dishes, showed everyone how to make them, super easy and fun! The food was very good and we could adjust it to our preferences.”

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12.Small-Group Traditional Korean Food Cooking Class

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

In a small English and Korean cooking class near Haeundae Beach, Min or Kim guides you through Korean sauces, bibimbap, and other home-style dishes using seasonal ingredients. You cook, eat at a traditional bapsang table, taste tea and dessert, and take home recipes, a certificate, and a small gift.

“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 and do around Busan, which was a fantastic bonus. I highly recommend her class to anyone looking for a fun and delicious way to learn about Korean cuisine while exploring the local area!”

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13.Busan Local Food Cooking Class with Market Tour

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

Join English-speaking chef Heeyoung for a four-hour Busan cooking class built around local seafood and Korean food customs. You will prepare several dishes, eat your meal with rice wine, take part in a tea ceremony, and walk through Bupyeong Kkangtong Market with help understanding ingredients and local food traditions.

“This was a wonderful experience with a great host! If you would like to dive into traditional SK culture, I can only recommend this cooking class!”

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