11 Cooking Classes in Seoul to Build a Day Around

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

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

Meet your host at Mangwon Station, tour the neighborhood market, taste Korean street food, then cook four dishes in a local home. Sarah or Junghee guides the class in clear English, shares practical kitchen tips, and serves your meal with more than 10 side dishes, dessert, and makgeolli.

“Our host Sarah was funny, friendly, & fantastically informative. Enjoyed the company, food we cooked in class, & market tour.”

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2.Master Korean traditional cooking with a Kimchi chef

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

Meet near Jegi-dong Station at 10am, walk through Gyeongdong Market with a local chef, then cook and eat Korean dishes in a traditional-style home. Menus change by day, from samgyetang and kimchi to bulgogi, japchae, bibimbap, and desserts. Chef Minseon may lead selected classes.

“This was one of the most enjoyable activities we had in South Korea. The chef was professional and nice. The cooking class and the market tour were most enjoyable. Great experience of a Traditional Cooking Experience in Korean Style House in Seoul”

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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 at Mangwon Station for a small-group walk through a local market, street-food tastings, and a hands-on Korean cooking class in a private home. Prepare four dishes, enjoy a Hanjeongsik meal with side dishes and rice wine, and take home the recipes.

“The market tour was very interesting. We navigated through the stalls while listening to explanations of the different ingredients we encountered. Then we went to Sarah's to start cooking, I really liked the decoration of her apartment: colorful and Korean. We had a great atmosphere in our group, and Sarah was a great host. The food was great and we learned a lot. Merci 감사합니다”

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4.Korean Cooking at Seoul Cooking Club!

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

At Seoul Cooking Club, you cook Korean favorites with English speaking chefs such as Sally, Olivia, Elly, or Grace. In 150 minutes, prepare jeon, japchae, bulgogi, bibimbap, banchan, and dessert, then sit down to eat. You also receive Korean drinks, recipes, and often containers for leftovers.

“We loved that Sally was so warm and friendly. Felt very welcome in her kitchen. She also catered for our Coeliac daughter so she could eat everything she cooked. Loved our experience.”

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5.Korean Cooking at Seoul Cooking Club

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

At Seoul Cooking Club, you spend about 2.5 hours preparing a generous Korean meal with guidance from instructors such as Olivia, Elly, Sally, and Grace. Expect dishes such as bulgogi, bibimbap, gimbap, japchae, jeon, dessert, Korean drinks, and a recipe cookbook to take home.

“Wonderful experience! Olivia was an excellent, knowledgeable, patient teacher. This cooking class was a great way to kick off my visit to Seoul. I learned so much, plus they sent me home with a cookbook so I can recreate these dishes at home. They were happy to accommodate my peanut allergy, plus my dietary restrictions of no beef/pork. For the first time during a cooking class abroad, I was actually able to eat ALL the food I cooked. All the staff were wonderful! Excellent kitchen facilities. Highly recommend.”

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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 visit to Mangwon Market and hands-on cooking class. Shop for ingredients, prepare bulgogi, gyeran-jjim, and kimbap, then eat together in a cozy studio. The group is limited to eight people.

“We had blast going to the market and then preparing our dishes. So much fun. The staff was wonderful!!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · from $98

Cook LA galbi, fresh kimchi, haemul pajeon, and tangpyeongchae with certified instructors Ricky or Park in a restored 100-year-old hanok near Ikseon-dong. The six-person class includes cultural stories, a traditional meal on bangjja bronzeware, makgeolli, and Korean desserts.

“My husband and I did this cooking class our second day in Korea and it was an absolutely lovely experience. Ricky was so welcoming and his vision for this class was well executed. Everything was thoughtfully prepared, classical music was playing, and we had a wonderful time. We both recommend this class and will be attempting a re-create of the dishes once we are home.”

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8.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. You cook at your own station, learn food history and Korean phrases, adjust dishes for dietary needs, and finish with tea, snacks, rice punch, makgeolli, dessert, and plenty to eat.

“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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9.Traditional Korean 6-Dish Cooking Class + Hidden Alley Tour Seoul

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $85

Join chef Jiny in a traditional-modern Seoul studio for tea, stories, and hands-on cooking of bibimbap, bulgogi, japchae, stew, pancakes, and skewers. After lunch or dinner, walk Euljiro’s lesser-known alleys, hear local history, take photos, and receive recipes and a small gift.

“It was very good experience! Everything well organised, all ingredients prepared in advance, good step by step guidance on each dish. Jiny is very kind and friendly, not only taught us how to make Korean food, but also gave us a tour of the neRead more”

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10.Korean Home Style Cooking Class in Gangnam Seoul

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $85

Spend 2.5 hours with Chef Naomi in a private Gangnam cooking studio, preparing four familiar Korean home dishes with your own pan and knife. Choose the 11 AM or 5 PM session, ask for vegan, vegetarian, pork-free, gluten-free, or alcohol-free adjustments, then eat what you make and take leftovers home.

“Great experience!! Naomi was so nice and personable. The food we prepared was delicious! She also provided us with a video of how to perfectly find her studio. Great job Naomi!”

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11.Vegan Korean Food Cooking Class: Gimbap, Sundubu Jjigae, and more

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · from $75Best value

At Tofu Artist in Itaewon, Soomin guides you through a 2.5-hour, hands-on class for up to four people. You will roll gimbap, cook sundubu-jjigae, make biji-jeon, and shape flower-topped hwa-jeon. The class is vegan, with gluten-free options available on request.

“The class was very friendly and informative, and everything was laid out in a way that made it really easy to follow! We had a good conversation and despite it being just me the class went on as normal. The food turned out delicious and I left very full :)”

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