Thai Cooking Class in Koh Samui: Learn Authentic Thai Cuisine in an Intimate Setting

Immerse yourself in the flavors of Thailand with a Thai cooking class in Koh Samui. Learn to cook authentic dishes in an intimate setting and explore local markets for fresh ingredients. Take home recipes and a special gift!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Smiley Cook Thai - Your journey begins with a quick transfer from your accommodation in Koh Samui to the Cookery school, with pick up roughly 30-50 minutes before your scheduled start time. All our classes have a max of 6 people for a more personal learning experience. Join us for a 30 min tour at a local Thai market where we will quickly teach…
What's Included
  • Individual working spaces
  • Free Hotel Pickup: Maenam, Bophut, Bangrak, Choeng Mon, Chaweng, Chaweng noi, (Lamai on request)
  • All the Cooking equipment you will need
  • Small classes for more personal experience
  • Certified Thai chefs
  • Ingredients all included
Meal Options
  • Soup - 1.The favorite hot and sour soup, 2.Coconut soup with galangal and lemongrass.
  • Salad - 1.Chicken Salad (with fresh mint, shallots) 2.Beef Salad (with pineapple, fresh mint, shallots) 3.Papaya Salad (The famous one!)
  • Salad - 4.Green Mango Salad (with crispy little fish and chili) 5.Seafood salad (prawn, squid, tomato, shallots, chilies)
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Additional Information

Embark on a gastronomic journey of a lifetime during your stay in Thailand by participating in Thai cooking classes in Koh Samui. Discover how to prepare three authentically delicious Thai dishes and a delightful banana coconut milk dessert, all with available vegetarian/vegan alternatives. Receive comprehensive, step-by-step guidance from your…

Location
Smiley Cook Thai
Or, you can also get picked up from anywhere in Koh Samui.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(24 Ratings)
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Julianhi7184ol
Jun 22, 2025
Smileys cooking school highly recommended - Was amazing…English explanations easy to understand and going to the market before we started to cook gave us all a solid explanation of all the ingredients. We had a fantastic time and our chef had a great sense of humour and he certainly added to the entire evening being fun and the best money spent on a really wonderful experience. Thank you we will be back!
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Ilana_h
Jun 18, 2025
Fantastic cooking course - The staff were amazing as is…we were taken to a market where we learnt all about the different Thai ingredients and what the uses were. The actual chef spoke good English had a fantastic sense of of humour. We cooked all our dinner then ate it …..great experience . Highly recommend it. Money well spent
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Chitelo
Mar 21, 2024
Best Ever! Must do! - This was the highlight of my trip to Koh Samui! I could not recommend this more. From getting picked up from our accommodation and travelling to the markets. Our leader was so well informed. Answered all the questions about what is used and why. She was so knowledgeable and passionate. I could not believe that I was able to cook what I did, so so yummy and set out so well. Also being able to hear why each ingredient is used and being helped through the process. This is a must do if you are coming to Koh Samui.
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Michelverholen
Mar 13, 2024
Authentic Cooking Class - Would book again! - It was a great experience. An interesting introduction to the secrets of Thai cuisine. Would surely book again! Pick-up service was very timely, and session started with grocery shopping at the local market.
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La-cle1
Mar 13, 2024
Learn Thai cooking in a private environment - Very good and informative cooking class. After visiting the market with lots of explanations of the products and ingredients, the host Jun drove us to her private house. There were three of us and each of us was able to cook three different dishes. Everything was very well prepared and explained. The cooking was done outside under the canopy. We ate after each course. There was plenty of water. At the end we were given a short tour of Jun's garden. All in all, highly recommended! Thank you Jun!
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Buzzer1967
Mar 4, 2024
Authentic Thai cooking lesson - From visiting a local market to be shown different ingredients to making our chosen recipes from scratch was a great experience. Jun is an amazing teacher who had us engaged from the start and explained how to build the flavours to create wonderful Thai dishes which we enjoyed eating. We would thoroughly recommend this fun and informative experience
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Anna_d
Apr 27, 2024
Kooking in Koh - A surprise-it was way better than I expected .A great experience and well hosted. The host was very generous with her time and experience
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Nic_p
Aug 2, 2025
avoid at all cost - our pick up was cxld a few days before start of event as our hotel was outside the zone. we were told to be on site at 3.30pm so had to pay for taxi. when we arrived we had to go in a van and we drove around for more than one hour and 20 min picking other people up. complete waste of our time. safe yourself the hassle and look for a cooking class near your hotel. not worth the money
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Mobile829501
Aug 12, 2025
spending more time picking up other people than cooking! - our hotel pick up was cancelled a few before the start of the activity as our hotel was too far out (not an issue for the elephant or zip lining experience). paid for a taxi to be there at 3.30pm as instructed, we then spent just under 2 hours driving around picking up other people who were even further out than we were! waste of time and bad communication from this travel agent. activity itself ok, chef was more interested in one of the ladies in the group so rest of us were ignored. we left before the dessert. it is a lot of money and you would expect better value for that amount. if you are going to do a cooking course, look for a different operstor
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867texb
Mar 13, 2024
You cancelled me - You wrote me a text telling me I would be picked up at my hotel. Nobody came. When I phoned you after one hour of waiting you said the class “wasn’t available”. I’m still waiting for my refund.
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From $87
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).