Ubud Cooking Class with Balinese Chef: Learn 7 Dishes

Cook seven Balinese dishes with your own hands and eat what you made

A hands-on cooking class in Ubud where you prepare seven authentic Balinese dishes at your own station under instruction from a local chef speaking English. The morning class includes a traditional market tour before cooking; the afternoon class meets at 2:30pm at Lapangan Desa Ubud. Both options include hotel pickup (central Ubud), a welcome drink, and lunch or dinner featuring the dishes you cooked. Children from age 6 are welcome.

Step-by-step itinerary

Ubud cooking class and market tour

• Pick up from Ubud hotel
• Visit traditional market
• Learn to cook Balinese cuisine
• Enjoy meal with farm view

The Experience

If you land in Ubud with a free morning or afternoon, this class fills the time with something you'll remember—not sightseeing, but cooking. You get your own station and utensils, and you make every dish yourself: the peanut sauce, the Balinese spice paste, the main protein (chicken, fish, or vegetables depending on your choice), the fried noodles, and a braised banana dessert. The chef walks you through each step in English, but you're the one holding the knife and the pan. By the end of four hours, you've learned techniques you can actually use at home.

The morning departure includes a stop at the traditional market before class starts, so you see where the ingredients come from and how locals shop for them. The afternoon class skips the market and begins at 2:30pm at Lapangan Desa Ubud, the pickup point for that session. Either way, you cook in a dining room overlooking the farm, and when everything is ready, you sit down and taste what you made—lunch if you chose the morning, dinner if you chose the afternoon. The class runs about four hours total.

Hotel pickup is included if you're staying in central Ubud; if you're elsewhere on the island, there's an additional charge up to IDR 600,000 per car. You can choose vegetarian or non-vegetarian dishes when you book, and peanut-free options are available. Bring an appetite and clothes you don't mind getting cooking splatter on.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup in central Ubud (morning and afternoon classes).
• welcome drink and mineral water.
• all cooking ware and ingredients.
• instruction from an English-speaking local chef.
• lunch or dinner featuring the seven dishes you prepared.
• traditional market tour (morning class only).

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Bali Cooking Class Ubud

Is this one for you?Book the morning class if you want to see the traditional market and have the full day ahead after eating; choose the afternoon class if you arrive mid-day or prefer an evening meal and want to spend your morning elsewhere in Ubud.

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Top questions

What dishes do I actually cook in the Ubud cooking class?

You prepare seven dishes: Sauce Kacang (peanut sauce), Bumbu Bali (Balinese spice paste), and then either Ayam Bumbu Bali (Balinese fried chicken), Sate Ayam (chicken sate), and Pepes Ikan (grilled fish in banana leaf) for non-vegetarian, or Kare Sayur (vegetable curry), Tempe and tofu sate, and Pepes Mushroom (grilled mushroom in banana leaf) for vegetarian. Both menus include Mie Goreng (fried noodles) and Kolak Pisang (braised banana in palm sugar gravy) for dessert.

Does the morning class really include a market tour?

Yes, the morning class includes a traditional market tour before cooking begins. You see the fresh ingredients and how they're sold locally. The afternoon class at 2:30pm does not include the market tour.

How does pickup work if I'm not staying in central Ubud?

Hotel pickup is included for guests in central Ubud. If you're staying elsewhere on the island, pickup is available for an additional charge up to IDR 600,000 per car. The afternoon class meets at Lapangan Desa Ubud if you prefer to meet there instead.

Can my child join the cooking class?

Children are welcome from age 6 and up. They work at their own cooking station alongside adults and prepare the same dishes.

What's included in the price besides the cooking and the meal?

The class includes hotel pickup (central Ubud only), a welcome drink and mineral water, all cooking ware and ingredients, and an English-speaking local chef for instruction. You eat lunch or dinner depending on which session you choose—the dishes you cooked yourself.

Can I choose vegetarian or non-vegetarian dishes?

Yes, you choose either vegetarian or non-vegetarian when you book. Peanut-free options are also available if you have allergies or preferences.