Experience Korean Cooking in Modern Hanok Kitchen
Recommended by 100% of travelers
Seoul, South Korea
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Rather than simply feasting on Korean food in Seoul, learn the culinary secrets of Korean cuisine during a cooking class. Prepare two traditional dishes under the guidance of professional chefs at a cooking school located in the heart of Seoul, discovering things you're unlikely to without the insight of a local foodie.
- Ask your guide for tips and recommendations for after the tour ends
- Study with professional chefs, trained both internationally and in Korea
- Learn professional tips and tricks to getting Korean food right at home
- Personal attention: Get hands-on guidance from your class leader
Sample Menu
Main
Master the art of Bibimbap
It features a rice bowl topped with seasonal vegetables that are cooked, along with a sunny-side-up fried egg.
Main
Spice things up with Jeyuk-bokkeum
It is a marinated pork barbecue seasoned with a special Gochujang sauce.
Main
A royal cuisine: Japchae
Variety of vegetables are cooked and mixed with glass noodles to create a delightful salad. This non-spicy dish is a favorite in Korea!
Main
Korea’s national dish: Bulgogi
Bulgogi is made with thinly sliced prime cuts of beef. The beef is marinated in a delightful blend of soy sauce, sesame, and garlic.
What's Included
- Beginner cooking class
- All ingredients and equipment
- Fully air conditioned modern kitchen
- Lunch
- Professional English-speaking chefs
- 1 beverage
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- O'ngo Food Communications137-11 Bukchon-ro, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
You can take Bus Jongro 11 and get off at Samcheong Park!
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.10:30 am
What To Expect
Let professional chefs introduce you to the wonderful world of Korean cuisine! Make your way to the modern cooking school in the Bukchon area, and prepare local dishes for lunch, designed especially for beginners.
In this class, you'll discover Korea's food culture and learn tips from your certified guide about how to choose the best ingredients.
Each beginning workshop provides a primer on the flavors of Korea’s diverse cuisine. Receive a few safety instructions before delving into the cooking portion of the lesson. After learning how to create a few specialties, sit down to a meal that features your dishes, accompanied by rice and one beverage. For a more detailed description of each cooking session, please consult the Itinerary section.
In this class, you'll discover Korea's food culture and learn tips from your certified guide about how to choose the best ingredients.
Each beginning workshop provides a primer on the flavors of Korea’s diverse cuisine. Receive a few safety instructions before delving into the cooking portion of the lesson. After learning how to create a few specialties, sit down to a meal that features your dishes, accompanied by rice and one beverage. For a more detailed description of each cooking session, please consult the Itinerary section.
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O'ngo Food Communications
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Minimum age required for cooking class is 11; please note that while children younger than 11 are welcome, they may not participate in the class
- Please bear in mind that minimum of 5 participants required only for Saturdays' class
- Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time of the class. If late, customers are responsible for missed participation in the program.
- Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there is not enough passengers to meet requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative date or full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 22 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
annettevera23
My husband and I had an amazing time during this cooking class. It was one of our favorite experiences while visiting Seoul and even was one of our favorite meals! The class is fun, friendly, and informative. Its a very clean environment and the recipes are fantastic. We would highly recommend this cooking class to anyone visiting Seoul!
Reviews
5.0
based on 121 reviews
Wayne_M, Apr 2026
We’ve started a tradition of taking a cooking class when we travel—and today’s in Seoul was one of the best yet.
We had the pleasure of joining a class with Ongo Food Communication, led by owner and founder Jai Choi. The class was small and intimate—just seven of us (five from the U.S. and a newlywed couple from Australia).
We each prepared two dishes: Japchae (sweet potato noodles with vegetables) and Jeyuk-bokkeum (spicy pork). And I don’t mind saying—this was some of the best food I’ve had since arriving in Korea.
Highly recommend this experience—great food, great instruction, and a fun way to connect with the culture and fellow travelers.
Brandee_B, May 2025
We had a great time with this cooking class. The classroom is cozy ensuring a small group experience. The dishes we made were simple, fresh and delicious!
Nakaura_Y, Dec 2024
Glad I was able to be accommodating even though the only person booked for that class. All in all it was a great experience and conversation about Korean food and culture. I’ll definitely be using these recipes at home! Thank you so much
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thank you for your review! It was really a nice time with you :)
annettevera23, Nov 2024
My husband and I had an amazing time during this cooking class. It was one of our favorite experiences while visiting Seoul and even was one of our favorite meals! The class is fun, friendly, and informative. Its a very clean environment and the recipes are fantastic. We would highly recommend this cooking class to anyone visiting Seoul!
Ben_V, Oct 2024
Great class, instructor was super nice and informative, learned a lot about Korean food, cooking, and made some delicious recipes! It was great to eat your meal and chat with all the other participants afterwards!
Response from Host, Oct 2024
Thank you for your review! Glad you enjoyed our dishes :)
Katarina_S, Sep 2024
The cooking class is located near the historic Bukchon Hanok village in a nice studio. A large group that was supposed to come cancelled, so it was just the two of us - we were very lucky. The cooking class was very well guided, altogether it lasted approximately two hours. We made two classic Korean dishes, and got a lot of answers to our questions about Korean cuisine and culture. The hostess spoke excellent English and was very friendly throughout the class.
Response from Host, Sep 2024
Thank you for your review! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Romana_B, Jul 2018
It has been a great experience to learn how to make some of the traditional Korean food. I really enjoyed the walk through the market before the class and we had a lot of fun during cooking.
Pader L, Mar 2018
This tour was a great experience and chance to learn more about the Korean culture. We learned 2 step by step recipes (Japchae, chicken stew) and each ingredient's historical purpose in Korean cooking was explained to us. They hosts were extremely polite and helpful. I would 100% take another class!
Danielle_M, Feb 2018
The teacher was great!!! and the food was so delicious!
Ivan I, Dec 2017
Excellent. A must do. We liked also the tour of the market
Hanh_T, Oct 2017
This cooking lesson was a wonderful experience and I recommend it if you want to learn how to cook authentic Korean food. Ive tried to make bulgogi back in England but could never get the taste quite right. This lesson made me learn how to get the correct flavours and we even got to eat what we made at the end. It was also fascinating seeing the underground market, which you can see if you arrive 30 minutes earlier. I recommend you do this, as you learn a lot about Korean food culture. The cooking teacher who I think is called Rana was amazing. Her English was good and she kept an eye on us to make sure we were keeping up and if we needed any help. She was very professional at cooking and was very friendly. Thank you for this wonderful experience and insight into Korean food culture and I hope I can now develop my Korean cooking skills in the future.
Thomas F, Aug 2017
We cannot say enough how wonderful this experience was. The food we cooked was excellent and the chef was funny and friendly. This was one of our best cooking classes that we have taken. Excellent experience. Granted, it is on the third floor of a building with no elevator, so stay hydrated on your way up and have fun. It is an excellent experience.
Colin W, Mar 2017
What a fantastic introduction to Korean cuisine! First, I would highly recommend that you arrive early about 30 minutes before the listed time to get a tour of the local underground market. It's definitely a different way of shopping than in the US, so it helps to have a local's perspective on how they purchase the ingredients.
Next, and probably the reason you are signing up for this, the cooking portion is excellent. We were lucky to only have 4 people, so we got a lot of personal intention from the instructors. They strike a good balance of doing the not-fun prep ahead of time while still letting you chop, dice, grind, and mix. Our instructor, Ran, was a lot of fun and took her time explaining each step. Her and her colleagues would then float around and help you as you did the steps yourself.
We made a soup good and bibimbap excellent!. Come hungry. You'll definitely leave full! Would have loved to take another class from these folks if we were in Seoul longer.
Karen_H, Jan 2017
Highly recommend the japchae class. So easy and delicious. Wish I had time to take another class.
Karen_S, Nov 2016
This was a great cooking class. Everyone was very friendly and knowledgeable. They showed you how to make a dish and then sent you to your very nice, clean personal workstation to make your own. Slicing, dicing, mixing, cooking, was all done by the participant. At the end we ate what we prepared, so you were able to adjust spices if you wanted. It was delicious! Definately a must do when in Seoul.
Marie-Louise S, Sep 2016
This was an absolutely amazing experience. I have zero cooking skills but the teacher was incredibly clear and informative. The meal was delicious and really helped me appareciate Korean food from an entirely new angle. The market tour before the class was also fascinating. Would strongly recommend.
Anita F, Sep 2016
The school was great I learned so much the food the people the explanations. I would do this again if I were in town. Our class was small so we really had individual attention.
Linda H, Aug 2016
My 11yo daughter and I loved this course. Great experience on our visit to Seoul. Tour of market was very informative and fun. Teachers spoke perfect English and very patient with my daughter. We really enjoyed it.
Tiffany T, Jul 2016
THIS. WAS. AWESOME. I cannot emphasize enough how great this was. Our instructor was patient and kept an eye on our progress to catch any mistakes before it got too bad. Their english was excellent and all the staff members were excellent. One even came out to come find us when we got lost trying to find the building. Seriously, seriously awesome and would 20/10 would do again!
Marguerita M, Jun 2016
I learned to make great food, the chef helped me alter my food due to food allergy. I had a great time.
Adam S, Jun 2016
We had a great time and the class was just what we where looking for. On top of a great class the instructor and staff were very helpful advising my wife on what foods to avoid with her food allergy. All in all it was a great experience.
Sarah F, Dec 2015
The staff were very kind and helpful. The food was delicious too!
Jessica B, Oct 2015
Loved this class! Everyone was very nice, everything was all set up, it was easy to follow, and fun to cook! The menu was great and would definitely do it again.
Sandra K, Sep 2015
the class was so much fun. my family and i really enjoyed it.
Jeff, May 2015
I truly recommend this cooking class. I am a solo traveler who enjoys lots and lots of food lol. So not only was I able to learn how to make kimchi, I was also able to meet some good people. The class I took was a beginner class for kimchi and bulgogi. The bulgogi recipe they have is very easy and very good. I'm not a kimchi expert, but I've had a lot of kimchi from different places, but never attempted to make it at home. They made it so simple to make kimchi so now I can confidently make it home. The market tour was a little lacking though I thought. But that could just be because I visited bigger traditional markets prior to the class. All in all we had a great instructor/chef that day so I had a very enjoyable time.
Trixie A, Mar 2015
Out instructor Yibben taught us a great deal about Korean cooking. I recommend a cooking class to anyone who visits Seoul.
Joana F, Oct 2014
Cooking class was super. Great instruction and lots of assistance to make the cooking experience smooth and worry free. I am an acid cook, so I really appreciated the cleanliness and detail to avoid cross contamination. Only down side was the location. Hard to find, and even the taxi driver had to GPS it.
Timothy_D, Jul 2014
Really enjoyed this, beginners course was very easy and we produced a very tasty meal
Dace L, Apr 2014
I liked very much.
Everything was shown and explained and at the same time I got to do everything by myself and I loved it!
I ate what I cooked and also a very tasty kimchi pancake made by the chef:)
Thank you!
Pie, Apr 2014
great class! place is nice and staff are so nice; nice problem to communicate in english
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