Ubud Authentic Balinese Cooking Class: 9 Dishes & Market Tour
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Ubud, Indonesia
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
While most cooking classes give you the chance to create a few dishes, this experience lets you learn to prepare nine Balinese classics, making it the ultimate choice for food lovers. As well as mastering the basics of Balinese cuisine, you’ll benefit from the insider knowledge of your guide. Opt for the morning tour to include a market visit and shop for ingredients like a local.
- Make more Balinese dishes than during a typical cooking class
- Use ingredients and equipment that you may not have access to at home
- Select the morning tour to explore a local market with a guide
- Take home new skills to share with friends and family
Sample Menu
Main
balinese food
Regular Menu: Soup Sayur Bali (Balinese Vegetable soup) AyamBumbu Bali (Balinese fried chicken) Tempe Manis (Sweet fried tempe)
What's Included
- LunchLunch or Dinner with food you cooked
- Food tasting
- Driver/guide
- Local guide
- Rice paddies visit (morning option)
- Making balinese offering (Afternoon option only)
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Outside ubud please request for pick up with additional charges(Without request not arrange pick up
- Noted : Traditional Market visit only provide for Morning class only
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
1
Ubud Palace
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Puri Agung Tampaksiring
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Subak Pulagan
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Subak cooking class & Cooking class in ubud
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- If you stay out of ubud area we will take additional charges.
- Good to know: Please show your booking reservation! Please bring your camera Please bring your cash money for pay additional transport if you stay out ubud. Normal uniform
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 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
Opal_S
This was the highlight of our Bali trip. All the staff were very friendly and welcoming. We learned some Balinese and had great laughs. The dishes were superb - just like what you would get at a Balinese restaurant or food vendor.
A great inter-generational family business that we were very happy to support. For USD25, this was a bargain and I would recommend it wholeheartedly.
Reviews
4.9
based on 551 reviews
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LauraAucott, Jul 2026
This was a fabulous experience and J would recommend it to everyone! I was picked up at Ubud Palace and driven with other guests into the hills. We stopped at a local food market which was great to see, and spent some time walking around, learning about the ingredients and tasting lots of local fruits I hadn't tried before. From here we were then taken to the cookery school in a beautiful building of a local village, with the most gorgeous views. We were welcomed with ice tea and given an explanation of the day before delving into the cooking. We cooked so many dishes, and i learned so much! Everything was absolutely delicious, the only thing i wished is that I had asked to make things more spicy as we made everything quite mild. Food however was delicious and i was stuffed to burst when I left! I would 100% recommend this activity.
Natalie_C, Jul 2026
It was an amazing experience overall. Great driver and staff at the market tour and cooking class. We made a total of nine delicious dishes. Couldn’t ask for a better experience than this for our first time in Bali. Even our 14y/o daughter, who is a picky eater, ate all the dishes we prepared and enjoyed it.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your cooking experience at the Subak Cooking Class. It was a pleasure sharing our culinary traditions with you. We hope you can put the knowledge you learned into practice at home! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon."
smilee051, May 2026
The drive from city center was 45 minutes to the market, then another few to the cooking school. We cooked nine dishes from scratch (minus all the prep done by the staff ahead of time). They provide recipes via QR code if you like them. Tons of food, a fun experience. I especially loved the dessert.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your cooking experience at the Subak Cooking Class. It was a pleasure sharing our culinary traditions with you. We hope you can put the knowledge you learned into practice at home! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon."
Edward_C, Apr 2026
What an incredible evening. Learning to cook new dishes, and then sharing them with kindred souls from around the world, is my favorite thing to do when traveling. Putu class was no exception! She greeted us like an old friend and taught us the art of grinding spices into Basa Gede paste, wrapping ground chicken in banana leaves, and carefully balancing sweet, salty, sour, and heat. Chicken Sate, Sweet Fried Tempeh, Ayam Bumbu, Mie Goreng, Sticky Rice Cake… each dish more sinful then the next. If you’re in Bali… this should absolutely be on your “Must-Do-List”!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your cooking experience at the Subak Cooking Class. It was a pleasure sharing our culinary traditions with you. We hope you can put the knowledge you learned into practice at home! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon."
Spring_F, Mar 2026
cooking classes is not in city center Ubad. It is about a half hour to 40 minute drive outside the city. You only get to go to the market if you do the morning cooking class. The food is good and there is a lot of it.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your cooking experience at the Subak Cooking Class. It was a pleasure sharing our culinary traditions with you. We hope you can put the knowledge you learned into practice at home! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon."
Julie_F, Feb 2026
A brilliant morning with Yogi our guide / cooking master. Loved our time at the market seeing and trying fruits completely new to me and the Balinese cakes. The cooking session was well organised and great fun. Would highly recommend.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your cooking experience at the Subak Cooking Class. It was a pleasure sharing our culinary traditions with you. We hope you can put the knowledge you learned into practice at home! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon."
CW_K, Jan 2026
This was a wonderful experience. The menu was great, the staff were fun and interactive. We enjoyed this cooking experience very much.
Anton_L, Jan 2026
The class was above expectations and the food was amazing. Everything was well organized and the whole experience was seamless.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your cooking experience at the Subak Cooking Class. It was a pleasure sharing our culinary traditions with you. We hope you can put the knowledge you learned into practice at home! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon."
Arabella_T, Dec 2025
Such great people who run the class, super organised and delicious extensive menu! Highly recommend this!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your cooking experience at the Subak Cooking Class. It was a pleasure sharing our culinary traditions with you. We hope you can put the knowledge you learned into practice at home! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon."
andreasmoeller, Nov 2025
Very well prepared cooking class with very nice hosts and well organized. Recommending this delicious experience .
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your cooking experience at the Subak Cooking Class. It was a pleasure sharing our culinary traditions with you. We hope you can put the knowledge you learned into practice at home! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon."
Ingrid_W, Nov 2025
We loved learning Balinese cooking with our family, it was lots of fun, lots of good tips and recipes, great sense of humour! The food we made was exquisite
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your cooking experience at the Subak Cooking Class. It was a pleasure sharing our culinary traditions with you. We hope you can put the knowledge you learned into practice at home! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon."
Kartik_M, Oct 2025
Liked the experience .. slightly far from Ubud but good one.. we ended up taking some food back to the hotel as we could t finish it
Calvin_S, Sep 2025
Highly recommended! The tour was hosted by friendly staff that spoke great English. The market tour was very interesting. I tried many fruits that I had never seen before. The cooking did not require any prior experience and the final meal was delicious! Great accommodation for dietary needs too. Well worth it if you love new food and time in the kitchen. They even provided a recipe list for recreating the meals back at home! Take this class early in your trip so that you know what the dishes taste like when ordering later on in restaurants.
Lakerry_S, Sep 2025
Alright, get ready for a market where you can taste local fruit, see how people live, and cook some awesome food! Our teacher was super helpful, and I loved all the Balinese dishes we made. I liked all the food, and I made mine with not much spice. But my group loves it hot, so theirs was fiery! If you're in Kuta, it's a bit of a drive, but I totally recommend it. Everyone was so nice. I love Balinese cooking with tons of ingredients and not much seasoning. You really don't need a ton of salt to make things taste great. You'll each have your own cooking station, but you'll need to team up to mix and make the dishes.
Dom_E, Jun 2025
This was one of the best experiences we did in Bali.
The morning market tour was interesting, with trying different fruits and vegetables, and sweets. The guide Wayan, was very chatty and explained a lot about the food, cooking, heritige, religion and just generally local knowledge.
We then went to the cooking site where we learned what we were cooking and all the ingredients, tasted and smelled them and then got down to cooking. They also assessed spice level, at which we went with 'tourist spicy'.
The cooking host (I'm sorry I forgot her name), was engaging, funny and very attentive to teach, talk and help our group and ultimately we made a load of extremely tasty food. Doggy bags were provided as there was A LOT of food.
Not only was this just a lovely way to spend a day, it was excellent value for money (based purely on the food alone). I can also say that I will use some of the hints and techniques in my everyday cooking.
Genuinely can't recommend this class enough.
Timothy_M, Apr 2025
A great experience from the local market tour to the actual preparation, cooking and eating the final result.
The Cooking Teacher was exceptional in knowledge and Instructional.
Marcus_C, Mar 2025
A wonderful, fun and informative introduction to Balinese cooking, with dishes we shall be making at home. Yogi, our cooking teacher and his team were funny, warm and welcoming. Our driver, Harry collected us in Ubud and drove north of the city to a very local market where he taught us about local fruits which we got to try, spices, vegetables and cakes, and saw the flower temple offerings being assembled. After that we were taken to rice fields with a fabulous view of the volcano in the background and then on to the school. All of the ingredients are provided with step by step guidance by Yogi on preparation and cooking which you do with your partner and then the pleasure of eating all of the dishes you have prepared with the other members of the group over a convivial lunch. Really super way to experience Balinese cuisine, culture and hospitality. Highly recommended.
Jamie_N, Mar 2025
Enjoyed the experience of cooking many local dishes with the humourous and friendly instructor, Yogi. The meals cooked turned out to be very delicious, in no small part contributed by the ingredients, guidance, and recipe. We also enjoyed the trip to the local market and the sampling of local fruits and pastries. Great experience overall!
Numa_A, Feb 2025
We had an amazing experience throughout the entire cooking class. The initial visit to the market and the rice paddies were great. The cooking class itself was so, so engaging and all the foods (so much food!) that we cooked were so, so tasty.
All the staff and the driver were so, so friendly too- we felt really at home. Highly recommend this experience. Thank you so much!
Melanie_A, Feb 2025
My husband and I loved our class. We made 9 different dishes and were walked through the process. There’s a veg vs non veg option. We got to eat everything at the end, and anything left we were given to option to pack it up to take back to the hotel. This was truly a great experience
Mohammad_A, Jan 2025
I highly recommend this activity, such a nice and genuine hosts. Excellent tour in the market and excellent cooking and detailed one. You should go there with an empty stomach. The food was a mazing with many dishes to try 👍.
Pyers_A, Jan 2025
The best cooking class I have ever done. Our cooking instructor was engaging and made the whole experience incredibly fun. The food was fantastic, this is a must for any foodie traveling to Bali
Elena_A, Dec 2024
Absolutely amazing class with Amazing food. Little drive to the village but it made is taste even better. Would recommend 100% to anyone who loves good food.
The teacher was co cute and spoke perfect English. Thank you so much 🙏
Fiona_P, Nov 2024
The end product (the dishes) were some of the best food we've ever eaten.
Also our chef/host was extremely friendly, warm, welcoming, knowledgeable and funny. We left knowing loads about Balinese cooking but also tonnes about Balinese culture thanks to Gus who loved sharing his knowledge with us.
It was the absolute highlight of our trip. We knew we'd enjoy it but we had no idea it would be so special. This was a day we won't forget
JosiahNielsen, Nov 2024
I never write reviews but felt compelled to after this experience. We were never told that there was an additional 50 MINUTE drive from the pick-up location (to some random region of Bali). They never even picked us up from our accommodation (as stated in booking), but told us to meet them at Ubud Palace and then crammed us in a car for a long drive 50 minute drive.
And then we were barely able to cook (literally everything is prepped for you), barely able to hear the instructor (women prepping the food were having loud conversations).
On top of this, when we requested the recipes afterwards they ignored our message.
Also when making the Mie Goreng (fried noodles) the instructor poured a bottle of water into everyone’s pan… that’s not fried noodles. They did not taste good.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Dear Josiah
We have checked the valuable reviews you have written. First of all, we apologize, regardless of the reason why the trip that should have been enjoyable did not meet your expectations. and the delay in sending the recipe book. now you can check on whatsapp. we have sent it to you.
Based on the valuable feedback from customers regarding the experience of participating in the Cooking Class, We will strive to provide satisfactory service to customers through more satisfying classes and improving the quality of food. Once again, we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.
Thank you so much
Denise_C, Nov 2024
This was such an awesome experience! The cooks who taught us were outstanding! Each course was spectacular! We highly recommend this cooking class!!
Terry_f, Oct 2024
The three of us enjoyed everything to do with the Balinese cooking school
The market visit was great
The atmosphere in the kitchen was great and all of the staff were a fabulous help
The food was very tasty and we will Definetly try it at home
amg2004, Oct 2024
Putu was an amazing instructor…made the class so much fun. We enjoyed all the food as well. Defly recommend
devangelista, Oct 2024
The cooking class was one of our favourite experiences in Bali. Many dishes were made, and there were plenty of stations so everyone could feel “hands on”. The food was fresh and delicious. We look forward to using these recipes at home!
Sathasivam_R, Oct 2024
We had an amazing time in the Subak cooking class. Softly spoken young man Tata picked us at Ubud centre and took us to a market tour explaining about spices, fruits, vegetables and sweets and then to a paddy field for photos. He took us to a Balinese home which was set up efficiency as a cooking school. Chef Yogi our teacher is very thorough and explained every step clearly. We grouped as couple and cooked nine dishes under the watchful eye of yogi and the friendly kitchen staff ladies. The whole experience went flawlessly and we thoroughly enjoyed a sumptuous meal. It was so fresh and tasty, nothing like we had outside. Tata the guide dropped us at Ubud centre while clearing our questions about the food and culture. Thankyou for giving the opportunity and I will recommend Subak cooking class to anyone who like to learn Balinese cooking or like to enjoy real Balinese food.
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