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The 15 Best Cambodian Cooking Classes in Siem Reap

24 tours  ·  from $22

Fish amok, lok lak and a green mango salad, usually after a walk round the market. The 15 classes below are priced and honest about how much you cook versus watch, and which ones send you home with the recipes.

Khmer Cooking Class at a Local's Home in Krong Siem Reap - Choosing four Khmer dishes
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Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home in Krong Siem Reap

1.Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home in Krong Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,731 reviews · from $27Our pick

Ride by tuk-tuk to a local market and open-air kitchen outside Siem Reap, where instructors such as Sorya, Kong, Sivorn, and Sky guide you through four Khmer dishes. Choose your recipes, use garden ingredients, and eat the meal you prepare. Vegetarian adjustments are possible.

“We thoroughly enjoyed this combination of learning about local food available both in the market and grown in the garden and the superbly organised activity of making four Cambodian dishes of our own choice. Soriya and Sivoon were Read more”

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Siem Reap: Khmer Cooking Class at a Local's Home - The tuk-tuk pickup sets the tone
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Siem Reap: Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

2.Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,108 reviews · 3 hours · from $29

Start with a tuk-tuk ride from your hotel to a local market, then cook four Khmer dishes at a local host’s home. Choose from a small menu, visit the garden, and learn from English-speaking instructors such as Kong, Sivorn, and Sorya.

“Kong was our guide around the food market, and Sivorn our cookery instructor. both were fun and had a good sense of humour, though sometimes Kong's English was a bit hard to understand. Market was fascinating and educational, it was great to have the "kitchen garden" toi, and the cooking part was pitched at just the right level. Great fun, excellent food, nice location and facilities. I highly recommend the experience.”

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Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher - The market walk sets the tone
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Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher

3.Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 745 reviews · from $22

Meet near Pub Street for a three-hour Khmer cooking class at Paper Tiger. A teacher such as Sopheap, Sinuon, or Channy leads you through a market visit, ingredient preparation, and dishes such as fish amok, chicken curry, beef loc lac, salad, and flambéed bananas.

“Our instructor was Sinuon & she did a fantastic job! We really enjoyed the class & the food was delicious!!”

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Cambodian Village Cooking Class - The tuk-tuk ride out to the cooking pavilion
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Cambodian Village Cooking Class

4.Cambodian Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · from $32

Sophia and a local chef guide you from Siem Reap’s Old Market to an open-air kitchen beside a lake. In a group of up to eight, you prepare rice-paper rolls, Cambodian curry, and bananas in palm sugar, then eat your three-course meal and take home the recipes.

“We enjoyed going to the market and making recipes that we could make once we go home. Our guide was very friendly and the class was very well organised. We also enjoyed the setting by the lake was really nice.”

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Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap - The tuk tuk ride from Siem Reap
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Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap

5.Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 190 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $32

Ride a tuk tuk from Siem Reap to a rural village, visit a local market and Khmer home, then cook dishes such as fish amok or Cambodian curry. English-speaking guides including Sophia Lauren and local chefs lead small groups of up to six at an outdoor pavilion beside a pond.

“So much fun! A great half day activity and a must do! Such kind and fun people. The food was absolutely delicious and catered to many different dietary requirements. 10/10 would recommend to everyone”

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Siem Reap Cooking Class - Starting at the local market
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Siem Reap Cooking Class

6.Siem Reap Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 170 reviews · from $35

Spend three hours exploring a local Siem Reap market, then cook three Khmer dishes with Chef Dee in a covered garden pavilion. Choose a starter, main course, and dessert, including fish amok, spring rolls, and bananas in palm sugar. Pickup is included.

“This is a highly recommend and excellent activity. The tutor was very knowledgeable. The kitchen was very clean. We were provided with cold water throughout the activity. Dee adapted some of the recipes to allow us to change this to vegetarian. It was most enjoyable and highly recommended. The good was delicious?”

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Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class - At the Old Market, ingredients become part of the lesson
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Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class

7.Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 145 reviews · from $21Best value

Choose a starter, main course, and dessert, then visit Siem Reap’s Old Market with a local chef before cooking your meal from scratch. Teachers such as Narong, Saroun, and Naphom guide you through the recipes in English. The private class lasts about 2.5 hours and ends with a certificate.

“We booked this last minute as the restaurant we chose said they would take walk-ins but didn't end up accepting us when we arrived. We were initially unsure about Khmer Gourmet as we didn't know where it Siem Reap it would be held. We took a chance and it did not disappoint! It turned out so much better that our first option as we got to make more dishes for a similar price. We were picked up via tuk tuk from our hotel and brought to the site of Crep'Italy for our cooking class, located in Pub Street area. Narong, our chef had a kind and gentle spirit. You could…”

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Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia - Chef Sokha’s step-by-step teaching style
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Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia

8.Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $35

At Sambo Khmer and Thai Restaurant in Siem Reap, chef Sokha guides you through three traditional Khmer dishes during a hands-on 2.5-hour class. You get your own ingredients, burner, pot, and work station, then sit down to taste the food you prepared. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free needs can be arranged.

“A really fun learning experiencing preparing such tasty traditional food! The dishes were actually quite simple to prepare so easy to remember once you get home. The staff were a delight and very accommodating!”

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3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up - Why Dee Makes a Difference
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3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up

9.3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $32

Meet Khmer chef Dee for a three-hour cooking lesson in Siem Reap. Shop at a local market, gather garden ingredients, prepare a starter, main dish, and dessert, then eat what you make. Pickup and drop-off by tuk tuk or minivan are included, with groups capped at 15.

“I purchased ticket but operator did not turn up. Phone number is not operational when I tried to contact them. Had to request refund from Viator.”

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Cambodian Cooking Class - A local market before the cooking begins
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Cambodian Cooking Class

10.Cambodian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Ride a traditional tuk-tuk from your Siem Reap hotel to a local market, choose fresh ingredients, then cook four Khmer dishes in a local home. English-speaking guides such as Kong, Sky, and Sorta provide recipes, practical tips, and a sit-down meal over three hours.

“Tout était parfait du début à la fin ! sky, sorta et Kong ont était génial, les recettes sont simple et excellentes ! J'ai beaucoup appris sur la cuisine Khmer. je recommande à 100% ce cours de cuisine !”

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Cooking Class By Reveal Angkor Hotel Siem Reap - What happens during the two-hour lesson
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Cooking Class By Reveal Angkor Hotel Siem Reap

11.Cooking Class By Reveal Angkor Hotel Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $39

Spend about two hours learning Khmer cooking at Reveal Angkor in Siem Reap. Visit Psar Chaa, choose or inspect local ingredients with your chef, prepare traditional dishes, then eat outside in the hotel garden. The private format, flexible times, bottled water, and certificate add practical value.

“The class offered nice flexibility as I was the only student - so I was able to prepare exactly what I preferred. Quality of ingredients was top notch and quantity was plentiful. Good pro-health precautions were taken with ample gloves, fresh Read more”

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Morning Cooking Class and Market Tour in Siem Reap - Cooking with a local chef at the village school
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Morning Cooking Class and Market Tour in Siem Reap

12.Morning Cooking Class and Market Tour in Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $35

Start with hotel pickup at 9:30 am, then ride by tuk-tuk through Siem Reap to a local market and nearby village farms. Guides Ron or Tinan explain local produce, mushrooms, rice, and daily life before a chef-led cooking class and lunch. Small groups are limited to eight.

“If you want a truly amazing local village cooking class, look no further.”

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Evening Cooking Class - A lemongrass cocktail before the cooking
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Evening Cooking Class

13.Evening Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $35

At 5 pm, Sophia can collect you by tuk-tuk for a short ride to a local market, then guide you to a thatch pavilion and tropical garden. Make a lemongrass cocktail or mocktail, cook three Cambodian dishes with chef Prya, and eat your meal under the evening sky.

“Upon pick up at our hotel and after about 10 minute drive to a local market we were met by our host Sophia who took us around the market explaining which vegetables were local how they tasted, which were imported either due to lack of qRead more”

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Afternoon Cooking Class & Village Tour in Siem Reap - Seeing farms and village work before cooking
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Afternoon Cooking Class & Village Tour in Siem Reap

14.Afternoon Cooking Class & Village Tour in Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $35

Leave Siem Reap for a small rural village, where a local guide and chef introduce you to vegetable and mushroom farms, rice wine making, Khmer sauces, and three main dishes. The four-hour afternoon includes hotel transport, dinner, dessert, and a take-home recipe book.

“This was an excellent experience. I got to do this on my own and made the most of it. The family were fantastic. The food was great!”

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Siem Reap: Cambodian Desserts Cooking Lesson with Tastings - A quiet outdoor kitchen in Siem Reap
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Siem Reap: Cambodian Desserts Cooking Lesson with Tastings

15.Cambodian Desserts Cooking Lesson with Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 9 reviews · 3 hours · from $32

Spend three hours learning Cambodian sweets with an English-speaking chef and host. Visit a local market, then cook steamed ginger custard, palm sugar bananas, and coconut pancakes at your own station. Hotel pickup, tuk-tuk transport, tastings, recipes, and leftovers are included.

“We started with a visit to the local market, which was so interesting and we had our first snack. Afterwards we went to a peaceful outdoor kitchen surrounded by nature. The guide and chef were incredibly friendly and explained every step clearly. We made three traditional Khmer desserts – all super tasty and easy enough to try again at home. There was plenty to take away afterwards, plus a small recipe booklet as a lovely souvenir. We can definitely recommend this class to anyone! Thank you for the amazing class!”

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