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The 15 Best Workshops & Classes in Siem Reap

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Good workshops & classes fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

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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Siem Reap: Cambodian Pottery Class - Watching the demonstration before touching the clay
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Siem Reap: Cambodian Pottery Class

4.Cambodian Pottery Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 339 reviews · 2 hours · from $27

I’ll take you by tuk tuk to Khmer Ceramics & Fine Arts Centre, where a Cambodian English-speaking teacher shows you how to shape local clay on a foot-powered wheel. Make and carve several pieces, keep one fired ceramic, and collect it the next day at 6pm.

“We got a short class on making pottery, then had the chance to make five items on our own. Definitely an enjoyable time.”

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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

5.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

6.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

7.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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Cambodian Pottery Class in Siem Reap - The opening demonstration: nine steps that look easier than they are
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Cambodian Pottery Class in Siem Reap

8.Cambodian Pottery Class in Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 157 reviews · from $34

Spend about 1 hour 45 minutes at the Khmer Ceramics & Fine Arts Centre, where a local pottery teacher shows you the wheel, Khmer carving tools, and kbach decoration. You can make several pieces, keep a fired bowl, and collect it after firing or arrange paid shipping home.

“Great activity and loved the opportunity to support local artisans. The teacher is right by your side to guide and help you. The atmosphere is relaxing and calm, a perfect activity to complement temple tours and exploring.”

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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

9.Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class

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

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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Workshop Visit and Sombai Liqueur Tasting - Arriving at the Wat Damnak workshop
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Workshop Visit and Sombai Liqueur Tasting

10.Workshop Visit and Sombai Liqueur Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · from $5Best value

Visit Sombai’s old Khmer wooden house in Siem Reap for a short English-language tour of its maceration room. Taste 11 fruit and spice liqueurs, three alcoholic jams, and local snacks. Guide Kim has led tastings, and the hand-painted bottles make easy souvenirs.

“A quick overview of Sombai coupled with an opportunity to sample many different flavors of the liqueur that is guaranteed to challenge your palette. This would have been a 5/5 experience if there were defined times to show up rather than any ad-hoc time while it's open.”

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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

11.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

12.3-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

13.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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Sombai Siem Reap Workshop Cocktail Class - A comfortable Khmer house near Wat Damnak
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Sombai Siem Reap Workshop Cocktail Class

14.Sombai Siem Reap Workshop Cocktail Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $24

At Sombai’s Wat Damnak workshop in Siem Reap, a professional bartender guides you through three cocktails made with Cambodian liqueur. You’ll taste 11 fruit-infused flavors, sample snacks, hear the Sombai story, and see the workshop in a small group of up to six.

“The Sombai cocktail making was a great experience with Joelle and her assistants, who were all very friendly, with Joelle having a vibrant energy and passion for all things Sombai liqueur. The combinations of flavours were wonderful, with my Read more”

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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

15.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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