Mahanakorn Thai Cooking Class In Bangkok: 4 Authentic Dishes

Come hungry, the food is absolutely delicious. A wonderful guide.

A really great hidden gem experience that was a definite highlight of our Bangkok visit for us. Joyce and her husband were fantastic - we did it with 3 teenagers who loved it and they adjusted the menu to their needs. Also right by the big Buddha which was a bonus.

We had a welcoming experience with Joyce at her cooking class. We made four wonderful dishes as she explained each step and showed us all the ingredients and what to do along the way. We met another lovely family and enjoyed learning about each other while cooking side by side. We highly recommend this class to anyone looking for a fun, informative cooking experience. Joyce couldn't have been friendlier or more accommodating. The location is in a very residential area and is close to the biggest Buddha in all of Thailand, which is worth the 5-minute walk to see before or after class.

A wonderful experience. Joyce is a great teacher and the food was delicious! I recommend this to anyone coming to Bangkok who is interested in learning how to cook authentic Thai food.

Joyce is amazing! What a wonderful experience! She teaches you to make the most delicious dishes and she is so kind and wonderfully efficient! Her kitchen is spotless, and the food was top quality. 7 out of 5!

Joyce was such a wonderful host and teacher for the night! We made 4 different delicious meals. The spice level was able to be adjusted easily for personal preference. The ingredients were all fresh and the recipes were easy to follow. Highly recommend spending some free time taking this class!

Fun, fun , fun cooking class! One of the best cooking class we’ve had! Joyce was good at introducing us to Thai spices and ingredients. She was well organized and the class flowed well. We made 4 tasty dishes that we all want to make at home. We enjoyed the Jim Thompson house as well. It was great to be picked up at our hotel. Nucny was an excellent driver.

Joyce was an excellent teacher. She explained all the ingredients and each step of the cooking process. The food was five star!

Such a fun experience in Bangkok! We loved our cooking class with Mahanacorn. Great atmosphere, lots of laughs, delicious Thai food and really nice host. Everything was easy, relaxed and super enjoyable. Definitely one of the highlights of our time in Bangkok!

This Thai cooking class was a lot of fun. We learned about many different Thai ingredients and then used them to cook 4 delicious dishes that we ate. My favorite was the Tom Yum and the mango sticky rice, they were both some of the best I've had!

I highly recommend Very attentive and interesting cheffe, the cooking was nice and fun, the food was great !

My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed our class with Joyce. She was welcoming, fun and knowledgeable. It was a lovely afternoon cooking and eating delicious food. Thanks Joyce - this was an experience we will fondly remember.

I’ve done cooking classes in other countries and this was hand down the best. It was fun, educational and we made a variety of dishes I can confidently try back home.

We had an amazing experience cooking with a local Thai family 😊 During the class, we prepared Pad Thai, Tom Yum, Green Curry and mango sticky rice. Every dish was delicious and the whole process was explained clearly and patiently 👨‍🍳 Before this class, I was afraid to try Thai food because I thought everything would be extremely spicy 🌶️ But the spice level was adjusted to our taste, so the food was perfect for Europeans while still feeling authentic The atmosphere was warm, relaxed and welcoming. The class was well organized, the length was comfortable, and we had enough time to cook, learn and enjoy every dish without rushing This experience completely changed my opinion about Thai cuisine. Now I’m no longer afraid to try new Thai dishes 😄 Perfect for couples, friends, solo travellers and anyone trying Thai food for the first time Highly recommended ❤️

Had an amazing time with the lovely Joyce! She took the time to thorowly explain each ingredient and spice used, showing me the fresh samples as if we were at the market. she and her husband were very attentive to my needs also answering all my many questions and acting as photographers for the occasion while teaching me the secrets of thai cuisine. The food tasted magnificent, especially the curry!!! Very happy to have chosen them for this activity, will def remain among my best memories of Thailand;)

Joyce (the host) is a great and super sweet lady. She really knows how to cook and explains everything so good. So worth the money!

Joyce and her family are welcoming and gracious! This was a wonderful experience. My friends and I had so much fun during this immersive experience. After making four delicious dishes and enjoying each dish, Joyce took our small group on a tour to the local sights. I cannot say enough about this amazing experience. I highly recommend this cooking class with a great teacher, delicious food, and a truly memorable time that I will always remember and cherish. I learned so much about Bangkok and Thailand through all five senses, don’t hesitate, cook with Joyce today!

Joyce was a great teacher and the menu was very good. I enjoyed the class a lot.

great experience! small private experience and we celebrated a birthday. very nice and lovely family business.

You have to do this if you’re in Bangkok. Joyce and her family are so so beautiful, and the class is extremely well organised and run, with insight into thai ingredients and culture, fresh ingredients from the market, and a fun friendly atmosphere. You get so much food, so don’t eat before! And free bottled water, music on, lovely chats. It really felt like Joyce let us into her family, and we left with full tummies and so much cooking knowledge. Definitely going to make these dishes when I get home . Extremely good value for money, and an experience to remember. Thank you❤️

Amazing class! Best green curry I have ever cooked all thanks to Joyce! So well organised and thought out. Got to cook four courses - all delicious and great value for money!

Very fun experience. The guide was very friendly and helpful with the cooking. After the class you really have had enough to eat.

Amazing❤️ very friendly hosts, air conditioning! We all got to cook every dish and adjust to our own taste. They also cater for vegetarians. Lots of food so you do not need to eat for the rest of the day. Very authentic experience, away from the tourist area of Bangkok. We visited the big golden Buddha after instead of the market. A great experience, highly recommend!

Me and my bf had an amazing time and will definitely recommend to anyone visiting Thailand! Joyce made us feel right at home and taught us so much about classic Thai recipes!! I was smiling the whole time from having such a great time 😊💞 The mango sticky rice was a prefect way to end it!! Also this location is close to a Buddha temple so such a perfect location.

Amazing experience all round, nice look around the beautiful temples and visit to Big Buddha. Cooking class was really fun, learnt how to make some amazing Thai dishes which I will certainly be trying at home. Incredible value for money and a must do for anyone visiting Bangkok, I will definitely be back next time to learn new dishes. Joyce and Paul amazing people, very kind and great teachers.

It was truly one of the best travel experiences I've ever had. If you're looking for a real experience where you truly learn to cook dishes from scratch, please book this class. This isn't meant to entertain tourists; it's designed to genuinely teach you how to cook four delicious Thai dishes. Joyce was the best chef in the world! She taught us patiently, and we laughed a lot in a very relaxed atmosphere. It's amazing how well-organized and smooth everything is. These people truly deserve more recognition. I finished with my heart and stomach full! I will recommend this course for the rest of my life!! Thank you so much Joyce and Pau!

Very enjoyed . We love Thai food. We will be back for our next visit . Thank you so much Joyce.

This was an experience I will treasure forever. Joyce you are a such a wonderful human and a fabulous cook. As soon as I arrived I was greeted with the natural warmth and charm that is Joyce to her soul. Refreshments were offered and I was then shown the upstairs cooking area that was immaculate and very well organised . Joyce has remarkable english speaking skills so conversation was effortless and fun. I was taught authentic Thai dishes of Tom Yum Soup, Pad Thai, Green Curry and Mango Sticky Rice. Every dish had fresh ingredients ready for me to cut up and even pummel in a mortar and pestle. Such fun! Joyces knowledge of the why and how to use such ingredients was incredible and very informative. I loved the wok used so much that Joyce, the great gal she is, after the class actually walked me to the market and vendor that she bought her wok from. And yes - the wok came back to Australia with me !! At the end of making each dish, Joyce would set up a little dining area and as I enjoyed my creation, Whitney Houston would be singing in the background. Such great memories. This session would be fabulous for a family, group, couple - or like me a solo trip - which my husband organised for me. Such a great day in a really authentic Thai family neighbourhood - school kids, schools, parks, a canal and mum/dad shops - and of course the 7/11!! Thankyou so very much Joyce and all the very best to you and your family. Warm hugs, Jacquelynn Cooley, Australia. 22nd May 2026.

Incredible experience i was on the only person in the class so had a private cooking lesson. Joyce was lovely and super friendly. I had so much fun. She put on music and let me pick songs. I made a variety of dishes including, mango sticky rice, Thai green curry, pad Thai and Tom Yum soup. She taught me all about the herbs, spices and vegetables that we used to cook with. All the ingredients are freshly bought. If you book directly on her website Mahankorn thai cooking class you can get a discounted price compared to get your guide. Also she does different meals based on the day so take a look at her website to see what day suits your appetite best. She caters for vegan and vegetarian people to if you let her know in advance. I would highly recommend to others it’s also a 2 min walk from the Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen and the hidden Bangkok bistro. Making it very convient if you have a short time in Bangkok.

Joycez and her husband are fantastic. No one else signed up for the class, so we ended up with a private cooking class. Her class size is always small, which is why we signed up for this one. The space is great, there’s a cooking station and a chopping station. And the FOOD is INCREDIBLE. After a fantastic introduction to the different foods and herbs we would be working with, we made tom yum soup, pad thai with shrimp, green curry with chicken and sweet sticky rice with mango. I had asked Joycez if it was possible to also make papaya salad, and she even added that into the menu free of charge. Every single thing was one of the most delicious things I’ve ever tasted. I had no idea that green curry made from scratch could be so delicious. This was everything I wanted in a class— small, personal attention, delicious food, great and engaging explanations. I also like that it wasn’t directly in Bangkok city so that we got to see a less touristy part of the city. Thank you so much Joycez, I truly hope we will see you again and get to take another class from you!! We will be talking about this experience for a long time.

I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS CLASS ENOUGH!!!!! Chef Joyce was lovely and we cooked the tastiest food I've had in Thailand!!!

This cooking class was both fun and informative. Joyce is an excellent teacher who provides a fantastic 3 hour experience getting into the history, details, and secrets of legendary Thai cooking. Joyce has curated an awesome hands-on experience that is a “must do” for visitors to Thailand and I highly recommend it. I can’t wait to return as I will certainly go again. Pro tip: go hungry so you can enjoy every morsel of the 4 wonderfully tasty dishes you will prepare.

Highly recommend this class!! Elite vibes with elite authentic food!! We had the most amazing experience with Joyce, she is so warm, informative and friendly! Best of all, the food was quite easily the BEST Thai we had ever eaten - 5 stars for everything about this experience!! Best in Bangkok!

Excellent cooking class! Joyce is the best. She is full of personality and very knowledgeable on the nuances of Thai cooking. She is very patient and very generous in delivering a through cooking class. Thanks to Joyce, I returned home with knowledge on how to prepare 4 delicious authentic Thai meals. Pro tip: go hungry so that you can enjoy every morsel of the 4 meals you will prepare1

It was a wonderful way to end our trip to Bangkok with learning how to cook 4 tasty Thai dishes. The instructor made it easy for us and I now feel like I can do this once I get home. I would recommend this class to anyone wanting to learn more about Thai cooking and Thai ingredients.

This was so fun and so informative! We had a fabulous evening and so much delicious food!

This class was so much fun and Joyce was the best!! She was showing us how to do everything and made the class a really great time. Highly reccommend!!!

My sisters and I booked this class last minute. We had to change days, and they were very accommodating to our last minute changes. Chef Joyce was very friendly and knowledgeable. She explained all the ingredients to us and their importance in the recipe. We made pad Thai, chicken fried rice, tom yum soup, and mango sticky rice. She let us make the fried rice instead of the usual green curry, since fried rice is one of our favorite Thai dishes. Everything was delicious! We had a great time and would definitely bring friends back. Looking forward to bringing these recipes and trying them back home. Thank you Mahanakorn Thai Cooking Class for such an amazing experience! 😊

Joyce was very sweet, personable, and helpful talking us through each of the dishes. Her English is great and she is easy to understand. It was so nice to have a private cooking class, and they were attentive to keep us hydrated as well. The pad thai was delicious!

Our cooking guide was very knowledgeable and excited to get to know us! She had examples for all the types of food and vegetables we would be using and let us try each beforehand. Thank you Joyce for such a fun experience!

This class was so fun!!! Mrs. Joyce is so fun!! She will have you engaged for the whole class and the food is amazing!! Please check her out!!

Me and my friends had an awesome experience! The food was deliciously good and we really enjoyed the cooking class. There was plenty of food included that definitely makes this experience worth it! And the vibes and atmosphere were unmatched! I would definitely recommend!

Had a lovely cooking class with Joyce. The session could not have been planned better . She was so encouraging, attentive and fun throughout the entire class. It was one of the highlights of my trip to Bangkok

Excellent class. The hostess/chef was absolutely wonderful. I learned a lot about Thai cooking that day. I was impressed by the efficiency of the class. Keep up the good work!

Everything was wonderful! Very well organized cooking class. 3 hours just went so quickly. Special thanks to our chef😍

We had a great time and opportunity to experience a bit of Thai cousin. From the greating by the owner, through getting knowing the ingredients and all the way to preparing 4 delicious dishes. Come hungry, you won't regret.

An unforgettable culinary highlight with Joyce! If you’re looking for the absolute best cooking experience in Thailand, this is it! We had an incredible time from start to finish. Chef Joyce is a total star! She is so kind, incredibly welcoming, and always wearing the biggest smile. She made the whole experience fun and easy to follow. We cooked four different dishes, and every single one of them was delicious, authentic, and very generous. Pro tip from Ben & Lolo: Whatever you do, do not eat before you go! Make sure you arrive with an empty stomach because you’re going to feast. Thank you so much, Joyce, for such a magical day. We recommend this 200%! Ben & Lolo

We had a wonderful evening learning to cook authentic Thai dishes. Joyce was great! For each course she presented the ingredients for us to taste and then prepare and we went on to cook the dish and eat it. She was kind, considerate and very patient, especially with my husband, who at 77 has never cooked anything from scratch before! Thank you to Joyce, your husband and beautiful family for this great experience. I thoroughly recommend that you give this a try - you won't be disappointed.

Fantastic experience - Delicious food - Joyce was such a wonderful teacher. Highly recommend you fit this into your Bangkok trip. Great for kids and adults alike