Thai Cooking Class In Koh Samui With Market Tour

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 Stars – An Unforgettable Experience! My dear friend Sally and I had a truly fabulous time at Samui Cooking School. From the moment we arrived, we felt warmly welcomed by the friendly atmosphere, infectious laughter, genuine enthusiasm and enticing Thai aromas drifting through the kitchen. Learning to prepare delicious Thai dishes together was such a joyful and memorable experience. We loved the lively rhythm of cooking, the vibrant colours of the ingredients and the wonderful blend of fragrant herbs, spices and fresh flavours coming together in each dish. Every step was filled with warmth, fun and encouragement. The exceptional hospitality and enthusiasm made this one of the highlights of our time in Koh Samui. It was more than just a cooking class—it was a chance to share laughter, discover the flavours of Thailand and enjoy the pleasure of creating and tasting something delicious together. Thank you to the entire team for making us feel like part of the family. If you’re visiting Koh Samui, don’t miss this experience—you’ll leave with wonderful memories, new cooking skills and a true taste of Thailand! With love and thanks, Kay ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is the best cooking class in Koh Samui.. Chef Geng and his team give you such a great experience. Starting at the local market you learn about the various foods you will use in class today… the session was fun, informative and you came away with all the recipes.. and more. One of the best experiences we have had plus you all get to make your own meal.. highly recommend.

fantastic experience so much fun highly recommend this cooking class we also got the recipes can't want to make them at home would however double check pick up zones as we had to pay an additional charge for pick up

Fantastic experience - professional and sweet people run the business. Can highly recommend. With pick up and drop off and bonus you get all the recipes so you can cook the same food at home.

Fabulous instruction and delicious food. Great setting. Highly recommend. Host was very informative and interesting.

Fabulous experience with Chef Geng and his beautiful wife . Learnt to cook some great Thai recipes in a fun environment . Must do when visiting Koh Samui

Session was really thoroughly planned out and led well by our instructor - he was helpful, informative and funny. Food was super yummy, pacing didn’t feel too rushed. Would recommend to everyone!

It extremely hot , excellent guidance from the chef everything explained professionally and precise Great time Well organised and enjoyable experience

Not just a cooking class, great time learning Thai / Samui cultures and Ging answered anything with a great sense of humour and knowledge. Really was a great experience ! Note: don’t eat before you go as you will Definately need some space for what you prepare !!

The food was amazing, Geng and O are wonderful instructors. No worries if you can’t cook, much of the prep is done for you and every step is calmly explained. I loved learning of the history or Koh Samui and their personal family connections to the island and Thailand as well. Do this, it’s so worth it!

Excellent experience and a very warm chef. Very efficient and hospitable. I loved the fact that they accommodated me as a vegetarian. And my husband cooked chicken.

Absolutely fantastic experience from start to finish. Taken to local market and shown various produce, then allowed free time to browse. Taken to the cooking facilities and introduce to the team with a welcome drink. Cooked 4 dishes which could be tailored to your tastes with regards to spice. Also given the option of a fish or chicken dish. We even made our own coconut milk. Recipes then sent via watsapp so you can recreate at home. Staff friendly, funny and professional throughout. Would 100% recommend.

This cooking class was taught by a family with recipes from their grandparents so it felt very authentic. We went to a local market and learned about the ingredients and it was easy to follow along in the class. I was blown away with the flavors we developed! I’m excited to take this knowledge home and share it with my own family.

A wonderful experience. Geng and his team have a beautiful cooking school where we were well taken care of and made delicious authentic Thai cuisine. Highly recommend.

What an amazing experience, very professional and excellent knowledge! Lovely family run cooking class Would highly recommend this to anyone 😁 Really made our trip

Excellent experience learning traditional Thai cooking. Our teenage son enjoyed the experience and learning to cook from a professional chef in a leisurely environment. Food was great, better then most hotels. After the class, we received the recipes for the meal we cooked.

One of the best cooking classes in Samui..i loved every recipe and how informative our instructor was..the class is also not too crowded which is perfect for people who want to enjoy the full experience..the food portions were great i was so full ended up packing my dessert to go..the calm environment and ambiance, staff and everything about this activity was perfect 🥺 …thank you so much

I’m literally driving away from the cooking lesson now and I can’t wait to write about our experience, it was truly magical. A wonderful host, amazing staff and the food you get to cook and eat is out of this world. If you are in Koh Samui then o can’t recommend this experience enough. My Dad, who has never cooked a meal in his life, can now make Spring rolls from scratch, Seafood in Coconut Milk and Chicken Pad Thai. The whole cooking area and environment is exceptionally clean and the wonderful ladies are on hand to support. A truly enchanting experience.

Very nice experienced.m, well organized, efficient logistics and friendly staff. Highly recommended for experimenting with the local cuisine

Very informative and fun! Everyone was so nice and friendly, the pickup was on time and food came out delicious. Great experience!

Geng, O and the family were amazing! We had the best time. The food was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend this activity for anyone that visits Samui.

Great experience! Informative market visit, excellent husband and wife instructors and delicious dishes!

Wonderful cooking experience with Geng. Good service to be picked up. We went to an authentic market and were introduced to lots of Thai ingredients. He has a lovely open air kitchen with all the appropriate gear. The cooking was easy and we were well instructed. We cooked authentic Thai food from the local region of Ko Samui. The food was simple yet delicious and loads of it. I would highly recommend this tour.

A wonderful, fun, educational and very delicious cooking class experience! Highly recommend to anyone who loves to cook, loves Thai cuisine and loves to have fun. Kop khun ka to the Go Samui Cooking team ❤️🙏🏼

Great class. Kitchen is modern, clean. Instructor spoke excellent English. Food was good and it was a lot of fun!

Fabulous cooking class, went to market first which was great & learnt alot. Made a 4 course meal, the flavours were incredible. We would highly recommend this class.

I had wonderful experience with chef Gen. The local Market Tour was very helpful in getting to know the local ingredients. My highlight was making fresh coconut cream and using that to make a delicious seafood soup. I was amazed that those simple ingredients could make such a full flavour. We made a total of 4 dishes including a sweet. The outside kitchen setting was great, too. They even come to pick you up and drop you off where you’re staying.

Good knowledge of the food and produces all of the staff was very friendly and tasty I would recommend eating

Do it!!! Fabulous staff! Fun! Prompt, organized, fabulous experience!! Our favorite experience on the island

If you would like to feel like a master chef for a few hours, then Go Samui Cook is a must do! After being picked up personally by the wonderful cooking teacher Geng you visit a local market to learn about the main flavours in Thai dishes before arriving at the cooking school where you are treated like Royalty. Gengs beautiful wife and delightful staff members greet you with warm smiles and a delightful homemade welcome drink. Then the fun begins in the kitchen and before you know it you have created four magnificent delicious Thai dishes that you get to enjoy!

Really excellent Thai cookery course. It is so good that I’ve been on it twice during this trip to Koh Samui! The instructors are great; their teaching is excellent and I’ve made some very tasty food. I highly recommend this course.

The class was very informative, fun and very well organised. Lovely hosts which made it feel like learning to cook at home. Would highly recommend .

We had such a fun experience cooking delicious, authentic food. After a quick trip to the market we cooked four delicious local meals for lunch. Skip breakfast as there is sooo much food! The school is well run and organised by a Thai couple. We would definitely recommend.

This experience was so much fun. After O led an informative tour of the local produce market, full of fresh spices, fish and vegetables, we headed to the kitchen where Geng provided fresh ingredients enabling us to create the most delicious meals! (And being a terrible cook, this was a lovely surprise). Deou (sorry for the dreadful spelling) was of enormous help to me, making sure I kept up and taking photos. We had the Friday menu, Seafood soup with tamarind, Thai fried wontons, Green papaya salad, Dumplings in coconut cream. I am so looking forward to recreating these at home. Especially the soup! We were able to swap the seafood for chicken which was lovely 🙂

Totally amazing cooking experience. Started with a trip to the local market followed by a well organised cooking event. Head Chef was very helpful and spoke very good English. Make sure you go easy on your breakfast, food is very filling.

The Thai cooking class was so much fun and a great hands on experience. Chef Geng was funny and engaged all of us in every step of creating each dish. The setting was great with each of us having our own cooking station. His sous chef team was wonderful too! I would highly recommend this class to anybody who wants to learn more about the flavors of Thailand and have a blast at the same time.

Amazing experience, o and everyone were brilliant, loved the market, the ingredients were so fresh the flavours were fantastic, o was very helpful, the meals we made tasted very traditional, would 100 % recommend this trip.

I really enjoyed my class with Geng. We started with a visit to the local market at Bangrak, which is small but has everything you'd expect in a local wet market. Geng explained the ingredients we would be using in today's menu showed them in their raw form. We then headed to the site for cooking class, which is on Geng's family land in Koh Samui. The cooking class area is an open bamboo and coconut structure and a great place to enjoy a cooking class. The "Pleasant Saturday" menu was green chicken (my group requested pork and Geng was pleased to accommodate that change and said it was his family's preference) curry with galangal, pad pug ruammit (stir fried mixed vegetables), deep fried chicken wings, and bananas in fresh coconut milk. All of the dishes were delicious and absolutely more-ish! The class is done in two stages, so don't be tempted to eat everything in stage 1 as you will fill up for stage 2. Geng and his lovely team will gladly provide takeaway containers for your leftovers! We had to make our own coconut milk for the curry and dessert, and the difference in flavour between canned or tetrapak and fresh coconut milk is quite profound. Geng was a great teacher and very funny. He had great tips and tricks on Thai cooking (the secret to everything tasting so good: Thai chicken stock powder). I've done several Thai cooking classes in the past and hadn't made a green curry with galangal, which gave it a different and lighter flavour than some other versions I'd made. The fried chicken wings were very easy and the ingredients can be easily obtained at an Asian grocery store. The bananas in fresh coconut milk were so tasty I polished off all of mine! Definitely try Geng's class - it is great and tasty fun!

We had the most amazing time! The team were so accomodating and helpful. We loved visiting the markets at the beginning to learn more about the culture. Our food tasted amazing, we couldn’t believe we made it ourselves thanks to our amazing guide taking us through step by step!

On time pickup. Very informative walk around local market. Cooking was simple and really tasty. Hosts were very friendly and happy to answer all questions. Would highly recommend. Would go again if we had time.

A fabulous morning of cooking after an intro at a local market. Excellent guidance through the process, each station was stocked with everything needed and a helper did the cleanup. All dishes were made from scratch even the coconut milk. We were shown ( and got to try) how to grate the fresh coconut also. The spring rolls were fantastic as were two curries and a dessert. Menu adaptations can be made for dietaries which is nice. We learned lots about how the locals eat and Samui food. I would definitely go back for more cooking!

The experience was much better than I expected!!!! (And I expected a lot 😉...) Even my husband enjoyed very much.

One of our favourite experiences in the whole trip to Thailand! A lovely morning spent with a lovely family who obviously really care. The kitchen setup is safe and welcoming and we genuinely learned some new culinary skills (and meanwhile enjoyed some delicious food!) Highly recommended and thank you O for your hospitality!

Great class, great people very friendly and informative. Had a good time and was very full from eating delicious food at the end

Ran in a lovely location by an amazing man and wife tea. They were extremely accommodating of my dietary requirements. We made three courses and used the coconut milk we made ourselves in the recipes. Overall a lovely way to send the morning. Make sure you go on an empty stomach as they don't scrimp on the portion sizes.

Had a great morning, very organised and educational. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to learn

Had a great time Wonderful way to spend a morning We had a lot of fun The food was amazing, will definitely try the recipes at home

I have been to few cooking classes in Danang, Vietnam and Krabi, Thailand. Cooks are helpful and friendly. However, it would be good to forward the menu (dishes we will learn in the class) well in-advance so that customers can decide whether the dish(s) are of interest. Example, fried fish was 1 of the dish. I believe most people would know how to fried a fish)

Excellent experience. The food was first class and the guides were as well. Knowledge was excellent as were the facilities