Top 15 Cooking Classes in Kathmandu

1.Half day cooking class in Thamel kathmandu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 607 reviews · from $28Our pick

Meet the Nepal Cooking School near Thamel for a hands-on class led by instructors including Anshu and Nilam. Visit a local spice market, choose from three four-dish menus, make momos, and eat each course fresh. Classes run morning, afternoon, and evening, with groups capped at eight.

“Fun shopping experience and cooking class. We had a choice of menus. The team had excellent English. The facilities were very clean.”

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2.Local Women-Led Nepali Cooking & Momo Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 360 reviews · 2 - 4 hours · from $4

Join local instructors Nishma, Nish, and Bikram for a small-group Nepali cooking class in Thamel. Shop for ingredients, learn momo and dal bhat techniques, choose extra dishes such as chatamari or yomari, then eat what you prepare. The three-hour class includes masala tea and optional hotel pickup.

“Had a really nice evening with Nish. First we went shopping at the local market and then prepared everything for our three meals. We were a big group and everybody had a job to do. It was a really great experience and so much fun!”

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3.Local Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo-Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 212 reviews · from $5

At Kathmandu Cooking Academy near Thamel, a local chef guides you through a market visit, Nepali masala tea, momo-making, dal bhat, and dessert. You cook with traditional tools, eat what you prepare, and receive recipes to use at home. Groups are limited to 12, with optional hotel pickup.

“Excellent cooking class! Very patient chef and delicious meals! Such a fun way to spend the afternoon in Kathmandu”

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4.The best Private Nepali Cooking Class in Kathmandu

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 83 reviews · from $24

Kalpana and her family welcome you into their home near Kathmandu for a private, hands-on Nepali cooking class. After hotel pickup, you’ll choose seasonal garden ingredients, grind spices, prepare dal bhat, vegetables, chicken, pickles, papad, momos, or sel roti, then eat the meal you made. Vegetarian and special-diet menus are available.

“The cooking class is highly recommended. After all our adventure tours in Nepal, we wanted something more cultural and this was the perfect tour. Kapalan the chef guides you to make typical Nepalese dishes like dhal bhat and momo. We enjoyed our interaction with the local family as well as the insights gained from interacting with them in their house. We highly recommend this half-day tour who those who enjoy inter-cultural experiences, and interacting with the local people.”

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5.Local Women-Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 45 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $5

Spend three to four hours at Kathmandu Cooking Academy in Thamel, shopping for ingredients and preparing momos, dal bhat, a starter, and dessert. Nish and Nishma are among the instructors named by participants. The class is hands-on, English-language, limited to 10 people, and includes masala tea, equipment, tasting, and optional Kathmandu Valley pickup.

“Such a great experience! You have to select what the group makes so if you, like me, went expecting to cook Momo, you have to convince the group to do so. But thankfully there was only a small group and they wanted to make Momo too so we did. Amazing experience with fun chefs.”

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6.Local Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 40 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $4

Spend about three hours at Kathmandu Cooking Academy learning momo, dal bhat, and other Nepali dishes. An English-speaking chef guides you through market shopping, cooking, folding momo, and tasting your meal. Small groups of up to 10, with optional pickup across Kathmandu Valley.

“Superb, very nice guidance and friendship with the two chefs, highly recommended, also, go with empty stomach and hunger to learn, mito food.”

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7.Best Nepali Cooking Class in Thamel with Local Market Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $30

Spend about three hours in Kathmandu learning Nepali cooking from local cooks, beginning with a market visit for fresh ingredients. The small class is limited to eight people, includes food and recipes, and offers vegetarian or vegan choices by request. Pickup may be available, but private transport is not included.

“We were four persons this day. Not room for any more in the small kitchen. A nice morning although it was a bit stressful and more like putting ingredients togheter, than a schooling.”

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8.Local Women Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo-Making Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $35

Join local women instructors in Thamel for a three-hour Nepali cooking class. Shop for ingredients at a nearby market, choose dishes such as momos, dal bhat, or carrot pudding, then cook and eat your meal with masala tea. The group is limited to eight, with pickup available if selected.

“Fantastic, fun and informative class. The menu and food was awesome food to enjoy after preparing and cooking. Highly recommended.”

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9.Women-Led Cooking Class & Momo Making-Local Taste

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 15 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $11

Spend 2 to 3 hours in a women-led Kathmandu cooking workshop with an English-speaking local chef. Visit a market for ingredients, learn hands-on methods for Nepali dishes, drink masala tea, and eat what you prepare. Choose from three menus featuring momo, dal bhat, bara, chatamari, thukpa, yomari, and local sweets.

“Bardzo miła atmosfera, można było zrobić tyle momo ile dasz radę zjeść.”

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10.Women Empowerment Project(Nepali cooking class & jewelry workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $50

Spend two sessions at Kathmandu’s Human Welfare Committee learning Nepali cooking with Buddha, Tara, Aastha, and Syanbi, known as the Momo Queen, then make your own jewelry. The cooking class includes masala chai, pakoda, buff momos, and vegetable momos, followed by lunch. It is a private activity priced at $50 per person.

“Brilliant experience learning to make momos with Aastha and the Momo Queen Syanbi, followed by delicious lunch with volunteers and project members. Wonderful group and project.”

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11.Momo, Dhalbhat & Thukpa Cooking Class, Nepal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $25

Join Esther Rai near Patan Durbar Square for a three-hour Nepali cooking class. Visit a local market, choose ingredients, then learn to prepare momos, dal bhat, thukpa, or a requested dish. Esther and her helpers share food, family, and local customs as you cook and eat together. Groups are limited to 10.

“Amazing ladies, amazing experience, amazing food! The best food dhalbhat ive tasted! I highly recommend this food tour for anyone who wants to get out of thamel and have a delicious experience.”

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12.3-Hours of Cooking Class with Meals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · 4 hours · from $2Best value

Spend about four hours cooking Nepali food with an English or Hindi-speaking instructor. Choose from three menus, help select ingredients when market visits are possible, make momos and other traditional dishes, then eat your fresh lunch with masala tea. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

“Fue Fantastica! super divertido, aprendi mucho de la cultura y comida Nepali, ademas quedo todo delicioso. No se lo pueden perder”

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13.Cook and Dine with a Local family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $45

Meet your English-speaking host family in Kathmandu, shop for spices and ingredients at a local market, then cook Nepali dishes together before sharing dinner. The small group, limited to four people, keeps the visit personal. Pickup is offered, and the experience begins at 3 pm from Royal Mountain Travel.

“A lovely family who welcomed us into their delightful home in Patan. The cooking was fun and eating the meal with the family was very special too.”

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14.Half Day Cooking Class in Thamel with Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $21

Meet your English-speaking instructor in Thamel, walk to a local market when available, then cook four traditional Nepali and Newari dishes in a small group of up to eight. You prepare and eat each course while adjusting chili and spices to taste. Choose from three menus, all including momos, with masala tea and water included.

“Wonderful family of cooks who grow there own spices. Very interactive group. We cooked a full menu. Good instructions. Delicious recipes.”

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15.Local Women Led Nepali Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $30

Spend three hours at Namaste Cooking School in Thamel learning Nepali dishes with a women-led team of trafficking survivors. You will cook with locally sourced ingredients, eat the meal you prepare, and take home recipes plus a participation certificate. The small group is limited to eight, with English instruction and pickup service available, though hotel transport is not included.

“It was incredible the ladies who ran the class were knowledgeable, friendly and just all round amazing! We all had such a wonderful time!”

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