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Cooking Classes in Nepal: The 15 Best Kitchens

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Dal bhat, the momo pleat, and the spice logic behind both. These 15 classes are priced and honest about how much you cook rather than watch, and which ones finish as a full sit-down meal.

Half day cooking class in Thamel kathmandu - Cooking and eating one dish at a time
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Half day cooking class in Thamel 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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Kathmandu: Local Women-Led Nepali Cooking & Momo Class - Making momo from dough to dipping sauce
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Kathmandu: Local Women-Led Nepali Cooking & Momo Class

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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Kathmandu: Local Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo Making Class - Starting with a local market visit
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Kathmandu: Local Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo-Making Class

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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Nepalese Momos or Dal Bhat Cooking Class (Cook with Delight) - The evening momo workshop
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Nepalese Momos or Dal Bhat Cooking Class (Cook with Delight)

4.Nepalese Momos or Dal Bhat Cooking Class (Cook with Delight)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · from $50

At Hotel Diplomat in Pokhara, choose a lunchtime dal bhat or evening momo workshop with a local family of home cooks. Sandhya and her family guide you through each step, from dough and fillings to shaping and cooking. The class lasts about two hours, includes your meal, recipe, soft drinks, and water, and is limited to five people.

“Really enjoyed the cooking, it was really good fun and you can make the dishes to your own taste. Our host was great, I would recommend this.”

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The best Private Nepali Cooking Class in Kathmandu - Preparing a Nepali home meal
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The best Private Nepali Cooking Class in Kathmandu

5.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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Nepalese Kitchen in Pokhara: Momos or Dal Bhat Cooking Class - Choosing between momos and dal bhat
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Nepalese Kitchen in Pokhara: Momos or Dal Bhat Cooking Class

6.Nepalese Kitchen in Pokhara: Momos or Dal Bhat Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 67 reviews · 3 hours · from $28

Spend three hours in Sarita’s private home kitchen in Pokhara, learning to make momos or dal bhat from fresh ingredients. She teaches in English, Hindi, or Nepali, guides each step patiently, and serves the meal you prepare. Pickup and return transport from Lakeside are included, along with a recipe to use at home.

“Authentic and Fun Dal Bhat Cooking Class in Pokhara This cooking class was a highlight of our time in Pokhara! We learned how to prepare a traditional Dal Bhat meal from scratch, using fresh local ingredients and authentic techniques. The host was warm, patient, and explained each step clearly, making it easy and fun—even for beginners. It was more than just a class—it felt like a cultural experience. We got to enjoy the delicious meal we cooked and had great conversations along the way. Highly recommended if you want to dive into Nepali culture and learn to cook one of the country’s most beloved dishes!”

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Kathmandu: Local Women-Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo Class - Choosing the menu with your group
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Kathmandu: Local Women-Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo Class

7.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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Kathmandu: Local Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo Making Class - Starting with a local market visit
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Kathmandu: Local Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo Making Class

8.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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MoMo or Dal Bhat Cooking Class at Aama Kitchen in Pokhara - The 25-Minute Ride Beyond Lakeside
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MoMo or Dal Bhat Cooking Class at Aama Kitchen in Pokhara

9.MoMo or Dal Bhat Cooking Class at Aama Kitchen in Pokhara

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 28 reviews · 3 hours · from $28

Choose momos or dal bhat and spend three hours cooking with Aama and her family near Pokhara. Your English or Hindi-speaking host guides you through spices, preparation, cooking, and tasting in a real home kitchen. Hotel pickup and return within Lakeside are included, and you take the recipe home.

“Great experience cooking dhalbat with Sadaha. A must do in Pokhara. Thank you so much.”

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Best Nepali Cooking Class in Thamel with Local Market Trip - What happens inside the small cooking room
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Best Nepali Cooking Class in Thamel with Local Market Trip

10.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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Kathmandu: Local Women Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo-Making Class - Buying ingredients in the local market
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Kathmandu: Local Women Lead Nepali Cooking & Momo-Making Class

11.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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Kathmandu: Women-Led Cooking Class & Momo Making-Local Taste - Choosing between three Nepali menus
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Kathmandu: Women-Led Cooking Class & Momo Making-Local Taste

12.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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Women Empowerment Project(Nepali cooking class & jewelry workshop - Day one: masala chai starts the kitchen session
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Women Empowerment Project(Nepali cooking class & jewelry workshop

13.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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Momo, Dhalbhat & Thukpa Cooking Class, Nepal - Golden Temple and the Patan setting
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Momo, Dhalbhat & Thukpa Cooking Class, Nepal

14.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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Pokhara: 3 Hour MoMo cooking class - Choosing the filling and preparing it
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Pokhara: 3 Hour MoMo cooking class

15.3 Hour MoMo cooking class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 3 hours · from $29

Spend three hours at a local Pokhara café learning to make momos with an English or Hindi-speaking instructor. You will prepare the filling, knead dough, shape several styles, make dipping sauces, and cook your dumplings. Pickup and drop-off are included within the Lakeside area, with vegetarian, chicken, or meat fillings available.

“Heel vriendelijke man, die alles heel vlot uitlegde, hoe momo’s gemaakt worden etc.. We mochten ook zelf aan de slag, hij leerde ons drie technieken! Heel fijn en perfecte middagactiviteit om daarna te smullen van de heerlijke momo’s! Zeker een aanrader!”

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