Private Tour
Korean Cooking Class in Seoul with a Professional Chef
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in Seoul, in a local home with host Na Young, a professional chef. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Na Young is Korean-Bolivian; she started cooking as a young girl and now has a degree in gastronomy. Na Young has worked as a professional chef for over a decade around the world. She grew up in Bolivia, and in 2021, she moved to South Korea.
• private Korean home cooking class in Seoul with a professional chef
• Learn to cook Korean favorites such as kimchi, bibimbap or bulgogi
• Introduction to Korean ingredients, cooking styles and culinary traditions
• Get insight into the food, culture and history of South Korea
• Enjoy your traditional Korean meal with a glass of soju
• Na Young can accommodate gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets, on request
If you choose the market tour option, get a guided tour of Mangwon market to buy a few ingredients for your cooking class
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Menu may vary depending on the season. Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Please note that Na Young can host only 1 child per experience
Please remember to take off your shoes before entering Na Young's home, as that is customary in South Korea. Na Young will provide some indoor sandals that you can use to walk inside the house.
Please whatsapp Na Young or call her, in case you need help with directions or if you're running late.
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Private Korean cooking class with your host Na Young
A glass of soju
Gratuities
All Fees and Taxes
If you select the market tour, get a guided tour of Mangwon market
Homecooked Korean meal
Hotel pickup and drop-off
What To Expect
This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. During your 1-hour, hands-on Korean cooking class in Seoul, learn to make two authentic Korean dishes from scratch. Join Na Young in her home kitchen to learn to cook some of her favorite Korean dishes. You will learn to cook a main dish and a side dish - you might learn to make kimchi or tofu soup and bibimbap or bulgogi during your Seoul cooking class. After cooking, enjoy the dishes you helped prepare with Na Young. Your meal includes traditional soju. For the market tour, visit the Mangwon market with Na Young to buy a few ingredients for your cooking class. This is a spacious indoor market where they sell local produce, along with spicy snacks and cooked dishes. Walk around this local marketplace for 30 minutes while you visit a few stalls with Na Young to learn about local, seasonal ingredients used in Korean cuisine. You will sample a traditional snack at the market before walking back to Na Young's apartment for your cooking class, it is a 10-12 minute walk.
Sample Menu
starter
Choose any 1
Please choose one main dish from the below options, which will be served with soup and kimchi
main
Menu 1: Bibimbap
main
Menu 2: Bulgogi
main
Menu 3: Kongnamul-Bulgogi
Options
Market+cooking+lunch
Cooking and dinner
Cooking and Lunch
Reviews
8 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Excellent cooking class
richard14036658,
Nov 13, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very enjoyable market tour and cooking class led by Na Young Kim. She showed my wife and me her favorite vendors in the Mangwon Market. After that we learned Korean cooking techinques as we prepared a multi-course lunch in her apartment. All the food was very tasty. A great way to spend a few hours in Seoul.
Great activity for anyone
W9206QJarnaudm,
Jul 22, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great moment! Jinsil is a great host. The meal we prepared were great and Jinsil gave us good tips on how to recreate them afterwards. I didn't see the time flies by. The access to the kitchen is also very easy and convenient. The building is directly adjacent to a subway exit.
Good food and good company.
Kevin M,
Jun 27, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00This was an incredible experience! After meeting Na young at the subway exit, we walked to a nearby market to sample local street food and purchase fresh vegetables for the cooking we would do later. Next we walked to our host’s home to start our culinarily segment of the day. When we arrived at the house, we began preparing the vegetables Na young just bought for kimchi. As we helped prepare soup and the main dish beef bulgogi, we conversed about our plans in Korea and Na young’s future restaurant plans. The food was delicious and the company was easy and enjoyable to talk to. Afterwards Na young and her lovely dog Luna walked us back to where we started this excellent adventure. Highly recommended.
Wonderful in home experience
dstreng,
Nov 20, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Jessie's quaint apartment in Seoul. She was very engaging. The dishes we cooked were delicious and Jessie was a wonderful host. We would recommend this experience to any traveler visiting Seoul and wanting to learn authentic Korean cooking.
Great Way To Get To Know Korean Food & Korean Hospitality
Jonathan T,
Jul 12, 2018
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a great experience with Jessie, who is a very knowledgeable and hospitable person; she is a great ambassador for Korean cooking and for the Korean people. A very enjoyable lunchtime experience!
We spent the day with Steven and had...
Phillip C,
Dec 23, 2016
- Review from Viator
5.00We spent the day with Steven and had so much fun. By doing this tour we saw many places we would have been unable to go on our own.The food was fantastic. Steven made the tour great he told us lots of things about the food, Korea in general and just general interesting and funny stories. From the first moments of meeting Steven we were all really comfortable so the day felt like going out with a friend rather than a tour. A very memorable day in Korea for us. Thanks so much Steven.
My family spent a lovely afternoon...
Bruce I,
Oct 28, 2016
- Review from Viator
5.00My family spent a lovely afternoon learning about Korean cooking, and enjoying a delicious meal with Jessie.. She is a delightful host and a great cook in addition to being a terrific teacher, Our experience was one of the highlights of our trip to Seoul. Highly recommended!
I chopped, I mixed, I stirred, I...
Patricia K,
Apr 10, 2016
- Review from Viator
5.00I chopped, I mixed, I stirred, I learned firsthand how to make the dishes I had asked Jessie about. She was wonderful, explaining the techniques and ingredients. My husband who listened and talked with Jessie while I chopped with Jessie's mother and I thoroughly enjoyed the cooking class and Jessie's hospitality. Jessie spoke English well and is a great cooking teacher. It was a delightful and educational experience.
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