Thai Cooking Class

Learn how to cook mouth watering Thai dishes in Melbourne



3 hours

Class size 1 to 15 (public classes), 10 to 20

  $207 - $373 ($207 for For 1; $347 for Parent & Kid (12-16 years old); $373 for For 2) (Afterpay available)

If you're looking for fun things to do in Melbourne why not spend a few hours learning how to make Thai food at a fun and hands-on cooking class.
This Thai cooking class is the perfect introduction if you want to learn how to make Thai food at home. After a refreshing arrival drinks our expert chef will introduce you to Thai ingredients and give some demonstrations of cooking methods and techniques. You'll then get hands-on and create your own dishes in a fun and social setting.
At the end of the class, everyone will enjoy a communal lunch (made by you!) and will be able to kick back and relax with a glass of wine or beer in hand.
Sample Thai Menu (subject to change)
  • Phrik Nam Plaa - Fish Sauce Dressing
  • Kaeng Khiao Wan - Green Curry Paste or
  • Kaeng Phet- Red Curry Paste
  • Tod Man Khao Pod - Fried Corn Fritters
  • Som Tam - Green Papaya Salad
  • Kaeng Khiao Wan Kai - Green Curry Chicken or
  • Kaeng Phed Phet Yang - Red Curry Duck
Thai Essential Ingredients
  • Sauces: Fish sauce, soy sauce, sweet chilli, chilli sauce, rice vinegar, shrimp paste, coconut cream, milk
  • Spices: Dry chilli, cumin, coriander seeds, cinnamon, cardamon, slaked lime
  • Fresh spices: chilli, ginger, galangal, garlic, kaffir lime leaf, coriander roots, lemongrass, shallot
  • Herbs: Vietnamese mints, Thai basil, spring onion, mint, perilla, Chinese chives
  • Vegetable and Fruit: pineapple, sprouts, red cabbage, carrot, daikon, cabbage, papaya, wong bok, mushroom, tofu, iceberg, Thai eggplant, mango, banana
  • Meat and Seafood: chicken, beef, pork neck, duck, shrimp
  • Dry Goods and Starch: palm sugar, dry shallot, rice stick, sugar, pepper, salt, peanut (option), tomato paste, dry shrimp
On the day:
Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled start time of the class. We cannot accommodate or refund for those who arrive after the scheduled start time, even if you call ahead. The instructor will be expected to start on time and will not be able to repeat the health and safety and/or demonstrations at the beginning of the class. You are required to work with one another in the class.
Important info:
We can cater to different dietary requirements. If you need to cancel or reschedule a booking you must do this at least seven days before your class to cancel or reschedule. We are sorry that we cannot refund or rebook any cancellations made online or in-person after this time. In the event that you are unwell, we ask that you send someone in your place. The participants who are not unwell will still be expected to attend. Alternatively, if you provide notice prior to the class, you are welcome to collect the ingredients and online recipe to take home with you after the class. Please note that this may not be possible as fresh meats and seafood in all cases.
Please note: If you are bringing a support worker to the class with you, they will also need a paid ticket for the class.

Upcoming dates for Thai Cooking Class

Times are Melbourne time. Dates and prices as of 16 Oct 2026, 4:34pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

31 upcoming dates between 31 Oct 2026 and 8 Oct 2027.

  • Sat 31 Oct 2026, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 7 Nov 2026, 2pm-5pm
  • Thu 12 Nov 2026, 6:30pm-9:30pm
  • Fri 27 Nov 2026, 6:30pm-9:30pm
  • Fri 11 Dec 2026, 6:30pm-9:30pm
  • Sat 19 Dec 2026, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 9 Jan 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Fri 15 Jan 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 30 Jan 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Fri 5 Feb 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 13 Feb 2027, 6:30pm-9:30pm
  • Fri 26 Feb 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 6 Mar 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Fri 19 Mar 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 3 Apr 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Fri 9 Apr 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Fri 30 Apr 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 8 May 2027, 6:30pm-9:30pm
  • Fri 21 May 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 29 May 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 5 Jun 2027, 6:30pm-9:30pm
  • Fri 11 Jun 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 19 Jun 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Fri 9 Jul 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Fri 30 Jul 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 14 Aug 2027, 6:30pm-9:30pm
  • Fri 20 Aug 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 28 Aug 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Fri 10 Sep 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Sat 2 Oct 2027, 2pm-5pm
  • Fri 8 Oct 2027, 2pm-5pm
What you'll get
All ingredients, tuition, a Thai feast with a glass of sparkling wine, and online recipes so you can recreate the dishes at home.
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Knowledge required
Perfect for beginners.
What to bring
Everything is provided. Just book, turn up and enjoy
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hens party.

This experience would also be a fun gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

Otao Kitchen - 393 Victoria Street, Abbotsford VIC

This venue is within walking distance from North Richmond station (600m).

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  • 5/5 from Mabel Ng, attended Sep 2026: Teacher Anan is knowledgeable and humorous. Enjoyable and well organised class. Food made is also delicious and quite authentic. Teacher Anan made crafting Thai curry from scratch less daunting. I feel more confident tackling Thai curries now. Highly recommend!
  • 5/5 from Dhan de Silva, attended Jun 2026: LOT OF FUN!!
  • 5/5 from Linda Snell, attended May 2026: I really enjoyed the Thai Cooking Class. Anan is a great chef and teacher - highly skilled, welcoming, fun, professional and engaging. Having cooked for decades, I really appreciated all the little extra hints and tips to take my Thai Cooking to the next level. This is a great day out, drinks on arrival, a great class and no washing up! Special thanks to the other chefs and kitchen hands for doing the heavy lifting.
  • 5/5 from Neythra Weerakkody, attended Apr 2026: The teacher and class was great. Good pace and learnt a lot.
  • 5/5 from Carol Seymour, attended Mar 2026: The Thai cooking class was presented with good humour and friendliness. The ingredients were lovely and fresh. My only constructive criticism is we were told several things to remember. When we got back to our cooking stations it was hard to recall. A sheet outlining the steps would have been very helpful. Perhaps a laminated direction sheet per bench?
  • 5/5 from Janice Falzon, attended Feb 2026: Hands on participation- Chef guided us through with clear instructions (some humour:)) and demonstrations which made it hard to get anything wrong! We were able to enjoy the delicious dishes we made with a glass of wine.
  • 5/5 from Olivia Hines, attended Jan 2026: Wonderful night learning about different Thai flavours with Anan!
  • 5/5 from Craig Gislingham, attended Jan 2026: The whole cooking class was amazing
  • 5/5 from Jack Brook, attended Jan 2026: Chef Anan was amazing! Very knowledgeable and very friendly. Made sure all dietary requirements were adhered to and went over and above. Great afternoon of learning to cook Northern Thai dishes.
  • 5/5 from Sue Adamo, attended Jan 2026: A wonderful gift idea from my kids. Teacher was fun, friendly and welcoming. Food was delicious. Will definitely be back
  • 5/5 from Ben Jones, attended Oct 2025: Aman was fantastic! Very kind and an engaging host
  • 5/5 from Anu Bahing, attended Sep 2025: Very nice, me and my partner enjoyed it.
  • 5/5 from Maree Trueman, attended Aug 2025: We did the Thai class at Oreo in Abbotsford on Saturday 2/8. Such a fun class and an experience to cook and learn all about Thai food. Thanks for a great day
  • 5/5 from Tony Oliver, attended Aug 2025: A greatr afternoon
  • 5/5 from Tracy White, attended Aug 2025: Great. A good pace and easy to follow. Our gift card was very easy to access. The food was delicious.
  • 5/5 from Elvis Tran, attended Aug 2025: It was great!
  • 5/5 from Kiran Flynn, attended Jul 2025: Amazing experience with delicious food. Wonderful to try new cooking techniques from Northern Thailand… we had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed eating the food too! Thank you!
  • 5/5 from Darren Gundy, attended Jun 2025: The class was amazing, highly recommended
  • 5/5 from Tarleton Dewe, attended May 2025: So much fun and so tasty
  • 5/5 from Ellen Makridis, attended May 2025: Outstanding class. Brilliant instructor too. Anan was a wealth of knowledge and made this course so enjoyable. He explained every step of each dish clearly and was very hands on with each of us when we need direction. It was a great balance of cooking and eating the fruits of our labour together. We had plenty to take home too. Will definitely recommend this cooking class to others.
  • 5/5 from Luke Taylor, attended May 2025: We had a Thai cooking class with Anan! He was awesome, super nice, helpful and funny. Definitely made a good atmosphere. Not to mention the food was soooo tasty. Would absolutely go again and can’t wait to eat the leftovers. Anan is a legend!
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Apr 2025: It was one amazing experience for to learn from professional. Had a great time and must try in Melbourne
  • 5/5 from Rohan Chand, attended Apr 2025: Very good teacher Anan!
  • 5/5 from Michael Paxinos, attended Apr 2025: Teacher was great, good personality, caring and knowledgeable
  • 5/5 from Judith Hamilton, attended Mar 2025: A great teacher who guided us through every step of the menu. We met some interesting people and enjoyed some good Thai food. Highly recommend.
  • 5/5 from Louise, attended Feb 2025: Our teacher was wonderful. So much fun cannot rate high enough
  • 4/5 from Tom Vaughan, attended Feb 2025: Had a great time. This was a gift from a friend and was super easy to find and book. Teacher was very helpful and easy to follow. Food was tasty. Only reason I gave it 4 not 5 stars was it was a very odd time. The 2pm start meant you were eating at 4pm which was a bit early for dinner but also too late for a late lunch. Made it a bit confusing to plan our day around.
  • 5/5 from Natalie Freund, attended Jan 2025: The teacher Anan was fantastic, his teaching style, instructions and tips were clear, helpful and insightful. The dishes were delicious and clearly explained to us. I had a fantastic time and am keen to book into more of his classes in the future! Thankyou Anan!
  • 5/5 from Rod Howard, attended Nov 2024: Lots of fun and very tasty!
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Nov 2024: Khub khun ka!!..Great class, we would highly recommend! The classes are well-paced and enjoyable and the teacher is great fun too!..We’ll definitely be back!
  • 5/5 from Mario Garrido, attended Nov 2024: This is now my second class and once again did not disappoint! Great facility, warm atmosphere and great instructor. Food is yummy, and a great way to connect with new people. Look forward to visiting again
  • 5/5 from Emily Pleece, attended Oct 2024: Class was a lot of fun and easy to learn and follow
  • 5/5 from Thomas McGrath, attended Sep 2024: Really good experience, teacher was always clear on what to do and helped correct mistakes. Good experience
  • 5/5 from Nicole Dickson, attended Aug 2024: Booked this class for my husbands birthday as we both love Thai food. It was a really fun class with easy to follow steps for people of any cooking experience. The teacher, Dylan, was very friendly and hospitable. He was more than happy to answer any questions, and he gave lots of tips and advice on how to achieve the best flavours in our dishes. The food was delicious and definitely something we will continue to make at home. Highly recommend these classes
  • 5/5 from Belinda Roberts, attended Jul 2024: Gift for my partners birthday. Awesome experience, easy to follow directions from an entertaining & friendly host.
  • 5/5 from Mirjana Gligorova, attended Jul 2024: I have been to quite few cooking classes at Otao kitchen, and each time we have prepared the most delicious meals that one can cook. Anan's cooking skills, knowledge and above all, his kindness, enthusiasm and expertise, make cooking experience in every of his classes enjoyable and fun. The recipes and the food that we cook, are very unique and the most delicious. Today during the Thai Cooking Class we cooked traditional and original Thai meals that I have never ever even seen on the menus before. The prawn savoury cakes were to die for. The red curry duck and the salad were amazingly delicious. Thank you Anan and Otao Kitchen for bringing and sharing all these delicious recipes with us!
  • 5/5 from Meaghan Renkin, attended Jul 2024: I was given a voucher for the Thai cooking class for Christmas by my daughter and son in-law. I have an allergy to garlic so was a little worried whether this could be accommodated. The food was adaptable and unbelievably delish! Would high recommend it to anyone beginner (me) to advance!
  • 5/5 from Zoe Moio, attended Jul 2024: Really enjoyed the class, lots if fun and some great food. Great recipes as well.
  • 5/5 from Lyn Smith, attended May 2024: Loved the food. Dylan did a great job making it experience terrific. We met some fantastic people.
  • 5/5 from Josie Minnelli, attended Apr 2024: Venue was great and teacher was very patient and helpful. Food we cooked was delicious.
  • 5/5 from Kodie Parker, attended Mar 2024: This was the second ClassBento cooking class I have done and they are phenomenal. Cooking teacher is very skilled and I have learnt some great skills to try new dishes in the kitchen I could only have dreamed about making myself. Now I have the confidence to do it.
  • 5/5 from Sonja Bernard, attended Mar 2024: A great afternoon spent learning to cook some delicious Thai dishes. The teacher was fabulous as were the other people who kept everything running smooth. It really was a great experience. They were super organised and made sure everything and everyone was taken care of. We would definitely recommend to join a class. We’ll be back.
  • 5/5 from Toula Athanasakos, attended Mar 2024: Really enjoyed the class, and enjoyed the meal at the end The chef and staff were helpful and made the whole experience fun. I cant wait to treat my family to a great thai meal
  • 4/5 from Kelly Mansell, attended Mar 2024: My mum and I did this together and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The food was delicious and the meals were fun to make. The teacher was friendly, approachable, and knowledgeable. Only thing to mention was that it felt a little rushed and fast paced. If you're a bit slow with making the food (and there's a lot of prep with Thai food) you felt rushed to keep up and it was hard to remember all the instructions. It would be great if recipe cards were handed out, or a recipe was kept on a screen, so you had somewhere to refer to). Besides that, would definitely go back again! Thank you
  • 5/5 from Amber Johnson, attended Feb 2024: Really good and funny teacher. The food was amazing and really easy to learn! The recipes were really easy to follow
  • 5/5 from Murat Donma, attended Aug 2023: The instructor Anan was very thorough and entertaining. We were very happy with today’s Thai cooking class.
  • 5/5 from Stephen Morrison, attended Aug 2023: Really enjoyed the class which was made more interesting by the teachers presentation. Good venue and the cooking stations with plenty of room.
  • 5/5 from Jack Frith, attended Jul 2023: Our teacher was patient, interactive and great fun Dishes were tasty and with his tuition easy to prepare Would recommend this to our friends
  • 5/5 from Julie Gabelich, attended May 2023: My friend and I were given this experience as a gift. We had a fantastic time. Anun was brilliant He was very clear on instructions and demonstrated everything in detail. He really cared about our safety with using oil and knife and slicer Anun was wonderful how he helped us and kept checking our cooking consistency was right and the flavour. Anun has a great personality and made us feel so special The venue was very clean which was also wonderful The head chef was also lovely he was in the background but we said Thankyou and he was so polite I will return and I will recommend this to all my friends Thankyou for making our night special great experience and loved our food and the freshness of all ingredients- just amazing!
  • 5/5 from Malcolm Willetts, attended May 2023: A great teacher and every step was broken down into easy to follow steps. Super positive and friendly! Great venue. The perfect gift for a good friend or loved one.
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OTAO kitchen
OTAO kitchen

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ABOUT US
Otao kitchen is a cooking school and event space with a mission for people to come together to cook, connect, celebrate. We believe cooking and eating should be an experience, not just a meal. We created Otao kitchen as an extension of our passions to cook, share and inspire.
EXPERT IN COOKING CLASSES
Otao kitchen was launched in Melbourne, Australia in July 2014, with the goal of celebrating the rich and varied cooking experiences of Melbourne’s immigrant multicultural communities. Its founder, Chef Ha Nguyen, originally from Hanoi shares his passion for food, instructing customers in the exotic diaspora of Asian and around the world cuisine.
WHAT WE DO BEST?
Today our guests can get inspired by cooking with our local and international chefs, listen to their cooking and travel experiences in Asia and around the world and bring some cooking and cultural tips and tricks home. With the nods at the diversity of communities within Melbourne, Otao kitchen features an array of global food experiences from Indian to Japan to Mexico and more.
In 2020 with the challenge of global Covid 19 pandemic, we set out to capture the curriculum of our hands-cooking classes and deliver it online to home cooks in Australia and across the world to guide you to cooking success and better health.
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