Authentic Kathmandu Cooking Class and Guided Market Tour

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Location

Kathmandu

Duration

2 hours

Group size

Max 4 guests

Language

English

Location

Kathmandu

Duration

2 hours

Group size

Max 4 guests

Language

English

US$62.63 per guest

Guest

Adult x1

Date

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Experience authentic Nepali hospitality with a local in her beautiful, sustainably built home in Kathmandu. Choose from a hands-on Kathmandu cooking class and in-home dining experience, or a local market tour with cooking, where you'll discover seasonal ingredients, traditional Nepali recipes, and sustainable food practices. Enjoy a private experience featuring homegrown produce and meaningful conversations about local culture, gardening, and farm-to-table cooking. This immersive food experience in Kathmandu offers a unique way to connect with Nepal through its cuisine, people, and traditions.

Hands-on cooking class in a local home

Optional: Guided tour of a neighborhood market

Home-cooked meal using farm fresh ingredients

Join Pranathi for a hands-on cooking class that begins with a cup of herbal tea and a walk through her home garden. Discover seasonal herbs and vegetables, learn about sustainable food-growing practices, and pick fresh ingredients to use in your cooking class. The class takes place in Pranathi's cozy home kitchen, or outdoors in the garden. Choose between a Nepali or South Indian menu and learn to cook two dishes from scratch in 1.5 hours. The Nepali menu may include dal bhat (lentils and rice) or alu ko achar (warm potato and sesame salad) and farsi ko munta (a seasonal delicacy made from pumpkin shoots). The South Indian menu may include rasam (a spicy and tangy soup) and thoran (stir-fried seasonal vegetables) or pachadi (a yogurt-based relish), or akki rotti (a rice flour flatbread) and yennegai with peanut chutney (stuffed baby eggplant). After cooking, sit down to enjoy the home-cooked meal you helped prepare. For the optional guided market tour in Kathmandu, starting with a walk to the bustling Naxal Tarkari Bazaar, a local vegetable market just 15 minutes away. Discover seasonal vegetables, fruits, and herbs, and learn how they are used in Nepali home cooking.

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Menu A

Nepali style home cooked thali

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Menu B

South Indian thali using heirloom recipes

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Menu C

A seasonal salad, main and greens platter to celebrate the bounty of the garden and local produce

Meeting Point

Dhobidhara Marg, Kathmandu Bagmati Province, Nepal, NP, 44600

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Please meet your host at her home in Kamalpokhari. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Free cancellation

Cancel up to 1 day before for a full refund.

No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.

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NikkiL761October 2026 • TripAdvisor

One of our favorite experiences in Nepal - if you’re considering booking this cooking class, DO IT!

This was so much more than a cooking class. It was an afternoon full of incredible food, fascinating conversations, laughter, dancing, and genuine human connection. Our host picked us up from our hotel and took us through a local market, where she taught us about traditional Nepali fruits, vegetables, and spices. She was incredibly knowledgeable, and we loved getting to explore the market and pick out fresh ingredients together. From there, we headed to her beautiful home, which she and her hu...read more