Taiwanese Cooking Classes: The 10 Best Kitchens in Taipei

1.Xiao Long Bao, Beef Noodles & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 159 reviews · from $89Our pick

Make xiao long bao, braised beef noodles, cucumber salad, and bubble milk tea in a friendly three-hour Taipei cooking class.

“My daughter and I attended the cooking class Saturday morning 12/30. It was such a great experience. My daughter enjoyed making the soup dumplings and most of all she loved being a part of making the beef noodle soup. She ate the whole bowl of beef noodle soup and the best part is she got to shake/made her own bubble tea. Angela was very professional, and very thorough with every step. Highly recommended. We will come back for other dishes. Hoping the future they have cookie making! Love from NYC ( Holly )”

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2.Xiao Long Bao, Chicken vermicelli with mushroom and sesame oil, Tofu strips salad, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Delicacies Experience-A (Taipei Cooking Class)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $77

Learn to make xiao long bao, vermicelli soup, tofu salad, and bubble tea in a friendly Taipei kitchen with English instruction.

“Experiencing famous Taiwanese food by making them ourselves. We will appreciate Xiao long Bao more when we eat them. It is challenging but good fun for our family. After making all menus, we ate them at the cooking school. Not for take home.”

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3.Taipei Cooking Class & Market Adventure in Historic Dadaocheng

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · from $90

Cook Taiwanese classics, shop Dadaocheng markets, and meet Alex in a small English-language class near historic Dihua Street.

“The cooking part of this tour was great. Didn't see the initial walking tour and 'photo shoots' as particularly necessary and the taking of group photos for social media marketing was a bit too intense for my taste.”

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4.Xiao Long Bao & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $79

Make xiao long bao, smashed cucumber salad, and bubble milk tea in Taipei with an English-speaking chef during this small-group cooking class.

“The class was okay, the dumpling recipe was faulty, too much gel was added, so the dumplings were gel dumplings instead of soup dumplings, which rendered them inedible. Furthermore, we were told that photos of the class would be Read more”

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5.Xiao Long Bao, Pork thick soup, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Light Meals Experience-B (Taipei Cooking Class)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $65Best value

Learn to fold Xiao Long Bao, make pork thick soup, and mix bubble milk tea in a friendly 2.5-hour Taipei cooking class.

“This class with CookingFunTaiwan was great. The staff spoke English well and were attentive, helpful, and professional. Our class was 8 people and though the staff had multiple people to look after the class didn't feel rushed and I felt they Read more”

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6.Street Food Cooking Class in Taipei : Gua Bao/Lu Rou Fan/Boba Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $79

Make Taipei street food from scratch in a small class: gua bao, lu rou fan, and chewy boba tea, then sit down to eat your work.

“Very good experience. Angela was most capable and interesting. The Gua Bao we made was DELICIOUS. I can't wait to try it at home , to impress my family, The Lu Rou was also good, but the Star was the Gua Bao. The Boba Tea was an amazing process, very hard! All up, a GREAT WAY TO SPEND TIME IN TAIPEI!”

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7.Taiwanese Gourmet Cooking Class in Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $95

Cook three classic Taiwanese dishes in a small Taipei class, then sit down to mullet roe fried rice, three-cup chicken, squid, and tofu pudding.

“I cook regularly at home and I found this course to be very good for both the home chef and casual cooks. The teacher Diana was very clear and spoke both Chinese and English. The kitchen was clean and spacious and all the ingredients wRead more”

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8.Xiao long bao, Pork thick soup, Bubble milk tea. (Taiwan Cooking Class)-B

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $65

Make xiao long bao, pork thick soup, and bubble milk tea in a small Taipei class with Vivian’s team, recipes, photos, and local food insight.

“It was a wonderful experience! The amount of time was perfect and the staff is great. My husband has never made the little dumpling soups, and I he now knows the amount of effort that goes into them.”

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9.Taipei: Cooking Class & Market Adventure Historic Dadaocheng

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 17 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Cook Taiwanese classics with Alex after exploring Dadaocheng’s market, tasting local foods, and learning family recipes in a six-person class.

“Alex was a great host. We started the activity with a brief city history tour. We tried a few things in the market and explored the various produce items common to the region. We then went to Alex’s class room where we prepared a meal with pork belly, daikon radish, mushrooms, and sticky rice. What I liked about the class was we did our own food prep. You make a nice sized portion of food, so be prepared to take some with you. The end result is a very flavorful dish to enjoy for lunch!”

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10.Taiwanese Food Culture and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $130

Learn Taiwanese home cooking with Chef Wayne, shop Dongmen Market, taste local foods, and prepare a four-course meal in a small Taipei class.

“My stir fry cooking experience with Chef Wayne was outstanding! I learned a lot of new techniques from the class. Chef Wayne is very knowledgeable! He has an easy going demeanor that will put you at ease regardless of your culinary skill level. The actual kitchen (cooking lab) is spacious and clean!”

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