PRIVATE Bangkok Market Tour, Boat Ride & Cooking Class with Aoy

The Best Part of our Trip

Everything about this experience was absolutely incredible. Aoy was remarkably hospitable and showed us through the market, sampling everything that caught our eye and teaching us about all of the local produce and showed us an authentic snapshot of her life. Her staff was incredibly attentive and we felt generously accommodated. You can tell Aoy loves what she does and makes her guests feel remarkably welcome. If you have a free afternoon available, this is an absolute must.

via Tripadvisor

Highlight of the trip

Aoy’s cooking class was certainly one of the highlights of my Bangkok trip. I enjoyed walking around the local market where Aoy explained the Thai ingredients and we did some food tasting. I enjoyed jumping on a boat and Aoy drove to her riverside restaurant where the cooking class took place. I had a great cooking experience! Aoy is a very friendly and knowledgeable host. She shared her cooking knowledge and was willing to answer questions I had. She shared some tips as what to get for substitutes if I could not get the same ingredients in my home country. I look forward to attend Aoy's class again and learn to cook other Thai dishes!

via Viator

Best cooking and market visit ever!

It was the BEST! From start to finish Aoy made us feel so welcome. The market was an incredible place and was so beautiful with the wide variety of fruit, vegetables, fish, meats and even food vendors. We shard an unexpected light meal of local specialties and then on to another more local riverside market, with unusual local products. Off we went to her down river restaurant in a small boat, where we were greeted by her amazing staff, to cook an elevated lunch! Delish and beautifully set! A perfect day all around

Response from the operator: Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful review. We are absolutely delighted to hear that your day with Aoy was such a memorable experience from beginning to end. From exploring the vibrant markets and tasting local specialties to traveling by boat and cooking a beautifully prepared lunch by the river, it sounds like a truly special and immersive day. Aoy takes great pride in creating experiences that combine local culture, incredible food, and warm hospitality, and we are so glad that came through for you. We truly appreciate your kind words and are grateful you chose to spend your time with Traveling Spoon. We hope to welcome you again on another unforgettable experience in the future.

via Tripadvisor

The Very Best Day Out Cooking in Bangkok - EVER!!

Just WOW. Aoy's beaming smile greeted us as we came down the stairs from the agreed Skytrain station and her wonderful welcome set the tone for the day. And what a day it was. We visited three different markets: one wholesale, one retail and wholesale combined, and one in the grounds of Aoy's local temple Wat Hom Kret. Each stop was totally immersive and briliant for it - unlike anything you would see on the mainstream tourist track in Bangkok; we didn't just see beautiful fresh produce from all over Thailand, we tried different foods...and even found one of our chlidren behind the counter cooking! A glorious boatride down the Tha Chin river from the temple took us to the restaurant and cookery school's pontoon, where our arrival was clearly anticipated, as evidenced by the handful of so-happy staff waiting to greet us. We were also greeted with yet more delicious tidbits to try and delicious and cooling fresh drinks. Then to the cooking, that saw us all bashing ingredients together to create a mix of sumtuous dishes for lunch: green papaya salad, pad thai, tom kha kai (chicken with glangal and coconut milk, yellow fish curry and sticky rice with mango. Everything was cooked from raw ingredients and we were in heaven - I cannot think of any scenario that any foodie visitors could be anything else. This was simply one of the best days ever, all made as superb as it was by our amazing host Aoy, who was so positive and encouraging. Thank you Aoy, we cannot begin to recommend you highly enough!!

via Tripadvisor

More than a cooking class

This exceeded our expectations. Aoy took us to three different markets where we shopped for ingredients as well as just checking out traditional foods and vendors. People were so kind and loved giving us samples of various fruits we had never seen. Aoy owns her own restaurant and it is staffed by her family. They were so very welcoming and fun that the cooking class was more like a party. This was a highlight of the trip.

via Viator