Kyoto Ramen and Gyoza Cooking Class with Professional Chefs
Description
Join a tour by MagicalTrip, proud winner of the Tripadvisor Best of the Best Award. Each experience is led by a MagicalTrip Certified Guide, professionally trained and carefully selected to ensure quality and authenticity. Step into Kyoto’s culinary world with a hands-on ramen cooking class. Learn to make ramen from scratch, along with crispy gyoza and flavorful fried rice—three staples of Japanese cuisine. Suitable for beginners and food lovers alike, this fun and easy experience teaches skills you can recreate at home. Discover ramen’s rich history, from its origins in 1697 to today’s 24,000+ shops across Japan. Perfect for couples, families, friends, or solo travelers, the class includes two complimentary drinks and step-by-step guidance from a ramen master. Come hungry and enjoy cooking, eating, and connecting through food.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- You will make a full meal of ramen, gyoza, and fried rice. We recommend considering your meal beforehand to ensure you can fully enjoy your creations.
- Children under 5 years of age are not eligible to participate.
- Please note that we use pork broth for the ramen, so even without meat toppings, it will not be vegetarian.
- The tour will start on time out of respect for all participants. Late arrivals will not be able to join, reschedule, or receive a refund.
- Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate vegetarian, vegan, or gluten-free requests. We also cannot guarantee allergy-free meals, as food is prepared in non-MagicalTrip kitchens. While substitutions may not always be possible, we will make efforts to adjust when feasible.
- Participants aged 6 and above are welcome. However, children must be supervised by an accompanying adult when handling knives or engaging in potentially dangerous steps.
- All cooking levels are welcome!
- The tour may be canceled in case of unsafe weather conditions.
- You do not need to cover the guide’s food and drinks.
- This is a group experience, and there may be other participants.
- The tour is not recommended for individuals with mobility issues. If you require accommodations, we suggest booking a private tour.
- If you are lost or late, Please come to the cooking studio directly. Search “COZY Kitchen” on your Google Map.
- Infant (0-5 YRS OLD) : 1 seat, 2 Drinks
- This tour is scheduled for 2.5 hours to allow enough time for larger groups (up to 20 guests). Depending on the number of participants, the tour may finish slightly earlier than the scheduled duration.
Reviews(449)
Yumi the guide and Ai the chef were both excellent and the whole family had an excellent experience and met a very nice French family. We would thoroughly recommend
Yumi and HI were amazing, the class was fun and the food amazing est ramen ever highly recommend the experience
Nice instructions and cooking class goes by quickly. A good experience from kids to adults to learn some Japanese cooking.
Thank you for your kind review! We're so happy to hear you enjoyed the cooking class and that it was a fun experience for both kids and adults. We hope to welcome you again in the future!
This class was so fun! We learned a lot about making gyoza and ramen and the meal was delicious! Super friendly staff. Highly recommend!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear you had so much fun making gyoza and ramen, and that you enjoyed the delicious meal. Your kind words about our friendly staff mean a lot to us. Thank you for your recommendation, and we hope to see you again soon!
This experience was so much fun! And as a solo traveler, it was nice to meet with others with the same interests. The cooking was fun, along with the unlimited beer! They even gave us a sake tasting. I’d highly recommend! The food came out delicious and we got to enjoy it together. Fabulous time.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear you had such a fun experience, especially as a solo traveler, and enjoyed meeting others with similar interests. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again in the future!
We had an awesome time learning how to make ramen, fried rice and gyoza and would highly recommend this activity. Our guide Chie was fabulous very knowledgeable and entertaining with lots of information about Japan’s history and the history of ramen.
Thank you so much for your kind review! We’re really happy to hear you enjoyed learning how to make ramen, fried rice, and gyoza, and that Chie made the experience fun and engaging with her knowledge of Japan and ramen history. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again in the future!
Yuki and the master chef made this experience unforgettable; they welcomed us into their kitchen, and with their help, we prepared fried rice, gyoza, and ramen. Highly recommended!!!
Our host Mari did a great job. The food was delicious and learning to make ramen was a lot of fun. I recommend this trip m.
Thank you for your kind review! We're so glad you enjoyed the delicious food and had fun learning to make ramen with our guide. We truly appreciate your recommendation!
We had the best time with Yumi!!! We cooked rice, ramen and dumlings. Lots of fun for the whole family and the food was outstanding! Very authentic! Would highly recommend
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear you had such a great time with Yumi and enjoyed cooking fried rice, ramen, and dumplings together as a family. It's lovely to know you found the experience both fun and authentic. We truly appreciate your recommendation!
Rika was our guide picked us up from the meeting point without any issue. Super friendly and made all of us feel welcome. Only A short walk to the kitchen where the class took place. Easy instructions and well paced class. The drinks provided had an excellent selection and most welcome on the day. Highly recommend this cooking class.
Thank you very much for your kind review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the cooking class and felt well taken care of from start to finish. It’s great to know Rika made you feel welcome and that the class was easy to follow and well paced. We’re also glad you enjoyed the drinks selection. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you again in the future!
