Kyoto Ramen and Gyoza Cooking Class with Professional Chefs
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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(461)
Awesome cooking class, Japanese cuisine is literally the best in the world!! Being able to make something from the scratch is incredible. Many thanks to our chef as well as Yumi, our guide. Nomen omen - all we made was delicious, and yummy 🥰 we absolutely recommend this experience to everyone.
Very nice experience, had a blast. Yumi was very nice and explained everything nicely! We did the pork and spicy broth, but we loved the spicy one! A lot of food and totally worth the experience!
Amazing!!! Not only is the food great but Yumi, our guide is so great at making you feel like you're family. We did a lot in Kyoto and this was our favorite experience, wish we could book each day we were here! So fun!
Yomi was so funny and interactive! The chef was so nice and friendly.
Very fun time and the hosts are lovely
This class was so much fun and we got to take the recipes home (they provided the QR code to get the file so we didn't have to keep track of any physical papers). The staff were SO FRIENDLY and helpful and fun, the location was super cute, down this walking path you'd never have noticed right near the hustle and bustle of the shopping area in Kyoto, and the food was TASTY. I'm definitely looking forward to making ramen and gyoza at home...though they'll naturally be missing something - the ambiance that was our Kyoto experience.
The instructor and assistant chef were wonderful. The lesson is so easy to follow even though I am deaf. It was lot of fun. We are so glad to be able to attend her class. I did make Ramen noodles and gyoza when we returned back home. Everyone loves fresh ramen soup and gyoza, too! I highly recommend this lessons!!!
We loved this class! We had so much fun and learned how to make ramen and gyoza in a way that we can definitely make this at home. 10 out of 10!
Educational, fun and Charming - and all With great hostess Yumi.
We had such a fantastic evening learning to cook ramen, gyoza and fried rice in Kyoto. It was a wonderful experience to share with my son and a great way to spend an evening while travelling. A special thank you to Yuki, who was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and welcoming. She did an excellent job translating the Japanese chef's instructions into English, making it easy for everyone to follow along and learn. The food we prepared was absolutely delicious, and it was even more enjoyable sitting down afterwards to enjoy our homemade ramen, gyoza and fried rice with a beer and sake. If you're visiting Kyoto and looking for a fun, authentic and memorable experience, I would highly recommend this cooking class. It was one of the highlights of our trip!
