PRIVATE CLASSMarket to Paon
Choose a busy morning market visit or an evening street-food market visit with selected tastings, then cook up to…
$49 total solo · $40 / person for 2→
PRIVATE BALINESE COOKING WITH A LOCAL FAMILY
Cooking Classes in Ubud, Built Around Your Menu
Cook and eat with your own booking group, without unrelated join-in guests. Plan your date and menu directly with Wayan; most classes let you choose up to five Balinese dishes.
Private groupMax 5 dishes30+ choicesFree Ubud pickupNo menu upgrade fee
A private table · direct contact · Balinese food
PRIVATE · YOUR BOOKING GROUP ONLY
THE FAMILY BEHIND WAYAN’S PAON
A real family behind your private cooking day.
Wayan’s Paon has people and family life behind the name. Your class is arranged directly with Wayan and reserved for your own booking group.
Meet Wayan and the familyAT A GLANCE
Plan the experience with clear facts
Choose your experience, add up to five dishes, then send the full request to Wayan in one WhatsApp message.
- How it works
- Wayan’s Paon offers private Balinese cooking experiences near Ubud for each booking group. Most packages let guests choose from a public Balinese dish library. Ubud pickup and return are free; outside-Ubud transport is quoted by location and paid by the guest.
- Private format
- Public Wayan’s Paon cooking experiences are reserved for the booking group rather than intentionally mixed with unrelated join-in guests.
- Transport
- Ubud pickup and return are free. Outside-Ubud transport is quoted by location and paid by the guest.
PRIVATE CLASS
PRIVATE CLASSPrivate Paon Table
Your own booking group, five dishes from the master menu, a relaxed pace and a meal around the table.
$43 total solo · $38 / person for 2→
PRIVATE CLASSGrand Balinese Feast
A longer food-first session with five chosen dishes, deeper technique and premium-menu planning for guests who want the cooking…
$52 total solo · $42 / person for 2→
PRIVATE CLASSBalinese Sweet Cooking Class
A private sweet-focused class with Balinese jaje and traditional drinks, including Laklak, Sumping Waluh, Daluman, Loloh Cemcem, Kelepon and…
$43 total solo · $38 / person for 2→
THE WAYAN’S PAON DIFFERENCE
One private table. Your pace. Clear menu rules.
Most Wayan’s Paon experiences let your group build a clear five-dish menu from the public food library. Tumpeng and Megibung are intentional exceptions with curated fixed menus so the complete traditional-style format stays coherent.
Private onlyNo unrelated guests added to your class.
30+ dishesSee choices before you book.
Ubud pickupPickup and return included in Ubud.
More choice.
Less guessing.
Less guessing.
START WITH THE FOOD
Six Balinese dishes to spark your menu.
The full library goes much further—from Betutu and Lawar to seafood, vegetables, sambal and sweets.
Chicken
Sate Lilit Ayam
Minced chicken mixed with coconut and Balinese seasoning, shaped around a skewer and grilled.
Seafood
Sate Lilit Ikan
Fresh fish blended with coconut and Balinese spice, wrapped around a skewer and grilled until fragrant.
Vegetable
Jukut Urab
Steamed vegetables tossed with grated coconut and Balinese seasoning; fresh, textured and highly adaptable.
Vegetable
Tipat Cantok
Rice cake and steamed vegetables mixed with peanut sauce ground fresh to your preferred chilli level.
Rice
Nasi Sela
Rice cooked with sweet potato, a simple Karangasem-linked combination that balances savoury dishes beautifully.
Rice
Nasi Tepeng
Soft, porridge-like spiced rice associated with Gianyar, comforting beside vegetables and proteins.
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One complimentary beer per adult where appropriate; ask about a non-alcoholic drink.
Ubud pickup and return are free. Outside Ubud transport is quoted by location and paid by the guest.
Choose the experience first. Build or confirm the menu second.
Selectable classes send your dishes; fixed-menu Tumpeng and Megibung send dietary needs instead.