Cook in Bali
A Balinese cooking class beside working rice terraces
Book the class beside the paddies
IDR 350.000per guest, shared class
Why book the Petulu class if you want rice terraces with the meal: walk the paddies, cook in an open kitchen with the fields in view, eat what you made — about 10 minutes from Ubud.
By Chef Wayan Suryana, Warung Tumang BaliLast updated
The short answer
Warung Tumang Bali in Banjar Laplapan, Petulu, is a Balinese cooking class beside working rice terraces: about half an hour walking the bunds, then hands-on cooking with Chef Wayan in an open kitchen that looks onto the paddies. About 10 minutes from central Ubud. Shared IDR 350.000 per guest (max 8); private IDR 700.000. Morning adds the market; afternoon ends in dinner.
Terraces you walk, then cook beside
Warung Tumang Bali sits in Banjar Laplapan, Petulu, with working rice terraces outside the open kitchen. Before you grind base genep, you walk those paddies for about half an hour on the bunds — flat village paths, not a trek. Then you cook looking out over the same green water and coconut trees.
This is not a ticketed photo stop. The fields are still farmed. The kitchen is about 10 minutes from central Ubud, depending on traffic. Shared days stop at eight guests so the table stays quiet enough to hear Chef Wayan Suryana teach in English.
What you get for the fee
Shared class IDR 350.000 per guest. Private kitchen IDR 700.000. Included: free pickup and drop-off from hotels and villas in the main Ubud area, a welcome drink, hands-on cooking (stone mortar for the paste, then 10+ dishes such as sambal matah, sate lilit, and usually dadar gulung), the meal you cooked, and a printed recipe booklet. The kitchen looks onto the rice terraces.
Morning session 8:30am–12:30pm: Ubud morning market, rice-field walk, cook, lunch. Afternoon 2:30pm–5:30pm: rice-field walk, cook, dinner — no market. From Seminyak, Sanur, Uluwatu, and other south Bali stays, an optional private shuttle is IDR 650.000 once per booking, or meet us on site with your own driver.
Honest about Tegallalang
Tegallalang is a separate viewpoint further north with an entry fee and tour buses. Pair it on another half-day if you want the famous terrace photos. Petulu is where you cook: the paddies are the setting for the class, not a paid overlook you leave before lunch.
If your search is for a cooking class near rice terraces in Ubud, this is the village version — walk, stove, and meal in one place. The kitchen-view page has more on the open stove; the planner guide covers how to fit the walk into a Ubud day.
Why the rice matters on the plate
Nasi kuning, the turmeric coconut rice under the feast, is cooked while sate and sambal finish. Seeing the fields first makes the bowl less abstract: the rice grows a short walk from the warung. Vegetarian and vegan guests cook at the same stove; shrimp paste comes out of the grind when you ask.
Questions before you book
- Is there a cooking class next to rice terraces near Ubud?
- Yes. The Petulu class walks working paddies into a warung kitchen with terrace views. It is not Tegallalang; those terraces are a separate paid stop further north.
- Does the class overlook the rice fields while you cook?
- Yes. The open kitchen looks onto farmed terraces in Banjar Laplapan, and both sessions include the short rice-field walk before cooking.
- How much is the rice-terrace cooking class?
- IDR 350.000 per guest shared, or IDR 700.000 private. Ubud-area pickup is free. Optional south Bali shuttle IDR 650.000 per booking.
More on cooking in Bali
- A cooking kitchen that looks onto Petulu rice fieldsA Balinese cooking kitchen in Petulu, Ubud, with a view over working rice terraces: small groups, a village walk, and calm stove hours away from central Ubud.
- What authentic means in this Balinese home kitchenAuthentic Balinese home kitchen near Ubud: Chef Wayan, stone mortar, max 8 guests, market morning, rice-field view in Petulu — not a hotel demo kitchen.
- The morning market cooking class, step by stepWhat to expect at the 8:30am Balinese cooking class in Petulu, Ubud: 45 minutes at the market, a rice-field walk, two hours of cooking, and lunch by 12:30pm.
The recipes, written down
- Nasi kuningHow to make nasi kuning: turmeric coconut rice cooked with lemongrass and lime leaf until gold and separate. Four servings from a Petulu kitchen, 30 minutes.
- Base genepHow to make base genep (bumbu Bali): pound shallot, garlic, roots, and candlenut, then fry 8–10 minutes until the raw smell is gone. From a Petulu kitchen.
- Sate lilitHow to make sate lilit: mix fish or chicken with fried base genep and coconut, wrap it around lemongrass, and grill. Twelve skewers from a Petulu kitchen.
Plan the day around it
- Cooking class near rice terraces in Ubud: how to plan itPlan a cooking class near rice terraces in Ubud: Petulu working paddies and terrace-view kitchen vs Tegallalang photos. Prices, sessions, free Ubud pickup.
- Petulu rice fields on a food dayA short walk through working rice paddies in Petulu near Ubud: about half an hour on the bunds, 10 minutes from central Ubud, then the kitchen at Bali 80571.
- Tegallalang rice terraces and a cooking classTegallalang is 20–30 minutes north of Ubud, IDR 25.000 entry, best 7–9am. Pair it with a cooking class in Petulu, north of Ubud in the same direction.
Where the kitchen is
Chef Wayan Suryana at Warung Tumang Bali, Banjar Laplapan, Petulu, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali 80571. The kitchen is about 10 minutes from central Ubud, depending on traffic. Pin -8.4945671, 115.2812928.