Do I need to book the cooking class at Hambu Café?

No booking needed for the casual, drop-in version — the wood-fire kitchen is going any time we're open, so you can join whenever you visit. For larger groups, message us ahead so our kitchen team can plan for you.

What will I learn at Hambu Café's cooking class?

You'll scrape fresh coconut by hand, grind coconut sambol on a traditional stone, and help tend a clay-pot curry simmering over an open wood fire — then taste what you've made.

Hambu Café

The Cooking Class

Our wood-fire kitchen is going any time we're open — drop by to watch, or roll up your sleeves and cook alongside us. No formal booking, no set schedule, just the fire, the clay pots and whoever's keen to join in.

Traditional clay pot cooking over an open wood fire at Hambu Café

Coconut sambol ingredients laid out on a traditional grinding stone at Hambu Café

Scraping fresh coconut by hand for Hambu Café's live wood-fire cooking

Hands In, Sleeves Up

What You'll Do

Nothing rehearsed — just the same steps our kitchen team follows every day, done the traditional way.

Scrape Fresh Coconut

Split and scrape a fresh coconut by hand using a traditional coconut scraper — the first step behind almost everything on our menu.

Grind Sambol on Stone

Grind scraped coconut, chilli, lime and shallots into coconut sambol on a traditional grinding stone (miris gala) — no blender, just elbow grease.

Tend the Clay-Pot Fire

Help stoke the wood fire and simmer a curry the way it's always been done here — in a clay pot, over an open flame.

Taste What You Made

Sit down on the deck and taste it fresh — no booking required, and no charge just to come watch or join in.