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Food tours in Hanoi

Hanoi Food Tours Guide 2026

Discover the best food tours, cooking classes, and culinary experiences in Hanoi.

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This guide covers 10+ food tours and culinary experiences in Hanoi — Hanoi Street Food Walking Tour, Hanoikids Volunteer Food Tour and Vespa Adventures Hanoi Foodie Experience top the list. Every recommendation carries its practical details: typical costs, the best time to visit, and what to know before you commit.

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and the political and cultural centre of the country's north, a city of roughly 8.5 million people built around a chain of lakes on the Red River delta. Its compact core layers a thousand-year-old market quarter, a French colonial grid of villas and boulevards, and the ceremonial state architecture of Ba Dinh Square within a few kilometres of one another.

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Guided experiences that show you Hanoi through its food.

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Hanoi Street Food Walking Tour

3 hours520,000 VND / USD 20.00 per person

A guided walk through the Old Quarter stopping at street stalls for bún chả, bánh cuốn, bánh mì and chè, with the guide ordering, explaining each dish and handling the Vietnamese. Several start times run daily and groups are kept small.

Includes: Guided tastings at five to seven Old Quarter stalls covering bún chả, bánh cuốn, bánh mì and chè · Guide orders and translates, so no Vietnamese is needed at any stall · Small-group format with several departure times each day · Drinking water and all tasting portions included in the 520,000 VND price
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Hanoikids Volunteer Food Tour

About 2 hours, usually from 18:00Guiding is free; diners pay for their own food, about 100,000–200,000 VND / USD 3.85–7.70 per person

A volunteer-led evening run by Hanoi university students who take visitors to around three neighbourhood eateries in exchange for English conversation. The guides are unpaid, and visitors cover their own food and any transport; buying the guide's meal is the customary courtesy.

Includes: Volunteer student guide from Hanoikids at no guiding charge · Visits to about three local eateries in the Old Quarter and Hoàn Kiếm · Evening start, usually from 18:00, for about two hours · Cultural exchange built around English conversation with a Hanoi student
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Vespa Adventures Hanoi Foodie Experience

3–4 hours1,014,000–2,314,000 VND / USD 39.00–89.00 per person depending on the menu chosen

Guests ride as passengers on vintage Vespas out of the Old Quarter to eateries in districts most visitors never reach, stopping for street dishes, coffee and beer along the way. Daytime and after-dark departures are sold, with all food included on most menus.

Includes: Passenger ride on a vintage Vespa with a driver-guide · Five to eight food and drink stops in districts beyond the Old Quarter · Choice of menus priced from 1,014,000 to 2,314,000 VND · Helmet plus hotel pick-up and drop-off in Hoàn Kiếm, Ba Đình or Tây Hồ
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Hanoi Backstreet Vespa Food Tour

4 hours2,314,000 VND / USD 89.00 per person

A four-hour Vespa route that mixes Michelin-listed shops with pavement stalls, threading through backstreets and past the railway line. All food and drink is covered by the published price, and the itinerary is designed for evening riding.

Includes: Army-style Vespa ride with a driver-guide through Old Quarter backstreets · Michelin-listed shops combined with pavement stalls on one route · All food and drink covered by the 2,314,000 VND price · Route passes along the railway line, with helmet and hotel transfers included
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HA Food Tours Small-Group Street Food Tour

About 3 hours780,000–1,300,000 VND / USD 30.00–50.00 per person

A small-group walk sampling signature Hanoi dishes at stalls and one-dish shops, with the guide covering the history behind each bowl. The operator also publishes written guides to the city's Michelin-listed addresses.

Includes: Small-group walk sampling signature Hanoi dishes at stalls and one-dish shops · Guide explains the history behind each bowl · Multiple tastings plus drinks at selected stops included · Operator also publishes guides to Michelin-listed Hanoi addresses
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Hanoi Free Walking Tours Street Food Experience

About 3 hours400,000–700,000 VND / USD 15.40–26.90 per person

A food-focused walk run by a local guiding organisation better known for its free city tours, keeping the price well below the commercial operators. Tastings vary with the route and the guide, so the stop list is confirmed on the day.

Includes: Food walk from a local guiding organisation known for free city tours · Tastings at several Old Quarter stalls, confirmed on the day · Meeting point near Hoàn Kiếm Lake · Prices from 400,000 VND, well below commercial food-tour operators
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Hanoi Cooking Centre Market Tour and Class

About 4–5 hours including the market visit1,300,000–1,800,000 VND / USD 50.00–69.25 per person

Vietnam's longest-running purpose-built cooking school, open since 2009 on Châu Long. Sessions begin with a walk through the neighbourhood market to buy ingredients, then move to the teaching kitchen for northern dishes eaten together afterwards.

Includes: Guided walk through Chợ Châu Long market to buy ingredients · Hands-on class in a purpose-built teaching kitchen at 44 Châu Long · Lunch of the dishes prepared, plus recipe notes · Vietnam's longest-running purpose-built cooking school, open since 2009
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Rose Kitchen Cooking Class

About 4 hours1,170,000 VND / USD 45.00 per person

A class held in an old Hanoian villa with a garden in Ngọc Hà, starting with a walk through the neighbourhood wet market. Participants cook several Vietnamese dishes by hand and eat them together; vegetarian menus are available on request.

Includes: Class in an old Hanoian villa with a garden in Ngọc Hà · Walk through the Ngọc Hà wet market before cooking · Old Quarter pick-up and drop-off included · Recipe e-book, water, tea and local wine with vegetarian menus available on request
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Apron Up Cooking Class

3 hours832,000 VND / USD 32.00 per person for the group class

A compact Old Quarter class running four times a day from a home kitchen on Gia Ngư, a minute from the Hàng Bè market street. Each session covers five dishes, from fresh spring rolls to a northern main, and participants eat what they cook.

Includes: Old Quarter home kitchen at 8 Gia Ngư beside the Hàng Bè market street · Five dishes cooked by participants, from fresh spring rolls to a northern main · Four sessions daily at 9:00, 11:30, 16:00 and 18:30 · Cookbook and certificate included for 832,000 VND
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Duong's Cooking Class

4 hours1,430,000 VND / USD 55.00 per person for groups of one to ten

A class on the upper floor of Duong's 2 Restaurant on Mã Mây, preceded by a walk through a traditional market to see how Hanoi households shop. Two sessions run daily and the dishes cooked are eaten as the meal at the end.

Includes: Class on the second floor of Duong's 2 Restaurant at 101 Mã Mây · Market culture walk showing how Hanoi households shop · Groups of one to ten with a chef teaching hands-on · Morning (8:30–12:30) and afternoon (14:30–18:30) sessions daily
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Foodie tips

Get more out of every meal.

Tip

Book tours and cooking classes at least a few days in advance — small-group experiences sell out quickly.

Tip

Come hungry — most food tours include 5-8 tastings.

Tip

Bring cash for unscheduled stops the guide may recommend.

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