Rose Kitchen Cooking Class

The Rose Kitchen Cooking Class is a Vietnamese home-cooking experience held in an old Hanoian villa with a garden in Ngọc Hà, Ba Đình, Hà Nội, Vietnam. It is run by Rose Kitchen (rosekitchen.com.vn) and is also sold through Klook, KKday and Cookly. The villa address is confirmed at booking, and the operator's website carries details of how long it has been teaching.

The experience takes about four hours and begins with a walk through the Ngọc Hà wet market, where the guide shows local produce, herbs and meats and explains how households shop. Participants then move to the villa's kitchen and cook several Vietnamese dishes by hand, eating them together at the end. The listing does not state the exact number of dishes, so a menu can be requested from the operator. The dishes are mainly savoury Vietnamese home cooking, and vegetarian menus are available on request.

The price is 1,170,000 VND (USD 45.00) per person. It includes Old Quarter pick-up and drop-off, the walk through the Ngọc Hà wet market, the hands-on class in the garden villa, and a recipe e-book, water, tea and local wine. A surcharge applies on Vietnamese public holidays, including Tết, so visitors travelling around those dates should check the final price. Tips and any extra drinks are not included.

The class is taught in English in a home-style setting rather than a commercial kitchen, which gives it a relaxed pace. Group size is not published, so visitors wanting a small class should confirm when booking. Vegetarian menus can be arranged, and other dietary needs should be given at the time of booking so the ingredients can be prepared.

The Ngọc Hà neighbourhood lies west of the Old Quarter near Hồ Chí Minh's mausoleum area, and the pick-up removes the need to arrange transport. The class suits visitors who prefer a domestic setting and a market visit to a formal cooking school, and the strong rating of 4.9 reflects that appeal.