We had a great time! Had a well rounded tour.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- A bottle of water, coffee and beer
- Walking tour in Hanoi Old Quarter
- Local tour guide as a food expert.
- Tasting top foods should not miss in Hanoi
Excludes
- Gratuities (recommended)
- Pick up & drop off outside Hanoi Old Quarter
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Lunch Time: 11:30 - 14:30 Dinner Time: 18:00 - 21:00 Pick-up Location: Your hotel within the Old Quarter. Meeting Point (if outside the Old Quarter): Craft Viet Shop and Building Address: 41 Luong Van Can Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam Prepare for a delightful 3-hour food tour through the vibrant streets of the Old Quarter.
Nom Bo Kho (Green Papaya Salad with Dried Beef): Refresh your palate with this tangy and crunchy Green Papaya Salad topped with dried beef, peanuts, and fresh herbs. A perfect mix of textures and flavors to contrast the rich dishes you've tried.
Bun Cha (Grilled Pork with Noodle): Head to a family-run eatery to try Bun Cha, a traditional Hanoi dish featuring grilled pork patties served with fresh herbs, vermicelli noodles, and a dipping sauce. This dish is a local favorite!
Nem Ran (Fried Spring Rolls): Enjoy crispy Fried Spring Rolls filled with a savory mixture of pork, glass noodles, and vegetables, served with a sweet-sour dipping sauce for a flavorful snack.
Ca Phe Trung (Egg Coffee): Take a break from savory dishes and visit a hidden café to taste Hanoi’s famous Egg Coffee. This creamy, sweet coffee topped with whipped egg is a unique local favorite that will leave a lasting impression.
Banh Cuon (Steamed Rice Pancake): Sample delicate Banh Cuon, thin steamed rice pancakes filled with minced pork and mushrooms, served with a special dipping sauce. This is a light and savory dish that reflects Hanoi’s culinary finesse.
Pho Cuon (Rolled Pho): Sample Pho Cuon, a fresh and light dish made from rolled Pho noodles filled with beef, herbs, and served with a tangy dipping sauce. A refreshing twist on the classic noodle soup!
Banh Mi (Vietnamese Bread): Next, savor a freshly made Banh Mi. This crispy French baguette is filled with a perfect mix of savory ingredients, offering a balance of flavors in every bite.
Che or Banh Ran Ngot Che (Vietnamese Dessert) & (Sweet Rice Donut): Finish the tour on a sweet note. Try Banh Ran Ngot, a chewy, sweet rice donut, and Che, a refreshing Vietnamese dessert made from a mixture of beans, jelly, fruit, and coconut milk.
Ta Hiện Street, often referred to as the "drink corner" of Hanoi, is a vibrant hotspot in the Old Quarter famous for its lively atmosphere and diverse range of beverages. This bustling street is renowned for its array of local drink stalls, bars, and cafés, making it a popular gathering place for both locals and tourists.
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Amazing experience with Patrick! He arrived to our pickup ahead of schedule and made sure to check allergies and food preferences before setting the course. Every place we went was packed with locals, the food was fast and delicious, and Patrick took pictures and taught us about Hanoi along the way. Worth every penny and more, highly recommend.
Really fun tour with lots of food and a wide variety of tastes. Bobby was a great guide, very knowledgeable and informative with lots of useful recommendations.
Great tour, with lots of food. If you are doing the lunchtime tour, don't eat a big breakfast. Ricky was great, very knowledgeable and helpful.
It was interesting to see the pottery village and I especially enjoyed walking the back streets and visiting a local's home. Our lunch at a local restaurant was delicious and enjoyable. Our guide, Emma, was informative.
Great food tour. Food was delicious and Lucky was a great guide! He was very informative and friendly. Really brought the group together and knew his stuff.
We had an amazing time on our Hanoi food tour with Bob! Each stop was better than the last, and the portion sizes were just right. Bob was incredibly kind and friendly, and he taught us so much about the dishes we were enjoying, as well as the history behind them. We really appreciated this, as we love learning about other cultures and their food. Having Bob as our guide made the experience even more special. His joy and pride in his culture and cuisine truly shine through, making the tour both fun and informative. He also shared a list of all the places we visited and recommended a fantastic rooftop bar. My wife and I went there that evening and absolutely loved it! We enjoyed great drinks, a live saxophone player, and beautiful views of Hanoi's city lights. Thank you so much, Bob, for such a wonderful experience! This tour will definitely be a special memory that we look back on fondly when we think of our time in Hanoi. We highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting the city!
We had a wonderful time with our guide Bob, walking around the Hanoi streets enjoying many different types of food. Bob adjusted the itinerary to meet our needs when a short rainstorm intervened to make sure we were comfortable but didn't miss any of the highlights. The food was plentiful and delicious, and provided an excellent introduction to Vietnamese cuisine.
Ricky was fantastic. Helpful, friendly and attentive. The food was so good and Ricky told us all about the tradition etc of each dish; what was in it and why, and how it was constructed and eaten. Excellent! We went to a family's home 'eatery'- a place a tourist alone wouldn't have found. Plus, our group got on really well so we thoroughly enjoyed the night.
Excellent tour, brilliantly delivered by Ming. Well worth the money.
Nick’s food tour was a great way to experience a wide variety of local dishes, with explanations and tips on how to enjoy like a local .
Could not have had a better introduction to Hanoi and food. So enjoyable, fun, delicious, generous, unique and informative. Thank you Hanh!
Minh was absolutely fantastic and made the food tour so much fun! On top of that - the food was absolutely delicious!! My partner has been to Vietnam 4 times and this tour was the first time he had tried most of the dishes we ate. Highly recommend booking this tour, especially with Minh!
Awesome food tour. Great experience. Dominic the tour guide is a legend, highly recommend 🙂
My wife and I recently took a food tour in Hanoi, and it was easily one of the highlights of our trip to Vietnam — almost entirely thanks to our incredible guide, Dominic. Beyond the food, Dominic made us feel welcome, safe, and genuinely cared for throughout the evening. They paced the tour perfectly, checked in on our preferences, and shared personal insights about life in Vietnam that made the experience feel intimate and meaningful. If you’re visiting Hanoi and love food, do yourself a huge favor: book a tour with Dominic. He's not just a guide, but turns a simple meal into a memorable journey. We left full, happy, and already planning our next trip back just to eat our way through Hanoi again with them. Highly, highly recommended!
We had a wonderful time! The food was great, the guide was very engaging! We went places in Hanoi that we wouldn't have thought or had the courage to go but now we'll likely go back.
I had an amazing evening and Dominic was just so kind, friendly and always open to answering any questions. I love how genuine it felt and how it was easy to connect even when doing the tour solo. We were with 5 people so it didn’t feel too big.
Our Guide (Mihn) was fantastic. The food along with his knowledge, insightful commentary on not just only the food but how Vietnam as a country has come so far since the bad old days. We learnt so much and visited places we would never have found or considered if left to our own devices. We highly recommend anyone in Hanoi visiting to book this tour, you will not be disappointed. M&D
This was our first ever food tour, and it’s going to be really hard to beat. Minh is charming, hilarious, and knows how to have a good time. He made sure we ate well and laughed non-stop, while also sharing his breadth and depth of knowledge on Vietnamese culture. Thank you so much, Minh!
Minh was such a great and fun guide, I learnt a lot, had amazing food and also had a nice time!
Great food tour with Bao! We were able to try new foods that we wouldn’t have otherwise - like fried eel. Even the desserts were different that what we were used to. Bao picked us up at our Airbnb and we ended up very close to Airbnb. We chose the 6pm option in case it was too hot for 11:30 am tour. Would recommend!
This was exceptional. Awesome to be in a small group. Selection of food was just right and exposed us to a variety of food we would never have eaten. It is a lot of food they offer.
This was my first time visiting Hanoi. Wanted to taste some local Vietnamese dishes. My guide Minh was very friendly and knowledgeable. He took the group to some pretty cool places. The food was very flavorful and tasty. I definitely recommend this experience.
Minh (Dominic) is a great ambassador for Hanoi and it was a fun tour with him leading us on a tour of typical foods and tastes of Hanoi's streets and history. Tour is organized to keep an eye on hygiene and cleanliness and the spot to sit and chat over some fresh pomegranate juices was relaxing and unique. Highly recommend this tour and the guide who made it informative and entertaining.
We got to try several Vietnamese dishes and egg coffee. Mai was really engaging and passionate about showing us the dishes.
This food tour was great! We were met with rain, but that didn’t stop the tour, or even have a negative impact. Our guide, Chi met us at our hotel and we walked around from there. Chi was fabulous, lots of fun, very engaging and it was like just walking around with someone we already knew. Great food was served as well as further recommendations for the rest of our holiday. Do not eat or snack before going on this tour! You’ll have so much food, and you want to make sure you can try it all.
Had a great time tasting some of Minh's favorite hidden gems. Minh really made sure everyone could eat as much as they wanted, even ordering additional portions. Highly recommend, thank you Minh !
Mihn was full of local knowledge and a fun guide, thank you.
Minh was an excellent guide! He was very friendly and picked me up at my hostel. He took us to places I would have never found by myself, ordered great dishes and even explained us how to eat them properly. After the tour we received a list of places and dishes to try in Hanoi so we can explore the city alone as well. I would recommend Minh and his tour to everyone 😊
I had the best time with Minh who I found via TikTok. We walked around the old town and down tiny alleys I never would have on my own. Delicious dishes and sweet treats! Minh was really knowledgeable, spoke great English and I loved his super dry sense of humour 🥰
We loved our food tour with Patrick!!! Was here on our honeymoon and Patrick went above and beyond to bring us to the best places and took so many photos for us!!! It really gave the feel of being a local as we were the only tourists in the restaurants. Tried ~7 different dishes and all were excellent!! Our highlight in Hanoi!!!
Thanks to Minh, the tour was fantastic. Fun, local, yummy, little surprises down tiny lanes and catered for my coeliac disease perfectly with great gluten free options (I mainly ate the same as everyone else too 😊). Just 5 of us for about 3h, great value.
Minh was a wonderful guide, very funny and full of insight on the food and culture of his city and country. Every dish was delicious, some ‘transcendental’! Lots of recommendations for further exploration of food places and places of interest in Hanoi and beyond. We met 3 others in the group and all shared a very good evening, excellent food, great company and lots of laughter. Thank you Minh and good luck with your TikTok x from Doug and (no peanuts) Rachel
Ricky took us around 6 spots in Hanoi Old Quarter including the Train Street, where we had a drink as the very long train went a meter past our face (it's a very long train). The food was spectacular with a wide variety of local dishes. The first stop was a noodle soup dish, where Ricky explained how to eat the noodle with the broth. Now I understand the slurping as honestly it changes everything. There was also flavoured meats on sticks, pancake/springroll, banh mi, mango, dried coconut and home made ice cream. No one went hungry. Very good tour, with lots to see, knowledgeable guide who will give you a list of great places to eat for the rest of your stay. I would recommend taking this tour at the beginning of any trip to Hanoi to really get a good understanding of the culinary delights on offer. Ricky will go out of his way to help you.
We had an amazing time on this food tour! Our guide was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about the local food and culture. Every stop was carefully chosen, and we learned so much while enjoying delicious food. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting!
What a great experience! Ricky was very knowledgeable, took us to some great places where the food was very special. A must- do when visiting Hanoi.
Our guide Ricky was super funny and friendly! We had a lot of fun!
Ricky was very informative and friendly. He took us to a great range of places to eat and paced the tour well. It was a great way to visit local stalls and restaurants that we may not have known to visit by ourselves. Ricky explained the history and culture of the different foods. Thank you Ricky.
Rickey was a wonder tour guide and answered all the questions we had along the way. I would recommend this for anyone and remember to come hungry.
I really enjoyed this food tour! The guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and introduced us to several dishes and places I probably wouldn’t have tried on my own. I usually love exploring local food by myself, so I wasn’t sure if a food tour would be worth it. But it reminded me that Vietnam has so much more to offer than the few dishes you can easily become obsessed with. I had fallen in love with coconut coffee and was drinking it every day, forgetting how many amazing desserts and local specialties there are to discover. If you only have a short time in Hanoi, I definitely recommend doing this tour early in your stay. It gives you lots of ideas about what to eat and where to go during the rest of your trip.
We had great street food tour with Dominic who was fun and super knowledgeable about all things foodie in Hanoi! My teenage children and I loved the range of places we visited, but particular favourites were the bun ca (fried fish noodles), bun cha (bbq pork noodles) and the chocolate roti (which we went back to the next day. We would never have found those places alone, and he also gave loads of additional recommendations for Hanoi and beyond. Highly recommended!
This was an amazing experience. Patrick, our guide was fantastic. His knowledge was great. Food was good too. Tailored the experience to our group. Highly recommend. Sent through recommendations afterwards as well
We really enjoyed this food tour with our guide, Ricky. He was friendly, easy to talk to, and shared interesting information about the local food and Hanoi along the way. The food stops offered a nice variety of authentic Vietnamese dishes, and it was great to try places we probably wouldn’t have found by ourselves. The visit to Train Street was the highlight of the tour. Seeing the train pass just 50 cm away from us was a unique experience and something we’ll definitely remember. A well-organized tour that combines local food with one of Hanoi’s most iconic sights. We’d happily recommend it to anyone visiting the city.
Amazing experience, everything about this food tour was 10/10. The variety, the taste, the immersion, and our guide Dominic just made it so fun and personable. You have to try this out, so worth it!
We had a lovely time with Ricky on a 6 stop food tour. He gave us detailed explanations of the dishes, local culture and was very easy to talk to. He also helped us plan for the rest of our trip in Hanoi with some good recommendations.
We had a wonderful evening exploring Hanoi’s Old Quarter with Minh (Dominic) as our guide. He took us to great local spots we would never have found on our own, and every stop was a delicious discovery. Minh is passionate, funny and full of knowledge about Vietnamese food and culture, and he made everyone in the group feel welcome. He even shared his favorite addresses for the rest of our trip in Vietnam. If you want to discover the real flavors of Hanoi, this tour is a must. Thank you Minh — we highly recommend it!
We had a wonderful food tour! The food was delicious, and our guide was very friendly and kind. We got to try many local specialties and visit places we would never have found on our own. Highly recommended!
We had a great experience. The food was amazing and every place we went to was family owned. Our tour guide Ricky was very friendly and answered all our questions. Would definitely recommend!
Asolutely fantastic food tour with friendly and knowledgable guide Ricky. Wonderful food at spots I never would have found on my own
This was an excellent food tour with real local knowledge and local experience. Ricky was fantastic and very attentive. Well done.
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