Hanoi · Day tour
Hanoi Market Tour & Cooking Class
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From
From $51 /person
Duration
Day trip (~4h)
Departure
Daily
Pickup
Hanoi Old Quarter (hotel lobby)
Group size
1-10 guests
Fitness
Easy
Type
Food experiences
Half-day hands-on food class built around a wet-market run. You shop the ingredients with the chef, cook three signature dishes yourself, then sit down and eat the results - certificate included. Starts 08:00 (morning) or 13:30 (afternoon) from the Old Quarter.
Itinerary - Half Day (morning or afternoon)
Stop 1
Hotel pick-up & welcome
The guide collects you at your Old Quarter hotel; tea, local coffee, or water waiting at the restaurant.
Stop 2
Chef's briefing + survival Vietnamese
The chef runs through the day's three dishes over an egg-coffee (or egg-beer) tasting, then a crash course in market Vietnamese: greetings, numbers, and how to knock the price down politely.
Stop 3
Local market walk
Into a neighbourhood wet market with the chef - try your new phrases on the stallholders and pick out the produce that goes into your class.
Stop 4
Hands-on cooking
At the stove yourself for all three dishes, with the chef walking you through how Vietnamese food balances its five core tastes - sweet, sour, salty, bitter, hot.
Stop 5
Feast + certificate
Eat what you cooked, then collect your cooking-class certificate.
Stop 6
Return transfer
Walk (or ride) back to your Old Quarter hotel.
Notes
- Vegan / vegetarian option available on request
- Private class option $59/pax
✓ Included
- Hotel pickup & drop-off (Old Quarter)
- Guide / chef instructor
- Guided wet-market tour
- Hands-on cooking lesson (3 signature dishes)
- Welcome drink + herbal tea + wine/beer tasting
- Mineral water + seasonal fruits
- Cooking class certificate
✕ Not included
- Excess luggage charges
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Alcoholic drinks beyond tasting
- Tips
🎒 What to bring
- Appetite + comfortable shoes for the market walk
- Any dietary notes (vegan / vegetarian option available)
Good questions about this tour
Can vegetarians or vegans join this cooking class?
Yes - there's a vegan/vegetarian option. Just let us know when booking and the chef adapts the menu and market shopping accordingly.
Do we actually cook ourselves, or just watch the chef?
It's fully hands-on - you shop for the ingredients at the market, then cook three signature dishes yourself under the chef's step-by-step guidance, and sit down to eat what you made. You even get a certificate at the end.
