Street Food of Saigon: Authentic Hidden Walking Tour
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Embark on an authentic and hidden walking tour of Saigon's street food scene. Taste delicious cuisine from North, Central, and South Vietnam while exploring local areas and visiting sightseeing spots.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • District 3 - 1. Bo La Lot
    We fill our stomachs with specialty food in town “ Bo La Lot”, the southern dish origin, learning the story of how this family business has been opening for 28 years and became famous. This restaurant was selected by Michelin and Anthony Bourdain used to eat here.

  • District 3 - 2. Grill banana and Sticky rice
    Next stop, watch the lady vendor grill banana and sticky rice at the corner of the middle of the street, and then you have a small bite of this hot dish right after she cooked

  • District 3 - 3. The Central and South Rice Pancake
    Walking down the tiny alleyways to a local vendor selling tasting ‘Bánh Xèo” and “Bánh Khọt” – The Central and South Rice Pancake with a lot of fresh Vietnamese vegetables and herbs.

  • District 3 - 4. Vietnamese Pizza
    Explore the local area, where you can grab a beer to drink while walking like a gangster in town to the third dish called “Vietnamese Pizza” from Central Highland Area

  • District 3 - 5. Fresh sugar cane juice
    Catch your breath by trying the fresh sugar cane juice at the second-hand and seafood markets.

  • District 3 - 6. Xoi Man
    Tasting the northern dish “Xoi Man,” hot sticky rice, pate, sausages, pork floss, & herbs.

  • District 3 - 7. Visiting the oldest apartments
    Visiting the oldest apartments to truly feel local lives here, watching local people activities at night, and taking stunning photos in this area

  • District 10 - 8. Street food market
    Last stop, we cross the street to explore other districts and stop at the most famous street food market and biggest flower market. Explore more dishes such as grilled rice crackers and drink homemade rice wine from a lady vendor, one food challenge, and dessert.

We walk to the main road and take a cab to return!

What's Included
  • Hand sanitizer and rain poncho provided
  • Dinner included
  • Selection of drinks: beers, rice wine, and iced tea
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Ending point at the flower market. I help you book a cab to return hotel.
Additional Information

If Saigon is known for one thing, it’s the fantastic food—and maybe its swarms of buzzing motorbikes if you are afraid of being behind scooters in this bustling city—this evening food walking tour with me when most of the street vendors open for business.
You will taste cuisine from North, Central, and South Vietnam. Get picked up at the meeting point, Huyen Sy Church, and then we leave the tourist area behind and walk to the local area. Start your food adventure in the non-tourist district.

Here is the highlight of what you will do with me:
Thirteen tastings of authentic, delicious street food in the local area.

#1. Bo La Lot
#2. Chuoi Nep Nuong
#3. Banh Xeo
#4. Banh Khot
#5. Grab a fresh beer and walk like a gangster
#6. Vietnamese Pizza
#7. Sugar Cane Juice
#8. Xoi Man
#9. Rice wine
#10. Grilled Rice Cracker
#11. Food Challenge ( it’s up to you :))) )
#12. Dessert.

And other sightseeing places:

  1. Old apartments
  2. Street food market
  3. Flower market.
Location
Huyen Si Church - Cho Dui Parish
Đường Tôn Thất Tùng
The meeting place is Huyen Sy Church - 1 Tôn Thất Tùng, Phường Phạm Ngũ Lão, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Việt Nam. I will pick you up at that church at 6:00 pm.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Webrena
Apr 30, 2024
Street food experience with the best - We had the most delicious experience of vietnamese authentic cuisine together with Bob. Knowing from the first day of our visit to Vietnam the real hospitality. thanks Bob !!!
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Mjw005
Apr 17, 2024
Hidden gems food tour - Really great tour with lots of great hidden gem spots to visit Definitely taking a step away from the tourists spots and the food was really tasty Very reasonable prices for the food Tour guides were incredibly knowledgeable and accommodating Can’t recommend enough
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Faraway22014036236
Apr 12, 2024
Amazing - Could not recommend this enough. Some dishes that u have never heard about, but loved. The guides were really nice and engaging.
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Nicole_c
Mar 21, 2024
Wonderful food insight - It was my first day in Ho Chi Minh City and I decided to book a tour last minute! Daniel my guide was fantastic, he took me around little corner of the city to try some local delicious food, being also patient with me about taking photos. Definitely reccomended!
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Sunshine181898
Mar 4, 2024
Yummy and informative - Daniel, our guide, was kind and very caring. He brought us to different locations , explaining what we were going to it. He did his best to answer all our questions and share his own food experiences. Highly recommended !
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Reginaaf9479ry
Feb 29, 2024
Excellent experience - Very beautiful taste tour with Daniel. We taste a lot of new food and knew a lot new information about Vietnam. Daniel is very knowledgeable intelligent young man. A lot of fun was that evening
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Wanderer26057770528
Feb 25, 2024
Great experience - This tour is well worth going in. Daniel was an excellent guide who took us around the local neighbourhoods of Ho Chi Minh, and showed us local foods we otherwise wouldn’t have tried. 10/10 recommend.
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Marionlo567xt
Jan 24, 2024
Great Tour - can only recommend - I have done several food tours across Vietnam. This one clearly had the most variety and was a great combination of walking the city and eating in different places. We ate and saw a lot😂 Our tour guides (it was 2) were very engaged and wanted it to be a great experience for us which it was. As well it was very good value for money in my point of view. Can only recommend this tour.
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Kinhv2019
Jan 8, 2024
Coming Home: Food Tour Brings Family Together in Saigon - Saigon Taste Tours (STT) is an established and trustworthy company comprised of a young, entrepreneurial team whose enthusiasm for Ho Chi Minh City's food culture is contagious. I arranged STT to guide my family, some of whom had not been back to Saigon since 1975, through the streets of District 3 where culinary delights and curiosities are plentiful. Although the tour was absolutely awesome and the food delectable, everyone expressed delight concerning their connection with company founder Ben and guide Daniel. These young men helped my Vietnamese American family feel welcome, care for, and loved as if the entire city were opening its arms to us. Having gone on several tours (bike and walking) with STT, I can attest to the high quality of Ben's work ethic and expertise. Give Saigon Taste Tours a try and experience the best that Ho Chi Minh City has to offer.
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Faraway19635273004
Dec 30, 2023
Great food ..lots of options - Daniel is a great guide, showed us around, felt safe and he was easy to talk to.. It was pretty hectic due to Saturday night with the locals out and about.. made for crazy busy night!!
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