Hanoi Food Tour: 10 Tastings with Local Guide

Embark on a private street food tour in Hanoi and savor 10 delicious dishes cherished by locals. From savory to sweet, this cultural experience will leave every foodie satisfied!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Lotus Water Puppet Theater - Meet your host!
  • Chua Ba Da - Ancient Temple: After meeting your local host at the entrance of the Lotus Water Puppet Theatre, make your way to this beautiful Ba Da Temple, which is one of the four sacred temples in Hanoi
  • Phố Lý Quốc Sư - Let’s Roll: Warm up your tastebuds with a delicious pho roll, consisting of noodles, beef and finished with herbs. Originating from Hanoi this dish has become a local favorite

Shrimp Pastry: One of the specialties of Hanoi is fried shrimp pancake. The fried pastry is topped with red shrimps and is eaten together with dishes of spicy vegetables mixed with sweet and sour sauce. You won’t regret it!

Summer Vibes: Take a sip of Hanoi beer, locally produced in Hanoi and a very popular alcoholic drink to Hanoians as it is a light, fresh beer, perfect for warm days

  • 8 P. Chân Cầm - Bonjour!: Catch a glimpse of a fascinating villa built with French architecture in 1930 and hear the story behind it, and how the locals come together here now
  • Phố Đường Thành - Eat & Dip: This next Hanoian dish is ready to be tasted by you! Enjoy Bún chả, a Vietnamese dish of grilled pork, noodles and some fresh pickled vegetables, served with a delicious dipping sauce

Historical Favorite: Make a stop at one of the foodie streets in Hanoi to try a staple in the Vietnamese cuisine: sticky rice. Served together with mung beans and dry shallots, this dish is something that many locals grew up with

  • Hàng Điếu - Street Food Classic: Step into a typical Hanoian eatery, where you can try a popular street food item consisting of steamed rice rolls stuffed with pork, mushrooms, or both. Usually, this dish is served with fried shallot dip, sweet and sour fish sauce, a variety of fresh herbs and lime-based sauce on the side

  • Phố Hàng Vải - National Specialty: Known all over the world, Pho is cooked in special broth, and served with beef or chicken, vinegar, spring onions, pepper, and lime juice. This combination is simply divine!

  • Phố Bát Sứ - Bánh Mì Time: The baguette was introduced to Vietnam in the mid-19th century, when Vietnam was part of French Indochina, and became a staple food by the early 20th century. Take a bite out of a fusion of meats, vegetables, cucumber and carrots

  • Phố Lãn Ông - Traditional Medicine: Walk through one of the oldest streets well-known for its specialized industry: traditional medicine. Named after a famous physician, whom your local host can tell you all about

  • Phố Tố Tịch - Fruity Flavors: Find your way to the next street in the Old Quarter to taste some desert! This dish has different kinds of fruits mixed with coconut milk, condensed milk and crushed ice. What a way to satisfy your sweet tooth!

  • Phố Đinh Tiên Hoàng - Coffee & Chill: Visit a family-run cafe that has become a familiar address for Hanoi lovers and the locals. Take a sip of delicious egg coffee, invented in 1940 when a bartender whisked eggs into his coffee as he couldn’t find milk. It’s now one of the most famous coffees in Hanoi

  • French-styled house - several styles of architecture used by the French during colonization

  • Ba Da pagoda - Quaint, unassuming Buddhist temple pagoda built in 1056 & featuring a serene vibe.

What's Included
  • 10 Food & Drinks Tastings
  • Vegetarian alternatives
  • Private Tour
  • Local Guide
What's Not Included
  • Pick-up and drop-off
  • Extra food & Drinks
Additional Information

Embark on a private gastronomic tour in Hanoi, tasting 10 of the locals’ most cherished dishes, both sweet and savory, along with local beverages. This food-centric journey is sure to satiate any gourmand’s palate! Indulge in the regionally typical food tastings curated by our local guide who shares a deep passion for food, including Shrimp pancake and Egg coffee. But there’s more. This isn’t merely a food tour - it’s a cultural immersion! Interspersed between food explorations will be visits to city highlights, making this excursion a comprehensive experience for every food enthusiast.

Our 10 Tastings Private Food Tour™ from Withlocals® is a signature tour we offer in major cities worldwide. We collaborate with fervent local guides and ensure they receive fair payment. We are committed to bolstering local economies by promoting local produce exclusively and prevent overcrowding by organizing only small, non-disruptive groups on our tours. Our experiences are carbon-neutral and branched away from conventional tourist trails.

  • Private tour: only you & your local guide
  • Includes city highlights in between food stops
  • Alternatives offered for those with dietary restrictions
  • Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
Location
16 P. Lê Thái Tổ
Phố Lê Thái Tổ
Entrance gate of the Lotus Water Puppet Theatre.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Hannahsy5170ba
Aug 27, 2024
Excellent food - Trang was accommodating and knowledgeable and had a cool relaxed vibe. She took us to some amazing local restaurants and knew about the origins of the restaurant and food. She added lots of extra information about the city and country! Very good guide
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Wander51693365584
Aug 5, 2024
Great experience, great food - Found hidden gems and tasted local dishes I never tasted before. Because this was my second time in Vietnam, I thought I tasted a lot already, but this was still surprising.
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Mstavros1234
Jul 29, 2024
Full belly and full mind!! - Walking around Hanoi with Trang as our guide was a deeply rewarding experience. She is an excellent conversationalist and well informed about the city's history and food culture. She introduced us to more food than we could possibly eat in one day, but we enjoyed every bite. She spoke English beautifully and was an excellent host. She's a lovely person too. I highly recommend this tour.
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Wouter
Jul 28, 2024
Great food, great tour - We had a great afternoon with Ruby. She was very friendly and made us appreciate Vietnamese food culture more than we already did.
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Durarte
Jul 26, 2024
Sample local flavors in Hanoi - The first night in Hanoi we took a gastronomic tour to learn about the new flavors. Ruby, our Guide, was very friendly and took us to local street food places, as well as giving us some Extra Recommendation for the following days. We had a very good time with her talking about different aspects of our cultures alongside tasty local dishes. Highly recommended
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996peggyn
Jul 24, 2024
Amazing local experience - Thank you Manh, for showing us around the local wholesale/wet markets. We appreciate loaning your raincoats and sandals. We learned the importance of eating healthily. The food you taught us was delicious because we had freshly harvested ingredients. It's pleasant to watch you going about the work with good hygiene and so efficiently.
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Manfredotten
Jul 20, 2024
Amazing tour! - Amazing tour through the streets of Old Quarter Hanoi. Tasting streetfood and drinks under the great guidances of Lien! Take Lien as your guide, she is very friendly, experienced and knowledgeable.
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105marcusd
Jul 4, 2024
Awesome food tour of Hanoi - We had an awesome time, exploring the Old Quarter, savouring all its deliciousness. Lien was our expert guide, who was warm & friendly. She gave us all the secrets to making each meal perfect, garlic vinegar in the Pho, but not in the Bun Cha - it has the raw garlic. Where to get the best Banh Mi, or spring rolls or the secrets to how they make the fermented pork rolls. At the end, we were full, but had had an amazing time. Lien even gave us some more places to go on our own. Cannot rate this tour highly enough.
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Arnaud
Jul 1, 2024
Super great afternoon - Thank you Lien for the afternoon around the Old Quarter of Hanoi. You led us to the best spots, everything was fresh and super good. It was a lot of food but definitely worth it! I totally recommend a tour with you. All the best Arnaud
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Andrew
Jun 12, 2024
A beautiful walking food tour in Hanoi - This walking food tour was amazing from start to finish. We were met by our fabulous host Lien in the Old Quarter before heading off on a foodies paradise of different Vietnamese foods. Lien tailored the food to our likes, but also we got to try some things that we have never had before. You definitely need to bring your appetite because there is a lot of food. Me and my wife shared all of our dishes and still couldn’t eat it all. Lien was great company, very easy to talk to and had a very friendly personality. Highly recommended!
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