Hanoi Street Food Secrets: A Real Foodie's Epic Culinary Tour
Discovering Hanoi’s Old Quarter street foods can be a leap of faith without a guide to steer you to the must-eats and prevent you getting lost. With this small-group tour, you’ll visit tried-and-trusted food spots to sample classics, such as steamed pancakes, noodle soup, and more, all with a guide to describe each dish and help you navigate. The tour starts in the Old Quarter, we also might visit Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake), Dong Xuan Market e.g.
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Moïse K, 10/28/2025 10:16:42 AM
Foodtour in Hanoi with Patrick It was a really good and fun experience! Patrick took us to local places we would’ve never found ourselves, and all the food was delicious. He’s super friendly and knows a lot about the local culture. Definitely recommend this tour!
285lindyd, 10/27/2025 11:38:59 PM
We really enjoyed our walking food tour. Kai was a great guide snd walked us around the old quarter to some excellent local restaurants. The food was fresh and tasty and plenty of it. A great way to experience the real local food.
veb2023, 10/27/2025 6:58:50 PM
Amazing guide and so knowledgeable. He also helped us out many other things like jade shops, day to day activities and more. Many menus here are very expansive. He took us to places that specialized in famous local dishes that were so good! At the end he provided us with his food maps from other major Vietnam cites. Max is highly recommended. Wish I could take him everywhere else we are going!
trapheler, 10/27/2025 7:25:14 AM
Unless you speak Vietnamese fluently, know how to navigate back alleys, and can explain the history of Vietnamese food, there’s no way of creating this experience by yourself. Mai was our tour guide and she was great. Each stop was fun, insightful, and left me satiated. I did the 11:39 tour, and would have done the 6:00 had my itinerary had more time. Bottom line: you don’t know the host country until you know the origins of its food, which you typically don’t get at a restaurant.
Ira_C, 10/27/2025 12:54:41 AM
Excellent walking tour of food shops in the Old Quarter. Of note, this tour is more than traditional street food. Three of the stops were at indoor, sit down restaurants. The other two were more traditional street food shops. Huyng was an excellent guide offering interesting and helpful information. He made sure that any dietary restrictions were met. Would highly recommend and would suggest doing early during your stay in Hanoi.
doreenonslow, 10/26/2025 10:57:33 PM
Great introduction to Vietnamese food with really great guide Max. We went to different eating places around the old quarter Hanoi. Good atmosphere everywhere.
Pete_T, 10/26/2025 9:32:35 AM
Do this food tour your first day in Hanoi. Patrick our guide grew up locally and provided insight on the food culture and the city. Great value for the money.
ameliar178, 10/24/2025 11:00:23 AM
We had an excellent tour with Huy; it was seamless, fun, and filled with delicious dishes. He accommodated our dietary restriction without issue. He went above-and-beyond when my husband injured his ankle and got us an ace bandage and ibuprofen from the pharmacy. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to try lots of things in just a few hours, and learning about Vietnamese food culture all the while.
Jeany_B, 10/24/2025 5:01:33 AM
Great evening out in Hanoi! Tried lots of great food. It was a great way to see the old quarter at night
Nicole_G, 10/24/2025 2:05:06 AM
My family and I had such a wonderful time on our tour with Lucky. The food was amazing and he made the experience fun. He was so good at explaining about the food, the people and culture, it was all so very interesting. Thank you so much Lucky!
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Vegetarian, Vegan, Kosher, and Gluten-Free option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please give advise any kind of food allergy/special request.
Departure point
Pick up service is available at your hotel/stay within Hanoi Old Quarter only. In case your hotel/stay is outside of Hanoi Old Quarter, please come to Craft Viet Shop, 41 Luong Van Can St. For further help or support about pick up, please contact Phone/WhatsApp/Viber: +84 96 77 99 592Return details
Discovering Hanoi’s Old Quarter street foods can be a leap of faith without a guide to steer you to the must-eats and prevent you getting lost. With this small-group tour, you’ll visit tried-and-trusted food spots to sample classics, such as steamed pancakes, noodle soup, and more, all with a guide to describe each dish and help you navigate. The tour starts in the Old Quarter, we also might visit Lake of the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem Lake), Dong Xuan Market e.g.Redemption
Upon booking confirm, an email will be sent to you with final pick up details 01 day before start date. Pick up service is available at your hotel/stay within Hanoi Old Quarter only. In case your hotel/stay is outside of Hanoi Old Quarter, please come to Craft Viet Shop, 41 Luong Van Can St. For further help or support about pick up, please contact Phone/WhatsApp/Viber: +84 96 77 99 59224 hours before travel date - 100% refund
Less than 24 hours before travel date - 0% refund

















