Hanoi Street Food Secrets: A Real Foodie's Epic Culinary Tour

James was really knowledgeable, professional and provided us with a great experience taking us to some authentic local restaurants

I’ve done many food tours on my travels around the world, and after reading through all of the five star reviews for this one, I decided to go ahead and book it for my friend and I on our recent trip to Hanoi. I have to say that, in contrast to the other reviews for this experience, we were left disappointed by this tour. It’s not that the food we sampled, from a variety of this bustling cities best venues, wasn’t authentic, delicious and fresh, and the lovely Argentinian couple who joined us on the tour weren’t great, it’s that our guide was, frankly, incredibly unprofessional. He was opening various social media apps throughout the tour, including dating ones, which we couldn’t believe to be honest! I understand that everyone has bad days, and perhaps we were just unlucky with the guide we got, but to pay for an experience like this and then have the guide open dating platforms on his phone is simply shocking. He was a friendly guy, and did of course provide an interesting overview of the various dishes we tried, but any sense of detail was lacking and we ended up connecting more with the couple over our impressions of the food and drink. It honestly felt like the guide didn’t care, and it was a chore for him, which was such a shame when we were excited about truly immersing ourselves in Hanoi’s culinary delights. I appreciate that the other reviews here are exemplary, so I wouldn’t necessarily discourage anyone from booking this tour, but my friend and I wanted to be honest about our frustrating experience.

Amazing experience. Highly recommended. Learned and tasted some of vietnamese authentic streetfoods. Thank you to our amazing tour guide Mehg (sorry if i type it wrong), he was such an exceptional tour guide. Godbless him.

Really good fun. Great food. James was so helpful and great company. Would recommend as an introduction to Hanoi.

We had an incredible tour with Linh as our guide! All of the food spots were delicious and Linh was a great guide giving us insight into the food history and culture of Vietnam. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting Hanoi to take this tour!

This tour is a must for visitors to Hanoi. The street food scene can be a bit overwhelming for the first-time visitor to Hanoi. Our guide Max made it simple and understandable. He took us to his favorite spots and explained how to enjoy this food like a local. Max is the best-I highly recommend him!!

This was a great food tour. It was a lovely way to enjoy some simple Vietnamese food with other travellers. The tour guide (Ba?) was very nice, accommodating and polite. He was excellent. His English was very good too. It's the third time I have done this same tour in Hanoi over the past couple of years. Great evening. I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to try out Vietnamese food or simply wanting to have a pleasant evening/ afternoon/morning out with other travellers.

LOVED this tour. Did it on my first full day in Vietnam and it helped me get comfortable with the local dining experience and expectations. So delicious!! I’m confident know in eating great local food at the best spots.

Mai Mia was our tour. She took us around old town Hanoi and ate 7 courses of food. Also taught us about Vietnamese culture. We had a great time learning and eating food

Was part of a group of 7 and the experience was wonderful. We were met on time at our pickup location and our guide did a great job keeping things moving. The tastings were amazing - highly recommend!!