Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center (Pick up by Cyclo)

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Pick-up at 8AM: Guests who stay at hotel within district 1 and district 3 area.Cyclo drivers pick you up at hotels at 8AM. Please provide your hotel address/room no/whatsapp no in your booking.

You will get 30-minute cyclo trip

Meet-up at 8.00AM: Guests who stay other districts, please come to my place at Cyclo Resto: 133 Nguyen Du street, Ben Thanh ward, district 1. When you finish cooking class, you get 30-minutes cyclo trip.

Then,gathering at Cyclo Resto, tour guide helps you discuss and choose the menu to cook. Some useful skills to do the market trip as using VND money, bargaining skills, how to choose freshest ingredients,...After that, visit the Ben Thanh market for practice them.

Finish market trip, Chef will show you the most useful kitchen skills, how to cook Vietnamese dishes that can easy be repeated at home. You will get a hand on training from professional local chef.

Around 11.30am, enjoy your achivement, egg coffee as dessert.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Cancellation Policy

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

What To Expect

8.00AM: Pick-up at hotel and get 30-minute cyclo trip 8.30AM: Arrive at meeting point for training session-preparing part for market trip. There,you will choose the menu to cook together. 8:45AM: Start market trip with tour guide that time you practice how to pay in Dong, bargain with local vendors, choose freshest ingredients,… 9:15.00AM: Begin the class with useful kitchen skills likes knives skills, decoration dishes skills, marinating skills to get Vietfood’s taste. 11.30AM: Enjoy your achievement which you cook yourself and get Egg coffee for dessert. 12.00AM: Finish the cooking class. List of dishes Started dishes: mango salad, papaya salad, fresh spring rolls, fried spring roll traditional version/pumpkin blossoms version. Main dishes:Stewed fish in clay pot, sauteed chicken with lemongrass, stewed pork belly in clay pot,simmer pork rips. Grill pork meat with steamed rice noodle, chicken noodle sup Soup dishes: bok choy soup with minced meat, green melon soup with chopped shrimp, pumpkin soup with minced meat, sour soup with seafood. Must-have dish: Pancake Free bonus dishes: Stirred fry morning glory with garlic

Sample Menu

dessert

Egg coffee

main

Pancake

starter

Fried Spring rolls

main

Chicken noodles soup

main

Papaya salad

What‘s Included

Certificates

Chef`s direction, recipes

Visit Ben Thanh market

Lunch

Pick up service by cyclo(hotels located within district 1 and 3 area)

English speaking tour guide

Mineral water, the best ice-cream in Saigon

30-minute cyclo trip

Cooking ingredients

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Options

Morning cooking class

cyclo trip, market trip
cooking class
Duration: 4 hours
what you cook, egg coffee,
cyclo
Pickup included

Private afternoo cooking class

cyclo trip, market trip
cooking class
Duration: 4 hours
Viet food, egg coffee, water
cyclo
Pickup included

Reviews

4.89

475 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

436

Unique cooking experience in the heart of Saigon
Beachphreak,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Chef Vu’s cooking class in Ho Chi Minh City was outstanding from start to finish. The experience begins with a convenient cyclo pickup from the hotel, followed by a quick, enjoyable tour through central Saigon that immediately sets the tone for the day. Once at the class, the atmosphere is welcoming and lively, and the location is truly central and easy to access. Chef Vu provides detailed, clear instructions that make every step approachable, while still sharing techniques that feel genuinely professional. The ingredients were impressively fresh, and we prepared multiple dishes that were both varied and flavorful. Best of all, everything we cooked was delicious, and the service throughout was attentive, organized, and warm. An excellent choice for anyone who wants a memorable, high-quality cooking experience in Saigon.
Fantastically Full
Tami K,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We made 5 different dishes with Chef Vu. He is fun and educational. He quizzed us on spices and then taught us how to make the different dishes. I highly recommend spending part of your day making these foods. He will send you the recipes.
Amazing Class!
alexwK7615AQ,,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This class was such an amazing experience with great food! Chef Vu is so nice and such a great cook and teacher. The carriage ride was also fun.
Amazing
sammyw977,,Dec 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Such a great experience!!! Chef Vu is very fun and knowledgeable and helped us make delicious food. Definitely recommend!!
Great food, fun instruction, highly recommended!
I4667EFmariond,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a great time with Chef Vu. We we're cycloed over to the market (an experience in itself) and picked up fresh ingredients. Learned about all of the different foods available. Then we spent a fun three hours chopping (a little - no blood spilled), mixing, sautéing, deep frying and best of all, EATING. Plus Chef showed us how to make beautiful food Art to adorn our dishes. Fun!!
Fantastic cooking class and market adventure!
lorenav664,,Dec 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a wonderful time on the Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center. The experience felt truly authentic from start to finish. We were picked up on cyclos, and the gentlemen who collected were so friendly. They even took us past a few interesting sites on the way and happily took our photo. This was a great way to begin the tour! We then met our guide, who walked us through Ben Thanh Market to choose fresh ingredients for our dishes. It was fascinating to learn about the produce while soaking up the atmosphere of the market. The cooking class itself with Chef Vu was outstanding. He was entertaining, knowledgeable, and made the whole experience fun and relaxed. We cooked several dishes, all of which were absolutely delicious! We can’t wait to try them at home and impress our family.
Great experience ! Highly recommend!
dianjen h,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Starts with hotel pickup via cyclo ride to the market where u meet your tour guide. The tour guide buys ingredients for the class. Chef vu was very kind and helpful. I can't eat beef or pork so he adjusted the ingredients for my meal. So if u have food restrictions let him know in advance he will take care of that. He also makes sure everyone is involved in the cooking process.We made chicken noodle soup, morning glory with garlic, deep fried shrimp spring roll his way, shrimp and mushroom pancake, small salad, and egg coffee. He sends you recipes via email after.Definitely highly recommended. You won't regret it.
Highly recommend
tracysI9792YF,,Nov 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Fantastic interactive coking class for the whole family (our children aged 11, 12 & 14). We enjoyed starting the day with a cyclo tour, shopping at the market for fresh produce and learning how to cook Vietnamese food. The food we prepared and ate was excellent! I would highly recommend
Enjoyed Chef Vu cooking class.
GigiNepo,,Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My husband and I were fortunate to have Chef Vu all to ourselves. He was very informative explaining the spices and food we used. We enjoyed learning all about Vietnamese cooking.
10/10 cooking class and shopping trip
lisahL3427BJ,,Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
This was a phenomenal experience. We shopped with a guide for fresh ingredients, we had a beautiful cooking lesson. It was a treat!!!