Hanoi Cooking Class Learning 5 Dishes including Banh Xeo
Overview
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3 hours 30 minutes
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This experience has been gaining popularity through years in giving people an intensive and interesting lessons. People who come to us can be experts who want to open Vietnamese restaurant back home or a person who never cook before but want to be able to eat delicious Viet food when they have to come back after vacation.
Our school locates right in the Centre of the old quarter so very easy to access hence, after the market tour in the biggest market in Hanoi which is right near the old quarter, you can also know where to buy what in the rest of your trip here.
Within only 3 - 4 hours, you get to learn about the ingredients ( spices and Vietnamese produces), get your hands on cooking a whole meal of the most popular and authentic 5 dishes in Hanoi (or its vegetarian version for vegetarian attendants), enjoying your fruits of labor and try Vietnamese rice wine together with your classmates, receiving a cook booklet and certificate!
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Minimum age requirement for alcohol consumption is 18 years of age.
What To Expect
Explore local market and shopping with our guide, cook 5 Vietnamese dishes, eat your own fruits of labour together with Vietnamese rice vodka. Get a cook book and certificate. Menu: Banh xeo (sizzling pancake with beef and prawn), Bun suon chua (pork rib noodle soup), Pho cuon (beef fresh spring roll), Nom ga hoa chuoi (chicken and banana blossom salad), kem chuoi/ cafe trung ( banana ice cream/ egg coffee). Vegetarians will learn vegetarian version.
Sample Menu
starter
Chicken salad
Chicken and vegetables Vietnamese style/ or vegetarian salad for vegetarians
main
Banh Xeo - Sizzling pancake with beef and prawn
or vegetarian banh xeo for vegetarians
main
Bun Suon Chua - Pork rib sour noodle soup
or vegetarian sour noodle soup for vegetarians
main
Pho cuon - Hanoi Beef fresh roll
Or vegetarian pho cuon for vegetarians
dessert
Kem chuoi/Cafe trung - Banana ice cream/egg coffee
What‘s Included
Light refreshments
Local guide
Coffee and/or Tea
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Options
Group class premium
5 popular Vietnamese dishes: Pork rib noodle soup, Banh xeo, fresh roll, chicken salad, egg coffee/ banana ice cream
Reviews
138 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
10/10
hannacL486CR,May 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I loved the cooking class very much. We cooked many delicious dishes and it was interesting to learn how to cook some dishes. My guide Hailey was very kind and welcoming. She explained everything very well and it was funny to talk to her.
Great class
Ipek O,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Hailey was great! Very fun class
10 out of 10
terancea2026,May 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Really one the most great experience I had since visiting hanoi. If you come here you will not be disappointed. Definitely a 10 out 10.
Cooking experience in Hanoi
fran oiscC2531DR,May 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience, great teacher. Now we know how to prepare main dishes from Vietnam
Top grub
vb19849,May 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great cooking class,.highly reccommend. Hazel was welcoming and very knowledgeable. Plenty of delicious food to feast on after.
Take Vietnam Home!
Compass46924664373,May 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A wonderful experience, with a lively friendly group of strangers, all fellow food lovers. Brilliant teaching from the effervescent Hailey, with a fantastic set of dishes with fresh, clean truly Vietnamese ingestion and flavours.
FUN YUMMY
Global58499505920,Apr 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had the best time cooking Vietnamese food!! Everything turned out so good and it was actually so fun 😆 Big shoutout to Lynn for putting it all together for us
Great experience!!!<3
OAOL,Apr 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We really have good time with Vy!!!!GREAT!!!!!! Love it greattttttt 很推薦的行程，很開心順便練習聽力好玩！！！適合朋友、家人一起來的行程 動手做菜還有逛市場是很棒的體驗
5 star Vietnamese cooking experience
N1333ICbarbarac,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Thank you Emmy for a 5 star cooking experience. You made everything look so easy, from shopping at the local market tasting new foods and having a delicious meal at the end with our group. Would highly recommend this to anyone travelling around Hanoi. It will not disappoint you.
Well worth doing lots of take away points and tips
markmcc2375,Mar 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Hands on and informative. Particularly the market and purchasing ingredients
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