Private Tour
Ho Chi Minh/Saigon Zero Tourist Food Tour
Overview
Available languages
4 hours
Mobile ticket
Bored by the food options that you can easily find yourself? Our uniqueness came from our best choices of good food, and adventurous routes that have ZERO-TOURIST, and I want to state again ZERO-TOURIST. This food tour can even cater to other Vietnamese, that's how good it is!
We guaranteed you that you will get to experience different scenic routes and go FURTHER than any other tour could in 4 hours.
On "A Super Niche Food Tour" which includes 7-8 special food with extremely local spots in our neighborhood that is not on GOOGLE MAP and make sure you hardly find them by yourself.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Foods Available: Vegetarian, Vegan, Non-veg, Pecastarian, Pecastarian, Non-Gluten and Non-Dairy.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Our experience takes you to the far outer reach of Saigon, venture to parts unknown, even unknown to other Vietnamese from other districts! With the promise of the tastiest authentic food that is not recreated for foreign taste!! Travel by mopeds with English-speaking friends. Leading you will be a personal travel concierge, who can answer any question about Vietnam and have experience hosting thousands of groups in Vietnam! In our experience, you will get a chance to see more than any tourist will ever get to see in Saigon. PERIOD! Explore: Fruit wholesaler Market Chinese District East West Freeway The Provincial Street Labyrinth of Eight This experience is not a touristy organized tour! 2/3 in the tour we can guarantee you with absolute certainty!! The further we are into the tour, YOU WILL NOT SEE A SINGLE TOURIST FOR MILES! (except for our group)
Sample Menu
starter
Bánh Khọt (Sizzling savour crepe)
Rice flour, tumeric, taro and coconut cream blend and wok fried into a perfection coating of crispy goodness with meat or veg filling!
starter
Betel leaf BBQ Ground Beef (Bò Lá Lốt)
The least known leafy wraps that is buttery by nature, yes the belet leaf give of a veggie buttery aroma. A true culinary experience!
main
Cơm tấm sườn (Broken rice)
To obtained 1 ton of broken rice, need around 7-8 tons of rice harvest. The rice dish to die for. You never had broken rice, you never been to Saigon!
main
Duck Noodle Soup
nickname: liquid gold". The cleanest broth comes from the duck bones, with a cooking time of 8 hours, making the flavors perfect
main
Teenager's TOP 1 Snacks
a platter of 7 toppings Rice Paper Salad & Savory Crackling Pop-rice
dessert
Fresh fruits from wholesale market
Enjoy seasonal mangosteen, mango, dragon fruit
dessert
fluffiest flan
What‘s Included
Bottled water
Free Automated City Tour (without a guide)
Expenses for the local dishes
Rain poncho
Wet Wipes & Hand sanitizer
English speaking guide with expert driving skill
Nice photos/video will be edited and sent
Other pickup locations which are not in district 1,3,4 will be charge 100.000 VND/person (4USD)
Gratuities
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
BECOME A LOCAL
Hidden Gems & Local's House.: Take the more secluded route to explore the hotspot that few other Vietnamese ever came across. Have lunch at a local's home.
Rent A Friend: This option allow us to help you knows what's like to become a true local. Where we hangout, what we do as Vietnamese locals.
Duration: 4 hours: Duration may vary more than the intended 4-hour
Eat Like A Local: Try some different hightlight beyond a normal food tour!
Beyond a Food Tour: This option include more insights on Vietnamese households and lifestyle by visiting an actual local's place.
Pickup included
Food Tour That Go Furthest Away From Touristy Area
Best Listed Food of Saigon: Best BBQ Lemongrass & Butter Herb Beef
Duck Stocking Turmeric noodle soup
Broken rice with BBQ Porkchop
Rice paper salad
The Best Food Tour!: Our selection cater to those who are avid foodie and enjoy actual local places that even other Vietnamese would be amazed by.
Pickup included
Reviews
300 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Worth it, especially as a vegetarian
A5677BLjenf,Mar 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a vegetarian tour, around the city on scooters. The guides were great and friendly, and we had more than enough food. We did five stops and lots of city touring too!
No regrets!
794kaiwent,Mar 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing experience with enthusiastic and genuine young people as our guides. They brought us to explore places which were legitimately crowded with local people and few tourists. Food was great and the whole tour was well thought out with no hiccups. Will return for their other tours.
Fantastic Cu Chi Tunnels and Saigon Food Tour
shirang805,Mar 9, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We went on a fantastic Cu Chi Tunnels tour with Kyle. His banter was great, but most impressive was his vast amount of historical knowledge. The longer tunnels could potentially be challenging for those with average fitness levels, but were eye-opening knowing that people had to live for months underground in even worse conditions during the war. We also went on an amazing Zero Tourist Food Tour with Star, who was a delight. She took us to hidden gems known only to locals, including some personal favourite foods she experienced during her upbringing. It was a genuine local experience, and the highlight of my time in Saigon.
Incredibly tasty food, incredibly friendly guides!
danielaP3111SQ,Mar 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Happy's Zero Tourist Food Tour was the highlight of my trip! I visited Vietnam with my girlfriend in January for a week and it just so happened to be POURING rain on the day of the tour. We considered cancelling, but are so glad we didn't! Our guides were very accomodating--they picked us up on scooters and had rain poncho's prepared for us. They were also super friendly! We first went to a spot where we ate a delicious meatball soup with banh mi. It was so simple, yet one of the best things I had during our trip (and that's saying a lot!). From there we hit up several other spots, each in a different district of Ho Chi Minh. We ate duck noodles, broken rice, serveral appetizers and snacks, and topped it off with a refreshing dessert--make sure you go hungry! The food was amazing, but my favorite part of the tour was our guides. They were so much fun to chat with throughout the tour and provided helpful information. While we drove from district to district, my guide would point out places that were worth checking out and had great tips for how to pick the best places to eat and hang out. It was also incredibly gratifying to learn about the history and culture of each district we went to from the perspective of a local. I felt like experienced Vietnam in a way I couldn't have otherwise. 1000% recommend to anyone who loves to eat and is looking for a deeper experience than the usual tourist stuff!
The most memorable experience of our entire trip!
NorthStar04346204105,Mar 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I really cannot recommend Happy's zero tourist food tour enough! From start to finish, everything about Happy's tour was easy, friendly and professional. It was very simple to book our preferred date/time on their website and we were quickly reached out to by Mimi on Whatsapp to confirm details. Mimi even included an additional list of food recommendations around Saigon, from the best coconut coffee to bahn mi, as well as tips on where to get the best rates for exchange currency and recommended apps to pay and get around the city. Super helpful! On the day of our tour, it was pouring rain but Mimi messaged me to let me know ponchos would be provided! My boyfriend and I were picked up outside our hotel by our tour guides Dave and Phi. They helped us put on our ponchos and helmets and we rode on their mopeds to our first food stop. Dave and Phi were very safe drivers and always checked in to see if we were comfortable and if the speed was ok. We chatted a lot and they were so funny and nice! We got to learn a lot about the city as we drove so it was like a city tour in addition to a food tour! We stopped at 6 food spots in total and each one was so delicious. Our tour group only had 4 people - it's 1 tour guide per person, so it was 8 people in total. It felt very nice and intimate, nothing like those big commercial tour groups. What was impressive was that every stop was filled with ONLY locals eating (I don't think we saw a single foreigner at any of our stops). My favorite meal was the xiu mai which was a tender meatball in really flavorful soup. They were also all hidden away in small alleys with lots of twists and turns, so it would be impossible to find if you didn't know your way around. Some of our guides even picked up extra food from street vendors like fried banana along the way at no extra cost to us (even though it technically wasn't included in our schedule) just so we could try more things. The guides taught us how to pronounce all the dishes and showed us how to eat them. We were so full before the tour was over that we even took some food back to the hotel in to go boxes. We laughed and talked so much that it really felt like eating with a group of friends. We were sad to have to say bye at the end! Happy's tour was easily the highlight of our stay in Vietnam and we can't wait to go back and do a different tour. We've even recommended it to all of our friends incase they ever visit. Thank you for the amazing tour!
Cu Chi Tunnels
Wander27781417363,Mar 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Best tour experience around. Kyle was an absolute pleasure, he took us around and inside the Cu Chi Tunnels, made us laugh and his knowledge of Vietnam's history was phenomenal. 10/10 would recommend Saigon Happy Tours!
A truly unique food tour experience
J9272NImandys,Mar 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Saigon Happy's food tours were a truly unique experience and one of the highlights of my trip. Happy and Helen are knowledgable and passionate about showing another side of the city - we went to neighborhoods and tried foods I would never have found on my own and they made it all really fun. They're a small tour company and every tour is made thoughtfully to ensure a memorable experience. Thank you Helen and Happy!
Visiting Saigon without this tour is not visiting Saigon!
Lasousse,Mar 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Exceptional! We combined 2 tours, the city tour and the zero tourist tour, privatizing it. Amazing experience! The agency is great. Hyper flexible and responsive. Departure 2pm, return 8.30pm for an incredible experience. Everything was perfect. Discovery of the city and its history by scooter with 2 guides, Helen and Vic, speaking perfect English [which is not won in Saigon ..], hypers nice and considerate. Amazing scooter riders in alleys, very safe in a completely crazy environment..As for discovering the kitchen lives..A treat! Anyway, hurry!
Amazing local food tour!
342phoebed,Feb 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing zero tourist food tour with Star, Tin and others! They picked us up from our hotel, helped us get acquainted with riding as a passenger. So much fun and so interesting travelling through the alleyways in the hidden parts of Saigon. The food was incredible, definitely start with an empty stomach, loved the prawn and pork pancake cups. Star told us all about living and growing up in Saigon and she was so informative about all the food and cooking! When we booked this tour they sent us loads of information about what sites to visit, other local restaurants/cafes which was so helpful for us when we first arrived. We are still talking about this tour, if you want to sit at tiny tables and eat the best food with the locals this is definitely recommended! We booked this on our first night, would say to book this early in your Saigon trip as they help you navigate and understand Saigon like a local. Thank you Star and Tin!
A fantastic food tour
jules197700,Feb 23, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fabulous evening with the Saigon Happy Tour team. Everyone was so friendly and knowledgable. I was nervous at first about riding on the back of a scooter but they navigated the streets with ease. We got to try a variety of different foods from several different districts. I would highly recommend this experience!
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