Small Group Hanoi Street Food Tour with a Real Foodie
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
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.
Additional Info
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.
What To Expect
Our guide will come to your hotel in the Old Quarter to pick you up. A short briefing before we start.
Old Quarter
On a 3 hours walking tour, you’ll explore the culture and history of Hanoi as you step into a world full of street food vendors. Unlike big cities all around the world, street food in Hanoi are not just hot dog carts and pretzel stands, we offer an opportunity to try out many different dishes at local food stand as well as local family restaurants. A rotating menu from day-to-day to represent the variety of delicious options, but tastings might include, but are subject to change: rice noodle soup with beef, rice noodle with chicken, rice noodle with grilled pork, snail, or dry noodle, sticky rice, along with various kinds of donut, steamed pancake or Vietnamese sandwiches.
Options
Small-Group Hanoi Street Food Tour with a Real Foodie
Duration: 3 hours Pickup included
What‘s Included
Local guide
Snacks
A bottle of water, coffee, or beer
Food tasting
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
5,119 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Food tour
Shimon R,Jun 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great food tour. Mai was a great guide. Would recommend to others.
Compton Bob
Tiffany N,Jun 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Compton Bob was our guide. He was so friendly and outgoing! It was really special to go to his mom’s restaurant!Best tour we did!
100% the Highlight of Hanoi
caitlingV5535CI,Jun 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Genuinely one of the best tours we have ever experienced! It was our first food tour so we came in with zero expectations and was thoroughly impressed. Our Tour Guide Bob was amazing from the get go, giving us a relaxed vibe and tailoring the experience to our preferences. We recommend going in with an open mind as you will end up trying the most amazing food! Bob has such a great expertise of the area and the food as well as providing interesting facts about Hanoi and Vietnam. It felt like being a friend and we cannot thank him enough for allowing us to explore so many interesting foods and hidden places we would have never tried. 100% would do this again and recommend to anyone interested in trying new Vietnamese foods and learning more about the Old Quarter in Hanoi!
Bob and the extraordinary Hanoi food tour
Ryan L,Jun 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour was led by Bob. He made the night with his incredible selection of food and his excellent knowledge of Hanoi and its food scene and being an all round amazing human. So amazing to get a locals recommendations on exquisite food from places most tourists would walk past. The food was incredible!! The company was just as good. Thanks Bob!!
A Hanoi core memory for me
ashleyhT65,Jun 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I booked this tour last minute after another one (that had been recommended by my travel agent) was canceled. They took me quickly, with open arms, picked me up from my hotel, and honestly, I couldn’t be happier that my plans changed because this ended up being the highlight of my trip. Bob made the experience. He took us to places he personally can vouch for as a local and not just touristy algorithm-forward places, which in my opinion is hard to find as a traveler if you don’t know someone personally that lives in a city (but is where the best food is hiding). He had a lot of historical and food background about Hanoi. Before we got started, he took the time to get a sense of what I wanted to try and made sure I got to experience those things along the way. If we didn’t seem into something, he would skip. If we were curious about something, he’d lean into that. It went from feeling like a tour to feeling like a friend you can joke with showing us around his city. Throughout the tour, we kept running into people from his previous tours who were back visiting the same food spots and stopping to chat with him. That should tell you most of what you need to know. If you're on the fence, book it.
Culinary discoveries
Nadia E,Jun 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great visit. Nick introduced us to some corners of the old town of Hanoi while letting us taste traditional dishes. A beautiful way to approach the culinary customs of the locals.
Great Tour!
R6146IRhollyb,Jun 15, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Was a great food tour! Our guide was fantastic. Very delicious food😊
Worth it!
Ishani P,Jun 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00amazing experience! we had minh as our guide and he showed us amazing tasty local spots that adhered to our dietary restrictions. We never would have found these places if it weren’t for the tour.
Walking Food Tour
Audrey N,Jun 15, 2026
- Review from Viator
3.00Our guide was very nice , but the experience was a little disjointed. The beer at the very end was really random where we just stood up and got it outside of a building then kept walking to the final stop and the tastings didn’t really seem to flow together. Also not that many drinks provided for the amount of food eating, or provided with the food so we found ourselves sharing a pre-bought water bottle for most of the tour. Nothing bad or wrong with this but would’ve been nice to time the drinks with the food more and have more explanation of the food!
Great food tour
ConnieZ120,Jun 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Bob was a great tour guide, super knowledgeable and informative and the food was amazing.
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