Small Group Hanoi Street Food Tour with a Real Foodie
Overview
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3 hours
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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.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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.
What‘s Included
Local guide
Snacks
A bottle of water, coffee, or beer
Food tasting
Food and drinks, unless specified
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Small-Group Hanoi Street Food Tour with a Real Foodie
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Reviews
4,989 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great time!
jamiewanders,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tried a bunch of different foods- wouldn't have found most of the spots on our own. Ended VERY full!
Excellent local food experience with Nick
Yael N,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Loved this local food experience with Nick, who is both knowledgeable and fun. Such a great way to enjoy the true flavors of Hanoi. Highly recommended.
We loved all the food we tried, Nick was super friendly funny and told us lots of stories we were so interested!
635danielat,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very informative and delicious food
Our food tour with Mai...
Edmund Q,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Our food tour with Mai was great! We ate a variety of delicious dishes, including 4 different entrees (each with different proteins) and 2 desserts. She also walked us through some local residential streets to show us authentic Old Quarter living, and explained some history to the restaurants we went to. The tour itself was very organized, well-paced, and convenient. The food was delicious and definitely not something we could find ourselves. We left full and happy, and would definitely do this tour again!
“A delicious and hungry Hanoi food Adventure
elenagT2338GO,Apr 27, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had an amazing time on the Small Group Hanoi Street Food Tour with a Real Foodie. Minh was fantastic - funny, quirky, and full of great energy that made the whole experience even better. The food itself was incredible, with so many delicious stops we never would’ve found on our own. Beyond the food, the tour was surprisingly helpful for getting our bearings in Hanoi. Minh shared tips, local insights, and little orientation tips that made navigating the city much easier afterward. Highly recommend this tour if you want great food, a fun guide, and a better feel for Hanoi
Fantastic tour, great tour guide!
Ross A,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We loved doing the tour, we wished we had done it earlier on the trip! Bob was a great tour guide who shared so many interesting pieces of culture and history re Hanoi and Vietnam, coupled with taking us to many great food locations. He then sent a full file with h all his recommendations which we tri d a couple and they were fantastic! Couldn't recommend doing this enough.
Went to six places that were only locals
B4864KGjacobh,Apr 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nick was an amazing guide and the food was great
Good way to start Hanoi trip
jithilt,Apr 25, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nick took us through the hidden spots and taught us about the food and culture in Hanoi. I’d recommend this for early on during your Hanoi trip because without it idk how I would’ve found these places as a lot of them are tucked away
Incredible Hanoi food tour with a real local
Rjkerrigan,Apr 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We really enjoyed this food tour, it is the best way to learn about Hanoi, and taste it's food. Our tour guide Bob was fantastic, a real local who lived in the old quarter and knew where to find the most amazing food that the locals eat - including his Mum's place! He was very informative about the history of Vietnam and Hanoi, and was able to customise the tour for us, given this was our second time to Hanoi.
Unreal
geanlos,Apr 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had the best time tasting local food I couldn’t pick which one was my favourite massive credit to bob
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