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.
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
Gratuities
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Small-Group Hanoi Street Food Tour with a Real Foodie
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Reviews
4,590 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
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769ksk,,Jan 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It was a small english speaking group and Nick the local guide was a master of local knowledge. He helped me out the following week also with a restaurant recommendation.
Food tour with Mai
219janined,,Jan 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Mai was excellent! She gave us an authentic experience and the food was excellent! She was very knowledgable about the city! Highly recommend!
Very recommended tour!
dittempedersen,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great food tour with Mai, who was very informative and a sweetheart - will definitely recommend for every foodie out there and for the ones, who just want to know more about the Vietnamese cuisine!
The best food tour with Mai
tahliam2025,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had the most wonderful experience exploring Hanoi’s food scene with Mai as our guide. Mai guided us through Old Quarter, taking us on an epic food journey until our belly’s were bursting! Mai took us into local’s homes who welcomed us and explored sites we would have never noticed - the smallest house in Hanoi, only a meter wide! This tour was a highlight of our time in Hanoi. Thank you Mai, for making this experience so special ❤️
Great food tour
Culture20527528685,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Bob was a great host who took us to four restaurants around the Old Quarter. He spoke excellent English and was able to share his experiences with the group. He was able to accommodate my gluten allergy from celiac by coordinating with the kitchen staff. After we ate or last meal, he took us for egg coffee. Overall 4 hours and was memorable.
Exceeded expectations
tommymV6661IE,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour far exceeded my expectations. Our tour guide Bob did an excellent job blending the history of the city itself with the background of the food and the culture of the Vietnamese people. Bob, born and raised in the french quarter is a true expert. Not only that but his family owns and operates a restaurant in the city so he practices what he preaches. 10/10 would recommend to a friend!
Highly recommend
16miriame,,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Bob was my food guide. He did a wonderful job and I highly recommend him. His English was excellent and was able to communicate lots of information about the food and Vietnamese culture/history in general. I was pleased that our group was small (only 5 of us) and Bob made sure we were all happy with the food choices. Overall, it was a fun and interesting (and tasty!) few hours.
If I could give it more...
dinafiszlewicz,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00If I could give it more stars I would. Nick was a pleasant young man. Took us on a delicious adventure of Vietnamese cuisine. Everything we ate was soooo good and the variety of food and drinks was incredible.
Lucky with Lucky
Pim van Geest1,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Lucky was amazing. He spoke very good English, knew a lot about Vietnam and was very funny. All the streetfood he selected was deliscious.
Great street food tour
siweyia,,Jan 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour trying the best street food places in the Hanoi old quarter. Very good value for money considering how much food we had - our guide was very knowledgeable and accommodating
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