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‘s Included
Local guide
Snacks
A bottle of water, coffee, or beer
Food tasting
Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
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
Daily Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
4,511 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great personalized tour with lots of food
hillaryh723,
Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had such a great time with Min on this tour. He picked us up promptly from our hotel and we were surprised to find that the tour was just my husband and I! We went to several different street food stalls around the Old Quarter, he would ask us questions to get a feel for what we liked then take us places based on that, always making sure it was something we hadn’t tried before. I really liked how he took us to places that were truly hole-in-the-wall local joints, that we never would have tried on our own. In addition, Min was incredibly knowledgeable not just about all of the food but about the neighborhood as well and gave us a lot of insight into Vietnamese culture. We had a wonderful time and would highly recommend!
Great Experience
817nevaw,
Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful experience and loved our tour with Mai! The food was delicious and Mai took the time to teach us about Vietnamese culture in addition to the food. 10/10 recommend.
Lucky was a great tour...
Alexandra S,
Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Lucky was a great tour guide - gave us lots of interesting information, kept us safe with the traffic. Good choices for where we ate and drank. He was also flexible. One of the couples on the tour mentioned about the local Hanoi Beer and the green glasses made from recycled glass. So we were able to experience that as well. One word of advice- go hungry, you will be eating a lot of delicious food.
A big recommendation
O9056FWamelieb,
Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I did the food tour with a friend, and we tried lots of new food. Everything was delicious, and we discovered many new favorites. Big thanks to Max, our tour guide, and his assistants for making it such an unforgettable tour. Highly recommended!
Awesome guide; excellent...
Jeff N,
Nov 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Awesome guide; excellent variety of food; savory and sweet as well as beverages; guide was very flexible
Switched on and fun
Atticus01,
Nov 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Minh was a good host. He clearly knows the nooks, crannys and alleys of the Old Quarter of Hanoi very well. Some surprisingly hidden away eating places in the back streets that ensured we weren’t competing for tables. He was very considerate of us all and solicitous of us when navigating across the squadrons of kamikaze motor cyclists that overrun the streets.
Great Tour with Bobby!
I3623GQjeremyl,
Nov 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our tour guide Bobby brought us on an excellent walking food tour of Hanoi’s Old Quarter area. Our small group stopped at a total of six locations with various local dishes to try during the approximately ~3.5hr experience. Bobby introduced the dishes and showed us how to eat some of them which was super helpful! Having his local expertise was delightful and made exploring the city incredibly easy. He also sent the locations and dish names to us after the tour concluded with was super helpful so we did not need to take notes during the tour!
Great tour!
Erica P,
Nov 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had a great food tour with Pete! He showed up to get us from our hotel which was great addition since walking around in Old Quarter can get confusing. He catered the picks to things we wanted to try and took us to some of his favorite spots! It was great! I would recommend this tour for anyone wanting to try the local food and getting to chat with a local was a huge plus!
Hanoi Food walking tour with Pete introduced by Alice at Halong Tours who were great.
Ian H,
Nov 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Pete was fantastic. A very authentic down to earth guy. Nothing was to much trouble. Very engaging. He shared lots of local stories and information. After the tour Pete sent me the following which gives you an insight into his great attitude: Hello, as I've promised, here’s the list of the dishes you tried on our Hanoi street food tour 1. Nộm bò khô Long Vi Dung - Dried beef salad - Hồ Hoàn Kiếm street 2. Nem Nướng Nha Trang Quế Hoa – Grilled Pork Sausage Summer Rolls – Hồ Hoàn Kiếm Street 3. Bún Chả – Grilled Pork with Noodles – 46 Nguyễn Hữu Huân 4. Xôi xéo Yến- Sticky rice with mung bean - 35b Nguyễn Hữu Huân 5. Bánh Mỳ Như Hoa - Vietnamese baguette - 62 Nguyễn Hữu Huân 6. Cafe Trứng Giảng - Giảng egg Cafe - 39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân 7. Chè Dung – Sweet Dessert Soup – 95 Hàng Bạc Hope you enjoyed the tour and all the flavors of Hanoi! Don’t hesitate to text me if you’d like more travel recommendations while you’re still in Vietnam — the tour might be over, but I’m still here for you! From Ian H - Brisbane Australia
It was a very enjoyable...
Colette C,
Nov 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was a very enjoyable food tour of Hanoi’s old quarter from a local. Our tour guide Bob was wonderful. We had iconic Hanoi street food from places a local would go.
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