The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Hanoi

1.Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,147 reviews · from $39Our pick

Start with hotel pickup in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, then visit a local market with guides such as Maxie, Alex, Aroma, or Simon. At Rose Kitchen’s garden villa, prepare dishes such as bun cha, mango salad, spring rolls, noodles, and stir-fried vegetables before sitting down to eat.

“Great experience! They picked us up and gave us a tour at the wet market. Our guide, Simon was very knowledgeable and funny, he adjusted the experience after all guest which was great.”

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2.5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,890 reviews · from $35

Meet your English-speaking chef in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, shop for ingredients at the city’s largest market, then prepare pho bo, bun cha, spring rolls, papaya salad, and egg coffee or chocolate. The small class includes rice vodka, a cookbook, and a certificate.

“Excellent cooking class, Sunny was a a great host. Really inclusive for my daughter’s allergy too. Highly recommend this cooking class experience.”

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3.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 778 reviews · from $45

Meet at Hoang’s Cooking Class on Hang Buom Street for a market walk, fresh-ingredient shopping, and a hands-on class. With guides such as Daisy, Kitty, Laura, or Love, you prepare three dishes from a choice of nine, enjoy one free drink, and finish with egg coffee and a certificate.

“Daisy was amazing and took us shopping in the market - not for the faint hearted but an excellent experience. She translated for the chef and also helped us as well S we prepared our 3 dishes. Daisy took photos and shared the recipes Read more”

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4.5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 420 reviews · from $40

Meet an English-speaking chef at Apron Up in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, shop for fresh ingredients at a local wet market, then cook five Vietnamese dishes. Choose from two menus, with vegetarian adaptations available. Guides such as Vy, Winnie, Bella, Ruby, and Kim lead the hands-on class.

“Fantastic experience. The food was delicious and Vy was a great host. A brilliant way to learn how to cook some wonderful recipes and a good opertunity to meet people while traveling, particularly when everyone sits down to eat together after working as a team to produce the food. My partner and I are so glad we done it. Thank you”

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5.Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour in Ancient House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 379 reviews · from $45

Meet Chef Pickle, Chris, or another Blue Butterfly instructor, visit a local market, and prepare four traditional Vietnamese dishes in a two-storey ancient house. Hotel pickup, drinks, recipes, and a shared lunch or dinner are included. Plan on about four and a half hours.

“My wife and I had a great time learning how to cook Vietnamese food. Mango picked us up and brought us and one other couple to the restaurant where we started our lesson. We started our stock for our pho and then left to the market to pickup ingredients. The market iRead more”

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6.Rose Kitchen Hanoi: Market, Cooking & Culture Tour + Free PickUp

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 342 reviews · from $48

Rose Kitchen takes you from Hanoi Old Quarter pickup to a local market and a villa with a 500-square-meter garden. Choose ingredients, cook Vietnamese dishes, and eat what you make. Guides including Maxie, Simon, and Hazel lead classes, with private sessions available.

“Simon was amazing! Best food we have had in Vietnam, seriously. Great hands on experience. Loved combo of shopping and cooking. Simon has worked in Michelin star restaurants!”

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7.Hanoi Maya Kitchen: Traditional Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 287 reviews · from $30

Meet in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, visit Yen Thai Market for fresh ingredients, then cook papaya salad, fried spring rolls, pho rolls, mixed pho, and egg coffee. English-speaking instructors such as Iris, Aurora, and Ruby lead the hands-on class. The meal you make is included, along with fruit, a drink, wine tasting, and recipes.

“It was really interesting to know how some authentic Vietnamese dishes are made. My favorite was fried spring rolls. I will definitely try cooking these dishes at home! So happy to have this experience!!”

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8.Hanoi Cooking Class: Pho/Bun Cha/Banh Xeo…+Free Egg/Salt Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 267 reviews · from $19Best value

At Rose Kitchen’s hidden garden villa, choose one dish such as phở, bún chả, bánh xèo, or spring rolls. A local English-speaking Culture Storyteller, including Simon or Maxi when scheduled, guides you through the cooking, then serves one complimentary Vietnamese coffee.

“Maxi was amazing! The food was great and it was a homey fun experience. Nice selection of food, great instruction and environment, and great instructor. 10/10 would recommend.”

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9.Private Cooking Class with 5 dishes of your choice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 227 reviews · from $85

Spend about four hours with a private home chef in Hanoi. Visit Dong Xuan Market, choose and cook five Vietnamese dishes, share the meal, taste homemade rice wine, and leave with recipes and a certificate. Instructors such as Nhi and Jane are noted for patient, clear teaching.

“We both really enjoyed the private class with Jane. Buying the food in the market was really interesting then we prepared the food and finally ate it. It was great having the choice of dishes to cook and we look forward to making them when we get home to new zealand. We re immensely this as a pleasant and interesting activity for couples.”

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10.Experience Hanoi Cooking Class with Free Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 210 reviews · from $32

Meet at Dong Xuan Market for a guided wet-market visit, then cook four Vietnamese dishes with an English-speaking home chef. You’ll taste salted, egg, and coconut coffee, sample homemade liquor, eat what you prepare, and receive a digital recipe book and certificate.

“Chef Mango provides such a fun experience from explaining the ingredients while at the market to preparing each dish step by step. She has a lovely, welcoming kitchen to cook in, I would definitely do another class.”

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11.Old Quarter Market Tour and Cooking Class with Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 192 reviews · from $42

Meet Daisy or another English-speaking host at Hoang’s red-panel restaurant, visit a nearby wet market, choose dishes, then cook and eat them with a chef. The 3.5-hour class includes market tastings, recipes, a soft drink, coffee, and a certificate.

“We can really recommend the cooking class - thank you Daisy!!! We went to the market to buy the fresh ingredients and cooked it afterwards. It was sooo delicious and we will certainly cook those at home!! You can choose 3 dishes out of 9 options. And you should come with an empty stomach !! 🤤🩷”

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12.Hanoi Cooking Class Learning 5 Dishes including Banh Xeo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · from $50

Meet at Apron Up Cooking Class in Hanoi’s Old Quarter for a guided market visit and hands-on lesson in five Vietnamese dishes. Choose morning or afternoon, request the full vegetarian menu, and finish with coffee, rice liquor, recipes, and a certificate.

“Wow! Our market tour and cooking class was the highlight of our time in Hanoi. Our guide Bella had a great sense of humor and kept the class fun and engaging while we learned new techniques and recipes. They also provide a full set of Read more”

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13.Local Market Tour and Private Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $110

Spend about five hours exploring Hanoi with Rose and her team. Ride a cyclo to Dong Xuan Market, learn how locals choose produce, then prepare a traditional three-course meal in a professional home kitchen. Menus can suit vegetarian diets and food requests, with pickup available from Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

“My friends and I did the food tour with Rose (the guide) in Hanoi in the Old quarter. It was my favorite thing we have done in Vietnam. Rose was so knowledgeable about the food and cooking and taught us about Vietnam’s history and cuRead more”

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14.Hanoi Cooking Class in a Haven of Tranquility – Thom culinary

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · from $64

Join Trang and the Thom Culinary team for a 4.5-hour Hanoi food experience. Ride a cyclo to Dong Xuan Market, taste local street food, gather herbs in a peaceful garden, and cook four Vietnamese dishes before a shared meal.

“Wonderful cooking experience with Trang, loved the shopping part at the market, the food we cooked was delicious, highly recommend it!!”

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15.Hanoi Cooking Class: Market Tour, Free Liquor & Coffee Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · from $32

Spend about 4.5 hours cooking four Vietnamese dishes with local English-speaking hosts such as Mango, Cherry, or Ruby. Morning guests visit a Hanoi market first, while all participants enjoy coffee, homemade wine, a full meal, recipes, and Old Quarter transfers.

“This was such a fantastic class. Mango was a fantastic chef, so fun, so knowledgable and a great teacher. The food tasted so good, the market experience was great. I would 100% recommend doing this tour as a dinner option for a night in Hanoi.”

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