15 Market Tours in Hanoi Worth Booking

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 $30Best value

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.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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9.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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10.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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11.Cooking class with market visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $55

Spend four hours with Hidden Hanoi visiting a local market, learning how and why Hanoi food is made, then cooking and eating together in a garden home. Sessions may be led by Oanh, also known as Nikita, or Lana, with dishes such as bun cha, nem, pho, or summer rolls.

“Was super fun learning to cook bun cha and eating it. The venue is beautiful too!”

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12.3 Dishes cooking + Egg Coffee bonus & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · from $45

Start at Hoang’s Restaurant in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, visit Dong Xuan Market, choose three Vietnamese dishes to cook, then eat your meal with the group. Hong Hoai Cooking Class supplies guidance, recipes, water, and an egg coffee bonus during this 3.5-hour hands-on session.

“We had few day free in Hanoi. Absolutely the cooking class at Hoang restaurant was good choice. We went to local market and have so many prepared for cooking. We had Pho, chicken and pork roll. So yummy. Will do it at home.😊😊😊😊. Thank for everyone”

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13.Market Tour & Cooking class in Ha Noi City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $45

Meet at 8 P. Gia Ngư in Hanoi’s Old Quarter for a three-hour market visit and cooking class. An English-speaking chef guides you through herbs, spices, bargaining, five dishes, and Hanoi egg coffee. The group is limited to 10, with a meal and recipe book included.

“Cool to buy the ingredients and see the markets. A bit weird touristy with the boat trip. Good food!”

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14.Hanoi Cooking Class: Market Tour, Free Recipe & Beverages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $34

Start with Hanoi’s morning wet market, then cook four Vietnamese dishes with an English-speaking home chef such as Cherry, Jesse, Mango, or Ryan. Expect hands-on prep, a generous meal, local wines, and a peaceful villa setting. Private classes allow menu and pickup changes.

“It was a lot of fun! Our guide Jesse was super funny and full of energy. He was so fun to learn from. The venue was beautiful and peaceful ☺️ the food came out very good! But I hope they start a rotation menu for the guides not to have the same thing everyday 😂 but I would definitely recommend! Jesse worked with me to make everything gluten free!”

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15.Into the Thieves Market Hanoi Photo Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $144

Explore Hanoi’s Thieves Market with photographer-guides such as Brian or Tung Phan. Over four hours, you’ll photograph crowded stalls, local traders, alleyways, table tennis, and changing light while learning practical street photography skills in a private setting.

“A very unique way to experience more of the unknown side of Hanoi. Tung was a great guide and photographer, the areas we walked around were very interesting. With the highlight definitely being the ping pong/table tennis hall. WhetheRead more”

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