The 14 Best Market Tours in Hanoi

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

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

Spend 4.5 hours exploring a Hanoi market, shopping for seasonal ingredients, and cooking dishes such as bun cha, spring rolls, mango salad, and noodles at Rose Kitchen. Guides including Maxie, Alex, Aroma, and Simon lead the class. Hotel pickup, a full meal, recipes, and vegetarian options are included.

“Alex (Trung) and Auntie were fabulous! Alex led us through a packed market and explained a variety of fruits, veggies, meats and customs while we purchased the ingredients for our cooking class. Auntie had everything ready for us at the Read more”

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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 fresh ingredients at the city’s largest market, then prepare pho bo, bun cha, spring rolls, papaya salad, and egg coffee or chocolate. Vegetarian and non-red-meat versions are available.

“Excellent presentation and service. Very friendly, funny, and knowledgeable presenter. We enjoyed the food and the expertience.”

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3.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

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

Meet Laura, Daisy, Kitty, or another Hoang’s Cooking Class host at 54 Hang Buom Street. Visit Dong Xuan Market, choose three dishes from nine options, shop for ingredients, and cook for two hours before eating your meal. Groups can include up to 14 people.

“Absolutely my best day in Hanoi. I very much enjoyed going to the market with Kitty, what an amazing experience from,l fresh fruits, veggies, livestock, spices, house hold items. We stopped along the way for traditional bfast and snack. Kitty 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 Apron Up chef in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, visit a wet market, then prepare five Vietnamese dishes by hand. Choose between two menus, with vegetarian adaptations available. Guides such as Vy, Winnie, Bella, Ruby, and Kim are praised for clear instruction and patient coaching.

“Made dishes with excellent instruction and help from Kim. Absolutely recommend!”

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5.Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour in Ancient House

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

Meet Chef Chris, Chef Pickle, or another Blue Butterfly instructor for a four-and-a-half-hour market-to-table class. Shop for ingredients at a local Hanoi market, prepare four traditional dishes, then eat with beer, wine, fruit, and coffee. Hotel pickup covers Hanoi’s Old and French Quarters.

“This was a very hand on class and was much fun. There were only two of us for the class and the chef was great. We started the pho and then went to the market to buy everything we needed for the dinner. The chef showed us many vegetables, fruits, and meats that cRead more”

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

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

Spend 4.5 hours learning Vietnamese food at Rose Kitchen. Shop with an English-speaking guide, choose dishes, cook at a villa with a 500-square-meter garden, and enjoy lunch or dinner, drinks, fruit wine, and hotel transfers in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

“Highly recommended by Jenny on the Blog, this cooking class taught by MAXIE, is the best way to savor the flavors of Vietnam!! Maxie is a great teacher and very patient with a bigger than usual class. From hotel pick up to market shoppinRead more”

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

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

Start near Hanoi’s Old Quarter with a local market visit, then cook fried spring rolls, papaya salad, pho rolls, mixed pho, and egg coffee. English-speaking instructors such as Iris, Ruby, and Aurora guide the class. The four-hour experience includes ingredients, drinks, wine tasting, fruit, and recipes.

“From start to finish this was one of our best experiences in Hanoi. We loved going with Iris to the local market to select the ingredients for our dishes. Then the experience in the kitchen with the step by step instructions by Iris ended in a deliRead more”

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8.Old Quarter Market Tour and Cooking Class with Meal

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

Meet Daisy, Laura, Kitty, or another English-speaking host at Hoang’s red-panel restaurant, then visit a nearby wet market for ingredients and tastings. Choose dishes, cook with a chef for about 2.5 hours, eat your meal, and finish with egg or coconut coffee.

“This was such a great experience! Daisy our guide was very knowledgeable and patient! We walked around the markets where she showed us what everything was and then went back to the restaurant to cook our meals. Would defiantly recommend!”

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9.Local Market Tour and Private Cooking Class

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

Start near Hoan Kiem Lake at 7:30 am, ride a cyclo through Hanoi’s Old Quarter to Dong Xuan Market, shop with your guide, then prepare and eat a three-course Vietnamese meal in a professional kitchen. Rose and her team can adjust the menu for vegetarian diets, allergies, and food preferences.

“Rose and her team were simply top notch! She is very knowledgeable, passionate and truly cares about her clients. We did food tours, motorbike tours and a cooking class with her and all were amazing! She has her team all over Vietnam and can set up tours in many different cities. We really loved Vietnam, and Rose is a big reason why!!”

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · from $32

Meet hosts such as Mango, Cherry, or Ruby for a 4.5-hour Hanoi food lesson. Morning bookings include a local market visit, followed by hands-on cooking, homemade wine, and a choice of egg, salt, or coconut coffee.

“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

Hidden Hanoi’s four-hour class pairs a guided market visit with hands-on Hanoian cooking at a garden home. You may cook dishes such as bun cha, nem, pho, or summer rolls, with Oanh, also called Nikita, and other hosts including Lana leading the session. Pickup is offered.

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

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12.Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour with Chef Tien

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $110

Join Chef Tien and the Blue Butterfly team for a 3.5-hour Hanoi food experience. Visit a local market, choose fresh ingredients, learn vegan seasonings and marinades, then cook five Vietnamese dishes at a home kitchen and eat what you make.

“Chris was a great teacher and cook and we made some delicious vegan dishes.”

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13.Private cooking class and rural market visit with chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · from $110

Meet chef Rose and her assistant in Phu Do Village for a private four-hour Vietnamese cooking class. Visit a local temple and market, choose fresh ingredients, prepare four family-style dishes, and finish with egg coffee. Menu requests and food allergies can be accommodated.

“Rose had prompt communication from moments after I booked ( months ago) as well as a few days in advance so we knew our cooking class had not changed. She met us, walked through the local village market showing us many fruits, vRead more”

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14.Hanoi Market & Villa Cooking Class: Free Old Quarter Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $45

Spend 4.5 hours visiting a local market, preparing spring rolls, bun cha, banana flower salad, and egg coffee, then eating your meal in a French-era villa. Groups are limited to 10, with lunch or dinner, vegan choices, Old Quarter hotel pickup, and recipes sent within 24 hours.

“Absolutely wonderful experience! Simon was our chef and took us through the market, he had us speak to the vendors to buy the foods, which was fun. The cooking class experience was great and they accommodated all dietary needs of the group. Would highly recommend taking this class, great experience!”

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