Hanoi Dawn Private Food Tour with 10+ Tastings
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi Dawn Private Food Tour with 10+ Tastings
Recommended by 99% of travelers
Hanoi, Vietnam
- 4 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Immerse yourself in Vietnamese food culture, and see a side that few tourists do, on this private food tour with a local chef. Starting before dawn, visit four different local markets to get a behinds the scenes look at how food moves around the city, learn about ingredients, and enjoy more than 10 tastings from local vendors well off the tourist path.
- Go on a private early morning market and food tasting tour
- Benefit from the expertise of a local Hanoi chef as your guide
- Includes all tastings plus hotel pickup and drop-off by taxi
- Enjoy a flexible and personalized experience on a private tour
What's Included
Meeting and Pickup
Itinerary
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
based on 111 reviews
Dirk_B, Jun 2026
Great in all ways! Very authentic places you’ll see and the host is simply the best, warm, kind, hospitable. Fantastic
Mike_B, Feb 2026
Hotel pick up and drop off which is always a good idea. Especially as this was a 4 am start, but has to be if you want to see this side of the city as it morphs from wholesale markets to retail markets during the early hours of the day. It was fantastic to have a chef talk you through the areas and order authentic local street food as you wander through these extensive markets.
Inge_B, Nov 2025
Spending the morning at the market with chef Duyen was an extraordinary experience!
To get a glimpse into the everyday life of the locals of Hanoi, and with the stops at all the vendors selling such tasty street food was a great way to start the day! :)
Thananaun_C, May 2023
WOW. This is the most unique food tour we have ever been on. If you and your friends have a passion for how all the delicious Vietnamese foods end up on the many food carts, restaurants and ultimately in your bellies, this tour is for you. To begin, Chef Duyen took us to the Cho Long Bien night market. The tour starts up at 4AM, when you can get the sense of madness as all of Vietnam/Hanoi converges here as whole-sellers and commercial buyers meet up to strike up deals. Chef Duyen picked out choice samples of ingredients that are unique and in season to nibble on. She explains how the entire seller/buyer system works, her many years of experience in the wholesale market and how it influenced her as a chef. Chef Duyen then takes us to some hidden food cart vendors way outside of Old Quarters where "the locals dine". From sticky rice balls to local's favorite Vietnamese egg coffee, chef leads us to places that are aren't frequented by travelers. We end up dining at Chef Duyen's cooking classroom/dining room with all of the foods, where we all were able to share a bit of our lives with her in a short period of time. It was a perfect end to an amazing tour. I recommend you book this tour in the middle of your Hanoi stay so you can rest up from your jetlag and before you spend your crazy late nights drinking and dining. If you are easily sickened by sites and smells, this tour is not for you.
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