Hanoi Cooking Class in a Haven of Tranquility - Thom culinary

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Hanoi, Vietnam

4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Sample Menu

Starter

Nem Hanoi

Main

Bun bo Nam Bo

Main

Bo cuon la lot

Main

Pho Ga

Dessert

Banh bo

What's Included

Cyclo & round trip transportation
4 hands-on cooked authentic dishes with passionate host’s guidance
Street food delights tasting at traditional markets
Unique homemade dessert & traditional sweet treat
Bottomless herbal drinks, homemade rice wine & exotic fruit
Visit vivid Dong Xuan, Cau Dong & Thanh Ha Market
Visit tranquil Family worship hall, fish pond
Visit & harvest herbs, exotic fruit from lush green garden

Personal expenses
Other expenses not mentioned above

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Please be ready at your hotel lobby at 9am or 15pm. Get picked up on a vibrant cyclo ride to Dong Xuan market where our host is waiting.

What To Expect

Dong Xuan Market

Old City Gate

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible

Near public transportation
Infant seats available
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

Stacy_M

Great experience all around! Fun cyclo ride, great market tour with our knowledgeable guide and then fantastic setting for the class in a beautiful courtyard surrounded by gardens. My boys (ages 13 and 10) were engaged the whole time (not easy!), and the food we made was the best Vietnamese we’ve had so far on our trip (including better than a Michelin Bib Gourmand spot we ate at). Highly recommend the experience!

Reviews

5.0

based on 113 reviews

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Lovely experience for the whole family

Stacy_M, Mar 2026

Great host, great food

KianYik_W, Feb 2026

Our family of 4 had so much fun and learnt heaps about one of our favourite cuisines. We are glad that the class was hands-on and the private group setting meant we were able to take the class at our pace and ask questions along the way. Thank you Trang and Thanh for a great day overall!

An amazing cooking class - would highly recommend

Joseph_B, Jan 2025

This is the best cooking class we have done. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel which was wonderful. We started off going through the markets and learning about the ingredients used in Vietnamese cooking. We learnt so much from Trang and found the experience very insightful and enjoyable. The cooking class was incredible. We were all involved with all the dishes unlike other classes where you only have one role. The food was incredible and we really feel that we can try to replicate this at home. Trang had a passion for food and you can see this. Trang was amazing, we would highly recommend this to anyone looking to go on a cooking class.

A day with so much more than cooking

Lesli_S, Dec 2024

Picked up by cyclo, driven serenely through the busy streets of Hanoi to French quarter - and met the charming Mango who toured me through the wet market, dry market and introduced me to so many new ingredients. She also explained how some of then were not only used by why they made each dish better. We stopped for some sweet treats where she told me how to properly eat to honor yin and yang. By this point I knew that this was not a usual cooking class! We taxied through crazy traffic and suddenly arrived at a peaceful street where Thom Culinary shares gardens with their neighbors Mango showed me both her herb garden and the vegetable garden. I was also blessed with a tour of the family temple and further details about Vietnamese culture were revealed. Finally onto the cooking of four amazing dishes, all delicious and abundant! I ate way more than I should have and was excited to learn that recipes were to be sent! To top off this amazing day, I was sent home in taxi with a goody box of fresh spicy cake that was warm from the oven. I’ve never had such an experience before. So much more than a cooking class!!

Vietnamese farm to table

Michelle_P, Dec 2024

Trang is such a lovely guide to the world of Vietnamese cuisine. She gives a true Vietnamese farm-to-table experience and her psssion for food and setting shines. The location is a small paradise away from the hustle and honking of the Hanoi streets and we had a lovely evening.

Very authentic and friendly

Ilvija_J, Aug 2024

A very nice experience. We started walking to the market, where I was introduced to local products. Before cooking, I was introduced to various plants, herbs and fruits, which are grown in the garden next door. Very friendly, kind people. I enjoyed both the cooking and the time spent together ❤️

Exceptionnal experience!

Annie_D, Jul 2024

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

Eintauchen in Vietnams reichhaltige Essenskultur

Marcel_P, Aug 2024

Der Kochkurs von Thom Culinary war das absolute kulinarische Highlight unserer Vietnamreise. Die charmante Gastgeberin Trang entführte uns in eine Welt voller vietnamesischer Köstlichkeiten und gewährte uns einen beeindruckenden Einblick in Vietnams reichhaltige Esskultur. Sie verzauberte uns mit ihrer witzigen Art und hatte viele spannende Anekdoten über Kräuter, Gewürze und vieles mehr auf Lager. Wer auf der Suche nach einem authentischen Kochkurs exquisiter vietnamesischer Cuisine ist und dabei lernen möchte, welchen unerwarteten Lieblingssnack die Vietnamesen zu ihrem Feierabendbier verspeisen oder was es mit dem mystischen Seepferdchenschnaps auf sich hat, der sollte keinen Augenblick zögern, Trangs kleines kulinarisches Paradies im Herzen von Hanoi zu entdecken.