Vietnam Food Experiences by City — Every Destination on This Site

Eleven destinations, seven kinds of experience. Every city below links to everything we cover there — the guided experiences and the field guides. If you know where you’re going, start here.

Can Tho

Gateway to Cai Rang, the delta’s biggest floating market. Can Tho Floating Market Tour · Guide: Mekong Delta Floating Markets: Cai Rang, Can Tho & How to Do It Right

Da Nang

The beach city between the canon’s two capitals — a seafood-leaning street food scene with Hoi An in day-trip reach. Da Nang Street Food Tour · Da Nang Market Tour · Da Nang Cooking Class · Da Nang Coffee Tour

Dalat

Highland coffee country — farm tours at the source and a cool-climate night market. Dalat Street Food Tour · Dalat Food Tour · Dalat Market Tour · Dalat Coffee Tour

Hanoi

The canon’s capital — pho, bun cha and banh cuon in the Old Quarter’s alleys, plus egg coffee where it was invented. Hanoi Street Food Tour · Hanoi Vespa Food Tour · Hanoi Food Tour · Hanoi Market Tour · Hanoi Cooking Class · Hanoi Coffee Tour · Guides: Hanoi vs Saigon for Food: An Honest Comparison, What Is Bun Cha? Hanoi’s Grilled-Pork Masterpiece, Explained

Hoi An

The cooking-school town — lantern-lit, river-fed, and home to dishes that exist nowhere else. Hoi An Street Food Tour · Hoi An Vespa Food Tour · Hoi An Food Tour · Hoi An Market Tour · Hoi An Cooking Class · Hoi An Coffee Tour · Guide: Hoi An Cooking Classes: Why the Little Town Teaches Best

Hue

The imperial kitchen — royal recipes, bun bo hue, and the most distinctive regional table in Vietnam. Hue Street Food Tour · Hue Food Tour · Hue Cooking Class · Guide: Hue Food Guide: Imperial Cuisine, Bun Bo & the Vegetarian City

Mekong Delta

Vietnam’s rice bowl afloat — floating markets, orchards, and breakfast arriving across the water at dawn. Mekong Delta Floating Market Tour · Guide: Mekong Delta Floating Markets: Cai Rang, Can Tho & How to Do It Right

Nha Trang

Seafood-first beach town — grilled everything along the promenade. Nha Trang Street Food Tour · Nha Trang Cooking Class

Ninh Binh

Limestone karst country — goat specialties and river-cave day trips from Hanoi. Ninh Binh Cooking Class

Phu Quoc

The fish-sauce island — night markets and seafood straight off the boats. Phu Quoc Food Tour

Saigon

Bigger, sweeter, later — street food by night, best from the back of a Vespa crossing districts between courses. Saigon Street Food Tour · Saigon Vespa Food Tour · Saigon Food Tour · Saigon Market Tour · Saigon Cooking Class · Saigon Floating Market Tour · Guide: Hanoi vs Saigon for Food: An Honest Comparison


Not sure what kind of experience fits? Start with the decision guide on the homepage, or browse by category: street food tours, Vespa food tours, food tours, market tours, cooking classes, coffee tours, floating markets.