Private Street Food Evening Walking Tour in Ho Chi Minh City
About this activity
Highlights
- Explore bustling street food markets
- Taste traditional Vietnamese dishes
- Learn about local culinary traditions
- Experience Ho Chi Minh City's vibrant nightlife
- Enjoy a personalized tour with a local guide
Full description
Included / Excluded
- Guided walking tour of Ho Chi Minh City's vibrant street food scene
- Sampling of authentic Vietnamese dishes from local vendors
- Personalized experience with a local guide sharing culinary insights
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Itinerary
Your local street food guide, who has a huge passion with Vietnamese street food will pick you up at your hotel by taxi then leave the tourist area behind and start your food adventure to non-tourist district, a street food paradise, while tasting ‘Banh Xeo” and “Banh Khot” – The Central, and South’s rice pancake with a lot of fresh Vietnamese vegetables. Stroll along a street known for its barbecue seafood vendors and head to a local-favorite restaurant to taste the best "bo la lot" (beef in wild betel leaves) or "banh canh Trang Bang"- special pork noodle soup or thick noodles soup with codfish pie which is the speciality from Street Food Man Vinny’s village. Your immersion in mouth-watering food continues as you head to the alleys of food in the heart of street food district and sample a tasty “bot chien", Pan - fried rice cakes with egg and spring onions which is cooked by a local chef with over 25 years experience and then quench your thirst with a sugar cane juice mixed with a little orange. Next up on your food adventure is Banh Mi - Saigon Baguette. You will experience the perfect fusion of 4 delicious flavors just after the first bite. Walk into the heart of district 3 and discover the old apartments has the name Nguyen Thien Thuat, which is home to dozens of famous Vietnamese street food that will tempt your stomach. On the corner of Seafood alley, you will sit like the locals, and get munching, crunching, sipping and slurping BBQ seafood (if you are allergic to seafood, it will be replaced by BBQ meat). Have local drinks with Saigon special beer or soft drink, mineral water and homemade Vietnamese rice wine. Cap off your Saigon street food walking tour at the night flower market by enjoying an amazing dessert which is coconut ice cream, longan ice cream or flan cake with caramel and coffee. Your local guide will take a taxi to go with you get back to your accommodation.
Important information
Know before you book
- The tour is conducted in English; ensure you understand the language
- Inform the tour operator of any dietary restrictions or allergies in advance
- Be prepared to walk approximately 3 hours at a leisurely pace
Know before you go
- Wear comfortable walking shoes and casual attire suitable for the evening
- Bring a camera to capture the vibrant street scenes and dishes
- Carry a bottle of water to stay hydrated during the tour
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Good to know
- It is recommended that you leave your handbags, passports and jewelry at your hotel for safe keeping
- A camera is always encouraged. Please take extra care of your camera to avoid theft.
- Cool and comfortable clothing is recommended. Shorts, t-shirts and light pants are also suitable
Traveler reviews
Delicious and insightful guide
You will eat lots of delicious food so don’t eat too much beforehand. Our guide was friendly and helpful as well. We had a lovely experience
Fantastic experience!
What a wonderful and enjoyable experience! Thuy and Jimmy were excellent guides. Their English is great, they both had such lovely personalities. Their knowledge of the area and the food was amazing. Thuy was thorough, interesting and extremely informative. The food was delicious. We also got to see how the locals live as we weaved through streets and different districts. Thank you Thuy and Jimmy, I will highly recommend your tour to my family and friends when they come to HCMC! Keep up the great work! I will definitely do this tour again when i return next year.
Great tour accommodating coeliacs
We had a brilliant evening street food tour led our wonderful host Thuy. As a family of 4 with two people with coeliac (celiac) disease, Thuy made us feel at ease as she took us on a fun and delicious tour. Thuy made extra efforts to provide gluten free options where necessary. Thuy was also super friendly and more than happy to answer all our questions about life in Ho Chi Minh City both food and non-food related! Thank you, Thuy!
The Perfect Family-Friendly Food Tour in Ho Chi Minh City
We really enjoyed doing this tour. It was a great way to see areas of Ho Chi Minh City you perhaps wouldn’t on your own. So walking the streets between and seeing the contrast of some really quiet areas then suddenly super bustling areas was interesting. It was also a good way to have a break between eating! Albert was a knowledgeable, helpful and polite guide. He showed up on time to meet us, had everything arranged for us and provided lots of context and facts. The variety and amount of food was epic! We loved learning about the dishes and trying things we would not have known to try previously. We had our two kids 11 and 13 and they enjoyed it and were happy to learn and try the foods. We were worried about taking them on motorbikes so this walking tour is a great option for families. When they say don’t eat prior they mean it there is so much food to try! Highly recommend
Best way to start our holiday
With the wonderful Catherine as our host and guide we were given an amazing experience that didn’t just introduce us to phenomenal Vietnamese food. Learning how to navigate the streets of Ho Chi Minh and be treated to beautiful, authentic food, steeped in history, was the perfect way to start our Viet Nam adventure. Catherine was so much fun, teaching us about local customs, the history of different foods and establishments, and providing lots of ideas for planning to see the best of Viet Nam; and of course keeping us safe on the streets. I highly recommend this as a first thing to do when you arrive and ask if Catherine can be your guide and host. I’d suggest that you don’t have a big lunch if you’re doing the tour at night, as the amount of food on offer was substantial, varied, and delicious and you’ll want make sure you have plenty of room for all of it!