Top 10 Vietnam Food Tours from North to South

Top 10 Vietnam Food Tours: Vietnamese cuisine is a unique mix of five fundamental tastes: sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and spicy. It is a big miss if you do not enjoy must-eat specialty dishes in Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam. Although they usually serve tourists Vietnamese dishes on day trips, it is not enough for foodies, culinary aficionados, and food enthusiasts. It is recommended to join food tours through out the country. Night time is the best choice because most must-do tours ends at the end of the afternoon and most street food stalls open in the evening. However, day food tours are not bad choices. Northern region is the cradle of Vietnamese civilization, produces tens of signature dishes so you can not miss doing Hanoi food tour and Hai Phong food tour at the two big cities in the country. Hue, Hoi An, Da Nang have Quang noodles, Bloating fern shaped cake, Sizzling cake, High floor noodles,… Southern Vietnam has Mini savory cake, Grilled pork rice noodle salad, Grilled beef in wild betel,… Walking and motorbike food tours are more popular than Vespa, jeep, car, and cyclo food tours. Let me share with you the must-do Vietnam Food Tours in three regions of the S-shaped country.

Top 10 Vietnam Food Tours from North to South

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Ho Chi Minh City Foodie Adventure – BEST SELLER Saigon Night Food Tour

General information

• Duration: 4 hours
• Visiting places: Ho Thi Ky Night Food Market, a seafood restaurant hidden in an alley near Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Building Complex, a long standing restaurant since 1987 at a shophouse in Ngo Gia Tu Apartment
• Food: Vietnamese sizzling cake, Vietnamese mini cake, Beef rice noodle soup, Grilled banana in sticky rice, Grilled rice cake, Vietnamese stewed beef, Coconut ice cream, Grilled garlic snail with green pepper, Grilled scallop with onion and oil, Steamed clam
• Drinks: Sugar cane juice, beer
• Means of transportation: motorbike (Vespa, jeep, or walking and taxi)
• Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, food and drinks mentioned in the program, helmet, motorbike, transfer by taxi (if needed)
• Exclusions: Gratuities, personal expenses, food and drinks not mentioned in the program
• Options: male, female, or Ao Dai tour guide

Itinerary

Pick up at your hotel. Weave Saigon streets and alleys with your local tour guide, who is also the motorbike driver.

Stop at a local restaurant to eat Vietnamese sizzling cake, Vietnamese mini cake. Bánh xèo is a thin, crispy, yellow cake filled with shrimp, bean sprouts, mung bean paste. When it is ready to be get out of the pan, there is a sizzling sound. So Vietnamese people call it Bánh xèo, literally meaning Cake sizzling. Use leaves of mustard greens or lettuces or a rice paper to wrap a piece of cake and some fillings, then dip in the sweet and sour dipping fish sauce before tucking in.

The mini cake also has a yellow color and a crispy crust. But it is thicker and rather small. You can wrap a whole mini cake. Bánh khọt is filled with shrimps, mung bean paste, bean sprouts, and coconut milk sauce.

Next, head to a food stall to enjoy Grilled banana in sticky rice with coconut milk sauce, and crushed peanuts.

Visit the vibrant and bustle Ho Thi Ky Flower Market at night and see how they sell and buy flowers and floral tools. Walk to a busy night food market, see food carts and hundreds of foodies ordering and enjoying their favorite food. Buy a Vietnamese pizza (Grilled rice paper), topped with sausage, pork floss, cheese, dried shrimp, mayonnaise, and chili paste (optional) and eat the crispy cake right after cooking. Drink the refreshing iced sugar cane juice.

Visit Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Building Complex since 1968 to learn more about the real local life in District 10.

Go to a small restaurant serving seafood and snail dishes, nestled in an alley to enjoy Grilled garlic snail with green pepper, Grilled scallop with onion and oil, Steamed clam. Other choices are available and you can discuss with your tour guide. One beer will be served. If beer is not your style, soft drinks await.

Weave the streets, reach Ngo Gia Tu Apartment Building Complex, stop at Bo Kho Ganh Restaurant, which was established in 1987. Eat Vietnamese stewed beef and Coconut ice cream there.

Drop off at your hotel.

Bánh xèo – Top 10 Vietnam Food Tours from North to South

Phan Thiet Food Tour by Night

General information

• Duration: 4 hours
• Food: Fishcake soup cake (Bánh canh chả cá), Vietnamese sandwich (Bánh mì), Grilled pork in rice paper (Chả lụi), Custard cake (Bánh căn), Roasted duck
• Drinks: beer
• Means of transportation: motorbike, jeep, or walking and taxi
• Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, food and drinks mentioned in the program, helmet, motorbike/jeep/transfer by taxi (if needed)
• Exclusions: Gratuities, personal expenses, food and drinks not mentioned in the program

Itinerary

Pick up at your hotel by your tour guide (also the motorbike driver).

Stop at a Banh mi shop to buy a Vietnamese sandwich with a crispy crust and delicious fillings.

Go to a local restaurant, eat Fishcake soup cake, which consists of clear broth cook from fish bone, thick rice noodles, fishcakes, fish meat, and chopped green onions.

A mixture of ground pork and shrimp, mince shallots is wrapped in rice paper, then grilled on charcoals until crispy, well-done, and smelling. Local people call it Chả lụi. Stop at a local eatery to eat Chả lụi with mixed vegetables, especially herbs, cucumbers, green mangos and a special sauce.

Custard cake is one of the most favorite savory cake in Central Vietnam. They fry the cakes in a special clay pans with small holes. There is no need oil, the cakes do not stick to the pan. Fillings are various, dinners have many choices: chicken eggs, quail eggs, squids, beefs, pork,… The soul of this Vietnamese street food is not only the Bánh căn but also the dipping sauce, added with meat balls and boiled quail eggs. The tour guide will take you to one of the best places serving Custard cake in Phan Thiet City to enjoy Bánh căn.

At last, stop at a local restaurant to enjoy Roasted duck and drink one local beer.

On the way, drive along the coastal beach, stop at the beach to catch the sea breeze.

Drop off at your hotel.

Phan Thiet Food Tour by Night – Top 10 Vietnam Food Tours from North to South

Nha Trang Food Tour by Motorbike (Day or Night)

General information

• Duration: 4 hours
• Food: Fish rice noodle soup (Bún chả cá), Custard cake (Bánh căn), Nha Trang grilled pork sausage and grilled beef (Nem nướng), Vietnamese pancake in Central style (Bánh xèo miền Trung)
• Drinks: cold beer, coffee/iced tea/soft drink
• Means of transportation: motorbike, or walking and taxi
• Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, food and drinks mentioned in the program, helmet, motorbike/jeep/transfer by taxi (if needed)
• Exclusions: Gratuities, personal expenses, food and drinks not mentioned in the program

Itinerary

Pick up at your hotel by your tour guide.

Stop at 4 local restaurants to eat amazing specialty food of Nha Trang:

• Fish rice noodle soup: The dish consists of thin rice noodles, the broth cooked from fish bone, fishcakes, fish meat, vegetables such as bean sprouts, lettuces, cabbages, assorted herbs,…
• Custard cake (Bánh căn): The cake is made from rice flour, has a diameter of about 5 cm, a crispy crust and tender texture. Choose some from various fillings: squid, beef, pork, quail egg, chicken egg, shrimp, scallop,… Dip the cakes in sweet and sour fish sauce dip, topped with green onions, eat with meat balls and vegetables.
• Vietnamese pancake in Central style: Central sizzling cake has a smaller diameter than Southern sizzling cake. In addition, it is fried in a round flat-bottom pan instead of a round-bottom wok. Because Nha Trang has abundant seafood, Nha Trang sizzling cake is filled with pork, beef, or seafood such as squid, shrimp,…
• Nha Trang grilled pork sausage and grilled beef: This is a specialty food of Nha Trang, its soul is the excellent dipping sauce. The food is a great combination of grilled pork sausage, sticky rice paper, fresh vegetables, and rice noodles. Grilled beef with sesame is also a must-try street food in Nha Trang.

Weave Nha Trang Beach, drive along the coastal road and on busy streets, admire the charming beauty of the city in the evening.

Stop at a local coffee shop to enjoy Vietnamese Phin coffee with condensed milk, chat leisurely like local people.

Get lost at Nha Trang night market and learn more about the local life in the city.

Drop off at your hotel.

Nha Trang Food Tour – Top 10 Vietnam Food Tours from North to South

Vung Tau Food Tour (Day or Night Adventure)

General information

• Duration: 4 hours
• Food: Ray hot pot (Lẩu cá đuối), Sponge cake with pork floss (Bánh bông lan trứng muối), Mini savory pancake (Bánh khọt), seafood dishes, Durian avocado ice cream, Soy bean pudding (Đậu hủ nước đường gừng)
• Drinks: beer, iced tea
• Means of transportation: motorbike, or walking and taxi
• Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, food and drinks mentioned in the program, helmet, motorbike/transfer by taxi (if needed)
• Exclusions: Gratuities, personal expenses, food and drinks not mentioned in the program

Itinerary

Pick up at your hotel by your tour guide.

Weave Vung Tau Streets, stay away from luxurious and touristy restaurants, eat at secret restaurants which are choices of local people. Stop at 6 places to buy and sample various specialty dishes of the coastal Vung Tau City.

• Ray hot pot: Try eat hot pot like Vietnamese people, eat and cook at the same time. A pot of hot pot consisting of sweet and sour broth, ray fishes, Colocasia gigantea (Indian taro), tomatoes, okras, cilantro. Dinners can put shredded banana blossom and morning glory into the pot and cook until well-done or medium, then eat fishes and vegetables with rice noodles.
• Sponge cake with pork floss and salted duck egg yolk: This is an addicting cake, a mix of light sweet sponge cake, savory and greasy pork floss and salted duck egg yolk.
• Mini savory pancake (Bánh khọt): In Saigon and Mekong Delta, Bánh khọt has a yellow color because they mix the batter with turmeric powder. In Vung Tau, the cake is in white color. The most popular and favorite filling is shrimp.
• Seafood dishes: A trip or a food adventure in the coastal Vung Tau City can not be complete without eating seafood. Enjoy grilled ocean shrimps, grilled scallops, stir-fried snails, fried rice with seafood at a hidden local restaurant.
• Durian avocado ice cream and Soy bean pudding with ginger syrup: Finish the food tour with two amazing desserts.

Drop off at your hotel.

Danang Food Tour – BEST SELLER

General information

• Duration: 4 hours
• Food: Quang noodles (Mì Quảng), Pork with the two skins and rice paper (Thịt cuốn hai đầu da), Ruong soup cake (Bánh canh ruộng), Bloating fern – shaped cake (Bánh bèo), Flat steamed rice dumplings (Bánh nậm), Rice dumpling cake (Bánh bột lọc), homemade yougurt
• Drinks: beer, iced tea
• Means of transportation: motorbike, or walking and taxi
• Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, food and drinks mentioned in the program, helmet, motorbike/transfer by taxi (if needed)
• Exclusions: Gratuities, personal expenses, food and drinks not mentioned in the program

Itinerary

Pick up at your hotel by your tour guide.

Weave through nice streets and beautiful bridges of Da Nang – Vietnam’s most livable city, enjoy the fresh and cool air, see how local people go out, work, eat, drink, and entertain.

Stop at 5 non-touristy places to enjoy amazing must-try dishes of Danang:

• Quang noodles (Mì Quảng): The flat rice noodles, vegetables  are covered with the rich broth, topped with pork/beef/chicken/frog, crushed peanuts. Vegetables served with the dish and adding freshness to the dish are diverse: young mustard greens, lettuces, basils, bean sprouts, Vietnamese mints, corianders, shredded banana blossoms,…
• Pork with the two skins and rice paper (Thịt cuốn hai đầu da): Slices of pork with the two skins, vegetables are wrapped in sticky rice paper, then dipped in amazing fermented fish sauce dip.
• Ruong soup cake (Bánh canh ruộng): The dish consists of vicious broth, thick rice noodles, fishcakes, fried fishes, quail eggs, beef rolls, green onions,…
• Bloating fern – shaped cake (Bánh bèo), Flat steamed rice dumplings (Bánh nậm), Rice dumpling cake (Bánh bột lọc): These specialty cakes of Danang are made from rice flour, tapioca flour, pork, shrimps, onions, shallots, wood ears, usually served with fish sauce dip.
• Homemade yogurt: This smooth, sticky, and tender dessert is the best food to mark the completion of a well-rounded food adventure.

Drop off at your hotel.

Please contact Tracy Do & Bill Bui at +84938314386 (Whatsapp/iMessage/Viber/SMS) for detailed information about Vietnam Food Tours. We promise to customize the tour to meet your expectations and offer you the best price.

Danang Food Tour – Top 10 Vietnam Food Tours from North to South

Hoi An Ancity Town Food Tour – BEST SELLER

General information

• Duration: 4 hours
• Food: Vietnamese sandwich (Bánh mì), Hoi An chicken rice (Cơm gà), High floor (Cao lầu), White rose (Bánh hoa hồng trắng), Beat cake (Bánh đập), Wet cake with grilled pork (Bánh ướt thịt nướng),  Sweet soup (Chè)
• Drinks: Herbal tea
• Means of transportation: motorbike, or walking and taxi
• Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, food and drinks mentioned in the program, helmet, motorbike/transfer by taxi (if needed)
• Exclusions: Gratuities, personal expenses, food and drinks not mentioned in the program

Itinerary

Pick up at your hotel by your tour guide.

Cruise streets and alleys in Hoi An, stop at long standing local eateries to enjoy a wide variety of Hoi An food and drinks:

• Vietnamese sandwich (Bánh mì): Why do we serve you Banh mi which is easy to find and eat in Vietnam? Hoi An Banh mi is very special and unique, there is a perfect combination of crispy bread in a smaller size in comparison to bread in other provinces, extraordinary fillings and the special sauce.
• Hoi An chicken rice (Cơm gà): Tha perfect mix of sticky steamed rice, sweet and sour pickles (pickled carrots and onions), firm shredded chicken, and a special dipping sauce.
• High floor (Cao lầu): The “main character” of the dish is sticky and smelling rice noodles made from rice soaked in ash water. The clear and special water must be go gotten from Ba Le Well, which was dug around the 10th century by the Cham dynasty. The noodles are usually served with char siu pork, vegetables such as sprouts, lettuces, mints, purple basils, and a brown sauce.
• White rose (Bánh hoa hồng trắng): Dumplings filled with ground pork and very thin crust wrapper. The cake has a white color and looks like a rose with splendid petals, so it is named White rose cake.
• Beat cake (Bánh đập): This food consists of one wet cake (steamed rice flour sheet) in the middle of two crispy rice cake. When eating, you must use your hands to beat the cake, then dip pieces in a dipping sauce before tucking in.
• Wet cake with grilled pork (Bánh ướt thịt nướng): Pieces of Wet cake – sticky and tender rice sheets are served with grill pork in Hoi An style.
• Sweet soup (Chè): There are tens of delicious sweet soup in Hoi An, and you will have a great chance to enjoy one of the best desserts in Vietnam on this food journey.

Please note that we will also visit Hoi An Ancient Town, admire the beauty of the yellow city since the 17th century, walk along the romantic and picturesque banks of Thu Bon River.

Stop at a cafe to sip a drink cooked from various plants and herbs such as lemongrass, dried lotus leaves, dried daisy flowers, green tea, monk fruits, licorices,… to refresh yourself, reduce anxiety, beat the bloat,…

Drop off at your hotel.

Hoi An Ancity Town Food Tour – Top 10 Vietnam Food Tours from North to South

Hue Food Tour – BEST SELLER

General information

• Duration: 4 hours
• Food: Hue beef noodle soup (Bún bò Huế), Khoai cake (Bánh khoái), Mixed Hue cakes (Bánh Huế thập cẩm), Hue grilled pork on lemongrass stick (Nem lụi Huế), Lotus seed sweet soup
• Drinks: Iced tea/soft drink/mineral water
• Means of transportation: motorbike, or walking and taxi
• Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, food and drinks mentioned in the program, helmet, motorbike/transfer by taxi (if needed)
• Exclusions: Gratuities, personal expenses, food and drinks not mentioned in the program

Itinerary

Pick up at your hotel by your tour guide.

Drive around the romantic and poetic city, along the banks of Perfume River, pass by Trang Tien Bridge, Imperial City of Hue, learn more about the real local life. Stop at local restaurants and food stalls to eat authentic Hue dishes:

• Hue beef noodle soup (Bún bò Huế): The broth of this noodle soup is cooked from pork bones, beef bones, gingers, shallots, lemongrasses, fermented shrimp paste, onions,… The dish consists of the clear and rich broth, rice noodles, toppings including beef slices, beef sausages. It is served with fresh vegetables and dipping sauce.
• Khoai cake (Bánh khoái): Similar to Bánh xèo, Bánh khoái has a round and crispy crust, is filled with shrimps, meat balls, egg yolk, bean sprouts,… Instead of using turmeric to make the cake yellow, Hue people add egg yolk to make the crust light yellow orange, crispy, and greasy.
• Mixed Hue cakes (Bánh Huế thập cẩm): Bloating fern – shaped cake (Bánh bèo), Flat steamed rice dumplings (Bánh nậm), Rice dumpling cake (Bánh bột lọc) are served with beef sausages, ground toasted shrimp, and fish sauce dip.
• Hue grilled pork on lemongrass stick (Nem lụi Huế): The grilled pork stick is served with vegetables, rice noodles, and the dip made from sticky rice, ground pork, peanuts, sugar, shallots, and garlic.
• Lotus seed sweet soup: The mix of lotus seed, dried longan meat, light sweet syrup is worth trying.

Drop off at your hotel.

Hue Food Tour – Top 10 Vietnam Food Tours from North to South

Hai Phong Food Tour

General information

• Duration: 4 hours
• Food: Red noodle soup (Bánh đa cua), Square fried roll (Nem vuông), Hai Phong breadstick (Bánh mì que), Hai Phong bloating fern cake (Bánh bèo), Vietnamese coconut dessert
• Drinks: Iced tea/soft drink/mineral water
• Means of transportation: motorbike, or walking and taxi
• Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, food and drinks mentioned in the program, helmet, motorbike/transfer by taxi (if needed)
• Exclusions: Gratuities, personal expenses, food and drinks not mentioned in the program

Itinerary

Pick up at your hotel by your tour guide.

Drive around the hustle and bustle city, visit hidden local restaurants and sample various specialty food of Hai Phong:

• Red noodle soup (Bánh đa cua): Bánh đa cua noodles are flat and thin, has a specific red color. Ingredients for the noodles are rice flour and red spiny bitter cucumber powder. The noodles are covered with a rich broth and topped with Grilled beef in wild betel, crab sausages, toasted crab meat, shrimps, pork, fishcakes,…
• Square fried crab spring roll (Nem vuông): The filling is a mix of eggs, porks, shrimps, crabs, shitakes, wood ears, minced vegetables. Rice paper is used as a wrapper. The square spring roll is fried until crispy outside and well-done inside. Nem vuông is served with thin rice noodles, sweet and sour fish sauce dip, pickled carrots, cucumbers, kohlrabi, and herbs.
• Hai Phong breadstick (Bánh mì que): A thin and crispy break is filled with greasy pattée.
• Hai Phong bloating fern cake (Bánh bèo): Steamed rice cakes topped with ground pork and minced wood ears, fried shallots are served with a special dipping sauce, meat balls, and pork sausages.
• Vietnamese coconut dessert: Young coconut meat, shredded coconut meat, condensed milk sauce, jelly is mixed together. This food is usually served with ice cubes or crushed ice.

Drop off at your hotel.

Please contact Tracy Do & Bill Bui at +84938314386 (Whatsapp/iMessage/Viber/SMS) for detailed information about Vietnam Food Tours. We promise to customize the tour to meet your expectations and offer you the best price.

Walking Hanoi Food Tour – BEST SELLER

General information

• Duration: 3 hours
• Visiting places: Hanoi Old Quarter, local restaurants, hidden cafe
• Food: Kebab rice noodles (Bún chả), Dried beef salad (Nộm bò khô), Stuffed rice roll (Bánh cuốn), mixed fruits, crushed ice, and condensed milk
• Drinks: Egg coffee or cold beer
• Means of transportation: walking and taxi
• Inclusions: English-speaking tour guide, food and drinks mentioned in the program, transfer by taxi (if needed)
• Exclusions: Gratuities, personal expenses, food and drinks not mentioned in the program

Itinerary

Pick up at your hotel. Meet your local tour guide who is passionate about Hanoi and Northern dishes. He/she will give you an insight into the traditions and intricacies of Vietnamese food culture, history backgrounds and ingredients of the dishes. Eat must-try and less-known street food of Hanoi at local restaurants and street carts.

Wander Hanoi Old Quarter, weave the hustle and bustle streets, and sample the following dishes:

• Kebab rice noodles (Bún chả): Grilled pork belly and Grilled pork kebab are served with thin rice noodles, sweet and sour fish sauce dip, pickled kohlrabies, lettuces, purple basils, oreganos,…
• Dried beef salad (Nộm bò khô): A mix of dried beef, dried organ meat, shredded green papaya, boiled beef, peanuts, roasted gizzards, a dressing made from sugar and lime juice.
• Stuffed rice roll (Bánh cuốn): Steamed rice sheet stuffed with ground pork, minced wood ears, topped with crispy shallots and wood ears, corianders, served with Vietnamese pork roll or other cold cuts, dipping fish sauce.
• Fried sour pork (Nem chua rán) served with chili paste
• Mixed fruits, crushed ice, and condensed milk (Trái cây dĩa)

Visit a hard-to-find café to enjoy some Vietnamese egg coffee – a specialty drink and must-try coffee. If you are not a coffee lover, we will serve you a cold beer.

Walk or take a taxi to your hotel. Say goodbye to our tour guide.