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Hanoi Food Tours
Discover Hanoi’s essential dishes and hidden food stalls with our Hanoi food tours. These tours combine local flavors, culture, and expert guidance through the city’s most authentic neighborhoods.
Best Hanoi Food Tours
A selection of the best Hanoi food tours to explore essential dishes and local street food culture.
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Explore Hanoi’s food culture with private or small-group tours led by local food experts.
Authentic Local Dishes
Taste real Hanoi flavors at trusted street stalls and family-run eateries outside the main tourist areas.
Flexible Routes & Preferences
Tours can be adapted to dietary needs, spice levels, or specific dishes you want to try.
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A Quick Guide to Hanoi Food Tours
This quick guide gives you the essentials you should know before booking a Hanoi food tour — from the different tour styles to dietary options, typical dishes, and whether to explore on foot or by motorbike.
Types of Food Tours in Hanoi
Hanoi offers several styles of food tours, each giving a different look into the city’s cuisine. Walking tours focus on the Old Quarter and nearby neighborhoods, while motorbike food tours reach quieter districts and more local spots. You can also join night-time food tours when Hanoi is cooler, Bun Cha–focused routes for travelers wanting one signature dish, and market tours for those interested in local ingredients and cooking traditions.
Vegan & Vegetarian Options in Hanoi
Hanoi is one of the best cities in Vietnam for vegan and vegetarian food tours. Many dishes can be adapted, such as noodle soups without meat broth, tofu-based plates, and vegetarian versions of Banh Cuon and street BBQ. Guides who know the local food scene ensure that every stop has suitable plant-based options without sacrificing the authentic northern flavors.
Dietary Wishes & Food Allergies
Food tours in Hanoi can easily accommodate most dietary restrictions, including no seafood, no pork, shellfish allergies, gluten sensitivities, and nut concerns. Hanoi’s street food is cooked fresh, so guides can request ingredient changes directly with vendors. Informing your guide in advance helps them plan safe, enjoyable food stops that match your needs.
Types of Food You’ll Try in Hanoi
Hanoi food tours highlight the city’s most iconic dishes: Pho, Bun Cha, Banh Cuon, grilled street BBQ, Northern-style noodle bowls, and desserts like sticky rice or sweet soups. The experience usually ends with Hanoi’s famous egg coffee. Northern Vietnamese food is known for being less sweet and less spicy, with clean flavors that suit most travelers.
Walking vs Motorbike Food Tours in Hanoi
Walking food tours keep you close to the Old Quarter and surrounding areas, making them great for travelers who prefer a slower pace and shorter distances. Motorbike food tours cover more ground, reaching authentic neighborhoods far from the tourist center and allowing you to taste a wider variety of dishes. Both are safe and comfortable — the choice depends on how much of the city you want to explore.
Why book your Hanoi Food Tours with Local Vietnam
Local team with lifelong knowledge of Hanoi’s food culture
Most of our Local Vietnam expert team is based in Hanoi and has lived here for decades. We know the real food streets, family-run stalls, and neighbourhood dishes you won’t find in tourist areas. This makes your Hanoi food tour genuinely local.
Trusted guides who know the best places and safe spots
We work with experienced food guides who understand hygiene, timing, and the best places to visit throughout the day. You get a Hanoi food tour that is safe, authentic, and focused on dishes locals actually eat—not just the tourist-friendly options.
Well-designed routes that avoid the typical tourist traps
Our food tours focus on traditional markets, hidden street-food corners, and local eateries that reflect Hanoi’s real culinary culture. Each Hanoi food tour is organised to give you a natural, honest experience of the city’s food scene.
More tours in Hanoi
Hanoi food tours are a great way to explore the city’s flavours, but there’s much more to discover beyond its street food. Explore all Hanoi tours including motorbike adventures, city highlights, cultural sites, markets, and scenic day trips to Ninh Binh or the Perfume Pagoda.
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