Hanoi Cooking Class with Local Market Tour

Join a Hanoi market visit and Vietnamese traditional cooking class with an English-speaking instructor and hands-on egg coffee making.

Getting started

Begin by checking in at the cooking venue where your expert English-speaking cooking instructor introduces the class format. After a brief outline of the traditional cooking class and safety basics, you head out together to a nearby local market. Once the visit to the local market is complete, you return to the kitchen to start your step-by-step session.

What to expect

Hanoi market tour

Your experience starts with a visit to local market stalls that supply the ingredients for your menu. The focus is on everyday Vietnamese produce used in authentic local dishes.

Features

• Experience the buzz of a local market as you walk through vendors and see how fresh herbs, vegetables, and other staples for Vietnamese food culture are sourced.
• During the visit to the local market, your instructor introduces key components used in dishes such as fried spring rolls and explains their role in local cuisine.
• Cooking ingredients provided for the class are selected here or highlighted to you, so you see exactly what will be used once you return to the kitchen.

Vietnamese traditional cooking class

Back in the kitchen, you move into a traditional cooking class format focused on practical techniques you can repeat at home. The session covers local specialties and finishes with a sweet coffee finale.

Features

• Learn to make local dishes such as fried spring rolls while you understand more about Vietnamese food culture through each cooking step.
• An expert English-speaking cooking instructor leads the class, offering step-by-step guidance and cooking tips so you can follow along confidently, even as a beginner.
• All cooking ingredients provided and cooking utensils provided are laid out at your station, so you can focus on learning techniques without bringing anything from home.
• A welcome drink is served, and seasonal fruits are provided after the meal as a simple tasting of local produce alongside your finished dishes.
• Make Hanoi egg coffee, Hanoi’s signature drink, as you learn how its textures and layers come together and why it is a recognizable part of the city’s café culture.
• At the end of the class, you receive a cooking certificate that marks your completion of the session and serves as a reminder of the recipes you have learned.

Vietnamese cooking option with 2 main dishes and egg coffee

If you choose the Vietnamese Cooking Class with 2 Dishes and Egg Coffee option, your time in the kitchen includes additional variety. This variant is designed for guests who want more practice with main-course recipes.

Features

• The option with 2 main dishes lets you prepare two different mains under the same step-by-step guidance and cooking tips, giving you more hands-on time at the stove.
• In this variant, you still learn to make local dishes and make Hanoi egg coffee, with the expert English-speaking cooking instructor adjusting pacing so both mains and the drink fit into the class.
• Cooking ingredients provided and cooking utensils provided are scaled for the extra recipes, keeping the setup just as organized as in the traditional cooking class format.

Wrapping up

When the cooking is complete and you have enjoyed your meal and seasonal fruits, your instructor presents your cooking certificate and answers final questions so you can recreate both the traditional cooking class dishes and, if selected, your 2 main dishes option at home.