Hanoi Private Cooking Class with Local Market Tour

Cook, taste, and connect over a private Hanoi cooking class with market tour and rice spirits tasting.

Getting started

Begin with round-trip transfers from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to your host's home kitchen. After a brief introduction to the private cooking class format, you settle in and receive your complimentary herbal tea as a welcome drink. Your experienced English-speaking local host explains the flow of the session before you head out together for the first activity.

What to expect

Local market visit

Your experience starts with a visit to a local market, where daily life in Hanoi unfolds around stalls of herbs, vegetables, and meats.

Features

• This market visit is a real local market experience, focused on discovering fresh ingredients and everyday food culture beyond the usual tourist attractions.
• With your experienced English-speaking local host, you see how Vietnamese cooks choose produce, learn about key herbs and spices, and hear stories that connect each ingredient to local dishes and traditions.
• All cooking ingredients for your menu are sourced here or provided for you, so there is no need to bring anything in advance.

Private home cooking class

After the market, you return to the kitchen for a hands-on private cooking class designed just for your group.

Features

• The session is a 100% private experience with no crowds and no waiting, so the menu, pace, dietary needs, and focus can be adjusted to create a truly personalized private experience.
• Your experienced English-speaking local host guides you step by step through each recipe, sharing culture through food and stories so you learn not only how to cook each dish but also the traditions and meanings behind it.
• All cooking ingredients are laid out and explained, and you prepare the dishes yourself before sitting down to enjoy the dishes you prepare as your main meal.
• A digital recipe book is provided, so you can recreate what you cooked once you are back home.

Shared meal and tastings

You finish in a relaxed setting, eating what you have made and sampling local flavors that complete the experience.

Features

• After enjoying the dishes you prepare, fresh seasonal fruits are served to round out the meal.
• Unlimited tasting of three homemade rice spirits is included, giving you time to compare flavors and learn how these traditional drinks fit into Vietnamese dining.
• Complimentary herbal tea is available during this stage as well, so you can end the experience at an easy pace, continuing to talk, ask questions, and connect with your host.
• Round-trip transfers from hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter are included for a seamless end to the experience, and your private cooking class for your group wraps up back at your accommodation.