Hanoi Stone Bowl Pho-Making Cooking Class with Hanoi Specialty Coffee

Cook Stone Bowl Beef or Chicken Pho and explore Hanoi specialty coffee in a hands-on cooking class led by a local host.

Getting started

Arrive at the cooking venue and check in for your selected format, either the join-in group cooking class or the exclusive private cooking class. You meet your local cooking host, get a brief overview of the Stone Bowl Pho menu, and move to your workstation. Once set up, the session begins with an introduction to Hanoi food and coffee culture.

What to expect

Stone Bowl Pho cooking class

This single-session workshop focuses on one of Hanoi's signature dishes, Stone Bowl Beef or Chicken Pho, and is designed for all skill levels. You follow your host step by step, from raw ingredients to a finished stone bowl ready to taste.

Features

• Time in the kitchen centers on how to cook Stone Bowl Beef or Chicken Pho, with attention to broth seasoning techniques and how to use the stone bowl serving style. You see how balancing salt, sweetness, and aromatics changes the final flavor in the bowl.
• A hands-on class with a local cooking host lets you chop, stir, and assemble each component yourself rather than just watching a demonstration. This format is suitable even if you have no prior cooking experience.
• Throughout the session you receive personal guidance in an intimate setting, with your host checking seasoning, texture, and plating so you gain insight into Hanoi food and coffee culture beyond restaurant dining.
• At the end of cooking, you are given take-home recipes and practical cooking tips that make it easier to recreate Stone Bowl Pho in your own kitchen after the class.

Hanoi specialty coffee tasting

Once your pho is ready and tasted, the focus shifts from the stove to the coffee cup. This part of the experience connects what you have cooked with how locals like to sip and socialize in Hanoi.

Features

• Your host shares the Hanoi specialty coffee story, explaining how traditional Vietnamese methods shape the drink's flavor and role in daily life. You learn where this style fits within Hanoi's wider food and coffee culture.
• A guided Hanoi specialty coffee brewing session using traditional Vietnamese methods lets you compare aroma and taste while you sit back after cooking, turning the class into a complete cook, taste, and sip experience.
• Depending on your booking, you either join a standard join-in group cooking class with other guests or enjoy an exclusive private cooking class, both of which include the same Hanoi specialty coffee brewing session using traditional Vietnamese methods.

Wrapping up

The experience concludes at the cooking venue, where you can finish your coffee and ask final questions about recipes or local food spots before you depart independently.