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The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Vietnam

27 tours  ·  from $17 a head

A class that skips the market is half a class. The 15 below are priced and honest about how much you cook against how much you watch, which ones include the boat or the bike to get there, and what you eat at the end.

Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact - What You May Cook at Rose Kitchen
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Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact

1.Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,147 reviews · from $39Our pick

Rose Kitchen pairs a local market walk with hands-on cooking at a garden villa. With guides such as Maxie, Alex, Aroma, and Simon, you may prepare bun cha, spring rolls, mango salad, noodles, and vegetables, then eat what you make. Hotel pickup from Hanoi’s Old Quarter, recipes, and vegetarian options are included.

“Wonderful foods, good explanations, entertaining guide and nice, small group. We had a mix-up with the meeting point but they worked with us and connected us with a group so we didn’t miss anything. Really appreciated that.”

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5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip - How the Small Group Changes the Experience
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5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip

2.5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,890 reviews · from $35

Meet your English-speaking chef at 8 P. Gia Ngư in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, shop for fresh ingredients at the city’s largest market, then prepare pho bo, bun cha, fried spring rolls, papaya salad, and egg coffee or chocolate. Small groups, vegetarian options, a recipe book, certificate, and rice vodka are included.

“Fun and informative. Our instructor Vy did an amazing job teaching and keeping the class fun and interactive. We left with fond memories.”

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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking - The basket boat ride through Cam Thanh
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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

3.Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,660 reviews · from $28

Spend about 4.5 hours combining Hoi An food culture with a Cam Thanh basket-boat ride, simple fishing, a market visit, and a hands-on lesson in four Vietnamese dishes. Guides such as Hai, LyLy, Lily, and Hy Hy explain ingredients and cooking methods. Pickup from central Hoi An, drinks, recipes, and a meal are included.

“This was a must try cooking experience!Our guide hai hei was funny, witty, knowledgeable and a patience chef! The tour was a favourite tour for my husband who loves cooking, I’m not a massive cooking fan but I enjoyed the pace of the cooRead more”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class) - Taking the bamboo basket boat toward the nipa palms
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class)

4.Hoi An Cooking Class(Market,BasketBoat Crabfishing&Cooking Class)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,386 reviews · from $28

Start at Hoi An Market, where your guide helps choose fresh ingredients, then ride a bamboo basket boat through nipa palms and try crab fishing. Finish with about two hours of hands-on cooking led by a chef such as Tam or An. Morning and afternoon departures, pickup options, and small groups are available.

“The experience was fun with the cooking far exceeding the expectation - and taste was yum! “Fishing” was fun if a little bit of novelty! A nice way to spend an afternoon. :-)”

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HCM:Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup - The two-hour ride from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho
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HCM:Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

5.Mekong Delta Boat,Khotcake cooking Coconut Village,SmallGroup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,374 reviews · from $16Best value

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho and Ben Tre for motorboat and rowing-boat rides, a coconut candy workshop, honey and wine tastings, cycling, Khot cake cooking, fruit, music, lunch, and Vinh Trang Pagoda. Guides such as Phong, Tim, Tam, Lu, and Niem are known for lively commentary, though the day includes several sales stops.

“A range of activities including bus tour, boat along the Mekong river, rowing, snake and crocodile farm. Really good value”

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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class - Forty minutes through the water coconut palms
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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

6.Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 2,208 reviews · from $17

Start at the Ivegan shop, visit a Hoi An market with an English-speaking guide, then ride a bamboo basket boat through the water coconut palms. Finish in a rural kitchen preparing dishes such as bánh xèo, phở, steamed rice rolls, and chè. Guides including Anna, Thao, Linh, and Thuy are praised for patient instruction, generous portions, and recipes to take home.

“Perfect activity made loads of food and was in a lovely location”

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Cai Be Mekong Delta Tour: Cooking Class, Cycling & Craft Villages - The old floating market and the changing Mekong
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Cai Be Mekong Delta Tour: Cooking Class, Cycling & Craft Villages

7.Cai Be Mekong Delta Tour: Cooking Class, Cycling & Craft Villages

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,881 reviews · from $39

Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Cai Be for a full day of river life, family-run craft workshops, antique homes, Vietnamese cooking, cycling, folk music, and boat rides. Mark and Abe are among the guides praised for fluent English and thoughtful service, though guides vary. Expect a long but varied day with a maximum of 25 people.

“Although this was a guided tour, with Abe, there were so many people along the way who helped make the trip memorable. It was a pleasure to see families at work in their businesses, to see how local food was made. At lunchtime, Read more”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking) - A cooking class with Tram, Sonny, or another local chef
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

8.Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,323 reviews · from $28

Spend about 4.5 hours exploring Hoi An’s local market, choosing fresh ingredients with a chef, fishing for crabs in a bamboo basket boat, and preparing Vietnamese dishes in a small class of up to 11 people. Tram and Sonny are among the guides, and hotel pickup, meals, equipment, and recipe cards are included.

“Fantastic experience! Our guide was very funny and we had a blast cooking all of the amazing foods. The coconut boats are fun, we were caught in a rainstorm but it added to the craziness of our experience. 10/10!”

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Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking - From Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho
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Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

9.Mekong Delta 4 Islands, TukTuk, Boat, Try Khot Cake Local Cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,148 reviews · from $23

Spend about nine hours exploring My Tho and Ben Tre by motorboat, rowing boat, tuk-tuk, and bicycle. You’ll visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, taste tropical fruit, honey tea, coconut candy, and bánh khọt, then enjoy lunch and traditional music. Guides such as Tim, Thanh, Tommy, and Tam have led recent departures, though guide assignment varies.

“Good experience on Mekong Delta trip, Little Trung it was very good guide. Good food provided for lunch.”

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Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut - What the Basket Boat Ride Is Really Like
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Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut

10.Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 802 reviews · 3 hours · from $19

You’ll ride a coracle through Bay Mau nipa forest with local boat guides, try catching crabs, then cook Vietnamese dishes with instructors such as Thuy. Expect a hands-on class, generous portions, hotel pickup, and a playful boat ride that may include singing, dancing, or optional spinning for an extra charge.

“Great value for money, we loved the cooking class and basketboat combo. The cooking class was informative and delicious , great forel vegetarians. The basketboat guide was so friendly and funny :)”

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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience - Two hours in the kitchen at Hoang’s Cooking Class
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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

11.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 778 reviews · from $45

Meet at Hoang’s Cooking Class on Hang Buom Street, choose three dishes from nine options, then shop for ingredients at Dong Xuan Market with your guide. Back in the kitchen, you’ll prepare and eat your meal, with tea, coffee, and a bonus egg coffee included.

“Laura and Love provided an amazing private cooking class. They were both so fun. My husband and I loved the experience. We selected three dishes to make on the menu. Laura took us to the market to buy the ingredients and wheRead more”

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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking) - A warm welcome before the two-hour class
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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

12.Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 567 reviews · from $29

Start with hotel pickup in Hoi An and shop for ingredients at a local market with your English-speaking guide. Fish from a bamboo basket boat in Bay Mau Coconut Forest, then spend two hours cooking traditional Vietnamese dishes before eating what you prepare. Groups are capped at 10.

“We had a great time! We chose the afternoon tour and so glad we did. The food was filling! The basket boats are so fun - expect to pay a little tip for the spinning of boat or fishing. They even do karaoke!! Don’t expect to learn much about the coconut trees…”

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Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center (Pick up by Cyclo) - The 8 a.m. cyclo pickup through central Saigon
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Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center (Pick up by Cyclo)

13.Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center (Pick up by Cyclo)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 477 reviews · from $46

Start with a 30-minute cyclo ride from a District 1 or 3 hotel, then shop for ingredients at Ben Thanh Market with an English-speaking guide. Chef Vu or another Cyclo Resto chef leads a hands-on class covering spring rolls, pancakes, soups, meat dishes, knife skills, and plating. Lunch, recipes, drinks, and a certificate are included.

“Our family had a wonderful time learning how to cook with Chef Vu! The excursion started out with a fun cyclo ride to Ben Thanh market. At our designated pickup time, we found four drivers (one for each of us) already waiting for us outsiRead more”

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5 Dishes Cooking Class with Market Trip in Da Nang - Five dishes, five different lessons
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5 Dishes Cooking Class with Market Trip in Da Nang

14.5 Dishes Cooking Class with Market Trip in Da Nang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 466 reviews · from $39

Meet near Bac My An Market for a four-hour class led by instructors such as Jenny or Chef Bora. Shop for local ingredients, then prepare banh xeo, bun bo Hue, Hoi An fresh rolls, young jackfruit salad, and avocado ice cream. Vegetarian, vegan, and allergy requests can be arranged in advance.

“Jenny was amazing !!! Very delicious distes! And she explaines carefully everything. This is a beautiful way to know more about the gastronomic culture of Vietnam !!!”

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Hanoi: 5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit - Seeing Hanoi ingredients at the wet market
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Hanoi: 5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit

15.5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 420 reviews · from $40

Meet an English-speaking chef at Apron Up in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, visit a local wet market, then prepare five Vietnamese dishes and eat them together. Choose a menu with pho, spring rolls, bun cha, papaya salad, and egg coffee, or a second set featuring banh xeo, noodle soup, fresh rolls, chicken salad, and banana ice cream. Vegetarian adaptations are available.

“Made dishes with excellent instruction and help from Kim. Absolutely recommend!”

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