HANOI COOKING CLASSES

The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Hanoi

25 classes  ·  from $15 a head

Pho broth, bun cha over coals and spring rolls rolled badly by everyone the first time. These 15 cover the Old Quarter kitchens and the market runs that start them, priced and timed.

Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact - What happens during the 4.5-hour schedule
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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

Start with hotel pickup in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, then visit a local market with guides such as Maxie, Alex, Aroma, or Simon. At Rose Kitchen’s garden villa, prepare dishes like bun cha, spring rolls, mango salad, noodles, and stir-fried vegetables before sitting down to eat. Vegetarian and vegan options are available.

“Alex (Trung) and Auntie were fabulous! Alex led us through a packed market and explained a variety of fruits, veggies, meats and customs while we purchased the ingredients for our cooking class. Auntie had everything ready for us at the Read more”

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5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip - Why the food matters
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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 in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, visit a local market, then prepare five Vietnamese dishes including pho bo, bun cha, spring rolls, papaya salad, and egg coffee. Instructors such as Perla, Vy, Emmy, and Sunny keep the class friendly and practical. Vegetarian versions are available.

“It is wonderful to see everything prepared and what ingredients are used. I would have liked a little more step by step guidance but there were multiple dishes going on at the same time. Our guide was great! We got to eat afterwards and were given a small cookbook!”

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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience - Choosing three dishes from nine options
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Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

3.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

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

Meet Laura, Daisy, Kitty, or another Hoang’s Cooking Class guide at 54 Hang Buom Street. Choose three dishes from nine options, shop for ingredients at Dong Xuan Market, then return to cook and eat your meal. The 3.5-hour class suits food lovers and families, with groups capped at 14.

“The class was at Huang’s restaurant and perfect for our family with small children. We loved purchasing the food in the market. Our kids knife skills definitely improved! The best but was eating of course!!”

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Hanoi: 5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit - Choose between two five-dish menus
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Hanoi: 5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit

4.5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit

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

Meet your English-speaking chef at Apron Up Cooking Class in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, visit a wet market, then prepare five Vietnamese dishes and eat them together. Choose between menus featuring pho, bun cha, spring rolls, salads, egg coffee, and more. Vegetarian adaptations are available, and you take home a cookbook and certificate.

“What a fabulous experience our guide Winnie was wonderful, knowledgeable about the food , engaging and a very relaxed atmosphere. We also had the chance to meet people from other countries and enjoy a great lunch. Thank you Winnie I loved it!!”

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Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour in Ancient House - Blue Butterfly’s old house kitchen
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Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour in Ancient House

5.Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour in Ancient House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 379 reviews · from $45

Meet an English-speaking chef at Blue Butterfly, discuss the menu, then visit a local Hanoi market for fresh ingredients before preparing four traditional dishes. The roughly 4.5-hour class includes hotel pickup in the Old Quarter and French Quarter, drinks, fruit, and lunch or dinner in an old two-story house.

“My wife and I had a great time learning how to cook Vietnamese food. Mango picked us up and brought us and one other couple to the restaurant where we started our lesson. We started our stock for our pho and then left to the market to pickup ingredients. The market iRead more”

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Rose Kitchen Hanoi: Market, Cooking & Culture Tour + Free PickUp - Cooking at the villa with Maxie, Simon, or Hazel
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Rose Kitchen Hanoi: Market, Cooking & Culture Tour + Free PickUp

6.Rose Kitchen Hanoi: Market, Cooking & Culture Tour + Free PickUp

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 342 reviews · from $48

Join Rose Kitchen in Hanoi for a 4.5-hour market and cooking experience. With guides such as Maxie, Simon, or Hazel, you’ll choose fresh ingredients, prepare dishes like phở and spring rolls, then eat in a peaceful 500-square-meter garden. Hotel pickup, drinks, equipment, and luggage storage are included.

“This was such a fun experience. Going to the market and buying the food, and learning about the fish sauce, and finally enjoying the egg chocolate at the end. Maxi was a great host/chef/instructor. And has transport to and from th hotel! Would 100% recommend.”

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Hanoi: Cooking Class in a Local Villa with Market Tour - The short trip to Rose Kitchen
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Hanoi: Cooking Class in a Local Villa with Market Tour

7.Cooking Class in a Local Villa with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 320 reviews · from $37

Spend 4.5 hours with an English-speaking guide such as Tung, Hazel, Aroma, or Linh. Visit a local market, choose fresh ingredients, then cook three Vietnamese dishes in a cozy villa kitchen. Hotel pickup from Hanoi’s Old Quarter, wine tasting, tea, fruit, and a small group of up to 10 are included.

“This was a great cooking class and an amazing experience. I loved that we went to a local market and we had so many delicious food in the end. Can highly recommend this place. Really authentic, great guides and amazing food, the even take care of you have any allergies or special wishes.”

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Hanoi Maya Kitchen: Traditional Cooking Class & Market Tour - Balancing sour and sweet in papaya salad
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Hanoi Maya Kitchen: Traditional Cooking Class & Market Tour

8.Hanoi Maya Kitchen: Traditional Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 287 reviews · from $30

Meet in Hanoi’s Old Quarter for a four-hour cooking class with an English-speaking instructor such as Iris, Ruby, or Aurora. Shop for ingredients at Yen Thai Market, then prepare spring rolls, papaya salad, pho rolls, mixed pho, and egg coffee before sitting down to eat your meal.

“From start to finish this was one of our best experiences in Hanoi. We loved going with Iris to the local market to select the ingredients for our dishes. Then the experience in the kitchen with the step by step instructions by Iris ended in a deliRead more”

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Hanoi Cooking Class: Pho/Bun Cha/Banh Xeo...+Free Egg/Salt Coffee - Choosing between phở, bún chả, and bánh xèo
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Hanoi Cooking Class: Pho/Bun Cha/Banh Xeo…+Free Egg/Salt Coffee

9.Hanoi Cooking Class: Pho/Bun Cha/Banh Xeo…+Free Egg/Salt Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 267 reviews · from $19

At Rose Kitchen’s hidden garden villa, you choose one Vietnamese dish, such as phở, bún chả, bánh xèo, or spring rolls, then cook it with an English-speaking Culture Storyteller. Simon, also known as Tín, leads some classes, while other instructors, including Maxi, bring their own style. Your two-hour session ends with Vietnamese coffee and a meal.

“Cute hidden villa and cooking school run by a family. Very enthusiastic and welcoming. Fun making banh xeo!”

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Hanoi: Maya Traditional Cooking Class & Market Tour - A kitchen lesson built around four dishes
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Hanoi: Maya Traditional Cooking Class & Market Tour

10.Maya Traditional Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 243 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $22

Meet your English-speaking guide at Crossing Vietnam Tour, visit Yen Thai Market, then cook four Vietnamese dishes and egg coffee in a small group of up to 10. Guides such as Ruby, Iris, Stephanie, Evelyn, and Devin explain ingredients, food customs, and useful kitchen techniques. Recipes are provided, and seasonal fruit and local wine are included.

“Yuu was a wonderful guide. All of the food was delicious.”

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Private Cooking Class with 5 dishes of your choice - A short stop at the Old City Gate
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Private Cooking Class with 5 dishes of your choice

11.Private Cooking Class with 5 dishes of your choice

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 227 reviews · from $85

Join an experienced Apron Up home chef in Hanoi for a private four-hour class built around five dishes you choose. Shop for herbs and spices at Dong Xuan Market, cook and eat your meal, taste homemade rice wine, then take home a cookbook and certificate. Guides such as Nhi and Jane have earned special praise for clear, patient instruction.

“NHI was a fabulous teacher. I enrolled in the private session and she took her time to explain the method and was patient in answering all my questions. Her insight during the market tour was a highlight. I learned a lot about the Vietnamese culture. The cooking session flowed well. Highly suggest to request NHI at Apron Up!”

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Experience Hanoi Cooking Class with Free Wine Tasting - Four dishes, real knife skills, and a local kitchen
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Experience Hanoi Cooking Class with Free Wine Tasting

12.Experience Hanoi Cooking Class with Free Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 210 reviews · from $32

Meet at Dong Xuan Market for a guided wet-market visit, then cook four Vietnamese dishes with an English-speaking home chef. You’ll learn knife skills, taste salted, egg, and coconut coffee, sample homemade liquor, eat your meal, and receive a digital recipe book and certificate.

“Chef Mango provides such a fun experience from explaining the ingredients while at the market to preparing each dish step by step. She has a lovely, welcoming kitchen to cook in, I would definitely do another class.”

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Hanoi: Old Quarter Market Tour and Cooking Class with Meal - Choosing three Vietnamese dishes
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Hanoi: Old Quarter Market Tour and Cooking Class with Meal

13.Old Quarter Market Tour and Cooking Class with Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 192 reviews · from $42

Meet Daisy, Laura, Kitty, or another Hoang’s cooking host at the Old Quarter restaurant, then visit a nearby wet market for ingredients and snacks. Back in the kitchen, prepare three Vietnamese dishes with a chef, eat what you make, and finish with egg or coconut coffee. Morning and afternoon classes run about 3.5 hours.

“That was very nice experience! Very nice people with a lot of information about local dishes and products. Food which we prepared together was delicious. Totally recommend :)”

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Mini Hanoi Coffee Workshop: Pick Any Signature Coffee You Like - Brewing two to four Hanoi-style coffees
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Mini Hanoi Coffee Workshop: Pick Any Signature Coffee You Like

14.Mini Hanoi Coffee Workshop: Pick Any Signature Coffee You Like

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 160 reviews · from $15Best value

At Su Quan Roastery in Ba Dinh, Simon, Alex, Trung, or Piey guides you through Vietnamese coffee history, roasting, and hands-on brewing. In 90 minutes, you choose two to four styles, such as egg, coconut, salt, or coffee cocktail, with herbal tea, a snack, recipes, and a quiet garden setting.

“Simon was amazing! We had such a fun experience learning about coffee and everything was amazing! The egg coffee and brown coffee were our favorite”

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Local Market Tour and Private Cooking Class - Riding a cyclo through Hanoi’s 36 streets
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Local Market Tour and Private Cooking Class

15.Local Market Tour and Private Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $110

Spend about five hours exploring Hanoi’s food culture with a private guide and group of up to 10. Ride a cyclo through the Old Quarter, shop and bargain at Dong Xuan Market, then prepare a three-course Vietnamese meal in a professional kitchen. Menus can include bun cha, pho, spring rolls, salads, or vegetarian dishes.

“I was treated to a private cooking class in the home of Chef Rose - the kitchen was arranged as a professional space to teach yet was the family home - I met her charming daughter and other family members. We walked a few blocks to the Read more”

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