VIETNAMESE COOKING CLASSES

The World’s 15 Best Vietnamese Cooking Classes

69 classes  ·  from $11 a head

Broth that takes the morning, pancakes that need a hot pan, and herbs by the handful. The 15 below cover the north, the centre and the south, priced and clear about the market runs.

Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking - Cam Thanh basket boats and nipa palm waterways
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Cooking Class Hoi An:Local Market, Basket Boat, Fishing & Cooking

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

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

Spend 4.5 hours moving from Hoi An’s market to the Cam Thanh nipa palm forest, where you’ll ride a round basket boat, try net fishing, and cook four Vietnamese dishes. Guides such as Hai and Ly/LyLy lead the class, with hotel pickup, drinks, recipes, and a generous meal included.

“Li was an amazing host throughout the session. We never felt rushed, and the whole experience was both fascinating and fun. The basket boat ride was truly unique—an absolute must-try! Visiting the local market where residents shop was another highlight of the day. We made four incredibly tasty dishes (couldn’t even finish them all 😄). Highly recommended!”

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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class - From market stalls to the coconut palms
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From Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

2.Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride and Cooking Class

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

Start with a guided Hoi An market visit, then paddle through a water coconut forest in a bamboo basket boat before cooking four Vietnamese dishes. Guides such as Anna, Thao, Linh, and Thuy lead the hands-on class, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and allergy-friendly adjustments available.

“Excellent. Cooked 4 different dishes & very glad I skipped lunch tasting it all. Tried different things”

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Hoi An: Basket Boat with Lantern-Making & Cooking Class Tour - Starting at the local market
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Hoi An: Basket Boat with Lantern-Making & Cooking Class Tour

3.Basket Boat with Lantern-Making & Cooking Class Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,444 reviews · 4h 30m · from $30

Spend 4.5 hours with an English-speaking guide such as Lily, Hami, Rose, or Henry, visiting a local market, riding a coracle through Cam Thanh’s coconut palms, making a lantern, and cooking Hoi An dishes including Cao Lau. Hotel pickup, ingredients, lunch, transport, and your lantern are included.

“Everything was great the cooking class even better the food was really good our guide Lily was always willing to help and guide us in all the cooking, building the lantern and going to the market I really liked it :)”

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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking) - Cam Thanh and the Bay Mau nipa palm forest
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Hoi An Cooking Class(Local market,Basket Boat,Fishing & Cooking)

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

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

Spend about 4.5 hours with an English-speaking chef such as Tram or Sonny, shopping at a local market, rowing through Cam Thanh’s nipa palms, catching crabs, and cooking Vietnamese dishes. Hotel pickup in Hoi An, lunch or dinner, recipes, safety gear, and return transport are included.

“Tram is an amazing chef and instructor. The food we prepared was delicious. I certainly enjoyed the whole experience including shopping in the market for fresh ingredients as well as the coconut boat experience”

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Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut - Hotel pickup keeps the half-day simple
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Hoi An: Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut

5.Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class by Hangcoconut

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

You’ll ride a bamboo basket boat through Bay Mau nipa forest with a local rower, try catching crabs, and watch playful boat skills before cooking Vietnamese dishes with instructors such as Thuy, Li, or Le. The $19 tour includes transport, entrance, an English-speaking guide, and a generous meal.

“The banana boat ride was and the cooking class was amazing, the food we made was so good! Our chef guide Thuy was so good, she made our class astounding!”

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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

6.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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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking) - Two Hours Cooking Vietnamese Food
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Hoi An Eco Tour Cooking Class & Fishing (Local market,basket boat,learn cooking)

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

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

Start with a hotel pickup and a guided visit to Hoi An’s local market, then fish and paddle through the Bay Mau coconut forest in a traditional basket boat. At the family-run restaurant, a chef teaches you to prepare Vietnamese dishes before you eat what you made. Mr. Tran has guided some departures.

“Really good experience from the local market to eating what we prepared ! Only weird point was the basket boat where we tried to fish but others (asiats) toutists were just there to sing and party… a bit strange but ok !”

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Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour - Starting with Hoi An Market
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Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour

8.Traditional Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride and market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 391 reviews · from $41

Spend four hours combining Hoi An’s market, a Thu Bon River cruise, Bay Mau coconut forest, basket boats, a buffalo-cart ride, foot soak, massage, and a hands-on cooking class. Guides such as Hung, Nhu, and Bé lead the day. You prepare four Vietnamese dishes, with vegetarian meals available.

“Great start to the tour with the walk through the market and the boat trip and the fun busker boat ride, the food was great but the cooking class itself felt rushed and a lot was done for you or by one person in the group.”

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Hoi An/Da Nang: Vietnamese Cooking Class with Transportation - Choosing Hoi An or Da Nang
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Hoi An/Da Nang: Vietnamese Cooking Class with Transportation

9.Hoi An/Da Nang: Vietnamese Cooking Class with Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 297 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $22

Choose a cooking-only class in Hoi An or Da Nang and prepare four Vietnamese dishes with an English-speaking instructor such as Lily, Jane, Quan, or Ai. Hoi An classes take place near Cam Thanh Coconut Village, while Da Nang classes use a kitchen on Đoàn Khuê Street. Hotel pickup, a bottle of water, and recipes are included.

“Great class, amazing teacher. We had a lovely time”

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Hoi An: Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option - The market visit: useful, especially in the morning
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Hoi An: Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option

10.Bay Mau Cooking Class w/ Market & Basket Boat Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 292 reviews · 3 hours - 330 minutes · from $25

You’ll learn to make four Vietnamese dishes in an open-air kitchen inside the Bay Mau coconut forest. Your English-speaking chef, such as Trang, Mo, Kieu, or Hon, demonstrates rice-paper and rice-milk techniques before you cook and eat. Add the market visit and basket boat ride for a fuller half-day outing, with hotel pickup available on selected options.

“It was very fun and informative. We could learn a lot and got a lot of insights!”

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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

11.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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Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class - Riding a round bamboo boat through Cam Thanh
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Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class

12.Da Nang/Hoi An: Market Tour, Basket Boat Ride, Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 253 reviews · 150 minutes - 5 hours · from $18

Choose a cooking class alone or add a guided Hoi An market visit and 20-minute basket boat ride. Full-tour options include hotel pickup from Hoi An or Da Nang. Guides such as Vy, Flower, Jennifer, and Li lead you through local produce, Vietnamese recipes, and a generous meal you prepare yourself.

“Excellent cooking class! Guide was so lovely and explained everything. We were collected and dropped door to door. We made SO much good food (4 dishes) and the coconut boats were a great experience.”

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Hoi An: Lantern Making, Basket Boat, and Cooking Class - The nipa forest and round bamboo boats
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Hoi An: Lantern Making, Basket Boat, and Cooking Class

13.Lantern Making, Basket Boat, and Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 233 reviews · from $15Best value

Spend about five and a half hours with an English-speaking guide such as Anna, Linh, or Thao, visiting a local market, riding a bamboo basket boat through the nipa forest, cooking four Vietnamese dishes, and making a take-home lantern. The lantern session is short and fabric-based rather than a painting class.

“I thoroughly enjoyed learning how to make 3 authentic Vietnamese dishes, which were full of flavour and easy to make. the boat ride and lantern making was also included in this tour and is great value for money 🥰”

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Cocolocal Farm Cooking Class with market tour and basket boat - Starting at the market with local ingredients
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Cocolocal Farm Cooking Class with market tour and basket boat

14.Cocolocal Farm Cooking Class with market tour and basket boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 231 reviews · from $29

Spend about five hours exploring a local market, tasting tropical fruit, riding a basket boat through Bay Mau coconut forest, and cooking dishes such as Banh Xeo, Pho, papaya salad, and spring rolls at Cocolocal Farm. Small groups, hotel pickup, and an English-speaking chef make this a relaxed Hoi An experience.

“Was such an amazing experience. Must do in Hoi An!!! Food was delicious and was such a good way to learn about the culture. Would do again!”

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Hoi An: Cooking Class with Market, Lantern Making, Basket Boat - Reaching Cam Thanh Village by included transport
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Hoi An: Cooking Class with Market, Lantern Making, Basket Boat

15.Cooking Class with Market, Lantern Making, Basket Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 221 reviews · from $30

Spend about 4.5 hours with Phú Lành Travel visiting a Hoi An market, exploring Cam Thanh by basket boat, making a take-home lantern, and cooking Vietnamese dishes such as bánh xèo and cao lầu. Hotel pickup, an English-speaking guide, ingredients, lunch, and drop-off are included.

“This was an EXCEPTIONAL tour. It was perfectly planned and hassle free. Our guide was so friendly, kind and very well knowledgeable about the local culture. It was a very wholesome afternoon ! we left with a warm feeling that we will be coming back very soon - Hoi An will always have a place in our heart ❤️”

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