Authentic Hidden Food Gems & Street Food Tour Walking w/ Local

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  • 4 hr

If there’s one thing to be experienced on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City, it’s the food. Guided by a local, you’ll experience six iconic and authentic dishes (and their excellent food stalls), some hailing directly from Vietnam’s southern region for a true sense of Saigon. From bun bo hue to banh xeo to kem dua, you’ll taste Anthony Bourdain’s favorite cuisine—direct from locals’ favorite hangouts. If you are afraid of being on the back of scooters in this bustling city. This evening food walking tour with me when most of the street vendors open for business. I pick you up at your hotel and drop you off at the first food point in the local area. On this food menu, you will sample 6 different food from North, Central, and South Vietnam and drinks as well.

Itinerary Details

Operated by: Saigon Taste Tours

This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Saigon Opera House (Ho Chi Minh Municipal Theater)

I will pick you up at your hotel in districts 1, 3, and 4. If your hotel is not located in these districts, we will meet you at Ben Thanh Market and we will start the tour from there. After 15 minutes of driving in the taxi to the first location, our food tour starts from here, this food menu you will have 9 tasting dishes, drinks, beers, and desserts.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City

1. This is the first food stop on the tour, we will try a bowl of Bun Bo Hue noodles which is from the central area of Vietnam. You will learn the story, and recipe and watch the show behind the kitchen of a local vendor how to make it, and how they start their successful business.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City

2. It takes around minutes to walk to the second location, we walk down to the small alleyways to go to a local vendor selling the "Banh Xeo", the southern dish origin, a kind of spring roll, a lot of fresh Vietnamese vegetables and herbs. You can see how locals here make these dishes in the kitchen.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City

3. Keep exploring deeper into the local area, where you can grab a beer to drink while walking to the third dish called " Vietnamese pizza" from Central Highland Area. It takes around 15 minutes to walk there. We will have a great chat and chill at night while walking inside back alleys

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City

4. This is the fourth stop, Catching your breath by trying the fresh sugar cane juice at the second-hand market, and seafood market. You definitely should not miss these local drinks mixed with kumquat makes it sour and sweet which is very balanced.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City

5. In the next locations, Visting the oldest apartments to truly feel local lives here, watch local people activities at night, and take stunning photos in this area while trying the northern dish " Xoi Man", hot sticky rice, pate, sausages, pork floss, & herbs.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City

7. Last stop, we cross the street to explore other districts and stop at the most famous street food market. Explore more dishes such as spring rolls, one food challenge, and dessert. Finally, we will take a cap back to your hotel, please pay for this transportation fee. Thanks very much

Duration: 30 minutes
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