HANOI · VIETNAM
Hanoi’s best days out.
The 15 hanoi cooking classes worth planning a day around in Hanoi and the north. What each one includes, what it costs, and who runs it.
Hanoi cooking class with Old Quarter pickup, local market shopping, hands-on Vietnamese dishes, and CSR impact. Morning or afternoon.
Most Popular“Fun, learning, meaningful and giving all at the same time. Clear snd highly skilled instructor. Would 100% do again”
Market shopping and a hands-on Hanoi cooking class where you make 5 classics, eat your meal with rice vodka, and leave with a cookbook and certificate.
“Great hands on cooking class. first, we went to a local market and picked up our ingredients and then re-returned back to the studio and everybody in our small group was able to participate.”
Small-group Hanoi cooking class with Dong Xuan Market shopping. Pick 3 dishes, cook with a chef, eat with coffee/tea, plus egg coffee.
“So much fun! Market tour and excellent cooking class! We created 3 dishes and we actually learned stuff haha!”
Shop a Hanoi wet market, cook 5 local dishes, sip rice whisky, and enjoy your meal. Includes cookbook and certificate in 3.5 hours.
“I loved everything about the cooking class. I am vegetarian and the selection of foods let me enjoy everything - we had veggie options of every meal thanks to which I felt like I wasn’t missing on anything. Vy was so helpful and patient with us and she created perfect atmosphere of a tasty Vietnamese…”
Market-to-fork Vietnamese cooking in Hanoi’s ancient house: shop at a local market, cook 4 dishes, sip local wine, and eat what you make.
“Great time, highly recommend! Chris is a great chef, is friendly and very informative. Will definitely be using the recipes at home.”
Shop a Hanoi market, cook 4 classic dishes plus egg coffee with an English instructor, then eat what you make.
“Fantastic teacher (Ruby), great tasting dishes, and a lovely company. We loved the course, the visit to the market, making egg coffee! It was all amazing. Thank you!”
Cook one classic Hanoi dish in a calm hidden villa, then choose from egg or salt coffee. Hands-on steps, $19, free coffee included.
“Cute hidden villa and cooking school run by a family. Very enthusiastic and welcoming. Fun making banh xeo!”
A private Hanoi cooking class where you pick 5 dishes, shop Dong Xuan Market, cook hands-on, taste rice wine, and take home recipes.
“Overall, this was pretty good. We were really interested in learning how to make the dishes we'd chosen, as we'd like to make them back home. The quality of instruction was really high, it was fun, the food was great. The only downside is thRead more”
Hanoi cooking class with market shopping, hands-on prep of four dishes, salted/egg/coconut coffee, and free homemade wine and liquor.
“It was a wonderful way to spend Christmas Day, in a beautiful Vietnamese family home preparing a delicious meal and meeting new people. Jane, our chef, was amazing - so friendly and welcoming. She made sure everyone felt included. I would highly recommend this cooking class.”
Old Quarter Hanoi market and cooking class: shop fresh ingredients, learn pho and spring rolls, then eat your meal with egg or coconut coffee.
“It was an amazing experience absolute recommended.”
Shop Hanoi’s biggest market, cook 5 Vietnamese dishes including banh xeo, then eat with coffee and rice liquor. Vegetarian options.
“Wow! Our market tour and cooking class was the highlight of our time in Hanoi. Our guide Bella had a great sense of humor and kept the class fun and engaging while we learned new techniques and recipes. They also provide a full set of Read more”
Shop Dong Xuan Market with your guide, ride a cyclo through Hanoi, then cook and eat a private three-course Vietnamese meal.
“Rose and her team were simply top notch! She is very knowledgeable, passionate and truly cares about her clients. We did food tours, motorbike tours and a cooking class with her and all were amazing! She has her team all over Vietnam and can set up tours in many different cities. We really loved Vietnam,…”
Hanoi Cooking Class at Thơm Culinary: cyclo to Dong Xuan market, harvest garden herbs, cook 4 dishes, and finish with sweets and rice wine.
“This is the best cooking class we have done. We were picked up and dropped off at our hotel which was wonderful. We started off going through the markets and learning about the ingredients used in Vietnamese cooking. We learnt so mucRead more”
Visit Hanoi’s Trấn Quốc Pagoda, then cook Vietnamese dishes at a local villa, with part of your ticket funding community CSR work.
“Our experience is one of the all time highlights ever for us traveling! Maxie our host/storyteller was absolutely amazing. Loved the experiences she was able to share and had an extremely fun peraonality. The shopping at the market was sucRead more”
Hanoi market-and-cooking class with unlimited homemade wine and coffee tastings, plus a digital recipe booklet for home cooking.
“My fiancée and I had the privilege—and a bit of luck—to be the only two participants in this cooking class (though it typically accommodates up to 10 people). The experience felt incredibly personal and immersive. Our host, Cherry, was fRead more”
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