Super Niche Walking Street Food Tour in Ho Chi Minh City

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  • 3.5 Hours
  • Pickup offered
  • Most Popular
  • English

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Highlights

Saigon Vibes’s original food walking tour leaves you with far more than a satisfied appetite. Guided by young, energetic, and well-spoken English-speaking guides, be ready for lots of food to come with #BestPriceGuarantee. 

  • Nothing’s fancy, everything real. Eat with locals, talk with locals
  • Try the best street food in town with 10 dishes, drink & Saigon beer included 
  • Stroll the maze-like back alleys & hands-on making Banh Xeo on your own 
  • Vegan, vegetarian, or gluten-free? No problem! All dietary restrictions can be accommodated

Starting Time: 12PM, 1PM, 5:30PM, 6PM (or your requested time)

SaigonVibes has been nominated for World’s Best Culinary Tour Operator 2025. Please help us bring this award to Vietnam by voting before August 15, 2025

Tasting Menu

This tour proudly won the Viator Experience Award 2025 as the #1 Best Food Tour in Asia (Food Category). It’s loved for amazing street food, a well-organized route, and original-tasted dishes that locals actually crave. This isn’t just another food tour – it’s the real deal, even for Vietnamese foodies. 
– You’ll be picked up by taxi (included in package) at your Hotel/Airbnb/Apartment. Here is the recommended food list:
1. Bánh Xèo – sizzling pancakes or crêpes and refers to the sound the batter makes when it hits the hot skillet. Serve these shrimp-studded crêpes with lettuce, fresh mint and basil, and slight-sweet dipping fish sauce. *hands-on making one for yourself
2. Bò kho – Vietnamese beef stew with glass noodles, slow-cooked with carrots and herbs in a rich, flavorful, bright-red broth, garnished with a handful of green onions, cilantro, sliced white onions, and a dash of pepper
3. Bò nướng sả – Khmer secret recipe for lemongrass grilled minced beef
4. Bánh Cuốn – Fresh spring rolls, rice rolls stuffed with minced pork and tree ear mushrooms are impossibly light and fluffy, and they are usually made to order *once taste it, soon fall in love with very light but flavorful and earthy rolls.
5. Vietnamese pizza – a good combination of melted butter, cheese, egg and Vietnamese sausage
6. Bò lá lốt –  a popular Vietnamese dish consisting of seasoned ground beef wrapped in fragrant betel leaves 
7. Bánh Mì – Not the fancy one you see on YouTube or TikTok—let us show you the bánh mì locals eat every day
8. Chuối Nướng – Saigon’s best culinary hidden gem, Grilled bananas wrapped in its leaves mixed with sweet and salty mix silky coconut milk
9. Chè Mâm – Local Vietnamese sweet soup as desserts or creamy Flan
10. Enjoy and drink Saigon beer (or fresh sugar cane juice)
All local Vietnamese street food-stalls have Government Safe Food Certificate.
                                             【Any food restrictions can be accommodated】

 

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Transparency matters! Every tour operator claims that they rank in the top 10 somewhere but can’t prove it. SaigonVibes, not only offers a transparent food list (no hidden costs) but also provides our high rankings on 6 popular OTAs for guests to check.
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Payment: We offer cash and credit card payments through a Vietnamese award-winning booking engine (no fees on your side)

Meeting And Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Ho Chi Minh City Opera House
07 Công Trường Lam Sơn, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh.

 

Request pickup

We offer complimentary pick-up and drop-off services at your Hotel/Airbnb/Apartment within districts 1, 3, and 4. This tour ends at your hotel or your requested places.

Price Includes

  • 10 dishes, snacks, drinks & local beer included ( No Hidden Cost ).
  • Free pick-up & drop-off right at your hotel at district 1,3 and 4
  • Friendly English speaking tour guide
  • Transportation by Taxi or Grab
  • Hand sanitizer and face masks (if you require via message before the tour)
  • Accident Insurance up to 5000$ per one case

Itinerary

Hotel Pickup

Your local street food guide, who has a huge passion with Vietnamese street food will pick you up at your accommodation by taxi or Grab car or Saigon Opera House as a meeting point. Then we leave the tourist area behind and start your food adventure to a street food paradise

*The menu could be slightly changed depending on the day and time and availability of local food stalls

Vo Van Tan street

First stop, we start at Chuoi nep nuong Vo Van Tan, Located in District 3, one of the city’s most unique districts, this vendor occupies a small street corner where a local family has been preparing a mixed Vietnamese-Cambodian dish called “Chuoi Nep Nuong” or “Banana Grilled with Sticky Rice” for over four decades.

Nguyễn Thiện Thuật Complex

Walk into the heart of district 3 and explore the old apartments has the name Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Buildings Area which is home to dozens of famous Vietnamese street food that will tempt your stomach. This is where you’ll have original Bun Bo Hue, a unique recipe that takes approximately 8-10 hours to craft a rich broth combined with beef slices, pork sausage, and vibrant onion and spicy coriander garnishes. This food-stop is owned by a local with over 25 years experience  from Hue (central Vietnam)

Stroll along a street known for its barbecue seafood vendors and head to a local-favorite restaurant to taste the best “Bò Lá Lốt” (Beef in Wild Betel Leaves)

Ho Thi Ky market

A street food paradise is here, You will watch ‘Bánh Xèo” and “Bánh Khọt” being made in front of you– Originating from the Mekong Delta in the western part of Vietnam, “Banh Xeo” derives its name from the sizzling sound it makes when cooked on a hot pan.

Then, take a stroll, trying Bo Nuong Sa– BBQ grilled pork wrapped in lemongrass. Next, try the traditional (local owner) Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich before enjoying a refreshing sugar cane drink.

Next up on your food adventure is visit Khmer market (next by Ho Thi Ky) you will sit like the locals, and get munching, crunching, sipping Vietnamese pizza (student’s favourite). Relax, have a Saigon beer (or jasmine tea) and hear your student guides sharing their local life. 

Chinatown

Our last stop is Che Mam Khanh Vy, Vietnamese Sweet Soup. The owner have 45 years of experience selling traditional Che in Saigon. It’s located under old apartment (apart of Chinatown) in district 10

Back to the hotel

The journey includes an end. We’re here for your final moments, then a taxi ride back to your hotel or drop-off spot (within district 1, 3 & 4). Looking forward to your next trip! Love you!

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Additional Information

  • Any food restrictions can be accommodated
  • Most travelers can participate
  • It is recommended that you leave your handbag, passport and jewelry at your hotel for safe keeping
  • Cool and comfortable clothing is recommended. A t-shirt and shorts of light pants are suitable
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

FAQ

Do I need to pay for my dishes on this tour?

You don’t need to pay extra fees for your dishes on this tour. $28 includes 8 dishes, a drink, beer, and dessert already. 

Can you accommodate vegetarians?

Yes! The tour is flexible and can cater to vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or other dietary needs if you notify them in advanc

How long is the tour and how much walking is involved?

It lasts about 3–4 hours, combining walking with short taxi rides. You’ll cover around 2–3 km on foot, with plenty of food stops along the way.

What happens if it rains or there's bad weather?

The tour provides ponchos and face masks, and your guide will adapt to conditions. They may adjust the route or reschedule if needed due to weather .

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marsha

Couple Traveller

World’s Best Food Tour Guide!!
Kelly is an amazing tour guide! If you do only one thing in HCMC, it MUST be a food tour with her. I’m a solo traveler, and she took me on a walking food tour in Districts 3 & 10. She introduced me to so many delicious Vietnamese dishes I never heard of, and if I mentioned I liked a particular flavor, like pandan, she would get me an interesting dish to try, like pandan tofu. I felt like I was out with a friend eating our way through every dish we could find while laughing over silly stories the entire time. I cannot recommend Kelly enough – you won’t regret booking a tour with her 😊

30 June 2025

Kate

Couple Traveller

The best thing we’ve done in Vietnam. Our guide was Emma and she was awesome – friendly, interesting, knowledgeable and funny. We ate so many delicious things and walked down so many beautiful hidden laneways that we otherwise would have missed. Make sure you come hungry!

29 June 2025

Milan

Couple Traveller

This was absolutely amazing experience and our guide Kelly was very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.

You will try 9 dishes and all of them were really great, such a yummy variety of things that you otherwise probably wouldn’t have tried. Kelly explained each of them, showed us around, also covered some cultural aspects.

Absolutely must do tour if you are in Saigon.

29 June 2025

Sherpa

Couple Traveller

Our guide kelly shown us many delicious local foods that popular among the locals. By walking thru alleys, we can feel the peacefulness life of the locals before reaching the next food destinations. Total 10 menus to try. Good work kelly and team. I recommend them to all travellers to try their expertise.

29 June 2025

IanmE4

Couple Traveller

Our guide Chi or Cheese as she calls herself was amazing and comes highly recommended (of Saigon Vibes). She was polite friendly and very knowledgeable of the culture and Food. Lived exploring the non tourist section of Ho Chi Min. Would highly recommend tour and ask for Chi by name.

29 June 2025
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