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)

Tasting Menu

Saigon Vibe’s uniqueness comes from our top choices of great food and well-organized tours featuring original-flavor dishes. I want to emphasize: original-flavor. This food tour is so good that it can even cater to other Vietnamese!
– 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】

 

What makes us outstanding?
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

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Stuart

Couple Traveller

Went on this tour last night Sunday 20th April, highly recommend it. Firstly there was great communication from the start. all clear and meeting on time etc. Secondly the tour itself was a lot of fun, we joined three groups so about 8 of us and 3 great guides: Kelly, Ted and Rogar. All were very nice, informative and fun! We were taken round different stalls and areas that were really interesting, I think we tried about 8 or 10 different dishes, a lot were very interesting. Our guides were just fantastic, a lot of laughing and joking as well as the learning…. but be careful… definitely a food coma by the end of it!! Thankyou to Kelly, Ted and Rogar for being fantastic guides!

27 April 2025

Kinu

Couple Traveller

My first time to Vietnam & looking for something fun to do. What’s better than exploring food? Lol this tour exceeded my expectations. Every location was amazing from the first stop to the last! Most importantly, our tour guide Jack was AMAZINGGGGG!!!! Absolutely loved him. He was professional, fun, funny, great conversation, extremely accommodating & just overall a joy. I will definitely come back and try the bike tour with Jack next visit! Great job. Thanks for making this trip one to remember. ❤️

27 April 2025

Anasta

Couple Traveller

Although I have been to Vietnam previously my husband has not, this was a great way to see Ho Chi Minh and try dishes that we would not ordinarily order.
Everything was very yummy,
Ricky and Brian were knowledgable and friendly.
Highly recommend

26 April 2025

Deanon

Family Traveller

Our group of 4 did the Niche Walking Food Tour with the wonderful Kelly Tran on our day in HCMC as part of a cruise, and we all absolutely loved it. Kelly was so knowledgeable as well as being a great communicator, it made the tour a great experience. We went to fantastic little local food stalls which all served the tastiest samples. And between each food stop we had the lively Kelly educating us about the areas we were in and the country itself. It was everything we had hoped for and we all recommend it highly.
Thank you Saigon Vibes and especially Kelly.

26 April 2025

John

Couple Traveller

We booked with very little notice so we were lucky to get booked in at the last minute. Our guide was very prompt and friendly from the outset. We had been on a 7 night Mekhong cruise with very good, fine food but we were so ready for real, local food with a local guide. The whole of the evening was exactly what we were looking for!

Each course came not only, with good information with regards to yhe area and what we were eating but with amazing flavours! I’m a little of a wimp when it comes to trying food that’s out of my comfort zone. I’m proud to say that it was all excellent and its all well within my new comfort zone. If you have sny doubts, don’t have!!

Lexis was a beautiful host, inside and out. Very friendly, knowledgeable and a professional whom her company should be proud of.

I can highly recommend this tour, without Lexie we would definitely not have had such a fun time. Lexis, we are getting old and boring so the evening may not have been your idea of fun in any way, thankyou for making it ours though.

Lots of love, Jill and John xWe booked with very little notice so we were lucky to get booked in at the last minute. Our guide was very prompt and friendly from the outset. We had been on a 7 night Mekhong cruise with very good, fine food but we were so ready for real, local food with a local guide. The whole of the evening was exactly what we were looking for!

Each course came not only, with good information with regards to yhe area and what we were eating but with amazing flavours! I’m a little of a wimp when it comes to trying food that’s out of my comfort zone. I’m proud to say that it was all excellent and its all well within my new comfort zone. If you have sny doubts, don’t have!!

Lexis was a beautiful host, inside and out. Very friendly, knowledgeable and a professional whom her company should be proud of.

I can highly recommend this tour, without Lexie we would definitely not have had such a fun time. Lexis, we are getting old and boring so the evening may not have been your idea of fun in any way, thankyou for making it ours though.

Lots of love, Jill and John x

26 April 2025
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