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. “Bún Bò Huế”: A spicy 8-hour slow-cooked Hue style beef noodle soup (100% Hue original taste)
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“: The Vietnamese most well-known baguette in the world with Vietnamese sausage, butter, meat,.. in traditional way
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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Delta28

Couple Traveller

💯 take this tour! Best ever! This was our 9th day in Vietnam and the food tour by foot (super niche walking tour) with Kelly was by far our favourite tour we’ve taken and also our favourite activity we’ve done since arriving! Kelly took us to places we never would have seen on our own and she was so engaging, explaining how certain dishes were prepared (which I take great interest in because I love to cook). She also shared her knowledge of the local customs and interesting facts and history of Saigon. We loved to learn about the fruits and vegetables and how they are used in different dishes, and how wonderful it was to walk through the flower market with wonderful smells wafting through the air. We’ve done several food walking tours before in different cities around the world, but none of them compared to this one! Right from the start, when Kelly picked us up from our hotel, until she dropped us off, I was amazed at what a good deal this was and I only wish we were hungrier to start because we became full and had to bring some food back to our hotel to eat later (which we were happy to do). We highly highly recommend this tour and our guide Kelly. She was just a breath of fresh air and a perfect tour guide!

15 November 2024

Tanjana

Couple Traveller

We had an incredible time on food tour tonight with Kelly! She’s passionate and knowledgeable about the local cuisine, and took us to some amazing spots—both popular and off-the-beaten-path. From bún bò huế to banh mi and everything in between, every dish was delicious, and Kelly gave us great insights into the culture behind the food. She’s super friendly and made the whole experience feel personal and fun. Highly recommend if you’re in Vietnam and love food! Thank you for introducing us to Vietnam, Kelly! 🤗

15 November 2024

356bra

Couple Traveller

Did the tour today with Kelly, everything was excellent. She gave us a fantastic insight into the food culture and life in general in Saigon/Ho Chi Minh city. The foods were varied and interesting and she made compensations for my partners dislike of shellfish, we were quite full by the end of the tour so ended up taking the Bahn Mi back to our hotel to eat later on. It was our first food tour and it was a great day and we will definitely do more in the future. Highly recommended.

15 November 2024

Navigator12

Couple Traveller

The tour was amazing and our tour guide, Kelly, was awesome! The food was great, she helped get us oriented to the city (we arrived in Saigon a few hours before the tour), and she was a delight to spend the evening with. We ate so many incredible dishes and it’s hard to pick a favorite, but I would have to say the savory fried pancakes.

Kelly’s English is excellent! The best of many we’ve had in Vietnam!

15 November 2024

patrick

Couple Traveller

We had an amazing time on this food tour. Harry, Emma and Lexi were our guides and they
were fantastic, extremely friendly and welcoming. They showed us some delicious food that
tasted amazing. Highly recommend this tour with the three of them. 5 stars

14 November 2024
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