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Places to eat in Vietnam · Hands-on

Why go: Hands-on

13 places

Illustration of Family Meal in Ta VanSeasonal
Family home · Ta Van, Sa Pa

Family Meal in Ta Van

Home-cooked family meal with mountain greens and local cooking in Ta Van village.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of Banh Cuon Thanh Tri (multi-generation family)Since 1960
Family home · Thanh Tri, Hanoi

Banh Cuon Thanh Tri (multi-generation family)

Thanh Tri steamed rice rolls from a family making them for four generations.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Banh Beo, Nam, Loc O Le
Family home · Kim Long, Hue

Banh Beo, Nam, Loc O Le

Family-style alley spot for Hue steamed cakes: banh beo, banh nam, banh loc.

$ · Inexpensive
Craft village · Hai Van ward (former Lien Chieu), Da Nang

Nam O Fish Sauce Village

Fishing village making fish sauce the traditional way for 400+ years; a national intangible heritage.

Cooking class · Kim Long, Hue

Ancient Hue royal cuisine cooking class

Dong Ba market visit with a chef, then private royal-cuisine cooking in a garden house (since 2008).

$$$$ · High-end
Craft workshop · An Binh ward (Ninh Kieu), Can Tho

Sau Hoai Rice Noodle Workshop

Family workshop making hu tieu noodles by hand — steaming, drying, cutting — with a 'noodle pizza'.

$ · Inexpensive
Craft village · Hoa Phong (Hoa Vang), Da Nang

Tuy Loan Rice Paper Village

500-year-old village making rice paper by hand; national intangible heritage, try spreading a sheet.

Cooking class · Phuoc Hoa (central Nha Trang), Nha Trang

Lanterns Cooking Class

Half-day class: cyclo to the local market, then three dishes at Lanterns restaurant.

$$ · Moderate
Cooking class · An Hoi (Old Town), Hoi An

Morning Glory Cooking School (Vy's Market)

Ms Vy's cooking school inside Vy's Market, a staged street-food hall across from the Old Town.

$$ · Moderate
Cooking class · Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Rose Kitchen

Garden-villa cooking school with market tours and fully vegetarian/vegan classes.

$$$ · Pricey
Cooking class · Hoan Kiem (Old Quarter), Hanoi

Blue Butterfly Cooking Class

Old Quarter restaurant class with cyclo market trip, four dishes and a private cooking station.

$$$ · Pricey
Cooking class · District 1 (Saigon ward), Ho Chi Minh City

Saigon Cooking Class

Ben Thanh market shopping with a chef, then three dishes in a District 1 kitchen.

$$$ · Pricey
Cooking class · Cam Thanh (Hoi An Dong ward), Hoi An

Red Bridge Cooking School

Half-day class: market shopping, Tra Que herb garden, hands-on cooking and a boat ride back.

$$$ · Pricey
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