Cooking Classes in Hanoi: 15 We Would Book Twice

1.Hanoi Cooking Class: Culture, Local Market & Meaning CSR Impact

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5,147 reviews · from $39Our pick

Visit a Hanoi market with guides such as Maxie, Alex, Aroma, or Simon, then cook spring rolls, bun cha, noodles, and salads at Rose Kitchen’s garden villa. Hotel pickup, a full meal, recipes, and vegetarian options are included. Private classes and a stated CSR program are also available.

“Food was great! Expect to be there 3-4 hours. I’m guessing that depending on your guide/chef the experience might be shorter or longer”

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2.5 Traditional Dishes Hanoi Cooking Class with Market Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4,890 reviews · from $35

Meet your English-speaking chef at 8 P. Gia Ngư in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, shop for ingredients at a local market, then prepare pho bo, bun cha, fried spring rolls, papaya salad, and egg coffee or chocolate. The small class is capped at 10, with vegetarian and non-red-meat options, rice vodka, a cookbook, and a certificate.

“Fun and informative. Our instructor Vy did an amazing job teaching and keeping the class fun and interactive. We left with fond memories.”

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3.Vietnamese Food Cooking Class in Hanoi with Market Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 778 reviews · from $45

Meet at Hoang’s Cooking Class on Hang Buom Street, choose three dishes from nine options, then visit Dong Xuan Market with your guide to buy fresh ingredients. Return for two hours of hands-on cooking, followed by your meal, tea or coffee, and a completion certificate. Guides may include Laura, Daisy, Kitty, or Love.

“A genuine hands on cooking experience in Hanoi with Laura : a great time and delicious food 😊😊😊😊😊”

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4.5 Local Dishes Cooking Class with Meal & Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 420 reviews · from $40

Meet an English-speaking chef at Apron Up Cooking Class in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, visit a local wet market, then prepare five Vietnamese dishes by hand. Choose between two menus, with vegetarian adaptations available. Guides such as Vy, Winnie, Bella, Ruby, Kim, and Perla are praised for clear teaching, patience, and good humor. Lunch or dinner, fruit, rice whisky, a cookbook, and a certificate are included.

“Very good tour Ruby was very helpful with the recipes”

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5.Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour in Ancient House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 379 reviews · from $45

Meet Chef Chris, Chef Pickle, or another Blue Butterfly instructor at the ancient house in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Shop for fresh ingredients at a local market, prepare four traditional Vietnamese dishes, then sit down with beer, wine, or soft drinks to eat what you made. Hotel pickup is included from the Old Quarter and French Quarter.

“Eating the lovely food we created. Beautiful old two storey shop with a good upstairs area and kitchen.”

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6.Rose Kitchen Hanoi: Market, Cooking & Culture Tour + Free PickUp

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 342 reviews · from $48

Spend 4.5 hours shopping in a Hanoi market, cooking Vietnamese dishes, and eating in a 500-square-meter villa garden. English-speaking guides such as Maxie, Simon, and Hazel lead the class, with hotel pickup in the Old Quarter, vegetarian options, drinks, luggage storage, and private classes available.

“This was such a fun experience. Going to the market and buying the food, and learning about the fish sauce, and finally enjoying the egg chocolate at the end. Maxi was a great host/chef/instructor. And has transport to and from th hotel! Would 100% recommend.”

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7.Hanoi Maya Kitchen: Traditional Cooking Class & Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 287 reviews · from $30

Meet in Hanoi’s Old Quarter for a guided visit to Yen Thai or Hang Da Market, then cook fried spring rolls, papaya salad, pho rolls, mixed pho, and egg coffee. English-speaking instructors including Iris, Ruby, and Aurora lead the hands-on class, followed by a full meal, fruit, drinks, and local wine tasting.

“Lots of fun making and eating . Skip breakfast as there is plenty of food. Ruby also gave us local places to try.”

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8.Hanoi Cooking Class: Pho/Bun Cha/Banh Xeo…+Free Egg/Salt Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 267 reviews · from $19Best value

At Rose Kitchen Cooking Class in Hanoi, you cook one dish such as phở, bún chả, bánh xèo, or spring rolls with a local English-speaking Culture Storyteller. Simon, also known as Tín, may lead the class, which includes herbal tea, cultural stories, one coffee, luggage storage, and a peaceful villa setting.

“Our chef Simon was great! What a cool guy with so much international life and cooking experience! We enjoyed every second of it!”

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9.Experience Hanoi Cooking Class with Free Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 210 reviews · from $32

Meet at Đồng Xuân Market for a guided wet-market visit, then cook four Vietnamese dishes with an English-speaking home chef. You’ll practice knife skills, taste salted, egg, and coconut coffee, enjoy homemade liquor, eat your meal, and take home a digital recipe book. Pickup is available in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

“Chef Mango provides such a fun experience from explaining the ingredients while at the market to preparing each dish step by step. She has a lovely, welcoming kitchen to cook in, I would definitely do another class.”

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10.Old Quarter Market Tour and Cooking Class with Meal

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 192 reviews · from $42

Meet Daisy, Kitty, Laura, or another English-speaking host at Hoang’s red-panel restaurant in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Visit a nearby wet market, taste local snacks, choose dishes, and cook with a chef. Morning sessions make lunch, afternoon sessions make dinner. Private and small-group options are available.

“Had a wonderful few hours exploring the market and learning to cook pho, rice paper rolls and bun cha. Our host Daisy was so lovely and very friendly. We are excited to try what we learned at home!”

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11.Hanoi Cooking Class Learning 5 Dishes including Banh Xeo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 125 reviews · from $50

Meet at 8 P. Gia Ngư for a 3.5-hour market visit and cooking class with Apron Up. You’ll shop for ingredients, prepare five Vietnamese dishes, then eat together with coffee and rice liquor. Guides such as Bella, May, and Vy have led lively classes. Vegetarian versions are available.

“It was raining, so the last minute we decided to do a cooking class. Our teacher was May. She was great and we had lots of fun cooking Vietnamese food. We even got to take a recipe book home.”

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12.Vietnamese Bread & Brew: Banh Mi Baking Class & Specialty Coffee

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 76 reviews · from $34

At Love Kitchen Lab in Hanoi’s Tây Hồ district, an English-speaking home chef guides you through baguette dough, pickled vegetables, savory fillings, sauces, and Vietnamese coffee. The four-hour class includes ingredients, equipment, a meal, homemade wine tasting, recipes, and optional luggage storage for two days.

“Was a very enjoyable and engaging class, I appreciated that everyone in the group had their own roll and purpose. Additionally the amount of details taking you through the process of making both the Banh Mi and the coffee was very methodical and easy to follow. I loved this class, the staff were very accommodating and funny.”

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13.Vietnamese Vegetarian Cooking Class in Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $60

Join a private guide, possibly Coco, at 8 P. Gia Ngư for a market visit and hands-on class. You’ll prepare five vegan and vegetarian Vietnamese dishes, such as pho, banh xeo, and stuffed aubergine, then eat with rice wine, tea, and a cookbook.

“This was great fun, a short trip followed by a fantastic cooking class. If you're a great cook or a novice you will still get value; family members of all ages and skill level can partake. Very low pressure to be great, and you will still get a fantastic meal at the end of it. Our guide/instructor, Coco, was super lovely and very informative”

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14.Cooking class with market visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $55

Spend about four hours with Hidden Hanoi, visiting a local market and learning to prepare Hanoian dishes with guides such as Oanh, also called Nikita, or Lana. You may cook dishes including bun cha, nem, pho, or summer rolls, then eat your work together in a welcoming garden home.

“Incredible experience! It’s was as much informative culturally as fun and delicious. We felt truly like part of the family cooking and dining with friends.”

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15.Hanoi Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · from $45

Meet an English-speaking chef in Hanoi's Old Quarter, walk to a local market, choose herbs, spices, vegetables, meat, fish, and fruit, then cook in a private home with river views. You'll learn marinades, seasoning, sauces, and food decoration before eating the meal you prepared. Rachel is one named chef.

“We had a great time cooking with our guide. He was friendly and welcoming and allowed us to feel like family in his home. It was nice to go to the market and be a part of the meal planning. Great experience!”

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