Hanoi street food tour (3h)

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17:00: You start your excellent street food walking tour in the Old Quarter of Hanoi along the perimeter of the Hang Be market, dozens of street hawkers sell a staggering variety of produce from live seafood to exotic fruits and spices. Our expert local guide will give you an insight into the intricacies and traditions of Vietnamese food culture including details on ingredients and historical backgrounds of popular northern dishes. You eat as you go, trying seasonal fruits.

Walking through the maze of bustling streets, you tempt your taste dbuds with the famed Hanoi dish: green papaya salad with dried beef (Nom bo kho). Continue your walking along Hoan Kiem lake in direction of the Church, stop at a local eatery for enjoying the pork crepes (Banh cuon cha). Watch in awe as the skilled chefs demonstrate for you how this tasty dish is put together.

Continuing into the atmospheric heart of the Old Quarter, you wander past street stalls and quiet residential lanes where you can observe local life that has changed little since Hanoi was founded over 1000 years ago. Your next stop is at a local stall, you can try a Vietnamese sandwich (Banh my) which is also one of the most famous street food. You sit down with the Hanoi locals and sample various meat, vegetable and bread specialties that are flame-grilled over hot coals for extra flavour.

For dessert, you have the choice between pretty mini dumplings with a chunk of palm sugar at their heart (Banh troi tau) or a sweet soup made from different kinds of bean or lotus (che). Finish the evening at a hidden café with stunning views over the picturesque Hoan Kiem Lake. This hard-to-find café is one of the few left in the city that still serves egg coffee (Cafe trung), a scrumptious local delicacy that you will sample whilst admiring the hustle and bustle of the city centre below. Or, if coffee is not your style, a cold beer awaits.