Saigon Street Food Exploration: Authentic Tasting with Local Students
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283 Ratings
Ho Chi Minh City
Embark on a Saigon street food exploration with local students. Experience authentic tastings of beef noodle soup, grilled pork, banh xeo, and more. All-inclusive tour with pick-up. Vegetarian options available.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Saigon Back Alley Tours - We will meet you at your accommodation pick you up by taxi then start a street food walk and explore Saigon’s nighttime.\n* the menu could be slightly changed depending on the day and time and availability of local food stalls.\n\nLet’s do the 8 Must-do tastings: \nTasting 1 # Start your appetite with the famous beef noodle soup cooked with bone, lemongrass, cinnamon, pineapple \nTasting 2 # Have a bit of walk and try some mouth-watering grilled pork with rice noodle \nTasting 3 # Sit back and relax while watching your Banh Xeo - sizzling pancake being done in front of your eyes, time for crispy pancake with a mix flavor of herbs and sauce. \nTasting 4 # Get refreshed with sugar cane drink! \nTasting 5 # Eat like young locals do: taste Mixed Rice Paper \nTasting 6 # Enjoy a Saigon beer on the terrace of a local restaurant \nTasting 7 # Try out the best fame Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich at a place with tradition \nTasting 8 # Dessert: A sweet soup or an coconut ice cream. \nAttractions on tour: \n+The old apartments built 1968 used for the Tet Offensive 1968 \n+The biggest night flower market and the local night market \n+ A maze system in the back alleys of Saigon \nEverything is included in the price, both the tour and the tastings \nAll guests rated us excellent 5 stars, you won’t regret booking it
What's Included
- Complimentary bottled water
- Assortment of snacks
- Free hotel pickup and drop-off in District 1 and 3
- Pickup outside District 1 and 3 requires an extra fee
- Inclusive of dinner
- Selection of beverages
- Experience local food tasting
- Private vehicle transportation
- Enjoy alcoholic drinks
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
NOTHING OSTENTATIOUS, ONLY AUTHENTICITY
Including all meals, beverages, and central pick-up facility. We provide vegetarian options as well.
Join us as we traverse through 3 less-traveled districts and EXPERIENCE the 8 Essential tastings:
Tasting 1 # Kick-start your culinary adventure with a beef noodle soup flavored with bone, lemongrass, cinnamon
Tasting 2 # Savor the delicious grilled pork served with rice noodle
Tasting 3# Sit enjoyably and watch the making of your Banh Xeo-sizzling pancake right before your eyes, a crispy pancake with a blend of herb flavors and sauce awaits
Tasting 4# Rejuvenate with a sweet sugar cane beverage
Tasting 5# Emulate the local youth: try the Mixed Rice Paper
Tasting 6# Appreciate a local Saigon beer on the streets
Tasting 7# Experience the delightful Banh Mi sandwich
Tasting 8# Dessert: A comforting sweet soup or coconut ice cream perhaps?
Tour features:
+Historic apartments
+Nighttime flower market and neighborhood night market
+A labyrinth of backstreets in Saigon
*The food offerings may slightly vary based on the day and time
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Saigon Back Alley Tours
200/25A Xom Chieu Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(283 Ratings)
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Rebecca
Apr 5, 2024
Amazing Saigon/HCM food tour - My fiancé and I booked the walking street food tour. Our guide, Thà nh met us at our hotel where we then took a Grab to the start of our walking tour. We enjoyed talking with Thà nh to learn more about himself and the area we were exploring. We sampled Vietnamese pancakes, sticky rice pudding, dry noodles, snacks, flan and drinks. We were had plenty of food and never made to rush. We loved the night market in district 10. This district had a different vibe to that of district one and three but it felt like this was more local than tourist driven. We loved visiting this area. Thà nh also customised the tour to suit our preferences. Thank you.
Thank you Thà nh and Saigon Back Alley tours for providing us with an amazing tour, the best we have ever experienced in all our travels. I highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting the city. It will be a favourite memory and of ours.
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Laura
Apr 1, 2024
Exceptional vegetarian walking food tour - Quang was a brilliant guide and the walking food tour was interesting and delicious. Quang picked us up from our hotel and took us to district 3, away from the usual tourist trail. He took us to five local stalls/restaurants and introduced us to different vegetarian meals, snacks and deserts. Quang also told stories and some history of each area and answered all of our questions. Quang was a very kind, knowledgeable and friendly guide, and were very happy we had this experience with such a great guide. Would highly recommend!
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Sandyp979
Mar 23, 2024
100% must do in HCMC - Quang was amazing. Really friendly, super knowledgeable and took us to so many delicious places. This is 100% recommended for another who wants to see the real HCMC, eat like a local and spend time with friendly guides!
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Aoifen954
Mar 12, 2024
Unbelievable experience with our guide Phi - Our tour with Phi was the best part of our trip to Ho Chi Minh. He was so knowledgable and friendly from the second we were introduced. His knowledge of food and the culture of Vietnam made it such a worthwhile experience. It was amazing to be able to chat and connect with him on our walking tour, which felt more relaxed than if we taken bikes from place to place.
We also visited some places that we would have otherwise missed as tourists. Everything we ate was incredible and we would do it again with Phi if we ever return to Saigon!
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Sfanon09
Mar 8, 2024
Great tour - We had a really good time with Nhu on the walking tour. My dad is still raving about the bánh mì and the bánh xèo. Nhu also taught me some Vietnamese words and slang. Overall a great experience and I'm really glad we went. I think if you just do one experience in Saigon it should be this one!!
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Mobile751183
Feb 20, 2024
Street food tour and more. - An amazing tour with Loi.
He gave us many experiences of local foods and guided us around sharing with us his local knowledge. Most enjoyable evening.
Would recommend. Thank you Loi.
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O9534jdcaitlins
Jan 30, 2024
Family Friendly Walking Food Tour - Stephen was awesome! We had a great time walking and eating our way through the districts. We really enjoyed the Hu Tieu noodles and broth were our favorite and the peach tea was indescribably good. We are still talking about both of those dishes. Stephen was really easy to chat with, really friendly and did a great job of mixing culture, history and food knowledge. Can't recommend him enough!
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Q6296tkadamg
Jan 22, 2024
Good bites in the alley - Amazing little tour, which shows you the best bites you can get in the streets. Vy and Tri were amazing guides to show us around, also get to know them as locals and what they like. Very nice and down to earth discusssions, didn’t feel like as much as a guided tour from the recording. Also some of the places are really not something you would get without locals
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Bevc474
Jan 21, 2024
Best walking tour ever - This was the best tour ever. We had a team of 14 and everyone absolutely loved everything about it. The guides were fabulous - knowledgeable, funny and professional. The food was delicious and the areas we walked around were really interesting.
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300ilyasm
Jan 21, 2024
Memorable experience - Went to places that I wouldn't even think of going to. Ate food that I wouldn't know of or would have ever tried. I'm happy we tried new amazing food and saw more hidden parts of Vietnam. I highly recommend this for anyone who likes to try new things.
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