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Saigon Center Culinary Experience: Chef Vu Cooking Class and Market Tour with Cyclo Pick-Up
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Embark on a culinary adventure in Saigon with Chef Vu’s cooking class and market tour. Learn essential kitchen skills, choose fresh ingredients at Ben Thanh market, and cook delicious Vietnamese dishes. Finish off with a delightful egg coffee dessert.
Embark on a culinary adventure in Saigon with Chef Vu’s cooking class and market tour. Learn essential kitchen skills, choose fresh ingredients at Ben Thanh market, and cook delicious Vietnamese dishes. Finish off with a delightful egg coffee dessert.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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133 Nguyễn Du - 8:00 AM: Pick-up from the hotel for a 30-minute cyclo ride.
8:30 AM: Arrive at the meeting point for the training session, preparing for the market trip. Here, participants will select the menu to cook together.
8:45 AM: Begin the market trip with a tour guide, practicing how to pay in Dong, bargaining with local vendors, and…
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133 Nguyễn Du - 8:00 AM: Pick-up from the hotel for a 30-minute cyclo ride.
8:30 AM: Arrive at the meeting point for the training session, preparing for the market trip. Here, participants will select the menu to cook together.
8:45 AM: Begin the market trip with a tour guide, practicing how to pay in Dong, bargaining with local vendors, and selecting the freshest ingredients.
9:15 AM: Start the class with essential kitchen skills such as knife skills, dish decoration, and marinating techniques to achieve the authentic taste of Vietnamese cuisine.
11:30 AM: Enjoy the meal prepared by the participants, followed by Egg coffee for dessert.
12:00 PM: Conclude the cooking class.
List of dishes: - Starter dishes: Mango salad, papaya salad, fresh spring rolls, traditional fried spring rolls/pumpkin blossom version.
- Main dishes: Stewed fish in a clay pot, sautéed chicken with lemongrass, stewed pork belly in a clay pot, simmered pork ribs, grilled pork with steamed rice noodles, chicken noodle soup.
- Soup dishes: Bok choy soup with minced meat, green melon soup with chopped shrimp, pumpkin soup with minced meat, sour soup with seafood.
- Must-have dish: Pancake
- Free bonus dish: Stir-fried morning glory with garlic
What's Included
- Pick up service by cyclo (hotels located within district 1 and 3 area)
- 30-minute cyclo trip
- Visit Ben Thanh market
- Chef’s direction, recipes
- Cooking ingredients
- Lunch
- Mineral water, the best ice-cream in Saigon
- English speaking tour guide
- Certificates
- Pick up service by cyclo (hotels located within district 1 and 3 area)
- 30-minute cyclo trip
- Visit Ben Thanh market
- Chef’s direction, recipes
- Cooking ingredients
- Lunch
- Mineral water, the best ice-cream in Saigon
- English speaking tour guide
- Certificates
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Meal Options
- Egg coffee
- Pancake
- Fried Spring rolls
- Chicken noodles soup
- Papaya salad
- Egg coffee
- Pancake
- Fried Spring rolls
- Chicken noodles soup
- Papaya salad
Additional Information
Pick-up at 8AM: Guests who stay at hotel within district 1 and district 3 area.Cyclo drivers pick you up at hotels at 8AM. Please provide your hotel address/room no/whatsapp no in your booking.
You will get 30-minute cyclo trip
Meet-up at 8.00AM: Guests who stay other districts, please come to my place at Cyclo Resto: 133 Nguyen Du street, Ben Thanh…
Pick-up at 8AM: Guests who stay at hotel within district 1 and district 3 area.Cyclo drivers pick you up at hotels at 8AM. Please provide your hotel address/room no/whatsapp no in your booking.
You will get 30-minute cyclo trip
Meet-up at 8.00AM: Guests who stay other districts, please come to my place at Cyclo Resto: 133 Nguyen Du street, Ben Thanh ward, district 1. When you finish cooking class, you get 30-minutes cyclo trip.
Then,gathering at Cyclo Resto, tour guide helps you discuss and choose the menu to cook. Some useful skills to do the market trip as using VND money, bargaining skills, how to choose freshest ingredients,…After that, visit the Ben Thanh market for practice them.
Finish market trip, Chef will show you the most useful kitchen skills, how to cook Vietnamese dishes that can easy be repeated at home. You will get a hand on training from professional local chef.
Around 11.30am, enjoy your achivement, egg coffee as dessert.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
133 Nguyễn Du
Nguyễn Du
We offer pick up service in district 1 and district 3
Guests living outside pick up area. Pleae come to meeting point.
Please provide your whatsapp no in booking. So we contact you easily.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(458 Ratings)
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Rumjhumchatterjee08
Apr 7, 2025
A great experience! - Chef Vu was very organized, friendly and made the whole cooking experience, even for those who have never cooked, very enjoyable. Starting with the visit to the market to buy the ingredients for the cooking was a good initiation. We loved the time with Chef Vu.
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Vaidekia
Apr 6, 2025
Cooking with Vu!! - We’re two female travellers and were really keen to learn how to cook Vietnamese food and this class with Vu was everything we hoped for! Since we were travelling without kids this time, we finally had the chance to do something just for ourselves, and we’re so glad we chose this.
The experience started with a short and scenic cyclo ride through the city, they even picked us up from a spot we chose, which made it super convenient. Then we headed to a local market to pick up fresh ingredients, which was a great way to get a feel for the local life.
The cooking lesson itself was simple, hands-on, and well-organised. Vu made everything easy to follow, and we had a lot of fun cooking (and tasting!) delicious dishes like pho, Vietnamese pancake, pumpkin flower stuffed with pork and shrimp mince, and morning glory stir fry. We even got to try our hand at vegetable carving. so much fun!
Highly recommend this class for anyone keen on authentic Vietnamese cooking in a relaxed, friendly setting. Thanks Vu for a lovely day!
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Vasilikin621
Mar 25, 2025
AMAZING COOKING CLASS! - The most amazing cooking class! Chef Vu and all the staff were absolutely fantastic. Firendly, welcoming , so helpful and supporting during the cooking class. Our day started with a very pleasant morning tour of the city on cyclo with two so friendly guides. Our market shopping was entertaining and when we arrived at our cooking class, everything was already set up for us. Four delicious dishes, made easy for us. We all felt like top class cooks thanks to chef Vu! Our day finished with a fantastic cup of egg coffee! The recipes were sent to us via email. Highly recommended class! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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Voyage244156
Mar 21, 2025
Fantastic cooking class with cyclo and market visit - A super morning! It was an experience to travel in a Cyclo in the crazy traffic and see some of the sights on the way. The visit to the market was interesting too.
The highlight was definitely meeting and cooking with Chef Vu. We made chicken with lemon grass, deep fried pumpkin flowers stuffed with pork and shrimp, morning glory with garlic and crispy pancakes. His instructions made it fun and easy to follow. Everything was so tasty! We even had a go at making decorative tomatoes and cucumber which I have to say I failed at! This was all washed down with a lovely egg coffee. Loved every minute, thank you.?
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N3600ghpeterr
Feb 26, 2025
A good culinary experience - A very good culinary experience overseen by the Vu the chef. It was definitely authentic Vietnamese food that we prepared and enjoyed.
I would recommend this experience to others as it was good value and the food was yummy
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Bblucy
Jan 9, 2025
Learnt so much ! - Review for Chef Vu Cooking Class in Hanoi
We had an amazing experience with Chef Vu! The class was intimate, with a small group of just eight people, which made it feel personal and interactive. Chef Vu was engaging, knowledgeable, and shared so many interesting insights about Vietnamese cuisine.
The highlights were definitely the crispy pancake, the zucchini flower spring rolls, and, of course, the classic pho—we learned new techniques that I can’t wait to try at home! It was very hands-on, and Chef Vu made sure everyone felt involved.
Overall, an excellent way to immerse yourself in Hanoi’s food culture. Highly recommend!
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Haisaiojisan
Jan 6, 2025
Thank you, Chef Vu!!! - We decided to join Chef Vu's cooking class to learn about Vietnamese food since our knowledge of it was very much limited to pho and banh mi. We ended up learning about the herbs and spices that go with each dish and how to properly cook them. The trip to the market was really enjoyable, and Chef was always ready to explain anything about the ingredients when you asked. Great memories made at Cyclo Resto! Thanks, Chef!
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Emmada5862us
Jan 5, 2025
Totally recommend - It was fantastic! Got picked up at our hotel by the cyclos then a tour of the sites of the city
A visit to the food market , the produce looked so fresh
Then a short walk to the restaurant
We cooked 4 dishes each was tasty and delicious some of the best food we tasted in veitnam
They emailed the recipes so we can try them at home!
Totally recommend
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Linda
Dec 29, 2024
Chef Vu cooking class - Very professional, fun and delicious food. Highly recommend. The kitchen is above the restaurant, on the day the menu was adjusted for me as I dont eat seafood. Very impressed. I loved the pork stuffed pumpkin flowers. 5 stars from us x
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697huic
Dec 26, 2024
A fun-filled cooking class in Vietnam - We learned to make four delicious Vietnamese dishes, and it was an incredible experience! The chef was fantastic—very thorough in their explanations, making it easy for even beginners to follow along. Each dish turned out wonderfully, and I was thrilled to see how everything came together. The flavors were amazing, and I left feeling not only satisfied but also proud of what I had created. This class was a joyful highlight of my trip. HIGHLY recommended!!!
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