Saigon Street Food Exploration: Authentic Tasting with Local Students

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: 24 hours
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…
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…

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
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Rebecca
Mar 21, 2025
Best way to spend to your night in Saigon! - We decided to book this to a) learn a bit more about Vietnam directly from a Vietnamese person, and b) get some guidance and ideas on the best way to approach street food. And I'm so glad we did! Our guide Hao was super friendly and informative, picked great places to eat, and took such good care of us in every way. It's clear that he loves Saigon and showing it to tourists to help them love it as well. Thank you again Hao, you really made every effort and we appreciate you very much!
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Katherine_s
Mar 16, 2025
Total Immersion into Local Food Scene - What an immersive experience - walking in the constant flow of people and scooters, down main streets and up narrow alleys, to sample a wonderful array of local street foods well off the beaten tourist path. Our guide, Giang, was exceptional - she provided detailed explanations of each dish we ate, making sure we understood all the ingredients and savored all the tastes of every one. If you’re a foodie who’s interested in experiencing the authentic local food scene in Ho Chi Minh City, this tour is for you!
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Robertock886lb
Mar 7, 2025
The four of us on two wheels - We had a wonderful experience with Arch, Helen, Khoa and Thuan riding on a motorbike in Ho chi minh on the night tour. They showed us most hidden places in different districts talking in a really good english about culture, history and habits of vietnamese people and let us taste a great variety of street food. This tour is really worth time of anyone visiting Ho chi minh. They drive really carefully and brought are back safely and enriched of a beautiful experience. Roberto Sara Emilio Alice
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Andrewpc9825nk
Feb 16, 2025
Ted was 5 ⭐...Perfect - I had the pleasure of having Ted as my personal guide. With all the yum, yummy, oh my goodness and awesome, he said his mission was a complete success. The food...yum. The different drinks...great. The commentary and explanations...5 Star. At no point did I feel uncomfortable being an older women with a young lad in a foreign city. He made sure I was safe in amongst the crazy traffic and ensured my dietary requirements were met.
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Goplaces32711523662
Feb 3, 2025
Excellent street food - Effective organisation , the contact with our young coach was excellent and the full explanations adapted to my low level of English. Interesting night tour of old Saigon. We will have tasted everything without fear and without risk.
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T7739yckevins
Jan 28, 2025
Great food tour - Young was an amazing guide! Personable, knowledgeable…took us to some great places to eat in alleys off the flower market. Definitely recommend having him as your guide.
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Jodie_b
Jan 27, 2025
Food tour - This was a fantastic experience as we were new to Vietnam and I am quite a fussy eater so was a bit nervous. Our guide, Nhu, was excellent and explained all the food we ate and why he chose those particular places to go - I loved all the food! He has a great sense of humour so was lot of fun. Nhu also sent us a whole list of other foods and places we should try. It was really good to be sitting out in the alleyways eating with the locals. Highly recommend!
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T4852utchiaral
Jan 9, 2025
Super local and fun food tour - We were a group of 4 and had a wonderful evening with Carolyn and Ted! We felt like locals having food with friends, which made the experience even better! We chose the walking tour over the motorbike one to really explore the city and it‘s hidden corners.
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870bennik
Dec 16, 2024
Wonderful street food tour - We did this great tour on our first evening in Ho Chi Minh. We were the only two participants of the tour. Despite being booked at short notice in the morning of the same day, the organisation worked excellently. Our guide Phi picked us up by taxi at our hotel and showed us great places to eat in the city afterwards on foot. We visited one of them again a few days later. Phi explained a lot to us about the respective food and also otherwise you could talk to him very well in English about the country and culture. We had a wonderful evening and can fully recommend the tour!
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Helga_f
Dec 6, 2024
Fantastic experience - The food was incredible and our tour leader Ted was fantastic. He was so knowledgeable and helpful. He made sure we were always looked after. Highly recommend.
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