Vietnamese Cooking Class in Da Nang: 5 Dishes & Market Tour

Cook five authentic Vietnamese dishes, from the market to the plate.

A three-hour Vietnamese cooking class in Da Nang where you shop at a local market with your instructor, then return to the kitchen to make five dishes from scratch—phở, bun cha, banana flower salad, spring rolls and salted coffee—under the guidance of a Vietnamese chef. The class includes all equipment, your meals, a certificate and a cookbook. Children from age 5 are welcome; the guide teaches in English or Chinese.

The Experience

The class starts at 85 Pham Quang Anh in the An Hai district. You arrive ten minutes early, then head to the local market with your cooking instructor to handpick the ingredients you'll use. This is not a quick stop—you learn the local ways of life as you shop, seeing how Vietnamese cooks select produce, meat and herbs for the dishes you're about to make.

Back in the kitchen, a Vietnamese chef walks you through making five dishes: phở (the national noodle soup), bun cha (grilled meatballs), banana flower salad, nem cuon (fried spring rolls) and salted coffee or cacao. You cook from scratch under instruction, and between the cooking, the chef shares the histories and stories behind each dish—the traditions that shaped them and the regions they come from. The class weaves in a touch of Vietnamese language as you work.

When the cooking is done, you sit down and eat what you made. You leave with a certificate, a cookbook to take home, and the muscle memory of how to make these five dishes again.

What’s included

• All cooking equipment and ingredients.
• your meals.
• a certificate.
• a cookbook.

Good to know

Public transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Danang Summer Cooking Class

Is this one for you?The guide teaches in English or Chinese, so pick the language that fits you when you book. The three-hour format—market first, then cooking—works well if you want to understand where ingredients come from before you cook with them, and if you have a morning or afternoon free rather than just an hour.

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Top questions

What five dishes do I learn to cook in this class?

You make phở (Vietnamese noodle soup), bun cha (grilled meatballs), banana flower salad, nem cuon (fried spring rolls) and salted coffee or cacao. All five are cooked from scratch in the kitchen after you've shopped for the ingredients at the market.

Do I go to the market as part of the class?

Yes. You start by going to a local market with your cooking instructor to handpick the ingredients for your meals, learning how Vietnamese cooks shop and select produce as you go.

How long is the cooking class?

The class runs three hours total, starting with the market visit and continuing through cooking, instruction and eating your finished dishes.

What language does the guide speak?

The guide teaches in English or Chinese, so you can choose the language that works for you when you book.

Are children allowed?

Children are welcome from age 5. Infants can attend if they sit on an adult's lap.

What's included in the class?

All cooking equipment, the ingredients you pick at the market, your meals, a certificate and a cookbook are included. You don't need to bring anything or arrange your own ingredients.