Vegan Street Food Walking Tour: Hanoi Old Quarter

Taste your way through Hanoi's hidden food stalls and smallest alleys

A three-hour vegan and vegetarian street food walking experience in Hanoi's Old Quarter with a live English-speaking guide. You'll visit handpicked local vegan-friendly spots, sample dishes like banh mi, noodle salad, papaya salad and fresh bia hoi, explore the smallest and longest alley, visit the local market, and hear stories of Vietnamese history, language and local life. Snacks, lunch and dinner are included.

The experience

Banh mi, sugarcane juice, papaya salad, sticky rice with fried onions, noodle salad, fresh bia hoi, local doughnuts with sesame and mung bean, bingsu with coconut ice-cream. You'll taste all of these across three hours walking through Hanoi's Old Quarter. The guide takes you to street food places handpicked by real foodies, each one offering vegan and vegetarian options that locals actually eat. You're not stopping at tourist restaurants. You're eating where the neighborhood does, standing at plastic stools or leaning against a storefront, moving through the narrow streets between bites.

In between the food, the guide walks you through the history of Vietnam from its beginnings to now, tells you about the Vietnamese language, and takes you into the Old Quarter's hidden gems: the smallest alley, the longest alley, the local market. You'll hear stories about how people live here, what the neighborhood is, why it looks the way it does. The food and the stories are woven together. You're not just eating, you're learning why these dishes matter and who makes them.

The walk covers ground but suits all fitness levels. Come hungry. The guide expects you to have an empty stomach when you arrive, because there's a lot to taste and a lot of ground to cover. A live English-speaking guide leads the whole thing, and snacks, lunch and dinner are all included in the price.

What’s included

• Snacks, lunch and dinner across multiple vegan and vegetarian street food stops.
• a live English-speaking guide leading the walk.
• access to the Old Quarter's hidden gems including the smallest and longest alley and the local market.
• stories about Vietnamese history, language and local life.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 14:00 and 18:00

Book up to3h before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Child (3 to 17 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by OneTrip With Local

Is this one for you?Choose this if you want to stay in the Old Quarter neighborhood itself. The walk keeps you in one concentrated area rather than moving between distant locations.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 17 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What vegan and vegetarian dishes will I actually eat on this walk?

You'll taste banh mi with fried onions and chilli sauce, sticky rice with fried onions, noodle salad with lots of vegetables, papaya salad, sugarcane juice, fresh bia hoi (Vietnamese beer), local doughnuts with sesame and mung bean flavor, and bingsu or sticky rice with coconut ice-cream for dessert. The guide takes you to street food spots that offer vegan and vegetarian options, so every stop is a real meal, not a sample.

How long does the walk take and how much ground do we cover?

The experience runs three hours total. You'll walk through the Old Quarter visiting multiple street food spots, the local market, the smallest alley and the longest alley. The pace suits all fitness levels, though you'll be on your feet the whole time moving between stops.

What will the guide talk about besides the food?

The guide covers Vietnamese history from its beginnings to the present, tells you about the Vietnamese language, and shares stories about how people live in the Old Quarter. The history and the food are connected. You learn why these dishes exist and what they mean to the neighborhood.