Hanoi Street Food Tour by Motorbike: 4-5 dishes, Train Street

You ride the motorbike yourself, not sit as a passenger.

A half-day private motorbike food tour in Hanoi where you ride your own comfortable Honda scooter through the Old Quarter and around West Lake, stopping at five street food stalls and two dessert spots, with hotel pickup and an English-speaking guide. The tour includes helmet, rain poncho and bottled water. Children from age 1 are welcome. Vegetarian and vegan options available on request.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hanoi scooter food and sightseeing tour

• Start at Hanoi Opera House
• Try Bun Cha Obama at local eatery
• Visit Hanoi Big Church
• Eat grilled spring rolls
• Explore Hanoi Old Town
• Sample steam rice pancake Hang Ga
• Enjoy seafood at Oc Di Tu and West Lake
• Have mango jelly at Minci Mango Jelly
• Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda
• Relax at Train Street Coffee

The experience

Four hours on your own scooter means you move through Hanoi at your own pace, stopping when the guide does and staying as long as you want at each stall. The Honda bikes are built for comfort, the operator calls them lounge chairs, so the ride itself is not a white-knuckle grip. You start at your hotel in the Old Quarter with pickup included, meet your English-speaking guide, and head out to the first stop: a local eatery serving Bun Cha Obama, the dish Barack Obama ate during his 2016 visit. From there the route takes you past the Hanoi Opera House and St Joseph's Cathedral, two colonial landmarks you see from the bike before stopping for grilled spring rolls at another stall.

The middle stretch winds through the Old Quarter's narrow streets to a restaurant serving Steam Rice Pancake Hang Ga, a Hanoian specialty, then heads toward West Lake and Tran Quoc Pagoda. At Oc Di Tu, you taste fresh seafood while looking out over the water. A stop at Minci Mango Jelly gives you a cold dessert made from ripe mangoes: a deliberate cool-down before the final leg. The tour ends at Train Street Cafe, where you sit with coffee and watch trains pass through the street-level tracks, a quirk of Hanoi's old rail line that has become a tourist draw.

You choose between a private tour for just your group, a small group option, or a private tour that adds beer and live music at the final stop. Tips are optional. The operator asks that you let them know in advance if you're vegetarian, vegan, or allergic to any of the foods on the route so they can adjust the stops. Bottled water, helmet and rain poncho are provided. The total time includes travel between stops, not just eating time.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off at Hanoi Old Quarter.
• four to five street food tastings including Bun Cha Obama, grilled spring rolls, Steam Rice Pancake Hang Ga, and fresh seafood.
• one dessert (mango jelly).
• one drink.
• bottled water.
• helmet and rain poncho.
• comfortable Honda scooter for the duration.
• English-speaking guide.

Options for this experience

3 options

Small Group TourGuide in English · 10:00, 13:30 and 18:00Pickup is included

Private TourGuide in English · 10:00, 13:00 and 18:00Private: This is a tour just for you and your family. Pickup is included

Private tour with food, beer and live musicGuide in English · 18:00Private Food + Beer + Live Music: This is a private tour just for you with the most special options, such as beer and listening to classical music. Pickup is included

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 10:00, 13:00, 13:30 and 18:00

AgesAdult (15 to 90 years) · Senior (91 and older) · Youth (10 to 14 years) · Child (3 to 9 years) · Infant (1 to 2 years): free

GroupUp to 15

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortNot recommended with heart problems

Operated by Hanoi Day Trips

Is this one for you?Choose the private tour if you want the route and timing to yourself, or the small group option to share the cost and ride alongside other travelers. The private tour with beer and live music adds a social element at Train Street Cafe if you want the food experience plus an evening atmosphere.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Youth (10 to 14 years); Child (3 to 9 years); Infant (1 to 2 years): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What does it mean to ride the motorbike myself on this tour?

You operate your own Honda scooter the entire tour, following the guide's bike. The scooters are designed for comfort and stability, not speed or sport riding, so you control the throttle and brakes yourself at a relaxed pace through city streets and around West Lake.

How many food stops are on the half-day tour?

The tour includes four to five food stops (Bun Cha Obama, grilled spring rolls, Steam Rice Pancake Hang Ga, and fresh seafood at West Lake) plus mango jelly for dessert and a final coffee at Train Street Cafe.

Does the tour pick me up from my hotel?

Yes, free hotel pickup and drop-off at Hanoi Old Quarter is included in all options, so you don't arrange separate transport to the starting point.

What happens if I'm vegetarian or allergic to certain foods?

The operator offers vegetarian and vegan options and can adjust the stops if you let them know about food allergies before booking, so the stalls visited match what you can eat.

Is Train Street Cafe part of the tour, or do I go there on my own?

Train Street Cafe is the final stop on the tour route, where the guide takes you to sit with coffee and watch trains pass through the street-level tracks before the tour ends.