Ho Chi Minh City Street Food Tour With Local Students, Small Dishes
Flower markets, a 1960s apartment block and riverside views between bites
Taste a run of small street dishes, one stop after another, with a local student as your guide. This private tour of Ho Chi Minh City also passes the Saigon River and Bui Vien Walking Street, with dishes kept small so you can try more.
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Step-by-step itinerary
Evening street food and city tour
- Join street food private tour
- See Ho Thi Ky Food & Flower Market from outside
- See Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Complex from outside
- See Saigon River from outside
- See Bùi Viện Walking Street from outside
- Ho Chi Minh City 4h
- Ho Thi Ky Flower Market passing by
- Nguyen Thien Thuat Apartment Buildings passing by
- Saigon River passing by
- Bui Vien Street passing by
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- A tip paid at the start, for the tipping choice.
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You taste many small street dishes with a local student guide in Ho Chi Minh City, passing Nguyen Hue and the Saigon River, without filling up too quickly.
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The experience
Your guide is a local student, and the walk is built around food. Each stop brings several small dishes rather than one big plate, so you taste a wide spread of flavors without getting full too quickly. At each stop you share the meal, and the portions are kept small on purpose so you can try more of what the city cooks.
Between the stops, your guide points out the sights. Nguyen Hue Walking Street is one of them, and the Saigon River gives you a riverside break and a quick photo stop away from the busy streets. You also pass Ho Thi Ky, a large flower market in District 10 where a food street serves Cambodian and Vietnamese dishes. The 1960s apartment block in District 3 feels like a step back into old Saigon, with narrow alleys, street vendors and the feel of generations of local life.
When the route reaches Bui Vien Walking Street, the city changes. Bars, clubs, street performers and food vendors fill the street, and it is the nightlife side of Saigon, seen only after dark. If you have a dietary restriction, tell your guide, and the route can be shaped around your time, vehicle and health where the itinerary allows.
Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 5): free.
Does the tour stop at the flower market in District 10?
No, Ho Thi Ky Food & Flower Market is seen in passing, not as a stop. Its food street serves Cambodian and Vietnamese street food, so you see the scene as you go by.
Can I tell my guide about dietary restrictions?
Yes, you can say so when you book, and the guide will know about your restrictions. The tour can be customized to suit your preferences, and the food is shared at each stop.
Is Bui Vien Walking Street visited during the day?
No, Bui Vien Walking Street is seen only at night. It is Saigon's nightlife street, full of bars, clubs, street performers and food vendors, and it is passed in passing rather than as a stop.
Can the tour be changed to fit my schedule?
Yes, the itinerary can be flexible with your booking time, your vehicle and your health. The route is designed to be customized to your preferences.
Operated by Hồ Chí Minh City Discovery. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Ho Chi Minh City Street Food Tour: Many Small Dishes
4h · EN · at your hotel
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