Hoi An Street Food Tour with Billy: Traditional Dishes

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Duration3h

GroupUp to 20

LanguagesEN · VI

Mobile ticketAccepted

A Hoi An native guides you through the dishes locals actually eat.

Hoi An street food tour with Billy is an evening walking tour through the town's food scene, led by a guide born in Hoi An Ancient Town with over five years of experience leading travelers through Central Vietnam. The tour runs 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, includes dinner at multiple stops, and covers traditional dishes alongside stories about Vietnamese cuisine and local culture. Pickup from your meeting point is arranged in advance.

The Experience

Billy picks you up from a meeting point you agree on beforehand, and the tour runs from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Because he was born in Hoi An Ancient Town and grew up near the historical sites and assembly halls, he knows the food here not as a visitor but as someone who ate it growing up — which shapes what he chooses to show you and what he can tell you about why each dish matters. Over five years leading travelers through Central Vietnam, he has learned what questions people actually ask and what moments stick with them.

You'll taste bánh mỳ (Vietnamese bread with minced meat, liver pate and fresh vegetables), bánh xèo (crispy pancakes with shrimp and meat, yellow and crackling outside, soft inside), white rose dumplings made from rice flour and fresh shrimp, and bánh xoài, bánh cam and bánh ít (deep-fried glutinous rice balls filled with mung bean paste and coated in sesame seeds). The stops are woven through the town so you're walking and eating, not sitting in one place, and the guide talks about Vietnam's culinary origins and cooking style as you go. Interacting with the people running the stalls and cooking the food is part of the experience — you're not just tasting, you're meeting the people behind the dishes.

The tour is wheelchair accessible, and public transportation options are available nearby if you need them. All areas and surfaces are accessible. Infants can ride in a pram or stroller, or sit on an adult's lap; specialized infant seats are available if you need one.

What’s included

Pickup from your meeting point.
dinner across multiple food stops (bánh mỳ, bánh xèo, white rose dumplings, and deep-fried rice balls).
stories about Vietnamese culinary origins and local food culture from a guide born in Hoi An.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditionsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Billy Vietnam Travel

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to eat the dishes locals actually cook and eat, guided by someone who grew up eating them — the evening timing and the walking pace mean you taste more stops without rushing through any one of them.