Hanoi Cooking Classes: Old Quarter Markets and Home Kitchens

Hands-on cooking classes in Hanoi that teach you something you will actually make again at home.

Classes worth booking

Hanoi Cooking Centre ★ 4.6

Northern Vietnamese classics including pho, bun cha and banh xeoGroup: 12 max$60-95ba-dinh

Hanoi Cooking Centre at 44 Chau Long runs half-day cooking classes opened in 2009 by chef Tracey Lister, with a Chau Long market walk and air-conditioned.

44 Chau Long, Truc Bach, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

KOTO Van Mieu Cooking Classes ★ 4.7

Vietnamese classics taught by KOTO hospitality-training studentsGroup: 10 max$55-85dong-da

KOTO in Hanoi has run a 24-month hospitality training programme for at-risk youth since 1999; cooking classes at the Van Mieu flagship help fund the charity.

35 Van Mieu, Van Mieu, Dong Da, Hanoi Book class →

Highway 4 Cooking Class ★ 4.4

Northern Vietnamese mountain cuisine with Son Tinh rice-wine tastingGroup: 12 max$45-65old-quarter

Highway 4 has run cooking classes since 2000 at its Hang Tre and Mai Hac De branches, starting with a cyclo ride to Cho Hom market and teaching Northern.

5 Hang Tre, Ly Thai To, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Apron Up Cooking Class ★ 4.6

Hanoi street food classics including pho, bun cha and fresh spring rollsGroup: 10 max$40-60old-quarter

Apron Up Cooking Class on Gia Ngu runs three-hour Hanoi street-food classes that start with a guided market walk through Hang Be and a hands-on kitchen for pho.

8 Gia Ngu, Hang Bac, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi Book class →

Old Hanoi Cooking Class ★ 4.2

Traditional Hanoi dishes in a Tay Ho colonial villa kitchenGroup: 8 max$60-90tay-ho

Old Hanoi Cooking Class runs from a colonial villa in Tay Ho, teaching Hanoi classics with a small-class format and a private market visit per session.

65 Dang Thai Mai, Quang An, Tay Ho, Hanoi

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Egg, Salt & Coconut Coffee Workshop in Hanoi Old Quarter

Guided tour1 hour5.0 from 11 reviewsfrom $20

Hands-on Vietnamese coffee class in the heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter: learn phin brewing, make egg, coconut & salt coffee, then taste your drinks and take home recipes.

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Hanoi Tea Workshop: 3 Signature Teas, 6 Brews & 9 Tastings

1 - 3 hours5.0 from 6 reviewsfrom $13

Step into a peaceful Indochine villa to discover Vietnam's beverage culture through 3 signature teas, 3 iconic coffees, 3 homemade fruit liqueurs, and authentic local stories.

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