Saigon Street Food Walk: Alleys, Markets and Night Bites
An evening of eating your way through the alleys of Districts 4, 5 and 3.
Saigon’s best food is cooked on the street by people who have made one dish for decades. On this evening walk, with short taxi or Grab rides between neighbourhoods, we taste broken rice, snails, banh mi and sweet soups and hear the stories of the cooks and the neighbourhoods they feed.
Tour highlights
- Taste around 8 local dishes at family-run street stalls
- Walk the snail and seafood street of District 4
- Explore Chinatown alleys and an old temple in District 5
- Try a banh mi from a stall locals queue for
- Finish with che, a Vietnamese sweet soup
Itinerary
Every part can be changed to suit your group.
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Evening District 4 Snails and Seafood
We meet at around 5:00 PM in central Saigon and cross the canal to District 4, an old port neighbourhood known for its street food. We sit on low plastic stools to try broken rice with grilled pork and a plate of snails cooked with lemongrass, coconut or tamarind. District 4 is a working-class neighbourhood that few visitors see, with narrow streets, busy markets and families cooking right on the pavement. Your guide explains how each dish is eaten, what the sauces are for and how to order like a local, and shares stories about the cooks who have run these stalls for many years.
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Night Chinatown Alleys and Sweet Endings
A short ride brings us to Cho Lon, Saigon’s Chinatown, where we walk through alleys, stop at an incense-filled temple and taste dumplings and noodles from Chinese-Vietnamese families. We finish in District 3 with a banh mi and a bowl of che, a sweet soup with beans, jelly and coconut milk. The walk ends at around 9:00 PM. Cho Lon has been home to Saigon’s Chinese community for more than two centuries, and its old shophouses, temples and herbal medicine shops give it a different feel from the rest of the city. Portions are small at each stop, so you can taste a little of everything without feeling too full. Vegetarian options can be arranged in advance.
What is included
Included
- English-speaking local guide
- All food tastings
- Water and one local drink
- Short taxi or Grab rides between areas
Not included
- Hotel pickup (we meet at a central point)
- Extra drinks
- Tips for the guide
- Personal expenses
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