Hanoi Street Food Tour

An Old Quarter street food operator

Hanoi Street Food Tour runs its own street food tours in Hanoi, Vietnam, by walking, scooter and cyclo, plus a cooking class, water puppet combinations and multi-day packages to Halong Bay, Ninh Binh and Sapa. The about page says "We were born and raised in Hanoi" and that the company is "a local tour operator based in the Old Quarter." The homepage headline is "Trusted Since 2013," and it describes the company as "Hanoi's leading street food travel company," recommended by over 10,000 TripAdvisor members, guidebooks, media outlets and vloggers; those are the company's own claims. Prices are given in US dollars, and one quoted reviewer mentions paying in dong on the day.

The about page names Mr. Nguyen as manager, a graduate of the Faculty of Tourism at Hanoi Open University, and lists contact by phone and WhatsApp on +84966960188 (0966 960 188 inside Vietnam) and by email at hanoistreetfoodtour@gmail.com.

The walking tours

The core product is the Hanoi Street Food Tour by walking, 3 hours, which the homepage sells as a "Special Promo: Only $20, including all food!" Group tours leave "at 11:00 AM, 5:00 PM, and 6:30 PM Everyday," and private tours are available "anytime between 6:00 AM and 7:00 PM." The about page adds that the $20 set-departure price applies when "You are a member of group 6 to 10 People."

Other walks on the homepage:

• Hanoi Nightlife Street Food Tour by Walking, 2.5 hours, departing 7:00 PM, $25 per person.
• Street Food & Heritage Road Walking Tour, 3 hours, departing 7:30 AM, 2:30 PM and 5:45 PM, $30.
• Adventurous Street Food Tour, 3 hours, departing 11:30 AM or 6:00 PM, $45.

The Hanoi Night Life + Seafood Tour by Walking starts from the office, covers about 2,5 Km in 3 hours and is priced per person by party size for a private tour: $65 solo, $50 for 2 to 3, $45 for 4 to 6, $40 for 7 to 9 and $39 for 10 and up. It includes an English-speaking guide, street food and seafood, a bottle of water, a local beer, rice wine, egg coffee and a local dessert; other drinks, extra portions and tips are extra. The page describes the start of the route: "Along the perimeter of the market, dozens of street hawkers sell a staggering variety of produce from live seafood to exotic fruits and spices."

The homepage's food guide gives a sense of what the walks cover, with short entries on banh cuon, bun cha, bun rieu cua, pho, chao ca and xoi sticky rice. It also embeds a TripAdvisor widget, dated 2018, showing a rating based on 5,638 traveler reviews; the widget's figures are several years old.

Scooter tours, cooking and packages

The scooter tours pair food with Hanoi's Train Street. On the homepage, the Hanoi Street Foods + Train Street Tour by Scooter runs 3 hours, "Available anytime between 7:30 AM and 7:00 PM," at $45; the Street Foods & Train Street Visiting Hanoi Tour runs 3 hours at 7:30 AM, 11:30 AM and 6:00 PM for $25; Hanoi City + Train Street by Scooter runs 4 hours from 7:30 AM or 12:30 PM for $45; and the Hanoi Nightlife Food Tour by Scooter runs 4 hours from 6:00 PM for $59. The scooter page adds a Hanoi Train Street + City Tour at 4,5 hours from 8h00 AM and a Lovely Afternoon Hanoi Train Street + Sights tour at 4,5 hours from 12h05 PM, both $45, and lists a Hanoi water puppet tour at 3 hours for $20. All of these are marked "All-inclusive" or "All included."

The Hanoi Street Food Cooking Class runs 3 hours, starting at 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM and 4:00 PM, for $35. The package page lists a Food + Water Puppet Show at 4 hours from 17h00 for $30, and multi-day trips: Hanoi Halong Bay 3days/2nights at 230$, Hanoi Halong Bay Ninh Binh 4days at 310 USD, a 5-day Halong overnight cruise and Ninh Binh trip at 365 USD, Hanoi Sapa Halong Bay 6days at 425 USD, and a 7days/6nights Sapa, Halong and Ninh Binh trip at 495USD. The menu also lists a Cyclo Food Tour and a Vegetarian Trip.

Guides, meeting point and booking

The site names its guides as "Miss Moon, Miss Mango, Miss Rosie, Miss Money, Miss Potato" and describes them as English-speaking female guides. A quoted TripAdvisor review praises Money for her English, for buying the group waterproof tops when it rained, and for a list of dish names and restaurant tips at the end; the reviewer counts 8 in the group and says the 5 pm tour finished at 8 pm with "so much food." It is the company's chosen review.

The homepage invites guests to reserve and "simply pay on arrival, just 15 minutes before departure," with "free cancellation and easy rescheduling at no extra cost." It also offers a "Best Price Guarantee," promising to match a lower price for the same tour from another trusted provider, and a satisfaction guarantee ("Love it or get a full refund"), which other pages repeat as a 100% refund if guests are not happy. Support is offered 24/7 by call, chat or WhatsApp.

The site warns repeatedly about copycats using its name, telling travelers to pay and depart only from its office. That office is given as 78a Tran Nhat Duat Street at Kim Tours's Building in the Old Quarter on the package and seafood pages, but as Kim Building at 74 & 76 Hang Bac Street on the scooter and about pages. The site does not reconcile the two addresses.

What the site leaves open, and who it suits

The site does not state a cancellation deadline behind "free cancellation." It does not describe helmets or other equipment for scooter tours, age limits, or wheelchair access. The Vegetarian Trip appears in the menu without a description, price or schedule alongside. The two office addresses are the main practical caveat: travelers should confirm the meeting point with the company when booking.

Hanoi Street Food Tour suits first-time visitors to Hanoi who want a low-priced guided food walk or a Train Street scooter ride with fixed departures and nothing to pay until the day. Travelers who want every term in writing before arrival should message the company first.