Hands on Cooking Class with Ben Thanh market visit

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Earliest Date Available: November 3, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
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Duration
4 hours
Group size
Max 12 guests
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible, Stroller Accessible
Language
English
Location
Duration
4 hours
Group size
Max 12 guests
Accessibility
Wheelchair Accessible, Stroller Accessible
Language
English

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•6 reviews
 US$40.87  per guest
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Earliest Date Available: November 3, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience
Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world
Why book with byFood?
Japan's #1 food travel platform
Trusted by 50,000+ travelers worldwideCurated by food lovers, for food loversFeatured in CNN, Forbes & NYT
Led by your team of talented professional chefs, we create a fun and lively atmosphere where participants can learn, laugh, and indulge in the vibrant flavors of Vietnam. Through your cooking classes, culinary team building events, and food tours, we aim to create memorable experiences that celebrate the rich flavors and traditions of Vietnam.
3 courses meal and enjoy fresh local green iced tea
Transportation between market and Cooking class
Market visit with our Chef
3-hours cooking class with our Chef
Private transportation
Transportation between your hotel and the market / back to your hotel
Market visit from 9am till 9:50am Follow your Chef through the vibrant Ben Thanh market to purchase a selection of ingredients for your cooking lesson. At 9:50 am your Chef will bring you back by Taxi to your cooking class. Hands-on Cooking Class from 10am till 1pm Take place around your large cooking station to follow your Chef step by step with your own material and ingredients for a good understanding of cooking techniques. You will discover Vietnamese kitchenware to cook and enjoy a tasty 3 courses meal. MSG and enhance flavors are of course forbidden! Take a look at your MENU. We will adapt the menu for people vegetarians or with food allergies, let us know your booking in advance so we can accommodate you.
Meeting Point

Cửa Tây Chợ Bến Thành, Phan Chu Trinh, Quận 1 Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam, VN

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Meet Chef Oanh at 9am at "Cua Tay" gate of Ben Thanh market on Phan Chu Trinh Street. This not the main gate. Chef wears a black polo shirt with our company name you can’t miss her!
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mahogbenOctober 2026 • TripAdvisor
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Spring-rolled!

A great experience seeing how the folks of Saigon cook and procure food. Highly recommend for a few hours in your trip to the city. We had a good tour of the market, our guide was really accommodating for answering our strange questions on fruit and vegetables. The cooking class was fantastic, highly recommended for a small group. We covered local salads, spring rolls and the traditional pork on rice noodles.

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samqwertySeptember 2026 • TripAdvisor
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A highlight of my already fab trip to Vietnam.

A must do on your trip to learn how to recreate some of the delicious foods of Vietnam. We were each given a work station with individual ingredients so it was fully hands on. The chef Van was professional and spoke perfect English, was great fun and positive vibes. Lots of clear and interesting information about Vietnamese food and culture and clear instructions. The group was small and we made delicious Summer rolls, Banh mi, clay pot chicken rice and banana tapioca pudding. Great place to ...read more

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Jacqueline_MMay 2026 • Viator
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Immersive, interesting and very friendly experience

Excellent and informative tour of the Ben Thanh market. Followed by a short trip to the Saigon Cooking school. Here we learnt to make pork fried spring rolls, green mango salad with grilled chicken and finished with Lotus fried rice. We presented the fried rice in a lotus leave and decorated the corners of the lotus leaf basket with pink lotus flower petals.

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JustaTravelJunkieFebruary 2025 • TripAdvisor
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The best way to learn about Vietnamese food

This activity is perfect for any level of foodie enthusiast. Our chef - Oanh, took us on a tour of the market which is just essential viewing. Then onto the Cooking. Several courses (they change each day) which are great fun and easy to follow. The flavours are sublime and most of them could be re-created at home, with a little patience. Highly recommended experience with a team that will take good care of you.

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pdbdtNovember 2024 • TripAdvisor
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Cooking in Siagon

Spent the morning at the Benh Tran market discovering very different foods. Then headed to the cooking school to make three dishes.

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