Experience Food Tours in Ho Chi Minh City with Withlocals

"Spring took us on an amazing food tour of areas in Saigon/HCMC that we never would have found ourselves. The food was amazing, and plentiful, allowed us to try things we wouldn’t otherwise, and explore an area of the city that usually only the locals see. Spring is also the best kind of tour guide- funny ( yes, even your Dad jokes Spring!), interesting, and catered the tour to our family with 2 older teens perfectly. Even down to helping us book our Grab motor bike rides back to the hotel. Thank you Spring- you are the best! "

"We went on a walking food tour of Ho Chi Minh City with Spring. Can't say enough good things. She is knowledgeable, friendly, cheerful. We felt a real connection. It was clearly more than just a job for her. Two of us needed vegetarian food, and she knew just where to go--places we'd never have found on our own. We miss her. Hieu took us on a historical-architectural walking tour. He's extremely knowledgeable, outgoing, flexible. We passed an optician's store that was inhabited by a number of cats, so our tour stopped to visit the cats. Hieu helped us understand some of the painful history of the North-South-American war. Both led us through some of the narrow alleys of Ho Chi Minh City, bringing us to a part of the city we'd never otherwise see--a whole world whose existence we'd never expect."

"Don't have a big lunch before this tour.. you will be guided through the streets on a magical journey tasting some of the best street eats The places you visit have been serving the locals for generations and know what flours means Elsie is very knowledgeable and happy to explain each dish and what your are eating 100% recommended this tour "

"We joined Spring on this awesome tour with our 18 month old and his grandparents. We strolled through the cooler laneways and learned about Vietnamese culture and food. We tasted the most spectacular food, which Spring ordered for us at every stop. She made sure we had everything we needed and introduced us to so many new things that we would definitely not have discovered otherwise. My parents and toddler all loved it. A very memorable experience. Thank you, Spring!!"

"We had an incredible experience with Hoàng as our food tour guide in Ho Chi Minh City. He took us all over the city to try authentic Vietnamese dishes we never would have found on our own. Every stop offered something unique — from amazing street food to cozy fast-casual spots — all deeply connected to the heart of Vietnamese culture. Hoàng was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the whole tour feel effortless and fun. This was hands down one of the highlights of our trip. 10/10 recommend to anyone wanting a genuine taste of Vietnam!"

"Spring was a fantastic guide and met our expectations perfectly. She was well organised throughout, from planning the meet up to getting us safely into a taxi to get back to our ship, making sure we understood how everything worked. She double checked our dietary allergies and likes/dislikes at the beginning of the tour, so we felt confident that there'd be no nasty surprises. Throughout the tour, Spring gave us useful information about the city, language and customs, as well as the food she introduced us to. We really felt she'd given us the knowledge and confidence to move away from the 'safe', predictable tourist eateries and look for the where the locals eat. We walked through the little alleyways, which was so interesting to see how people in Ho Chi Minh lived and ate at an array of restaurants, cafes and street stalls along the way. We loved trying a variety of exotic fruit at a market stall, many of which we'd never seen before. There were some delicious noodle dishes and amazing coffees but our favourite was the banana fritters from a family street stall. It's impossible to describe just how good the food was! Spring is friendly, considerate and so good at what she does that we would definitely ask her for another tour and recommend her to anyone wanting to experience the flavours of Ho Chi Minh. A truly memorable trip! "

"Spring was a tremendous guide able to take us- a meat eater and a pescatarian - to a variety of spots to eat and taste a wide variety of dishes and drinks. Her English is excellent and she has a great sense of humour. We hadn't realised it was a private tour so that was an unexpected bonus. She answered all our questions and we felt that we ate till we were full to bursting and learned a lot about life in Vietnam. Afterwards she sent us the list of places we'd visited so were able to revisit our favourites at our leisure. It was good to venture into District 3 and explore a less touristy area too. We thoroughly recommend this tour for the start of your stay in Vietnam."

"We had a fantastic tour with Elise. The food was absolutely delicious at each of the locations. There was so much we couldn’t get through it all and ended up returning for a second helping the next day! Thank you Elise 😀"

"My husband and I had an awesome time on our food tour with Elise! Every dish was amazing and it was wayyy more food than we expected. (Or needed lol but at least there is some walking to burn it off). I highly recommend Elise as a guide!"

"Our street food walking tour with Hieu was one of the highlights of our visit in Vietnam. As well as tasting many unusual dishes in local places, we saw very local Saigon culture, families, shops and pets! Hieu has great English and is very personable, easy-going and has great stories. Don’t miss it!"