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href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/food-tours\/what-to-eat-in-hanoi-first-night-food-tour-a-chefs-tour\/#Keep_reading\" >Keep reading<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/food-tours\/what-to-eat-in-hanoi-first-night-food-tour-a-chefs-tour\/#Get_our_best_travel_tips_in_your_inbox\" >Get our best travel tips in your inbox<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/food-tours\/what-to-eat-in-hanoi-first-night-food-tour-a-chefs-tour\/#AI-assisted_content_for_travel_brands\" >AI-assisted content for travel brands<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_Eat_in_Hanoi_on_Your_First_Night_and_Why_a_Small-Group_Food_Tour_Makes_Sense\"><\/span>What to Eat in Hanoi on Your First Night <em>and Why a Small-Group Food Tour Makes Sense<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"htf-hero-deck\">You land, drop your bags in the Old Quarter and want a real Hanoi dinner, not a tourist-menu guess. Here is how we would plan a first night in the Vietnamese capital, which dishes to look for, and where A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s four Hanoi food tours fit. We haven&#8217;t taken them ourselves; we research them from the live tour pages and send readers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"htf-hero-meta\">\n<div class=\"htf-meta-author\">\n<div class=\"htf-avatar\">J&amp;A<\/div>\n<div><strong>Joona &amp; Alla<\/strong>Rovaniemi, Finland<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span> November 2026 <span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span> 9 min read <span class=\"htf-dot\">\u00b7<\/span> Checked against the live tour page<\/div>\n<div class=\"htf-hero-img\">\n<div class=\"htf-hero-img-inner\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hanoi-food-tour-a-chef-s-tour-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hanoi street food on a food tour with A Chef&#x27;s Tour\" width=\"1600\" height=\"741\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<!-- A CHEF'S TOUR PARTNER BANNER -->\n<div class=\"htf-sale-banner\" style=\"margin:28px 0 36px;padding:22px 28px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#C8A45A 0%,#d8b970 50%,#C8A45A 100%);border-radius:10px;color:#0d2018;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:24px;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(200,164,90,0.25);\">\n<div style=\"flex:0 0 auto;font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:3px;text-transform:uppercase;background:#0d2018;color:#C8A45A;padding:8px 14px;border-radius:4px;\">Our food-tour partner<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 260px;\">\n<div style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:4px;\">Small-group food tours with A Chef&#8217;s Tour \u2014 max 8 guests, 15+ tastings<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.85;\">Live dates and prices open on their own booking page. Book through our link and you pay the normal price \u2014 we earn a small commission that keeps this blog independent.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- ARTICLE + SIDEBAR -->\n<div class=\"htf-wrap\"><!-- BODY -->\n<article class=\"htf-body\">\n<p>This guide is built from the live tour page of Hanoi Food Tour on A Chef&#8217;s Tour \u2014 price, start time, group size, tastings and dietary notes come straight from the operator, never invented.<\/p>\n<div class=\"htf-tldr\">\n<div class=\"htf-tldr-label\">Short answer<\/div>\n<p>For a first night in Hanoi we would do one of two things: book the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/a> (US$45 per person, 4:00PM start, 15+ tastings, max 8 guests) so the evening is sorted by a local host, or, if you land too late for that, eat a simple bowl near your hotel and save the big food night for tomorrow. If you arrive after dark and wake up hungry at an odd hour, the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/Hanoi-food-tour-chef-guide\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour with a Chef Guide<\/a> is the unusual one: a late-night walk that the page lists as 10pm to 2am.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- HTF-BOOK-CTA -->\n<div class=\"htf-la-cta\">\n<div class=\"htf-la-cta-text\">\n<p class=\"htf-la-eyebrow\">Our pick \u00b7 A Chef&#8217;s Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"htf-la-title\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"htf-la-sub\">US$45 per person \u00b7 15+ tastings \u00b7 max 8 guests \u00b7 starts 4:00PM \u00b7 about 3.5 to 4 hours \u00b7 bottled water included.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"htf-la-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Check dates &amp; book \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"htf-toc\">\n<div class=\"htf-toc-label\">In this guide<\/div>\n<ol><li><a href=\"#s1\">Why the First Night in Hanoi Is Hard to Get Right<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s2\">The Dishes to Look For on Night One<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s3\">Your Options for a First Evening<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s4\">If You Land in the Afternoon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s5\">If You Land Late: The Midnight Option<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s6\">If You Would Rather Wander First<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s7\">Dietary Notes for a First Night<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s8\">Price, Kids and Cancellation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#s9\">How to Book<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s1\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_the_First_Night_in_Hanoi_Is_Hard_to_Get_Right\"><\/span>Why the First Night in Hanoi Is Hard to Get Right<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hanoi&#8217;s Old Quarter is a dense grid of narrow streets where hundreds of cooks work from the pavement, often with one dish each. That is wonderful once you know what to point at, and slightly paralysing when you have just got off a long flight. You see steaming pots, tiny plastic stools, queues at stalls with no sign, and a lot of menus that look the same.<\/p><figure class=\"htf-fig\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hanoi-food-tour-a-chef-s-tour-photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Vietnamese street food laid out on a table. A food tour is one way to meet several dishes in one evening.\" width=\"470\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Northern Vietnamese street food laid out on a table. A food tour is one way to meet several dishes in one evening. <span>Photo: A Chef&#x27;s Tour<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>This is the case for a guided first night rather than a wander. The aim is not to avoid adventure; it is to spend your first evening eating the right things, learning the names, and leaving with enough confidence to order for yourself on the days that follow. A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s own pitch for its Hanoi evening tour is much the same: you leave, in its words, with the culinary confidence to hunt down good food anywhere in Vietnam.<\/p><p>A note on how we write this. We are Joona and Alla, family travellers based in Rovaniemi, Finland. We have not taken these tours, so you will not find a first-hand review here. Everything about prices, times and dishes below comes from the live tour pages on achefstour.com, and the general food background is the kind of thing any guidebook will tell you.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Dishes_to_Look_For_on_Night_One\"><\/span>The Dishes to Look For on Night One<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hanoi is the home of several dishes that you should try in the city itself, because the northern versions differ from what you find elsewhere in Vietnam. These are the ones we would put on a first-night list:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Ph\u1edf<\/strong>, the beef noodle soup, with a clear broth that is the whole point of the dish.<\/li><li><strong>B\u00fan ch\u1ea3<\/strong>, charred pork patties in a sweet-sour broth with rice noodles and herbs, a Hanoi lunchtime classic.<\/li><li><strong>B\u00e1nh m\u00ec<\/strong>, the baguette sandwich, which is a fine first-night snack because it is cheap, fast and easy to order.<\/li><li><strong>B\u00e1nh cu\u1ed1n<\/strong>, thin steamed rice rolls, best eaten fresh from the steam.<\/li><li><strong>Ch\u1ea3 c\u00e1<\/strong>, turmeric fish cooked with dill, a dish with its own street in the Old Quarter.<\/li><li><strong>Egg coffee<\/strong>, a thick, sweet, velvety coffee that works as dessert.<\/li><li><strong>Bia h\u01a1i<\/strong>, fresh draught beer served at pavement joints, for those who drink.<\/li><\/ul><p>It is worth knowing that A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s Hanoi pages name several of these. The evening <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/a> mentions b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, tender beef ph\u1edf, sugarcane juice, b\u00e1nh x\u00e8o pancakes, b\u00fan ch\u1ea3, wok-fried eel cakes, crab spring rolls, a papaya and beef salad, and a bia h\u01a1i joint. The lunchtime <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour-lunchtime\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour (lunchtime)<\/a> page names pillow cakes, ch\u1ea3 c\u00e1 l\u00e3 v\u1ecdng, ph\u1edf, b\u00e1nh cu\u1ed1n, b\u00fan ch\u1ea3, young green rice flakes and egg coffee. Both say there are more surprises among the 15+ tastings.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Options_for_a_First_Evening\"><\/span>Your Options for a First Evening<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Chef&#8217;s Tour lists four Hanoi tours, all with a maximum of eight guests. They are not interchangeable, and for a first night the start time matters more than the menu:<\/p><table><tr><th>Tour<\/th><th>Price<\/th><th>When<\/th><th>Tastings<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Hanoi Food Tour<\/td><td>US$45 per person<\/td><td>Start 4:00PM, 3.5 to 4 hours<\/td><td>15+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hanoi Food Tour (lunchtime)<\/td><td>US$45 per person<\/td><td>Start 10:00AM, 3.5 to 4 hours<\/td><td>15+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hanoi Old Quarter Food Tour<\/td><td>US$59 per person<\/td><td>Evening, around 4 hours<\/td><td>13+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hanoi Food Tour with a Chef Guide<\/td><td>US$49 per person<\/td><td>Listed as 10pm to 2am<\/td><td>15+ in the summary<\/td><\/tr><\/table><p>The 4:00PM <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/a> is the one we would send most arrivals to. It starts and finishes at St. Joseph&#8217;s Cathedral, according to the page, so it is easy to find, it is over by roughly 7:30\u20138:00PM, and you can fall into bed at a sensible hour.<\/p><p>The <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-old-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Old Quarter Food Tour<\/a> meets at the Old East Gate (\u00d4 Quan Ch\u01b0\u1edfng), costs more, and the page lists a cancellation window of 48 hours rather than 24. The page for the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/Hanoi-food-tour-chef-guide\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour with a Chef Guide<\/a> gives 15+ tastings in its summary but describes 12+ tastings in the text, so check the live page before you book.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s4\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_You_Land_in_the_Afternoon\"><\/span>If You Land in the Afternoon<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most long-haul flights into Hanoi reach the city in the morning, or the evening. If you check in by early afternoon and have the energy, the 4:00PM <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/a> is a good use of the first evening. The page describes the route as starting at the cathedral, going into doorways and narrow corridors for family recipes, and finishing where it began, with the cathedral lit up.<\/p><figure class=\"htf-fig\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/hungrytravelfamily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/hanoi-food-tour-lunchtime-a-chef-s-tour-photo-2.jpg\" alt=\"Street food cooks at work in Hanoi&#x27;s Old Quarter, the district most food tours start from.\" width=\"470\" height=\"600\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Street food cooks at work in Hanoi&#x27;s Old Quarter, the district most food tours start from. <span>Photo: A Chef&#x27;s Tour<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Our honest advice on jet lag is to eat earlier than you think you want to. A tour that ends before 8:00PM gets food into you, lets you walk off the first day&#8217;s stiffness, and does not ask you to stay awake until midnight. That is also why we like the lunchtime tour for the morning arrivals who are already awake: the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour-lunchtime\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour (lunchtime)<\/a> starts at 10:00AM, which suits someone whose body clock is still on European or American time.<\/p><p>One caution: do not book the tour for the same afternoon you land unless you have built in buffer for flight delays. A Chef&#8217;s Tour allows cancellation for a full refund up to 24 hours before the experience on both the evening and lunchtime tours, but that does not help if your flight is late on the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"htf-la-cta\" style=\"margin-top:36px;\">\n<div class=\"htf-la-cta-text\">\n<p class=\"htf-la-eyebrow\">Book it \u00b7 A Chef&#8217;s Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"htf-la-title\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/p>\n<p class=\"htf-la-sub\">From US$45 per person \u00b7 3.5 to 4 hours depending on the pace of the group \u00b7 Children aged 3-12 years: 50% discount. Infants 0-2 years: free.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"htf-la-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">Check dates &amp; book \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_You_Land_Late_The_Midnight_Option\"><\/span>If You Land Late: The Midnight Option<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/Hanoi-food-tour-chef-guide\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour with a Chef Guide<\/a> is the oddity in the line-up. The page describes a midnight food tour: charcoal grills glowing under fluorescent lights, tiny eateries filled with taxi drivers and market workers, and wholesale markets preparing to feed the city before sunrise. The duration is listed as 10pm to 2am, taxi pick-up and drop-off from the Old Quarter are mentioned, and the price is US$49 per person with local drinks and bottled water.<\/p><p>This is a fascinating idea for the right person, and a bad one for jet-lagged families with small children. If you are a night owl, or you arrive in the evening and are wide awake in the small hours anyway, it turns the worst part of the first night into the best. If you plan to be up at dawn the next day, we would skip it and choose the 4:00PM tour on the second evening instead.<\/p><p>The operator&#8217;s page does not list a child policy or any dietary lines for this tour, so if either matters, ask A Chef&#8217;s Tour on info@achefstour.com before booking.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s6\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_You_Would_Rather_Wander_First\"><\/span>If You Would Rather Wander First<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not everybody wants a tour on night one, and that is fine. If you would rather go off alone, a few sensible habits help:<\/p><ul><li>Pick one busy stall rather than a long menu. A queue of locals is usually the best signal, and a stall with a single dish is usually doing it well.<\/li><li>Order one thing, finish it, then move on. In the Old Quarter you can eat three or four small bowls in an evening.<\/li><li>Carry small notes, and ask the price before you sit if there is no menu.<\/li><li>Stay hydrated and keep spicy sauces on the side until you know your tolerance.<\/li><\/ul><p>That is general travel advice, not something A Chef&#8217;s Tour says. Our view is that you can do both. Walk around on night one for orientation, and book a tour for night two, when you have a few dishes in your head and a better idea of what you want to ask a local host.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s7\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dietary_Notes_for_a_First_Night\"><\/span>Dietary Notes for a First Night<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you eat differently, check the dietary lines for the tour you choose. A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s pages are the only source we use:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Evening Hanoi Food Tour:<\/strong> pork is possible but used in 2\u20133 dishes and unsuitable for halal diets; gluten is possible, with gluten in 2\u20133 tastings and soy sauce in more, and the page says it is unsuitable for coeliac disease; pescatarian is possible, though meat is used in 2\u20133 tastings; halal is unsuitable because there are no halal-certified vendors on the route.<\/li><li><strong>Lunchtime Hanoi Food Tour:<\/strong> the same halal and coeliac answers, plus a lactose line (suitable, with only 1\u20132 tastings containing lactose) and a seafood allergy line (possible for mild allergies, with whole seafood in 1\u20132 tastings and fish sauce in more).<\/li><li><strong>Old Quarter Food Tour:<\/strong> the page says it is unsuitable for pescatarians and lists nothing else.<\/li><\/ul><p>None of the pages list a vegetarian or vegan answer for the Hanoi tours, so we would not book one of them for a strict vegetarian without asking the operator first. Street-food tours cannot promise an allergen-free plate, so anyone with a severe allergy should treat these tours as a risk.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s8\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Price_Kids_and_Cancellation\"><\/span>Price, Kids and Cancellation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For the two tours that list a child policy, children aged 3\u201312 pay half price and infants aged 0\u20132 join free: that is the evening <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/a> and the lunchtime <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour-lunchtime\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour (lunchtime)<\/a>. The Old Quarter and midnight tours do not list one. The tours run in English, with a maximum of eight guests, and getting to the meeting point is up to you.<\/p><p>The evening and lunchtime tours both say you can cancel up to 24 hours before the experience for a full refund. The Old Quarter tour says 48 hours and the midnight tour says 24.<\/p><p>Pace is the biggest practical point. A tour of 15+ tastings over three and a half to four hours is a lot of food. If you plan to eat at the hotel afterwards, you will not need to.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s9\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Book\"><\/span>How to Book<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bookings are made directly on achefstour.com, on the live calendar of the tour you choose, with instant confirmation. You pay A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s normal price; there is no code and no discount. We never take payment.<\/p><p>Our order of preference for a first night: the 4:00PM <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/a> if you land in the afternoon, the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour-lunchtime\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour (lunchtime)<\/a> if you are a morning arrival, and the midnight tour only for confirmed night owls.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQ\"><\/span>FAQ<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"htf-faq\"><details><summary>What should I eat on my first night in Hanoi?<\/summary><p>We would look for ph\u1edf, b\u00fan ch\u1ea3, b\u00e1nh m\u00ec, b\u00e1nh cu\u1ed1n and ch\u1ea3 c\u00e1, finish with egg coffee, and try fresh bia h\u01a1i if you drink. A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s Hanoi tour pages name several of these among their 15+ tastings.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>How much does a Hanoi food tour with A Chef&#x27;s Tour cost?<\/summary><p>The evening and lunchtime Hanoi Food Tours cost US$45 per person, the Hanoi Food Tour with a Chef Guide US$49 and the Hanoi Old Quarter Food Tour US$59. Children aged 3\u201312 pay half price on the two tours that list a child policy.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What time does the Hanoi Food Tour start?<\/summary><p>The evening tour starts at 4:00PM and the lunchtime tour at 10:00AM. Both take about 3.5 to 4 hours. The midnight tour is listed as 10pm to 2am.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Is the Hanoi Food Tour suitable for vegetarians?<\/summary><p>A Chef&#8217;s Tour doesn&#8217;t list a vegetarian answer for its Hanoi tours. It does say pescatarian is possible, with meat in 2\u20133 tastings on the evening tour and 4\u20135 on the lunchtime tour. Ask before booking (info@achefstour.com).<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Can I cancel if my flight is delayed?<\/summary><p>The evening and lunchtime tours offer a full refund up to 24 hours before the experience. The Old Quarter tour needs 48 hours. A delay on the day itself is not covered by those lines, so ask the operator.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Do you take payment for these tours?<\/summary><p>No. You book on achefstour.com at their normal price. We are an affiliate and earn a commission on bookings made through our links, which does not change the price you pay.<\/p><\/details><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s10\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Honest_Final_Word\"><\/span>Our Honest Final Word<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>The best first night in Hanoi is a simple one: a few well-chosen dishes, an early finish and a local who can explain what you are eating. For most arrivals that means the 4:00PM <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/a> at US$45 per person. If you would rather eat by day, the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour-lunchtime\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hanoi Food Tour (lunchtime)<\/a> is the same price with a 10:00AM start. The midnight tour is great for night owls and wrong for tired families. We haven&#8217;t walked any of them ourselves, and we would rather say so than invent an anecdote.<\/p><p>We are an A Chef&#8217;s Tour affiliate and earn a commission on bookings made through our links \u2014 it does not change the price you pay. Heading south afterwards? The <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/saigon-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Ho Chi Minh City Food Tour<\/a> (US$45 per person) is the same operator&#8217;s take on Saigon, and the <a class=\"htf-book-link\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hoi-an-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" style=\"color:#2D5A3D;font-weight:600;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:#C8A45A;text-underline-offset:3px;\">Hoi An Food Tour<\/a> (US$45 per person) sits in between.<\/p>\n<!-- A CHEF'S TOUR CARDS -->\n<div class=\"htf-la-cards\">\n<div style=\"text-align:center;margin-bottom:28px;\">\n<div class=\"htf-la-code\" style=\"margin-bottom:16px;\">Max 8 guests \u00b7 led by cooks and local foodies<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:30px;font-weight:400;margin:0 0 10px;color:#fff;line-height:1.2;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_tours_wed_book_in_Hanoi_and_across_Vietnam\"><\/span>Food tours we&#x27;d book in Hanoi and across Vietnam<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:#d8e8d0;margin:0 auto;max-width:580px;\">Tap a tour to see live dates and prices on A Chef&#8217;s Tour&#8217;s own page. You pay their normal price; booking through our link supports Hungrytravelfamily.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"htf-la-grid\"><a class=\"htf-la-card\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\"><span class=\"htf-la-k\">Hanoi \u00b7 15+ food tastings included<\/span><span class=\"htf-la-n\">Hanoi Food Tour<\/span><span class=\"htf-la-p\">From US$45 per person<\/span><span class=\"htf-la-go\">Check dates \u2192<\/span><\/a><a class=\"htf-la-card\" href=\"https:\/\/achefstour.com\/tour\/hanoi-food-tour-lunchtime\/?trackingCode=0abd398aebdb4d718bf068760c2d5469\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\"><span class=\"htf-la-k\">Hanoi \u00b7 15+ food tastings included, more than any other Hanoi food tour<\/span><span class=\"htf-la-n\">Hanoi Food Tour (lunchtime)<\/span><span class=\"htf-la-p\">From US$45 per person<\/span><span class=\"htf-la-go\">Check dates \u2192<\/span><\/a><a 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