Saigon Center Culinary Experience: Chef Vu Cooking Class and Market Tour with Cyclo Pick-Up

Embark on a culinary adventure in Saigon with Chef Vu’s cooking class and market tour. Learn essential kitchen skills, choose fresh ingredients at Ben Thanh market, and cook delicious Vietnamese dishes. Finish off with a delightful egg coffee dessert.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 133 Nguyễn Du - 8:00 AM: Pick-up from the hotel for a 30-minute cyclo ride.
    8:30 AM: Arrive at the meeting point for the training session, preparing for the market trip. Here, participants will select the menu to cook together.
    8:45 AM: Begin the market trip with a tour guide, practicing how to pay in Dong, bargaining with local vendors, and…
What's Included
  • Pick up service by cyclo (hotels located within district 1 and 3 area)
  • 30-minute cyclo trip
  • Visit Ben Thanh market
  • Chef’s direction, recipes
  • Cooking ingredients
  • Lunch
  • Mineral water, the best ice-cream in Saigon
  • English speaking tour guide
  • Certificates
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Meal Options
  • Egg coffee
  • Pancake
  • Fried Spring rolls
  • Chicken noodles soup
  • Papaya salad
Additional Information

Pick-up at 8AM: Guests who stay at hotel within district 1 and district 3 area.Cyclo drivers pick you up at hotels at 8AM. Please provide your hotel address/room no/whatsapp no in your booking.
You will get 30-minute cyclo trip
Meet-up at 8.00AM: Guests who stay other districts, please come to my place at Cyclo Resto: 133 Nguyen Du street, Ben Thanh…

Location
133 Nguyễn Du
Nguyễn Du
We offer pick up service in district 1 and district 3 Guests living outside pick up area. Pleae come to meeting point. Please provide your whatsapp no in booking. So we contact you easily.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lorenav664
Dec 8, 2025
Fantastic cooking class and market adventure! - We had a wonderful time on the Chef Vu Cooking Class Plus Market Trip in Saigon Center. The experience felt truly authentic from start to finish. We were picked up on cyclos, and the gentlemen who collected were so friendly. They even took us past a few interesting sites on the way and happily took our photo. This was a great way to begin the tour! We then met our guide, who walked us through Ben Thanh Market to choose fresh ingredients for our dishes. It was fascinating to learn about the produce while soaking up the atmosphere of the market. The cooking class itself with Chef Vu was outstanding. He was entertaining, knowledgeable, and made the whole experience fun and relaxed. We cooked several dishes, all of which were absolutely delicious! We can’t wait to try them at home and impress our family.
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Dianjen_h
Dec 7, 2025
Great experience ! Highly recommend! - Starts with hotel pickup via cyclo ride to the market where u meet your tour guide. The tour guide buys ingredients for the class. Chef vu was very kind and helpful. I can't eat beef or pork so he adjusted the ingredients for my meal. So if u have food restrictions let him know in advance he will take care of that. He also makes sure everyone is involved in the cooking process.We made chicken noodle soup, morning glory with garlic, deep fried shrimp spring roll his way, shrimp and mushroom pancake, small salad, and egg coffee. He sends you recipes via email after.Definitely highly recommended. You won't regret it.
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Tracysi9792yf
Nov 22, 2025
Highly recommend - Fantastic interactive coking class for the whole family (our children aged 11, 12 & 14). We enjoyed starting the day with a cyclo tour, shopping at the market for fresh produce and learning how to cook Vietnamese food. The food we prepared and ate was excellent! I would highly recommend
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Giginepo
Nov 14, 2025
Enjoyed Chef Vu cooking class. - My husband and I were fortunate to have Chef Vu all to ourselves. He was very informative explaining the spices and food we used. We enjoyed learning all about Vietnamese cooking.
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Lisahl3427bj
Oct 31, 2025
10/10 cooking class and shopping trip - This was a phenomenal experience. We shopped with a guide for fresh ingredients, we had a beautiful cooking lesson. It was a treat!!!
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Ben_b
Oct 9, 2025
Excellent experience - This was a great activity for the family. Starting with the cyclo which is a brilliant way to see Ho Chi Minh and then the market and coming class. Chef Vu and Van are excellent hosts with really great English. Would definitely recommend with a family and the food we made was fantastic.
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65haydenb
Jul 16, 2025
Best in class - Great fun i was def the better chef lol. Was the mrs snd myself. The chef was great explaining the steps and getting us to create an amazing meal. Would recommend to all
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Explorer806692
Jun 24, 2025
Wonderful Experience - The cooking class with Chef Vu was a wonderful and great experienced. He patiently explains the slicing & cooking techniques, discuss well the ingredients and shares his knowledge how to create a delicious dishes. This activity is a must try and recommended while in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Brian_j
Jun 18, 2025
Awesome Day Of Cooking - Awesome experience! Chef Vu was so knowledgeable and friendly - we actually learned a lot! Nice touch is they pick you up from your hotel on cyclops… Highly recommend!
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Sachsa20
Jun 3, 2025
Amazing tour! - This was incredible! It was so awesome to tour the market with a local and see the interactions. Chef Vu was incredible! He taught us knife skills, flipping skills while having plenty of fun along the way. The food was PHENOMENAL. Can’t recommend this enough!
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From $46
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).