Hoi An is not a strange name to anyone who have intention to visit Vietnam. The old town has become so famous with its unique beauty which can make anyone fall in love with. Walking on the small street of Hoi An, it’s like we are going back to the pass because every single corner is so old and adorable. When the sun goes down, it’s time for hundreds of beautiful patterned lanterns to light up and bring magic romantic light to the little town. In addition, Hoi An is also a perfect destination for the Vietnamese food lovers. Cao lau, Quang noodle, banh mi are all the popular foods in Hoi An. You can find and enjoy the foods very easily, but if you have time and love to have new experience, then the cooking classes in Hoi An is highly recommended. This is a good way for tourists to see a new aspect of Vietnamese gastronomy by cooking them on their own.
1. Golden Lotus cooking school
The cooking class by Golden lotus is a good place to spend a day in Hoi An with your travelling crew or partner. You will be picked up right at your hotel and, put a non la on and start a short trip to the Hoi An local market. Chef Linh and the helpers will guide you through the colorful market and see how Vietnamese people do their shopping and selling. The fresh ingredients for the upcoming class are bought from the market under the chef’s direction.
Golden Lotus cooking school
After the market tour, the class takes place nowhere else but Chef Linh’s home. The chef’s kitchen is organized and decorated magnificently to give you a Vietnamese daily home vibe. It is also equipped with the necessary equipment for the cooking. You will have your own ingredients and get your hands on every single process. The chef will held some games in the kitchen to warm up the vibe and every one can get closer. There are only 2-8 people in a class to make sure everybody can get instructed and make beautiful dishes. The finished meal is quite massive and the class will enjoy it together. Do not worry about the quality because your teacher is a professional chef and you will surprise with the result. Also, all the recipes will be sent to your email to make sure that you can recreate the dishes back home.
Rate: From US$35/pax (includes local market visit, lesson, meal and drinks)
From US$30/pax (without local market visit)
Add: 153 Lac Long Quan Street | Cam An, Hội An 0000, Việt Nam
Phone: +84 93 543 87 48
2. Sabirama Cooking Tour & Restaurant
This is the cooking class for those who would like to have some extraordinary experiences. Sabirama is not just a cooking class but also a short trip to explore Vietnamese countryside’s life. The class is in Cam Thanh village which is 4 km away from the center town. The participants will be picked up from their accommodation by a tour guide and go to the local market to buy materials for the class, get introduced about the Vietnamese ingredients, sample and smell here and there. Then everybody will travel by boat on the river to the village.
Sabirama Cooking Tour & Restaurant
During the boat trip, tourists can also try to drive the basket boats and see some cool things. After arriving the village, you will be transferred to the class by a buffalo cart which maybe a little bit slow but very fun to do. There will be a foot massage before the class.
The class takes place in an open space surrounded by many coconut trees. You will cook the dishes you choose from the menu under the chef’s direction. Some materials are already prepared so that you do not have to do everything. Everybody will enjoy the meal prepare before right at the class. After the meal, you can walk around to see the local life, feeding the fish and take some pictures.
Rate: From 45USD/person
Add: Group 1, Con Nhan Village Cam Thanh Commune Hoi An, Viet Nam
Tel: +84 90 560 74 63
3. GIOAN Cookery
The cooking school has been operating since 2003, thus they have a lot experiences in running the cooking class to bring the participants a great time. Gioan cookery hosts many class in a day from morning to evening, each lasts from 2 hours to 3 hours. Thus, it is very flexible for the guests to book a class suitable for them. Each class only has 1-2 learners to make sure everyone get instructed carefully and really know how to cook. If you travel alone, you might want to ask a stranger to join you as the price will be 70USD for a single learner.
The chef and the helpers are welcoming, humorous and knowledgeable at the same time. Due to their good staffs, Gioan cookery has been certificated the certification of excellent service by Tripadvisor.com. The class will start by a 30-45 minute tour around the local market for all the involved ingredients. There are many dishes you can choose to cook and also a menu for vegetarians.
Rate: From 35-40USD/person
Add: 222/17 Ly Thuong Kiet street. Hoi An, Vietnam
Tel: +84 0235 3914183 +84 985 780 401
4. Thuan Tinh cooking class
Thuan Tinh cooking class takes place on Thuan Tinh the island not far away from the central towm. The cooking class is rated #3 of the cooking classes in Hoi An so it’s sure it’s worth your consideration. The cooking tour starts with a trip around the local market where all the fresh ingredients are bought for the cooking.
Thuan Tinh cooking class
Then the participants will be transferred by a boad and a row boat through a coconut groves to reach the island. Arriving the island, you will get to pick yourself some organic vegetables used to make your food. Fresh iced passion juice is provided during the tour. It is quite hot in the middle of Vietnam, so it is said to be very thoughtful for the staffs to make it and give to the participants. Now it’s time to cook everything on your own from smash the rice to make rice papers by a Vietnamese stone smasher to the decoration job. Don’t be hesitate to ask the chef anything even though it relates to the Vietnamese culture, not the cuisine. The chefs are very knowledgeable, welcoming and patient . The cooking class also provides hat, sunscreen upon your request and there are also menus for vegetarians but you need to advise them in advance.
Price: From 34USD/pax
Add: Group 1, Cam Thanh commune, Hoi An, Vietnam
Tell: +84 (0)906477770
5. Green Bamboo cooking school
“Just do it”, “Highlight of our trip”, “Don’t be hesitate” are all the reviews’ tittle for Green Bamboo on tripadvisor.com. Ranked #2 of the cooking classes in Hoi An, the cooking class run by chef Van is one of the best selections you should consider. It’s likely that Van is the only chef to teach and guide you. She is an experienced chef and very good at multitasking. The chef will pick you up at your hotel in Hoi An (it is 300 000 VNĐ extra if you are in Da Nang) and guide the local market tour when you learn how to buy fresh ingredients for the cooking class. Afterwards, there will be a small meeting at the coffee shop where everybody gets to know each other. Each class size is 2-12 persons.
Green Bamboo cooking school
Now it is time to cook at Van’s home kitchen where you learn to cook and enjoy a Vietnamese style lunch with no rush with her instructions. There will be more than 10 dishes in the end but you only focus on the dish you have chosen. Van is good at making joke and bring people together so that you all have a great time cooking and eating. Make sure that you always concentrate because she is going to teach you many cool tricks to make Vietnamese foods. The meal is massive so make sure you go hungry.
Price: 50USD/pax
Add: Address: Green Bamboo Cooking School, 21 Truong Minh Hung street- Cam An ward (near Cua Dai Beach and close to Palm Garden resort)
Phone: +84 (0)905815600, van@greenbamboo-hoian.com
6. Green Mango
Rate: $40 (minimum 3 people)
Add: 54 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Tel: +84 235 3929 918
Green Mango
Green Mango is a restaurant serving Asian and Vietnamese food in Hoi An. They offer a cooking class and local market tour. Shopping all the ingredients in the local market is the first thing to be done. With the tour guide’s direction, you will buy and try a range of herbs and produce. It is usually 5 dishes for a cooking course and you will get information about how the herbs and spices are used in daily cooking and turn the materials into beautiful dishes on your own. All the dishes are upon your selection. There will be cocktails served to add more taste for your self-made meal. All the recipes will be forwarded to your email later so that you can replicate them at home.
7. Herbs and Spices
Rate: from 25 USD/pax
Address: 2/6 Le Loi Str., Hoi An, Vietnam
Phone: 0510.39.39.568
Herbs and Spices
Herbs and Spices restaurant offers small group cooking class in a magnificently decorated and full equipped kitchen. The kitchen is equipped with large fridges, a filtered ice making machine, professional gas ovens which are perfect for grilling. It is said that the chef will teach you to cook the traditional Vietnamese dishes at the restaurant level so stay tuned and ready to watch and do it yourself. Make sure you go with the chef on the local market trip to buy and sample all the fresh ingredients to have a complete experience. There is a menu for you to choose what to cook and they are a little bit complicated to make but don’t you worry, you have a professional patient chef to teach you step by step.
8. Market Restaurant
Owned and operated by Chef Vy, the author of the famous culinary book – Taste Vietnam: The Morning Glory Cook Book and also a well-known internationally chef , the Market Restaurant cooking class is worth spending time. Chef Vy is known as the “go to” person for everything related to Vietnamese gastronomy and the cooking class is a mean for her to share all her knowledge and skills in the kitchen. There are 4 programs at different level for you to choose from family class to advanced and gourmet one, and price for each also varies. You will be do hands on participation in an elegant cooking space under the direction of Chef Vy or Chef LuLu. They two are all the patient and heart-warming and gentle women, they know how to make you fall in love with not only Vietnamese food but also the way to cook them.
Add: 03 Nguyen Hoang st, Hoi An – Quang Nam province – Viet Nam
Tel: +84.0.914044034
Price: from 25USD/person
9. Red Bridge
Rates: $32-$52
Add: Thon 4, Cam Thanh Village
Tel: +84 (0)235 3933 222
Your cooking tour starts with a welcoming drink at a coffee store where all participants get to know each other, decide what to cook with the chef. Then everybody goes to the central market of Hoi An to buy all necessary materials and interact with the local sellers, learn about the herbs and spices. When the shopping is done, it’s time for a boat trip along the Hoi An river to reach the cooking class. It’s chance to see all the river life of Hoi An. The class lasts for about 2 hours and you have to do everything in the making and enjoy the meal together in the end. There is a pool for guests so don’t forget to bring you swim suit.
10. Hai café Evening Cooking Class
The cooking class last from 6 pm to 8 pm and ends up with a dinner with all your dishes you have prepare. The chef welcomes you with a drink and introduces to you about the ingredient and Hoi An’s cooking style and take you to the preparation part.
Hai café Evening Cooking Class
Then it is your time to turn all the fresh ingredients into the Vietnamese beautiful dishes with the help of the chef during the making. You only cook 3 dishes but when it’s dinning time, there will be two more special dishes prepared for you which are FriedWanton and White Rose – the two Hoi An delicacies. The two dishes are cooked by the one and only family. And the menu is fixed and includes Hoi An Beef Salad in a Bamboo Basket, Spring Rolls Hoi An Style, Grilled Fish in Banana Leaf. Note that full payment is required at the booking time with no refunds.
Rate: $20
Add: 98 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Tel: +84 235 3863 210
