Saigon food tour
Saigon Must-Eats: Broken Rice to Bánh Mì by Motorbike
The dishes every visitor should eat in Saigon, in one ride, with stops at the places that explain the city.
No payment is needed to send a request.
Price
$59 per adult
Duration
3 to 4 hours
When
Day or evening
How you ride
Motorbike, you ride as a passenger
Why book this tour
This tour strings Saigon’s essential dishes together with a few places most visitors never find on their own: an old apartment block, the city’s biggest flower market and Thien Hau Temple in Chinatown.
Your guide shows you how and where locals actually eat, from broken rice at a busy stall to a slow, strong cup of old-style Saigon coffee.
Highlights
- The essential Saigon dishes in a single ride
- An old apartment block and Saigon’s biggest flower market
- Thien Hau Temple in Chinatown
- How and where locals really eat
The route
Stop by stop
- Pickup at your hotel
- Broken rice or another Saigon signature dish
- An old apartment block
- Banana sticky rice cake
- Saigon’s biggest flower market
- Bánh mì
- Old-style Saigon coffee
- A local fashion street
Stops can change with the season, the weather and what is freshest that day.
What you will eat
- Cơm tấm: broken rice with grilled pork, or another Saigon signature dish
- Banana sticky rice cake: a sweet, chewy local snack
- Bánh mì: the Saigon baguette sandwich
- Old-style Saigon coffee: strong, slow and very Vietnamese
- Vietnamese rice pancake: eaten the local way, on some packages
What is included
Included
- English-speaking local guide
- Motorbike and rider
- Helmet and fuel
- Food and drinks in your package
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in central districts
Not included
- Food and drinks outside your package
- Personal expenses
- Tips
- Pickup surcharge outside the free pickup zone
Good to know
- Tell us about allergies, vegetarian needs or spice level when you book.
- Closed shoes and clothes you can sit in comfortably on a motorbike work best.
Questions about this tour
What will I eat on the Saigon Must-Eats tour?
Cơm tấm (broken rice with grilled pork) or another signature dish, banana sticky rice cake, bánh mì and old-style Saigon coffee, with a Vietnamese rice pancake on some packages.
Does this tour include sightseeing?
Yes. Between dishes you stop at an old apartment block, Saigon’s biggest flower market and Thien Hau Temple in Chinatown.
Can I take this tour during the day?
Yes. Tell us your preferred time when you book and we confirm what works with guide availability.
Book Saigon Must-Eats
Send your date, group size and hotel on WhatsApp and we will confirm a local guide, usually within a few hours. No payment is needed to ask.