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Old Hanoi Cooking Center

4A Ton That Thiep | Ba Dinh, Hanoi 12345, Vietnam
0437 478 337
Ranked #60 of 149 tours in Hanoi
4.0 of 5 stars 13 Reviews
Type: "Classes/Workshops"
Description: Start the day with a tour to the local market, then back to our bamboo garden in our French villa to learn how to cook Vietnamese style.
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Australia
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

My wife and I cook a lot - together. But never Vietnamese. So we did this half day cooking school to learn the basics. Starts with a market walk, then back to the kitchen to prepare 3 dishes, then we ate our creations. They were surprisingly fantastic! The whole class goes from 9.00 - 1.00 then lunch. USD$55 / head.... More

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Canberra, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

I had 2recommendations for this school I went with my teenage son we both learnt about Vietnamese food , the market and how to cook it and at the end enjoyed it with the company of the class and sampled the local beverages. A great morning. More

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Hong Kong
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012

Good food and nice ambience if you don't mind the heat that is. So better go for diner than lunch. More

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Princeton Junction, New Jersey
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011
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We picked this one because it suited our schedule (did it on about 90 minutes' notice). Cost was $40. It was just the two of us, and we were in a corner of the restaurant. We had two menu options, but in the end, we had a mix of the two (not sure how certain items weren't available). The market... More

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Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 September 2011

We were looking for a really hands on cooking class, but were a bit dissapointed. First we did a trip over the local market which was really interesting, but only a side show, since we came to cook. The very friendly staff explained a lot about the ingredients. However, we didn't actually cook. We received the ingredients, had to cut... More

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Kendal, United Kingdom
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 September 2011

This restaurant looks the part but when it comes down to it the food wasn't as flavoursome as we've had from street vendors. The presentation was good but everything lacked flavour. The staff were welcoming enough if a bit slow. We wouldn't eat here again. More

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Canberra, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2011

This is a cooking class worth doing - after a quick tour through a local market and purchase some fresh food, we returned to the restaurant for the course. We made lots of dishes - and towards the end the teacher was doing most of the work. The class is actually held in the dining area of the restaurant. This... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 August 2011
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We attended a course with our two very hard to please teenage daughters and managed to keep them entertained, although as other reviewers have commented this course lasts 4.5 hours and all members of our group were a bit weary by then. We cooked a huge amount of food and could easily have done without at least one of the... More

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bahrain
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 July 2011
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We went with our 2 children, aged 6 and 11, and my husband's mother and had a fabulous time. We started with a trip to the local market and then quickly headed back to the centre to start cooking. We prepared a dipping sauce, spring rolls, snakefish, a prawn dish and a ginger based dessert...all of which were extremely tasty.... More

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Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2011
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Did this course based on the other reviews on this site and wasn't disappointed! I'm a chef myself and really felt I learnt something, the market tour Was fantastic and hua ( I think that's how her name is spelt!!) was a fabulous teacher even took me upstairs in the restaurant to see the chefs at work and have a... More

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