HOI AN
The best of Hoi An, day and night.
The 11 most popular dining experiences in Hoi An, with prices, run times and who you book with. The ones worth planning a day around, and what each is actually like once you turn up.
Romantic 2-hour sunset dinner cruise on Hoi An’s Thu Bon River with seafood, cocktails, and floating lanterns. From $39.
Most Popular“the food was beautiful best food in vietnam so far the staff were very friendly and helpful we ended up having the whole Junk to ourselves lovely day”
Hoi An motorbike food tour with market tastings, a pagoda stop, rice-paddy views, and dinner plus beer. Small-group, 4.5 hours.
“Very nice tour around the city tasting Vietnamese specialties. My guide, Nancy, was very professional, she spoke very good English and she knew all the best place for rating in Hoi An! Highly recommended tour!”
Private BBQ dinner in the countryside near Hoi An with pickup, cocktail, and a small-group ride plus real Vietnamese flavors.
“Lovely meal. Very tasty and well prepared. The fish was the standout meal and service was friendly. My kids enjoyed the spring rolls and would highly recommend”
Cook Vietnamese favorites in a 180-year-old Hoi An heritage building, choose from five five-course menus, and finish with a sit-down meal plus a digital recipe book.
“Wonderful food and excellent instruction…..I’m going to be cooking this at home 😊 Our instructor was friendly and charming”
Learn banh xeo, spring rolls, and papaya salad in Hoi An. Local chef instruction plus lunch or dinner in about 3 hours.
“Fantastic experience! Would highly recommend to anyone that’s considering a cooking class. It was fun, inexpensive, the food was delicious, and the atmosphere was very inviting.”
SecretEATS in Hoi An: dine in a 200-year-old riverside home with a local host, 4–5 courses, welcome cocktails, and optional wine.
“Absolutely amazing tour. I'm so glad I did it, and the host was such a gentleman. Cannot recommend this experience enough!”
Skip-the-line access to Hoi An Memories with hotel pickup, dinner, and a few local add-ons, timed for a smooth evening in Hoi An.
“The extravaganza is quite compelling but a little hard to follow. It would be good attach a short English summary to the tickets.”
Hoi An sunset river cruise with pickup, a 5-course dinner, and a candlelit lantern wish on the Thu Bon and Hoai rivers.
“NO Music, NO cocktails, NO Cruising at night, NO Nice boat, only old boat. I did accept the offer of dinner on land, BIG MISTAKE, It should have not been offered, if you cannot deliver you should cancel. I have been totally ripped off.”
Night river safari and UNESCO-style shows, plus a candle-lit beach dinner after Cua Dai Bridge panoramas in South Hoi An.
“There was no mention when booking that the tour was of an amusement park. The river safari was actually 15 minutes around a large pond where there were animals. The description of this tour is nothing like what it says so don’t waste your money. We didn’t even stay for the light display on river…”
Da Nang by Night from Hoi An: seafood dinner, night market bargains, bridge icons, and a Han River cruise with live music.
“Fantastic tour. Loved riding around and spending a lovely meal with our guides. Fun and knowledgeable guides really made us feel at home”
Hands-on Vietnamese cooking in Hoi An. Cook 4 dishes in 2.5 hours, lunch or dinner included, vegan or non-vegan options.
“We had the best cooking class with Susan, she is such an amazing cook with the quality to pass on her experience to us. Our self-made four course meal was so yummy and plenty, we did not eat anything else that day! You can tell she comes from a family of cooks (fourth generation). Thanks…”
From the lantern-lit old town to the basket boats, the cooking classes and the day trips up the coast, every way to spend your time in Hoi An.
