Top 15 Vegan Cooking Classes in Vietnam

1.Hoi An: Vegetarian Cooking Class w Local Family and transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 145 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $23Our pick

Meet your English-speaking chef in Cam Thanh Coconut Village, learn four Vietnamese dishes, and eat what you make. Guides such as Ha and Nhung keep the class lively, while vegetarian and meat-based menus can usually share one group. Hotel pickup and a basket boat ride are optional.

“Very calm, very beautiful place, nice teacher. :) The food was really delicious. You can cook vegetarian and not vegetarian food too.”

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2.Hoi An/Da Nang: Vegetarian Cooking Class & Basket Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 90 reviews · 3 hours - 270 minutes · from $29

Join Lily, Quan, or another English-speaking cook for four vegetarian Vietnamese dishes, then ride a basket boat through Cam Thanh Coconut Village. Hotel transfers, ingredients, entry, and your meal are included. The boat ride is short, but the cooking class offers real hands-on time.

“Very fun and we got lots of instruction and ate a variety of foods! Very well adjusted for vegetarians.”

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3.Vietnamese Vegetarian Cooking Class in Hanoi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $60Top rated

Meet your private guide at 8 P. Gia Ngư, visit a local market for seasonal ingredients, then cook five Vietnamese vegetarian dishes such as vegan pho, banh xeo, and stuffed aubergine. Classes run morning and evening, with a shared five-course meal, rice wine, cookbook, and certificate included.

“This was great fun, a short trip followed by a fantastic cooking class. If you're a great cook or a novice you will still get value; family members of all ages and skill level can partake. Very low pressure to be great, and you will still get a fantastic meal at the end of it. Our guide/instructor, Coco, was super lovely and very informative”

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4.Hue’s Vegetarian Cooking Class in Ancient Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 47 reviews · from $89

At An Nhien Garden near Hue, Nhien guides you through her family’s ancestral home, an outdoor art collection, and a hands-on class for fig and king oyster mushroom salad and An Nhien rolls. A five-course vegetarian meal follows.

“Nhien was an amazing host and cooking teacher! Her family story is compelling and her retelling is riveting! Highly recommend her cooking class!”

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5.Hanoi: Vegan Vietnamese Cooking Class in a Local Villa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · from $57

Join Mango, Aroma, or another English-speaking Rose Kitchen instructor for a 4.5-hour vegan cooking class in a local Hanoi villa. Visit a market, choose seasonal produce, prepare four Vietnamese dishes, and sit down to eat with unlimited water, tea, fruit, and local wine.

“Mango was such a nice guide and chef. She went over and beyond and made the class an experience never to forget.”

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6.Hoi An Vegan Cooking School with Local Chef and Basket Boat

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 31 reviews · from $32

Spend five hours with an English-speaking local chef, shop for fresh produce in Hoi An, ride a basket boat through Cam Thanh’s coconut forest, and cook four Vietnamese vegan dishes. The class may include meat cooks, and guide Nhung is one possible host.

“This cooking class was one of the best activities we did on our trip in Hoi An! The teacher was so kind and helpful, and the food we made ended up tasting so good! Could not recommend more, this is a must if you’re in Hoi An.”

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7.Hoi An : Vegetarian Cooking Class W Optional Coconut Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 28 reviews · 150 - 270 minutes · from $24

Choose a cooking class at a local fishing village, or add a market visit and bamboo basket ride through Cam Thanh Coconut Village. An English-speaking chef, including Ms. Dim on some departures, guides you through a Vietnamese meal, followed by lunch or dinner with the family.

“Great fun! Excellent host, made delicious food I would highly recommend this tour!”

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8.Vegetarian Cooking Class and Basket Boat Activity

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $35

Spend five hours in Hoi An’s countryside with a market visit, bamboo basket boat ride, coconut-palm channels, crab catching, and a hands-on vegetarian cooking class. You’ll prepare local dishes such as banh xeo, spring rolls, papaya salad, and lemongrass vegetables, with hotel pickup available.

“A very good afternoon out first with market shopping, then back to the restaurant and cooked 4 courses, plenty of food, then finish the day with a round boat ride.”

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9.Da Nang Vegetarian Cooking and coffee Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 11 reviews · 90 minutes - 5 hours · from $17Best value

At Da Nang Home Cooking Class, an English-speaking guide leads you through four vegetarian dishes and Vietnamese coffee. Learn from instructors such as Jane or Ni, cook at your own station, taste your food, and take English recipes home. Choose the full class or cooking or coffee only.

“Amazing! The girl (Jane) who gave us the course was amazing. We learned 3 different types of coffees but also got a mini-lecture of the origins of coffee and the drinks we made.”

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10.Can Tho Cooking Class in the countryside – Vegetarian available

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $35

This 4 to 5 hour Can Tho outing takes you from the city to Mỹ Khánh Market and rural Phong Điền, where you shop for ingredients, cross the river by ferry, and cook Vietnamese dishes with a local guide such as Thi. Vegetarian cooking is available if requested in advance.

“The bicycle and cooking tour was amazing! First we went to the local market, then we had a look at a dragonfruit plantage, a temple and a mystic root tree place.”

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11.Hoi An/Da Nang: Vegetarian Cooking Class & Basket Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $29

From Hoi An or Da Nang, you’ll ride a round basket boat through Cam Thanh’s coconut channels, try crab fishing, then cook pho chay, fried spring rolls, Vietnamese pancakes, and papaya salad. The class is shared with meat eaters, but your dishes are vegetarian.

“Fantástica y entretenida mañana con Long Phu Eco Tour & Restaurant. El tour reúne dos actividades TOP en Hoi An: coco barcas y lecciones de cocina. Además por la mañana, menos gente ya que los turistas llegan más por la tarde. No te lo pienses.”

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12.Hue: Home Vegan/Vegetarian Cooking Class with Local Girl

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $34

Meet English-speaking host Rosa at a Hue home for tea, ingredient tips, and hands-on preparation of vegan or vegetarian dishes. You’ll cook up to four dishes, eat five prepared local dishes, and share the table with a group of no more than 10.

“Rosa is a good cook and teacher. My wife and I joined another couple and enjoyed making a number of vegan dishes, whilst the other couple made meat and other dishes. We sat down after making each dish to eat it. We were impressed by the taste and quality of our food, and we were pretty full by the end. It was very difficult to find, so being picked up is a good option.”

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13.Hanoi Vegan Cooking Class: A Vietnamese Culinary Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 5 reviews · from $34

Spend five hours in Hanoi’s Dong Bac area with English-speaking home chef Cherry. Visit Ngoc Ha Market, choose ingredients, cook four Vietnamese vegan dishes, and eat together at a local home. Ask ahead about strict vegan separation, as some classes may include meat preparation.

“We had a fantastic cooking experience! Cherry was so sweet and speaks perfect English. The food was also extremely delicious :) Overall, highly recommended.”

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14.Hoi An : Vegan Cooking Class – Market & Coconut Basket Boat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $28

Meet an English-speaking chef-guide, visit a local market, then paddle a bamboo basket boat through Cam Thanh Coconut Village before cooking four vegan Vietnamese dishes in a traditional stilt house. Hotel pickup, ingredients, lunch or dinner, water, and return transport are included.

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15.Experience Hoi An Vegetarian Cooking Class with Basket Boat Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $35

Join Bay Mau Tour for a 4.5-hour Hoi An or Da Nang outing with hotel pickup, a Cam Thanh basket boat ride, and a family-style cooking class. With guidance from Nhung or Mr. Hon, prepare pho, tofu rice paper rolls, fried spring rolls, and Vietnamese pancakes.

“Nhung was an excellent guide and teacher for this cooking class. The class itself wasn’t vegetarian as we were the only vegetarians in the group but easily adapted. Made rice pancakes, spring rolls, and fried tofu and mushroom”

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