Big Eats & Small Seats: Dive into Authentic Street Food in Ho Chi Minh City

Embark on a thrilling culinary adventure in Ho Chi Minh City with our Big Eats & Small Seats Tour. Discover authentic street food, hidden gems, and unique flavors not found in guidebooks.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Le Van Tam Park - Discover the vibrant flavors of Ho Chi Minh City while seated on small plastic stools with our Big Eats & Small Seats Tour.
    Savor the unique tastes from our top 5 street food vendors in HCM, offering flavors not found in typical guidebooks.
    Travel to these delightful hidden spots on the back of a motorbike, expertly driven by our…
What's Included
  • Pick up and drop off from designated meeting points
  • Driver/guide
  • Street Food Tasting
  • Use of Helmet
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Insurance
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Includes shellfish, pork. no substitutions available. Menu remains unchanged in all circumstances
Additional Information

Embark on an exhilarating motorbike journey through Saigon for the ultimate street food experience! Following a brief safety briefing, the adventure begins in a lively local park with Gỏi Đu Đủ Bò—a delightful green papaya salad full of flavor. Then, visit a renowned 30-year-old vendor for Bún Thịt Nướng—grilled pork, crispy spring rolls, and noodles…

Location
Le Van Tam Park
Hai Ba Trung
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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285lenm
Feb 19, 2025
Brilliant food tour of Saigon on a motor bike - Had great afternoon touring Saigon street food and small restaurants. Phuang Anh and Linh 4 were our guides and bike drivers. Besides their excellent driving through the city streets and alleys they are knowledgeable about the food and how to eat it. The tour takes into account any dietary requirements that you have. A great fun experience. Thank you.
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Prospector1
Jan 14, 2025
Great fun and superb food - My adult son had spotted this tour - it suited he and I as the rest of our family members are a bit fussy on the food side. It was a good 4 hour trip to 5/6 food locations around HCMC - riding with the lady drivers was fab fun - they were very safe drivers in what can only be described as chaotic traffic. We both loved the food - a wide range of local Vietnamese offerings - lots of it and very tasty. Also provided a range of drinks eg beer, soft drinks as much as you wanted. Well organised - they picked us up from our hotel and dropped us off again at the end. great nights entertainment - highly recommend even though for it’s a little on the pricey side, but well worth it. Memorable evening.
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F4231xscharlesl
Dec 4, 2024
Back of the Bike Tour - Amazing food. My tour guide was excellent! A good way to meet the lovely Vietnamese people and experience Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon.
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Rebeccaph5667jp
Oct 29, 2024
Do this tour if you love trying new food! - Fantastic tour - a great way to see the city, stop and take time to appreciate great food and company. The food was great (we have done two food tours now in Ho Chi Minh) and this was the best!
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R2907lamarkr
Sep 9, 2024
A blast of a night - Ms Hao and Ms Nhi were hilarious, generous and very sharp in their night-time tour of Ho Chi Minh City’s restaurants and back streets. We learnt about so much apart from food, and the food itself was glorious. It was a night we won’t forget. Thank you and good luck Ms Hao and Ms Nhi
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C9307efmarym
Aug 21, 2024
The very BEST way to explore the real Saigon! - Surely one of the very best ways to explore the real Saigon and to experience daily life - and some amazing food, first hand. Of course it also helps to be accompanied by two of the most FANTASTIC guides - Kim and Tao, who were knowledgable, interesting and lots of fun - and excellent motorbike drivers! This tour should be compulsory for anyone wishing to really get to know Saigon! AMAZING!
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417briara
Jul 14, 2024
Awesome night out - Great night out with Ai Truc and Phuong around Simon last night. Great fun and food along with information about the country Please do this if you get a chance
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Andrewmillar4
Jul 3, 2024
Fantastic experience - absolute just do in Saigon - Such an incredible, authentic Vietnam experience - not to be missed. Lovely drivers/hosts, amazing local food and sightseeing. Couldn’t fault the experience. So lovely of them to accomodate for our dietary requirements as we went from local food vendor to the next. Everyone from our 7 yo son, our teenage boys, adults - all loved the experience. Best thing we’ve done in Vietnam. Thank you to Back of the Bike tours for looking after our family so well.
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Val
May 26, 2024
Best way to spend an afternoon - My husband and I did this yesterday as we had very limited time in Saigon and thought this was a good way to use our time. It was absolutely the right choice. Our guides Tien and Ai were 2 delightful young women and there was also one extra rider who rode ahead to make sure everything was ready for our visit at each vendor. Tien and Ai were very competent riders in Saigon’s hectic traffic. I didn’t once feel uncomfortable or scared on the bike! The food we ate was nothing we’d had before and we would not have found these places to eat either. One was tucked away through alley after alley of back streets in district 10. My favourite stop was the second where we sampled the most delicious sea snails in coconut broth, 2 different dishes of clams, and morning glory with finger (razor) clams. Then we were served a delicious crab dish. There were 5 stops altogether. And we were dropped back at our hotel at the end. All in all an exciting experience which we are so glad we did.
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Alicebl6482zc
Feb 29, 2024
A Can’t Miss Tour - My favorite experience on our trip to Vietnam! Kim Anh and Linh were amazing guides, taking us to 5 different delicious spots on their bikes. The bikes are the best way to see Saigon, a very comfortable experience. I felt nervous at first but acclimated very quickly, and our guides made us feel safe. It was so lovely to have Kim Ang and Linh introduce us to some local foods, and to make the experience seamless by picking us up from our hotel, shepherding us from place to place and dealing with the parking, the ordering, and dropping us back off. It feels like a true VIP experience. Along the way, we took lots of photos that they shared with us later, and they gifted us with a brochure of personalized recommendations at the end of the tour. I really can’t recommend this tour enough. A huge thanks to Kim Anh and Linh for the best possible intro to Ho Chi Minh City.
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From $84
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).