Saigon Street Food Tour by Motorbike
Street food / motorbike / Saigon / night food / local food tour
District 1 – District 3 – District 4 – District 5 / Chinatown – local food alleys (route dependent)
Overview
Saigon Street Food by Motorbike is an evening food tour that lets you explore Saigon like a local: ride pillion on a motorbike with a rider/guide, through back alleys, night markets, food streets, and districts less frequented by tourists than the city center.
Saigon Street Food by Motorbike is an evening food tour that lets you explore Saigon like a local: ride pillion on a motorbike with a rider/guide, through back alleys, night markets, food streets, and districts less frequented by tourists than the city center.
Instead of just having dinner in a restaurant, you'll try many small dishes at different spots. Each stop tells a story about Saigon's cuisine: Southern dishes, Chinese-influenced dishes, street food, snacks, grilled items, desserts, and local coffee/beer.
Ho Chi Minh City is rated by many international food sources as one of Asia's most dynamic food destinations, where cuisine is influenced by the Mekong Delta, Chinese, Khmer, French, and many other cultural layers; dishes like banh mi, broken rice, hu tieu, sweet soup, snails, and banh xeo are easy to tell stories about to international guests.
This tour should be positioned as a food + culture + motorbike lifestyle experience, not just a dinner tour. The selling point is that guests ride with a local rider, visit more authentic food areas, eat more dishes, and feel the pulse of Saigon at night.
Highlights
Experience Saigon at night by motorbike with a rider/guide
One guest per rider – you don't drive yourself
Try many street food dishes at local spots
Explore less touristy areas like District 3, District 4, District 5, or local alleys
Sample banh xeo, bo la lot, broken rice, hu tieu, banh mi, snails, sweet soup, flan, sugarcane juice, iced coffee with milk, or Saigon beer depending on the route
Perfect for guests wanting a safe and fun local nightlife experience
Options available: private tour, female rider, vegetarian-friendly, or no-pork/no-seafood route
Easy to combine with Saigon City Highlights, Cu Chi Tunnels, Mekong Delta, or airport layover
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Rider/guide picks you up from your hotel in District 1, District 3, or a confirmed meeting point. You'll receive a helmet, hear basic safety instructions, and get an introduction to tonight's route.
Start with an easy-to-eat dish like banh mi, fresh spring rolls, grilled pork with vermicelli, hu tieu, or banh canh depending on the route. The guide introduces Saigon's habit of light evening meals, snacking, and food stall culture.
Travel through local streets and alleys. This part is often a favorite as guests see real life: motorbikes, sidewalk stalls, people sitting on plastic stools, charcoal stoves, pushcarts, and street lights.
Try a main dish with strong Southern flavors. Banh xeo, bo la lot, or grilled dishes are great for guests to understand fresh herbs, dipping sauces, rice paper wraps, and local eating styles.
Visit a local food area, possibly trying snails, small seafood, grilled rice paper, stir-fried corn, grilled skewers, or street snacks. District 4 is often chosen by many food-by-motorbike tours for its many local eateries and lively night food atmosphere.
If the route goes to District 5, you can try Chinese-influenced dishes, sweet soup, dumplings, hu tieu, wonton soup, or dessert. Vietnam Travel also introduces Ho Chi Minh City's many sweet soup shops in Districts 1, 5, and 10, where Southern sweet soups are very diverse with beans, banana, corn, taro, black sesame, longan, lotus seeds, and many toppings.
End with iced coffee with milk, sugarcane juice, lime tea, local beer, or dessert depending on the package. The guide summarizes the dishes you've tried and suggests more food spots for the next day.
Tour ends. Drop-off can be at your hotel, a bar, Nguyen Hue Walking Street, or another dinner/drink spot if requested in advance.
The actual menu should be flexible based on the day, weather, opening hours, guest preferences, and pick-up/drop-off area.
Saigon banh mi
Banh xeo / banh khot
Bo la lot
Grilled pork with vermicelli
Broken rice
Hu tieu Nam Vang / dry hu tieu
Banh canh
Fresh spring rolls / pork skin rolls
Snails / small seafood
Grilled skewers / grilled rice paper
Southern sweet soup
Flan / jelly / yogurt
Sugarcane juice
Lime tea
Iced coffee with milk
Fresh coconut
Saigon beer or local beer if guests want and are of legal age
Included / Not Included
Included
- Depending on the package, the price may include:
- Rider/guide driving the motorbike, one guest per bike
- Helmet
- Raincoat/poncho if it rains
- 7–10 dishes or as per confirmed menu
- Basic drinks, bottled water, sugarcane juice/coffee/tea
- Local beer if included in the package and guest is of legal age
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Ho Chi Minh City
- Insurance if included by the supplier
- Operational support during the tour
Not included
- Pickup/drop-off outside the central area (if surcharge applies)
- Extra food/drinks ordered beyond the menu
- Premium alcohol, cocktails, craft beer (if not included)
- Tip for rider/guide (if guests wish)
- Surcharge for female rider (if requested and charged by supplier)
- Surcharge for Korean/Chinese/Japanese/French-speaking guide (if requested)
- Personal travel insurance
- Additional costs due to route changes or extended time by guest