Steamed rice cakes in small saucers on a Con Market snack stall in late afternoon lightBanh can cooking in rows of clay moulds over charcoalGrilled rice paper folded on a charcoal brazier at the Le Duan night market

Private & tailor-made · 1–4 guests

Con Market to Le Duan Night Market Food Tour: A Private Snack Trail

It starts in the late afternoon at Con Market, Da Nang’s best-known snack market, moves on to mini rice pancakes from clay moulds, and ends with grilled rice paper at the students’ night market on Le Duan Street. It is a private tour: your own car, your own Da Nang guide, your own table. Every dish, and a drink at every stop, is paid before you arrive.

A sample night at a glance

1Hotel pickupAnywhere in Da Nang2Con MarketBanh beo, banh nam, banh loc, che3Banh can kitchenMini rice pancakes from clay moulds4Le Duan Night MarketGrilled rice paper, sugarcane juice5Back at your hotelAbout 4 hours door to door

What changes when the night is yours

A private car and driver for your group alone

Private, 1-4 guests, and nobody outside your party is added to the car or the table

Your own licensed local food guide

Born in Da Nang, fluent in English. Knows the Con Market lanes stall by stall and how each snack is eaten — for your group alone, not twenty strangers

Collected at your own hotel

Anywhere in Da Nang. No meeting point to find, no taxi to flag down after dark

Every dish and a drink at each stop prepaid

Your guide settles every bill. Nothing is collected from you at any stall or gate

No shop stops, in writing

No detour to a souvenir shop or a seafood restaurant that pays to have you delivered

A menu rebuilt around you

Vegetarian, no shrimp, no fish sauce, small children? Tell us before the day and the snacks change to suit

Duration

About 4 hours

Departure

4:00 pm pickup

Pickup

Any Da Nang hotel

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Choose your group size · price is the total for the group

Solo traveller$155  BOOK →2 guests$180  BOOK →3 guests$210  BOOK →4 guests$240  BOOK →

Free cancellation up to 3 days before · every tour tailored on request

The evening, stop by stop

This is a sample night: add, skip or linger over any stop and we will adjust it. It is the earliest of our four tours and starts at 4:00 pm pickup, because Con Market is a daytime market and its snack stalls are at their best in the late afternoon; you are back at your hotel around 20:00.

Hotel pickup · 4:00 pm pickup · anywhere in Da Nang, in your own car with driver

Con Market

about 60 minutes · on foot, then seated at a snack stall

What you’ll eat · banh beo, banh nam and banh loc, steamed rice cakes · che xoa xoa hat luu, jelly and tapioca sweet soup

A busy food lane inside Con Market with snack stalls and low stools in late afternoon
Banh beo in small saucers topped with dried shrimp and crackling, with a bowl of fish sauce
Banh nam unwrapped from banana leaf beside clear, chewy banh loc with a prawn inside
A glass of che xoa xoa hat luu with green jelly, red tapioca and coconut milk over ice

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One of Da Nang’s oldest markets, and the one locals mean when they call somewhere a snack paradise. Your guide leads you through the lanes to a stall for the three steamed rice cakes of central Vietnam: banh beo in little saucers with dried shrimp and crackling, banh nam steamed flat in banana leaf, and banh loc, chewy and see-through, with shrimp and pork inside.

Then a glass of che xoa xoa hat luu: green jelly and red tapioca “pomegranate seeds” in coconut milk over ice. Your guide shows you which cake takes which sauce, and how to open the leaf parcels without losing the filling.

Short drive · a few minutes across the city centre

A banh can kitchen

about 40 minutes · seated

What you’ll eat · banh can, mini rice pancakes from clay moulds

A plate of banh can, some with quail egg, with bowls of mam nem and fish sauce and a side of green mango

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Rice batter poured into rows of small clay moulds over charcoal and lidded until the bottoms crisp, some with a quail egg cracked in. They arrive by the plateful, to be dipped in mam nem or a sweet garlic fish sauce, with green mango and herbs on the side. Your guide shows you which sauce goes with which, and why the clay moulds matter.

Short drive · to Le Duan Street, as the night market opens

Le Duan Night Market

about 50 minutes · on foot

What you’ll eat · banh trang nuong, grilled rice paper · nuoc mia, fresh sugarcane juice

Banh trang nuong crisping on a charcoal brazier, topped with egg, spring onion and dried shrimp

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The students’ market: a lane off Le Duan Street lined with cheap clothes, phone cases and snack carts, where young Da Nang shops after class. You are here for the snack every student in Vietnam knows: banh trang nuong, a sheet of rice paper grilled over charcoal with egg, spring onion and dried shrimp until it crackles, then folded like a slice of pizza. A cup of sugarcane juice, pressed in front of you, goes with it. There is no shopping stop; browse the stalls only if you want to.

Back at your hotel · around 20:00 · About 4 hours after pickup

An afternoon market and a night market, for your group alone

No stops we did not tell you about, nothing to pay at any stall, and any part of the menu can be changed.

Price is the total for the group · free cancellation up to 3 days before

WhatsApp · +84 368 938 081Want a different menu, route or group size? We will plan your night and send you an all-inclusive quote.

What one price covers

Included

  • Private car with driver
  • Private licensed local food guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off in Da Nang
  • Every dish at every stop
  • One drink at each stop (water, soft drink, fresh juice or local beer)

Not included

− Drinks beyond the one included at each stop

− Anything you choose to buy at the markets

− A tip for your guide and driver — never expected, always welcome

− Pickup from outside Da Nang, such as Hoi An, which carries a transfer surcharge

Is this the right night for you?

A good fit if

You are travelling with children or have an early start next day; this tour ends around 20:00.

You would rather graze on many small things than sit down to a big plate.

Someone in your group is vegetarian; this whole route can be cooked meat-free.

You want to see where Da Nang’s families and students shop and snack, not only where visitors eat.

Look elsewhere if

You want a proper seafood dinner. The Son Tra night is built around one.

Crowds and narrow lanes bother you. Con Market is busy, warm and tight between the stalls.

You are one person on a tight budget. A shared group food tour will suit you better.

You want a late night out. This is our earliest tour, and it ends around 20:00.

We would rather send you to the right night than sell you this one. For a later evening that ends by the sea, see the An Thuong Night Market & My Khe tour. Or tell us what you want to eat, and we will plan a night around it.

Questions before you book

About the night

How long is the tour and when does it start?

It runs About 4 hours door to door, from a 4:00 pm pickup pickup at your hotel, and you are back around 20:00. The early start is deliberate: Con Market is a daytime market, and the night market on Le Duan Street opens around dusk.

Where do you pick us up?

At your own hotel, anywhere in Da Nang, from the beach hotels to the city centre, in a private car with driver. There is no meeting point to find, and your guide waits in the lobby for 20 minutes. Staying in Hoi An? We can collect you there too, for a transfer surcharge shown at checkout, and you are back in Hoi An around 20:30.

How much food is there? Is it dinner?

Think of it as a long grazing dinner: three rice cakes, a sweet soup, a plate of banh can and a grilled rice paper, with one drink at each of the three stops. Your guide sizes the orders to your group, so nobody leaves hungry.

Can we change the menu, the route or the pace?

Yes. The menu on this page is a sample, not a set meal. Tell us what you can’t eat, what you won’t eat and what you would cross town for, and we rebuild the night around your answers before you arrive: a fully vegetarian route, no shrimp, no fish sauce, milder snacks for small children. You can also add a stop, skip one or start later. We confirm the plan and an all-inclusive price in writing before you book.

Does the guide speak good English?

Yes. Your guide is a licensed local guide, born and raised in Da Nang, who speaks fluent English and knows these markets stall by stall: who cooks well, who is worth walking past, how to order and what things should cost. They show you which snack takes which sauce, and why the same cake is eaten differently a few streets apart.

Can we do more than one night?

Yes, and that is how the four tours were built: four markets, four menus, and no dish served twice across them, so you can book one a night and eat something new each time. Pick from Son Tra Night Market & seafood for grilled scallops, squid and the Dragon Bridge, Helio Night Market & Da Nang classics for mi Quang, banh xeo and pork rolls, or An Thuong Night Market & My Khe for fish-cake noodle soup, roast veal and the beach. Booking two or more? Tell us on WhatsApp and we will put the nights in the best order for the days you have.

Booking and practicalities

Is the price per person or for the whole group?

For the whole group, from one to four guests. The figure shown for two people is the total for both, not each, so the cost per head falls as the group grows, and the car, the guide and the table stay yours alone. Children under 5 travel free and do not count towards the group size; from 5 a child counts as one guest. Five or more of you? Message us and we will quote for a larger vehicle.

How do I pay, and when?

Two ways: pay the full price online by card, or pay a 30% deposit online and the rest in cash on the day of the tour, in US dollars or Vietnamese dong. We can also send a secure payment link on WhatsApp. The booking is confirmed once the online payment goes through, and your pickup time and guide’s name arrive in writing.

Can I cancel or reschedule?

Yes — free cancellation up to 3 days before departure for a full refund, and free rescheduling subject to availability. Within 3 days of departure, 30% of the tour price is charged because the car and guide are already committed. Date changes are arranged over WhatsApp.

Can it be vegetarian, halal or allergy-safe?

Yes. Tell us when you book, and the menu is rebuilt before the day. This route can be cooked vegetarian from start to finish, with meat-free rice cakes and a vegetarian dip in place of fish sauce. For halal diets we choose cakes filled with shrimp rather than pork, leave off the pork crackling, and tell you honestly that market stalls are not halal-certified. Several snacks carry dried shrimp, which we leave off with a shellfish allergy.

What happens if it rains?

The tour still runs. You travel between stops in a private car, and your guide moves you to covered stalls and indoor tables, keeping the menu as close to the sample as the night allows; a rainy night is not refunded in part. Con Market has an indoor food hall, but part of its late-afternoon snack area may be in the open, so in rain your guide keeps to the covered lanes where possible; at Le Duan your guide finds stalls under cover. If you would rather not go, moving the date is free. If a storm or an official weather warning is issued, we move the date with you, and if no other night suits, you get a full refund.

What should I bring, and do I need cash?

Light clothes and closed shoes: Con Market is warm, busy and sometimes wet underfoot. You do not need cash at any stall: every dish and one drink at each stop are already paid for, and your guide settles every bill. Extra drinks are yours to buy. If you chose to pay the balance in cash, bring it for your guide.

Book your Con Market and Le Duan evening

Private car with driver, your own licensed local food guide, hotel pickup, and every dish already settled.

Price is the total for the group · free cancellation up to 3 days before

WhatsApp · +84 368 938 081Want a different menu, route or group size? We will plan your night and send you an all-inclusive quote.