Helio Night Market Food Tour: A Private Night of Da Nang Classics

It runs About 4 hours door to door, from a 5:30 pm pickup pickup at your hotel, and you are back around 21:30. Helio usually opens at 17:00, so by the time you reach it the stalls are in full swing.

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 22:30.

Yes, treat it as dinner. Three savoury stops and a dessert stop, with one drink at each. Your guide sizes the orders to your group, so you finish full rather than defeated.

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 night, no pork, no chilli, plain noodles for the 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.

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 explain how each dish is put together and eaten, and why Da Nang eats mi Quang with so little broth.

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, An Thuong Night Market & My Khe for fish-cake noodle soup, roast veal and the beach, or Con Market to Le Duan Night Market for Con Market’s steamed rice cakes and an early, lighter evening. Booking two or more? Tell us on WhatsApp and we will put the nights in the best order for the days you have.

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.

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.

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.

Yes. Tell us when you book, and the menu is rebuilt before the night. This tour can be cooked vegetarian from start to finish: mi Quang and banh xeo both have meat-free versions, and the rolls are made with tofu and vegetables. For halal diets we swap pork for chicken, prawn and fish and leave out alcohol, and tell you honestly that street kitchens are not halal-certified. Mi Quang broth is often simmered with pork bones, so we check each kitchen’s broth and change kitchen or dish if it is, and swap the peanut-and-liver dip for a fish-sauce one. With a nut allergy we leave the peanuts off the noodles and ask for a different dip with the pancakes.

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. Helio is mostly open-air, so in heavy rain your guide moves dessert to a stall or café with a roof. 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.

Comfortable shoes and a light layer for the cooler months. 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.