All places in Hanoi
SeasonalBat Trang Family Pottery Workshop
Pottery village east of Hanoi with hands-on shaping and painting workshops.
Since 1946Cafe Giang
One of the landmark addresses for Hanoi egg coffee.
Sells out earlyPho Gia Truyen Bat Dan
Hanoi-style beef pho where you queue and pay before you sit.
Since 1966Bun Cha Dac Kim
Charcoal-grilled bun cha in the Old Quarter since 1966.
Dong Xuan Market and Food Alleys
A cluster of food stalls around Dong Xuan Market, good for eating by dish and time of day.
Since 1960Banh Cuon Thanh Tri (multi-generation family)
Thanh Tri steamed rice rolls from a family making them for four generations.
SeasonalCom Me Tri Green Rice Season
Me Tri's young green rice flakes, a recognized and highly seasonal Hanoi food tradition.
3rd generationBun Rieu Ba Diec (Nguyen Thiep)
Busy evening bun rieu stall near Dong Xuan Market.
Binh Minh Jazz Club
Hanoi's jazz institution, founded by saxophonist Quyen Van Minh; live sets nightly from 9pm.
Since 1979Pho Thin Lo Duc
Pho topped with stir-fried rare beef instead of the usual blanched slices.
Bun Cha Huong Lien
Long-running bun cha shop well known with locals.
Duong Lam Ancient Village farm experience
Laterite-walled ancient village where the relic board arranges ploughing and rice-planting with local farmers.
Café Lâm
Decades-old coffee house on Nguyễn Hữu Huân, walls hung with paintings.
Café Phố Cổ
Hidden café reached through a shop on Hàng Gai, with a rooftop over Hoàn Kiếm lake.
Café Đinh
Tiny upstairs café by Hoàn Kiếm lake known for egg coffee and egg cocoa.
Hanoi Free Walking Tours (student food tour)
Student-run club since 2012 offering tip-based Old Quarter walks, including street-food tours.
The Note Coffee
Café covered floor to ceiling in visitors' sticky notes, facing the lake.
Quang Phu Cau Incense Village
Village that dyes and dries bamboo incense sticks in huge red fans — a photo spot with a working craft behind it.
Blue Butterfly Cooking Class
Old Quarter restaurant class with cyclo market trip, four dishes and a private cooking station.
Rose Kitchen
Garden-villa cooking school with market tours and fully vegetarian/vegan classes.
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