food in hanoi

Jan 4, 2024 | Food and Cuisine, Hanoi

Let’s explore food in Hanoi from A – Z

Food and Cuisine, Hanoi

Discover the unique flavors of Hanoi cuisine with the Hanoi Food Tour Map! From traditional dishes to special delicacies, we will lead you to famous restaurants hidden in the small alleys of this city.

Food Tour Hanoi Map is a comprehensive guide for food-loving travelers. Join Yourvietnam.org to explore Hanoi’s unique cuisine through the Hanoi Food Tour Map – a complete and detailed guide to delicious restaurants and culinary venues in this city. Savor the beautiful flavors and experience Hanoi’s diverse culinary culture during your excursion.

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1/ Khuc Bach sweet soup, mixed sweet soup

This is a famous sweet soup shop in the area with delicious and diverse traditional sweet soup dishes. Khuc Bach sweet soup is a traditional sweet soup originating from China. This dish is made from glutinous rice flour and green beans, then mixed with condensed milk and adding some ingredients such as coconut milk, coconut milk jelly, and pearls. Khuc Bach sweet soup usually has a sweet, greasy, and soft taste.

Khuc Bach Che Shop at 19 Hang Giay is considered one of the places serving the best Khuc Bach Che in Hanoi. The price for a portion of Khuc Bach sweet soup usually ranges from 20k to 25k. In addition to Khuc Bach sweet soup, the restaurant also serves mixed sweet soup, another attractive sweet soup dish.

2/ Hang Khay shrimp paste and bean vermicelli

Hang Khay vermicelli with tofu and shrimp paste is the most known address in the list of vermicelli with tofu and shrimp paste in Hanoi. A serving of vermicelli and tofu here costs an average of 30,000 VND. Compared to the price, the vermicelli and tofu served here is quite generous. Crispy golden fried tofu, smooth white vermicelli cut into bite-sized pieces, diverse toppings including pork leg meat, green rice rolls, fried spring rolls, sausage, herbs… and incredibly deliciously prepared shrimp paste. 

3/ Fried sticky rice, wormwood eggs

This fried sticky rice and mugwort egg restaurant is located at 2 Hang Dieu, Hoan Kiem. This is a famous culinary place to enjoy delicious fried sticky rice. Fried sticky rice is a combination of green sticky rice cooked and fried crispy on the outside and fried to a crispy golden brown.

This dish is often eaten with fried onions, onion fat, spices, and typical soy sauce. The price for a portion of fried sticky rice and mugwort eggs ranges from 35k-45k. The shop only operates in the evening.

4/ Food in Hanoi – Filter flour salad

This dish is made from transparent flour, cooked and marinated with spices. After that, the tapioca starch is cut into small pieces and mixed with raw vegetables, shrimp, meat, and sweet and sour fish sauce. Gam Cau Street tapioca salad, with its prime location, is always a destination that attracts snack lovers.

Please visit the following addresses:

  • Long Vi Dung dried beef salad, kiosk 5 Hang Giay Street
  • Lim dried beef salad, 63 Hang Bun
  • Chicken neck salad 43 Hang Buom
  • Boneless chicken leg salad, 29 Hang Giay

5/ Food in Hanoi – Ngan Nhan Noodles

When mentioning Bun Ngan in Hanoi, many people immediately think of the Bun Ngan Nhan restaurant. Quan Nhan is famous not only for its delicious and quality bowls of vermicelli but also for another special thing – the unique way the owner manages the restaurant. She can even curse at staff and sometimes even yell at customers, so the restaurant is nicknamed “Bun Chui.”

However, the charm and appeal of the restaurant have remained strong. This is due to the unique flavor of the vermicelli bowl and the restaurant’s traditional culinary space. It should be noted that the way the owner manages the shop may only be suitable for some, so you should prepare yourself mentally before coming to the shop.

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6/ Dinh Ngang wine sauce bread

The bread with wine sauce at Dinh Ngang is prepared according to a particular family recipe, giving you a unique flavor that cannot be found anywhere else. The wine sauce at the restaurant is cooked according to its own recipe, suitable for many people’s tastes. If you like salty dishes, add a little soy sauce to enhance the flavor. The bread at Dinh Ngang has a crispy crust and is thick inside. When you dip the bread in the wine sauce, you will feel the delicious taste of this hot dish.

7/ Food in Hanoi – the ancient Bread

Old Quarter Banh Mi is located at 38 Dinh Liet, opposite the famous wonton noodle shop on Dinh Liet Street. The restaurant offers a diverse culinary experience with many attractive foods such as dumplings and pan bread. Still, the main dish must be noticed, which is sandwiched with familiar ingredients such as ham, pate, and char siu… With prices ranging from 20,000 VND to 25,000 VND, you will enjoy a hot, delicious bread with a unique, perfect flavor.

In addition, Yourvietnam.org suggests some other delicious banh mi shops, such as:

  • Dinh Ngang Bread
  • Hoa Ma steak sandwich
  • Nguyen Sinh Bread – 19 Ly Quoc Su
  • Quang Trung Skewered Meat Bread

8/ Gia Truyen Bat Dan pho restaurant

Famous for Pho, made from bone broth, chicken, or beef, accompanied by raw vegetables, onions, and spices. Pho Bat Dan restaurant has a spacious space, serving from morning to night. Pho here is considered delicious, fragrant, and rich in flavor.

Suggesting more delicious and irresistible pho restaurants in Hanoi:

  • Pho Suong – 24 Trung Yen Alley, Dinh Liet,
  • Pho Vui – 25, Hang Giay Ward, Hoan Kiem District
  • Pho Thin – 13 Lo Duc, Hai Ba Trung District
  • Pho Nho – 27A Huynh Thuc Khang, Lang Ha Ward, Dong Da District
  • Pho 10 Ly Quoc Su – 10 Ly Quoc Su, Hang Trong Ward, Hoan Kiem District
  • Khoi Hoi Beef Pho – 50C Hang Vai, Hang Ma Ward, Hoan Kiem District,

9/ Gia Truyen Thanh Van roll cake shop

Thanh Van Banh Cuon restaurant is a famous place for banh cuon, a traditional Vietnamese dish consisting of thin banh cuon leaves rolled with meat and mushrooms. The restaurant has a small, cozy space and serves from early morning until late night. The rolls here are made fresh, soft, and served with a signature sweet and sour fish sauce.

10/ Duc Ba shrimp paste noodle shop

This is a famous address for its dish vermicelli with tofu and shrimp paste, including vermicelli, tofu, spring rolls, boiled meat, and raw vegetables, served with rich shrimp paste.

11/ Squid bread – Master’s bread

Squid Bread is one of the unique bread shops in Hanoi, and it has a variety of strange flavors. Salty bread or sweet bread are both very unique and delicious. Among them, sweet potato cream cheese bread, ham cheese bread, garlic sauce bread, chocolate bread, and cream cheese round squid bread are the best.

12/ Food in Hanoi – Mixed spring rolls

Hanoi’s next famous Banh Gio shop is Hom Market Banh Gio, also known as Ngo Thi Nham Lamppost Banh Gio. The restaurant is located at the intersection of Tran Xuan Soan and Ngo Thi Nham. For more than 20 years, the restaurant has still welcomed countless customers to eat with a large basket of cakes, a basket of all kinds of rolls, a hot pan to fry the rolls, and a few folding chairs.

The crust is quite soft, the filling is fragrant, and served with green rice rolls and cinnamon rolls. A portion of cake usually costs 15,000 VND and 25,000 VND for an entire portion. Banh Gio here becomes special compared to other shops because the shop owner is always generous in selling customers very large pieces of spring rolls. When the cake runs out, the rolls still need to be gone. The crust is quite soft, the filling is fragrant, and served with green rice rolls and cinnamon rolls. A portion of cake usually costs 15,000 VND and 25,000 VND for an entire portion.

13/ Food in Hanoi – Qin chicken noodles

Hang Bo Tan Chicken Noodles is an attractive destination that many young people put on their Hanoi food tour list. The food at the restaurant has a unique flavor that is hard to resist and suits the taste of many people. The chicken here is chicken or black chicken carefully simmered with wormwood, both fragrant and good for health.

14/ Nem fried temporarily commercially

Fried spring rolls at the temporary shop are made from traditional sour spring rolls, meticulously marinated and processed in the restaurant’s own way. Bad spring rolls have a delicious taste: light, sour, and crispy. The temporary shop is not only for fried spring rolls but also for many other sour spring rolls for customers to choose from. Besides, the restaurant also serves other snacks, such as grilled spring rolls and mixed rice paper, to satisfy customers’ tastes.

15/ Ho Tay shrimp cake shop

Ho Tay shrimp cake is a famous address for shrimp cakes in Hanoi. Shrimp cake at the restaurant is made from delicious fresh shrimp and wrapped in a crispy crust. Shrimp cakes are fried yellow, creating an attractive yellow crispy crust.

16/ Chicken foot salad bones

Chicken foot salad is an enjoyable snack for food lovers. The mannequin is made from purple cabbage, onion, lettuce, herbs, and spices mixed with chicken feet with vinegar, garlic, chili, and lemongrass. The dish is a crispy dish of vegetables, chewy from chicken feet, spicy, sour chili, vinegar, and bar, and cool without being bored or tired. When mixed, you can feel the cabbage is very soft thanks to thinly sliced and soaked with water. 

In particular, in addition to the familiar chili sauce to mix with the mannequin when eating, this dish also has passion fruit sauce with a sour, aromatic aroma that is very new, served with a very suitable mannequin but creates an interesting feeling. This is also a part of the guests who enjoy the chicken foot salad.

17/ Food in Hanoi – Bun Wooden Stairs

Bun Wooden Wood Tang Bun or Ba Duc Vermicelli is a familiar name with many generations of Hanoi people. The small restaurant has no sophisticated signs nor has a luxurious space. However, it is still strong enough to hold customers everywhere, near and far. This is definitely the most worthwhile address for believers of vermicelli.

18/ Xoi Yen

Xoi Yen is a long-standing restaurant in Ha Thanh. The sticky rice here is both flexible and fragrant, and with a little more chicken juice to eat, it is extremely suitable. You can choose more toppings to eat, such as pate, eggs, braised meat, shrimp, and salted cucumber … You can choose mixed sticky rice, char siu meat, sticky rice with mushrooms, or sticky rice … depending on your preferences. Because of the delicious and convenient food, sticky rice is the address that late-night people often visit their stomachs.

19/ Cartilage rib porridge

Dong Xuan cartilage porridge is located in an alley next to Dong Xuan market. Although the price here is a bit more expensive than many other places, this is still an address that many people love to frequent to enjoy food. The porridge here is pure and comparable to flour, eaten in the mouth. The ribs are simmered very sweetly, soft, and soft, sprinkled on top; eating a few more chewy dumps is delicious.

20/ Food in Hanoi – Pho carried the goods

If you want to enjoy the bowl of Pho, the standard of the old Hanoi flavor, you must recognize Pho carries the goods. This idyllic Pho is up to 30 years old and is passed down from generation to generation. This place mainly serves people who work late at night, people go to the market, or exercise early. Pho here has 3 main types: ripe, ripe, and wine sauce. The meat is slightly thick and chewy, and served with Pho is very suitable; Pho is just mouth and does not get sick.

21/ Bun cha Huong Lien (Bun Cha Obama)

Huong Lien Bun Cha Restaurant is not only for the people of the Capital but also for domestic and foreign tourists. The shop was pleased to receive President Barack Obama when he visited Vietnam in 2016. After enjoying the Huong Lien Bun Cha, the US President praised this noodle soup in famous foreign newspapers.

22/ Food in Hanoi – Bun Cha Hang Manh

Hang Dian vermicelli is a typical dish of Hanoi and has become a culinary symbol of the city. This bun cha restaurant is famous for the perfect combination of soft grilled pork and a soft bowl of vermicelli. When eating, you can enjoy bun cha accompanied by fresh raw vegetables and sweet and sour fish sauce. The shop has a small space and simple tables and chairs, creating a cozy and friendly feeling.

In addition to Huong Lien bun cha and a number of other famous bun cha shops like

  • Bun cha lane 74 Hang fan
  • Dac metal bun cha, number 1 row
  • Bun cha 34 Hang Than
  • Bun cha lane 2 Hang Khoai
  • Bun cha number 41 Cua Dong

23/ Food in Hanoi – Thanh Tri rolls

Thanh Tri rolls are also a special dish of Hanoi, and the Thanh Tri roll street area is a famous place to enjoy this dish. The cake is made from thin rice flour, wrapped into thin layers; inside are meat and soft mushrooms. This dish is often served with sweet and sour fish sauce, onion, and raw vegetables. The Thanh Tri, Rolling Street area, is famous for its delicious rolls and unique flavors.

24/ Fried spring rolls

Fried spring rolls are a traditional and famous dish of Hanoi. The fried spring roll shop has existed since my grandparents and has been passed on for generations.

25/ Food in Hanoi – La Vong fish ball

La Vong fish ball is a traditional dish of Hanoi and is considered a culinary symbol of the city. La Vong Fish restaurant is famous for its unique processing, where fish cakes are grilled on charcoal and served with noodles, raw vegetables, cucumbers, and sweet and sour fish sauce. This dish has a unique taste and creates a unique culinary experience for visitors.

26/ Pirate rolls

Rolled cake is a traditional dish in Vietnam, and the conventional roller shop is famous for its delicious and soft rolls. The rolls are made from thin rice flour steamed and rolled into thin layers, accompanied by pork, onions, mushrooms, and spices. This dish is often served with sweet and sour fish sauce, raw vegetables, and cinnamon rolls. The heirloom roller shop has existed for many generations and always retains the traditional flavor.

27/ Silver frog crab vermicelli

Frog crab vermicelli is a typical dish of Hanoi, and a silver frog vermicelli noodle shop is a popular place to enjoy this dish. Frog crab vermicelli is a unique combination of vermicelli, broth from frog crab, crab rolls, tomatoes, raw vegetables, and spices. This dish has a unique flavor that is rich and lovely for enjoyment.

28/ Pillow 52 Ly Thai To

Pillow cake is a traditional dish of Hanoi, and the 52 Ly Thai To pillow shop is a popular place to enjoy this dish. The pillows are shaped like small pillows; the outside is a crispy powder, and the inside is pork and soft mushrooms. This dish is often fried and served with sweet and sour fish sauce and raw vegetables. The 52 Ly Thai To pillow shop is famous for its delicious pillows and unique flavors.

29/ Tran Xuan Soan porridge

The most favorite food at the shop is porridge porridge, a typical porridge with herbs and onions. The meat is carefully processed, retaining its toughness but still delicious thanks to the combination of spices. In addition to porridge, the shop also provides other types of porridge, such as meat porridge and rib porridge, so that customers have more choices and change the taste when desired.

30/ Noodles of Co Hue

Over 30 years, since it was just a burden of vermicelli until becoming a small corner of the shop in Nguyen Sieu, Ms. Hue still persevered and devoted herself to preserving the culinary quintessence in the busy life of the city. Prosperity.

Ms. Hue’s noodle soup is famous for two main dishes: hot snail noodles and cold snail noodles. On every bowl of noodles, you will see all kinds of snails, from small to large, and you can request them according to your preferences. The hot bowl of noodles bears the traditional flavor with simple snails, tomatoes, and herbs. The delicate and sour broth of tomatoes blends with the quintessential flavor from the snail water, creating an irresistible excellent taste.

In addition, Yourvietnam.org suggested some destinations in the old town, a culinary paradise; just set foot in that, and you can enjoy all the irresistible delicacies.

31/ Dong Xuan Cho Lane

Dong Xuan is not only busy with a crowded market but also famous for its culinary lane, always attracting visitors and people who like to explore food when visiting and exploring Hanoi.

  • Huyen Anh rib porridge – Dong Xuan
  • Pho Tiu – Dong Xuan Market
  • She’s shrimp cake – Dong Xuan Alley
  • Salty donuts – Dong Xuan Market Alley
  • Vermicelli growth – Dong Xuan Market
  • Ms. Nga – Bun cha bamboo bamboo market in Dong Xuan market
  • Snail vermicelli Thuy
  • Noodle Hanh Hanh
  • Long Vi Dung dried beef mannequin
  • Tim noodles & porridge- Hang Khoai
  • Vermicelli with crispy, greasy grease- Ms. Huong Fat

32/ Ta Hien Quarter

Only about 100 meters long, “Western Street” Ta Hien has always been a favorite place to play young people in the old town, especially at night. The “Western” Ta is famous because it is the concentration of countless delicious restaurants.

  • 420 Restaurant
  • Chicken Lemongrass Chicken Chilli & Nem Potato Ta Hien
  • Broken rice Cala Truong
  • Old town cuisine
  • Lady Bread Nga
  • Pho Oanh
  • Suxu cheese
  • Ta Hien grilled bird
  • Ta Hien vermicelli
  • Southern Bun Bo Ta Hien

33/ Tong Duy Tan Food Area

Tong Duy Tan Street (Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi) is a food area selling delicious food overnight with famous culinary addresses of Ha Thanh. This is a renowned address for gourmets, an ideal place to visit any time of the day.

  • Song Duy Tan vermicelli vermicelli
  • Single rib porridge – Tong Duy Tan
  • Street hotpot
  • Xofa coffee & bistro
  • Ms. Tan Kitchen
  • Loan Mai Island Rice
  • Ky Dong roll cake
  • Huong Bien Restaurant

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