Gourmet Flavours

2026

Vietnam

Hanoi

The city's best tables, markets and bars, chosen by the writers who live there.

MarketsHanoi's Markets and Food Alleys, Hour by Hour

Markets

  1. MarketsHanoi's Markets and Food Alleys, Hour by HourComprehensive hour-by-hour Hanoi market and street food guide
  2. MarketsThe Craft Villages Around Hanoi That Still Work for a LivingCraft villages with market days and workshops near Hanoi

Street food

  1. Street foodBeyond the Pho Bowl: Hanoi's Real Street Kitchen, One Plastic Stool at a TimePrecise Hanoi street food map with ordering tips
  2. Street foodWalking Hanoi's Old Quarter Guild Street by Guild StreetDetailed street food and coffee walk in Hanoi
  3. Street foodHanoi at 5am: The City That Wakes Up With Tai Chi, Pho, and the First Light on Hoan KiemEarly morning Hanoi food and drink scene
  4. Street foodThe 36 Streets: Walking Hanoi's Thousand-Year-Old Guild QuarterWalking Hanoi's Old Quarter with food and drink stops
  5. Street foodLanding in Hanoi With the First Day Still IntactFirst day street food route in Hanoi's Old Quarter
  6. Street foodWhat Hanoi Costs in 2026, from Pho to a Starred MenuComprehensive 2026 Hanoi food pricing guide
  7. Street foodReading the Unwritten Rules of Hanoi's Motorbike StreetsMotorbike streets with markets and street food tips

Tables

  1. TablesHow Hanoi Was Designed Around the RainExplains Vietnamese food in rainy season context
  2. TablesWhat You Actually Eat on a Ha Long Bay Cruise from HanoiDetailed meals on Ha Long Bay cruise and post-cruise dining
  3. TablesHow Many Days Hanoi Actually NeedsDetailed Hanoi itinerary with Vietnamese food highlights
  4. TablesDay Trips That Justify a Longer Stay in HanoiDay trips from Hanoi with food and weather details
  5. TablesTwo BigBang Nights in Hanoi and the Weekend Around ThemNightlife and food around BigBang concerts in Hanoi

Bars

  1. BarsHanoi's Bao Cap Years Are Still on the MenuExplores Hanoi's retro beer counters and cafes with timing details.
  2. BarsBia Hoi — Hanoi's dirt-cheap fresh-beer ritual, poured daily from kegs onto plastic stools at street corners across the Old Quarter. How a Soviet-era brewing tradition became the city's most democratic drinking culture, and where the best corners are now.Hanoi's bia hoi fresh beer street culture detailed
  3. BarsHanoi Sunsets From Long Bien Bridge to the West Lake ShoreEvening route featuring rooftop bars and views in Hanoi

Coffee & sweet

  1. Coffee & sweetWalking Hanoi in November When the Heat Finally Lets GoCoffee culture and local dishes in Hanoi explored
  2. Coffee & sweetSticky, Sweet and Streetside: Inside Hanoi's Obsessive Coffee RitualIn-depth on Hanoi's coffee culture and key venues
  3. Coffee & sweetHanoi's Train Street and Beyond: The Narrow Alleys Where Life Runs on RailsCafes and coffee culture along Hanoi's Train Street alleys

Where to sleep in Hanoi: the Hanoi hotel directory

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