The Best Hanoi Restaurants and Cafes ( Part 1)

30/08/22

Wondering what to eat in Hanoi Vietnam? Our Hanoi food guide showcases the best food that we ate in Hanoi over five weeks in Vietnam’s chaotic capital city. Check out our favorite Hanoi restaurants, cafes, bars and street food because you won’t want to miss a thing during your visit.

Bowl of Mien Tron in Hanoi Vietnam - Soya Noodles with Muscovy Duck - What to Eat in Hanoi - A Hanoi Food Guide
This Mien Tron, or Soya Noodles with Muscovy Duck, is one of the many great foods in Hanoi.
Stepping into the chaotic streets of Hanoi in Vietnam can be scary. Wherever you are, motorbikes and cars whiz by haphazardly. There aren’t many crosswalks and the relative few are more suggestive than heeded.

In fact, we jokingly refer to these walkways as suggested crossings! Yes, pedestrian conviviality has never been a Hanoi strong suit.

Rush Hour Traffic in Hanoi Vietnam
Honk honk, beep beep. The traffic in Hanoi is for real.

And let’s not even get into the hawker ladies aggressively selling their wares on shoulder poles that are also used to trap tourists. Sounds awful, right? Wrong! The chaos is part of what makes Vietnamese places like Hanoi uniquely wonderful. The other part is the food.

Typical Hanoi Restaurant with Plastic Chairs
Expect open-air dining at knee-high tables and plastic stools at typical Hanoi restaurants. 

Hanoi street food is for real and is something you must eat in Hanoi Vietnam. This is a city that takes the phrase “street food” seriously – food is literally everywhere. Each block has dozens of cafes, with diners spilling on to sidewalks littered with tiny plastic chairs representing every primary color of the rainbow and similarly sized tables.

What about the prices? Street food is the answer if cheap eats Hanoi is the question.

Street Food Restaurant in Hanoi Vietnam
Eating out in Hanoi is not only cheap but also fun.

Day or night, a stroll easily becomes a Hanoi street food tour. During the day, Old Quarter Hanoi street vendors sell fruit and sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves.

It’s nighttime though when these streets really come alive with the kinds of food that Hanoi residents love most including our personal favorite – meat on a stick.

Meat on a Stick - Typical Street Food in Hanoi Vietnam
We never say no to ever-popular meat on a stick available on Hanoi streets.

You do not have to worry about being hungry during your visit. Long story short – there’s lots of great street food to eat in Hanoi with or without a Hanoi street food guide.

Hanoi Food Guide

Nem in Hanoi Vietnam
The food options in Hanoi are seemingly endless. We ate these Nem at Bun Cha Hang Quat.

Finding good food in Hanoi is the opposite of a challenge. Instead, at least for visitors, the challenge is knowing what and where to eat in Hanoi Vietnam. Don’t worry – we’ve got you covered with our picks for the best Hanoi food.

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