Eat in Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem), Hanoi

Cau Go

• ★ 4.4

Order Choose by region: each dish carries the flavours of a different region of Vietnam.

Cau Go serves Vietnamese flavours from North to South overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake, and has been recognised in the Michelin Guide four years running.

Hà Thành Mansion

• ★ 4.5
• $$

Order The grilled black pork with galangal, notable for its golden crust and hint of ginger.

Hà Thành Mansion is a Bib Gourmand restaurant in a century-old villa at 14 Ngo Van So, with three floors and a menu of Northern Vietnamese cuisine.

Don Duck Old Quarter

• ★ 4.3

Don Duck Old Quarter is a Vietnamese restaurant at 29 Bat Dan, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Chả Cá Thăng Long

• ★ 4.4

Order Chả cá lăng: catfish marinated with turmeric, grilled golden on a hot pan with spring onion and dill.

Chả Cá Thăng Long serves chả cá lăng, catfish marinated in turmeric and grilled with spring onion and dill, at 6B Duong Thanh in Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, since 1994.

Chả Cá Lã Vọng

• ★ 4.0

Chả Cá Lã Vọng is a Vietnamese restaurant at 14 Cha Ca, Hang Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Miến Lươn Chân Cầm

• ★ 4.5
• $

Order In winter, a steaming bowl of vermicelli with crisp, shredded eel; in summer, the refreshing salad.

Miến Lươn Chân Cầm is a Bib Gourmand eel specialist at 1 Chan Cam, serving eel cold or stir-fried, with vermicelli, in congee and in spring rolls.

Hiệu Lực Canh Cá Rô Hưng Yên

• ★ 4.3
• Noodles
• $

Order Rice noodles topped with crispy deep-fried climbing perch and bouncy fish cakes, with mustard greens.

Hiệu Lực Canh Cá Rô Hưng Yên serves speciality rice noodles from Hưng Yên Province with crispy deep-fried climbing perch and fish cakes at 39 Hai Ba Trung.

Bún Chả Đắc Kim

• ★ 4.2
• $

Order Bún chả: vermicelli noodles with shredded smoky pork and plump pork patties.

Bún Chả Đắc Kim has been in the Old Quarter since 1966 at 1 Hang Manh, serving vermicelli noodles with shredded smoky pork and plump pork patties.

Phở Gia Truyền Bát Đàn

• ★ 4.6
• $

Order Phở with rare flank, medium rare round or well-done brisket, plus crispy quẩy or a golden egg yolk.

Phở Gia Truyền Bát Đàn is a Bib Gourmand phở counter at 49 Bat Dan, where each bowl is made to order with rare flank, medium rare round or brisket.

Phở 10 Lý Quốc Sư

• ★ 4.5
• $

Order Choose from 10 phở options, including brisket, nạm (flank beef) and bắp trần (beef fillet).

Phở 10 Lý Quốc Sư is a small phở eatery at 10 Ly Quoc Su, one of three Hanoi branches, with a menu of 10 phở options and a compact corner kitchen.

Phở Gà Nguyệt

• ★ 4.5
• $

Order Chicken phở with the tender thigh, in soup or with dry noodles.

Phở Gà Nguyệt is a chicken phở specialist at 5B Phu Doan, established in 2009 and named after its founder, Nguyệt, with a blue-and-white façade.

Phở Bò Lâm

• ★ 4.4
• Noodle

Phở Bò Lâm is a phở eatery at 48 Hang Vai, Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Bún Bò Nam Bộ Bách Phương

• ★ 4.3

Bún Bò Nam Bộ Bách Phương is a bún bò Nam Bộ eatery at 73-75 Hang Dieu, Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Xôi Yến

• ★ 4.4

Order Xôi xéo thập cẩm, the mixed xoi xeo that the shop lists as its most ordered dish.

Xôi Yến sells sticky rice at 35B Nguyen Huu Huan: xôi xéo with mung bean and fried shallots, plain and corn sticky rice, with chicken, pork roll and egg.

The Hanoi Social Club

• ★ 4.2

The Hanoi Social Club is a eatery at 6 Hoi Vu, Hang Bong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Café Giảng

• ★ 4.6

Order Cà phê trứng, the egg coffee that the café has served since 1946.

Café Giảng has served egg coffee since 1946 at 39 Nguyen Huu Huan, and says it exists to keep Vietnamese egg coffee as part of Hanoi’s cultural heritage.

Cafe Phố Cổ

• ★ 4.5

Cafe Phố Cổ is a café at 11 Hang Gai, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Cafe Đinh

• ★ 4.5

Cafe Đinh is a café at 13 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Loading T café

• ★ 4.6
• $

Order Milk teas or fruit teas, or a smooth latte or bold espresso.

Loading T Café is a cozy café at 8 Chan Cam for handcrafted drinks, from milk and fruit teas to lattes and espresso, with free Wi-Fi and comfortable seating.

The Note Coffee

• ★ 4.0

The Note Coffee is a café at 64 Luong Van Can, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Tranquil Books & Coffee

• ★ 4.4

Tranquil Books & Coffee calls itself a small book cafe, and its own page gives the address as 5 Nguyen Quang Bich, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Reng Reng Café

• ★ 4.7

Reng Reng Café specialises in Arabica coffee, with a production workshop in Lam Dong and its Hanoi base in Room 101, Tap The A1, Ngo 12B Ly Nam De.

Banh Mi 25

• ★ 4.6
• Vietnamese

Banh Mi 25 is a banh mi stall at 25 Hang Ca street in Hanoi's Old Quarter, open since December 2014 and serving every day of the week from 7am to 9pm.

Bami Bread

• ★ 4.1

Bami Bread is at 98 Hang Bac in Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Banh Mi Hang Gai

• ★ 4.4

Banh Mi Hang Gai is at 46 Hang Gai in Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Refined Nhà Thờ

• ★ 4.6
• Coffee roaster

Refined is a specialty coffee roaster from Hanoi that makes phin coffee from Fine Robusta beans it roasts itself, with brewing guides on its website.

All Day Coffee

• ★ 4.4
• Coffee roaster

All Day Coffee is a coffee roaster at 37 Quang Trung, Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Nê Cocktail Bar

• ★ 4.7

Nê is a cocktail bar at 3B Tong Duy Tan in Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Polite & Co

• ★ 4.5

Polite & Co is a cocktail bar at 5B Bao Khanh in Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Pasteur Street Au Trieu Taproom

• ★ 4.4
• Taproom

Order The Jasmine IPA or the Cyclo Imperial Chocolate Stout from Pasteur Street's beer list.

Pasteur Street's Au Trieu taproom sits behind St. Joseph's Cathedral in Hanoi, a craft beer taproom and restaurant with a terrace and weekly live music.

Bia Hơi Corner Ta Hien

• ★ 4.7

Bia Hơi Corner Ta Hien is at Ta Hien and Luong Ngoc Quyen in Hanoi's Old Quarter.

The Alchemist

• ★ 4.3

The Alchemist is a cocktail bar at 1A Au Trieu in Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Bánh Cuốn Gia Truyền

• ★ 4.4

Try Bánh cuốn

Bánh Cuốn Gia Truyền is a bánh cuốn eatery at 14 Hang Ga, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Bún Đậu Mắm Tôm Cô Tuyến

• ★ 4.2

Try Bún đậu mắm tôm

Bún Đậu Mắm Tôm Cô Tuyến is a bún đậu mắm tôm eatery at 31 Hang Khay, Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Pasteur Street Au Trieu

• ★ 4.4
• Brewery

Order Jasmine IPA and Cyclo Imperial Chocolate Stout from the core beer list.

Pasteur Street's Au Trieu taproom sits behind St. Joseph's Cathedral, with a terrace and weekly live music, serving its craft beers with food.

Chợ Đồng Xuân

• ★ 4.5

Chợ Đồng Xuân is a market in Dong Xuan ward, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Chợ Hàng Bè

• ★ 4.3

Chợ Hàng Bè is a market at Hang Be, Hang Bac, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Tết Nguyên Đán Lunar New Year

• ★ 4.9

Tet is the Lunar New Year. In Hanoi it brings banh chung sticky-rice cakes, mut Tet candied fruit and a spring flower market along Hang Luoc, Hang Khoai, Hang Ruoi and Hang Ma.

Tết Trung Thu Mid-Autumn Festival

• ★ 4.7

Tet Trung Thu in Hanoi turns Hang Ma into a lantern-and-mooncake corridor every autumn, with traditional toys, paper masks and pop-up mooncake stalls.

The Hanoi House

• ★ 4.2

1900 Le Théâtre

• ★ 4.0
• Nightclub

1900 Le Théâtre is a nightclub at 8B Ta Hien Street in Hanoi, ranked 40th on DJ Mag's Top 100 Clubs list in 2023, with a new act every night.