Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem) food guide
11 editor picks in Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem), Hanoi.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Don Duck Old Quarter is a Vietnamese restaurant at 29 Bat Dan, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
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.
Chả Cá Lã Vọng is a Vietnamese restaurant at 14 Cha Ca, Hang Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
