6 breweries worth the trip across Vietnam, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Vietnam guides.
Furbrew The 100 Garden ★ 4.5 · Hanoi
tay-ho · 8B/52 To Ngoc Van, Quang An, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Furbrew in Hanoi was founded in 2016 by Danish brewer Thomas Bilgram and is the Tay Ho craft-beer pioneer, with 30-plus taps and Vietnamese-ingredient brews.
Tip: Two adjacent sites: the 100 Garden (large outdoor beer garden) and the Box Bar (smaller cosy taproom). Off-menu beers rotate weekly.
Pasteur Street Au Trieu ★ 4.4 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 1 Au Trieu, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Pasteur Street's Au Trieu taproom in Hanoi sits in an Old Quarter shophouse behind St Joseph's Cathedral, pouring Vietnamese-ingredient craft beer.
Tip: Three Pasteur Street taprooms in Hanoi: Au Trieu (Old Quarter), Cua Bac (Truc Bach), Bui Thi Xuan (Hai Ba Trung).
Pasteur Street Cua Bac ★ 4.3 · Hanoi
ba-dinh · 30 Cua Bac, Truc Bach, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Pasteur Street's Cua Bac taproom in Hanoi is the Truc Bach branch, ground-floor seating plus an upstairs balcony with views over the Ba Dinh quarter street.
Tip: Best balcony seats fill up before sunset. Walk-in only; closer to Truc Bach Lake than the Au Trieu branch.
Pasteur Street Bui Thi Xuan ★ 4.3 · Hanoi
hai-ba-trung · 122 Bui Thi Xuan, Nguyen Du, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Pasteur Street's Bui Thi Xuan taproom in Hanoi occupies a two-floor villa near Vincom Ba Trieu, with private-event space and the full craft-beer menu.
Tip: Largest of the three Hanoi taprooms; the upstairs is bookable for private events. Walk-in seating downstairs.
Highway4 Mai Hac De ★ 4.2 · Hanoi
hai-ba-trung · 54 Mai Hac De, Le Dai Hanh, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Highway 4 in Hanoi has produced Son Tinh herbal rice wines since 2000, with the Mai Hac De flagship pairing spirits flights with Northern small plates.
Tip: The cooking-class room is on the upper floor of this branch. Three other Highway 4 locations in Hanoi for similar menus.
Heart of Darkness Hanoi ★ 4.0 · Hanoi
ba-dinh · TASCO Building, Pham Hung, Tu Liem, Hanoi
Heart of Darkness in Hanoi is the Saigon-founded craft brewery's outpost on the 23rd floor of the TASCO Building, pouring Saigon brews with a skyline.
Tip: TASCO Tower is in My Dinh, a Grab ride from the Old Quarter; the rooftop view is the strongest in West Hanoi.