Food tours and tastings to book

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Phở Gia Truyền Bát Đàn

  • ★ 4.6
  • $
  • Vietnamese
  • Old Quarter
  • Hanoi

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 Thìn 1955

Phở Thìn 1955 at 61 Dinh Tien Hoang is a pho shop with Phở Tái Chín (Signature) and Phở Tái Bắp, in a fragrant broth simmered from beef bones.

Phở 10 Lý Quốc Sư

  • ★ 4.5
  • $
  • Vietnamese
  • Old Quarter
  • Hanoi

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
  • $
  • Vietnamese
  • Old Quarter
  • Hanoi

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.

Com Tam Ba Ghien

Com Tam Ba Ghien is an unassuming stall serving broken rice since the 1990s, topped with a pork chop marinated in a secret sauce and grilled over charcoal.

Xôi Yến

  • ★ 4.4
  • Vietnamese
  • Old Quarter
  • Hanoi

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.

Tuyết Bún Chả 34

  • ★ 4.3
  • $
  • Vietnamese
  • Ba Dinh
  • Hanoi

Tuyết Bún Chả 34 is a Bib Gourmand stall at 34 Hang Than in Hanoi, famous for bún chả: rice noodles with fresh herbs and pork, chargrilled to order.

Phở Tiến

  • ★ 4.3
  • $
  • Vietnamese
  • Ba Dinh
  • Hanoi

Phở Tiến is a stall at 103 Nguyen Truong To, now just across from its old spot, serving chicken noodle soup with phở, bún and miến to choose from.

Pho Le

Pho Le has been serving authentic Southern Vietnamese pho for over 70 years, popular among locals for its bold flavours and generous portions.

Banh Xeo 46A

Banh Xeo 46A has drawn regulars for over seven decades with huge Vietnamese crêpes stuffed with mung beans, bean sprouts, pork and shrimp, in District 1.

Bún Chả Đắc Kim

  • ★ 4.2
  • $
  • Vietnamese
  • Old Quarter
  • Hanoi

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.

Bún Chả Hương Liên

  • ★ 4.1
  • $
  • Vietnamese
  • Hai Ba Trung
  • Hanoi

Bún Chả Hương Liên is a joint at 24 Le Van Huu with photos of celebrity guests and a glass-encased president table; most guests order the Obama Combo.

Spices Villa

Spices Villa is a Vietnamese fine dining restaurant at 73 Ly Nam De Street inside a French colonial villa, with traditional flavours reimagined.

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