5 bars in Hanoi, editor-picked for bars open past midnight friday or saturday. Bars going past midnight on friday or saturday. All bars in Hanoi.
Workshop14 ★ 4.8
tay-ho · 6 Ngo 5 Tu Hoa, Quang An, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Hours: Tue-Sun 18:00-01:00; closed Mon
Workshop14 in Hanoi is bartender Rich McDonough's minimal Tay Ho room, ranked No 83 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 and winner of the Campari One To Watch Award.
Tip: A traditional wooden gate leads to a stripped-back room. 14 seats; reservations recommended.
Nê Cocktail Bar ★ 4.7
old-quarter · 3B Tong Duy Tan, Hang Bong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 18:00-00:00
Nê Cocktail Bar in Hanoi is Pham Tien Tiep's award-winning room on Tong Duy Tan, ranked No 76 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2021 for cocktails like the flaming pho.
Tip: Stage for live music several nights a week. Cocktails average $11; reservations recommended for groups.
Polite & Co ★ 4.5
old-quarter · 5B Bao Khanh, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 17:00-01:00
Polite & Co in Hanoi calls itself the city's oldest cocktail bar, open since 1995 on Bao Khanh with speakeasy decor and a 25-cocktail rotating menu.
Tip: Wooden bar, low lighting and jazz on the speakers. Cocktail menu rotates every six months.
Tadioto ★ 4.4
french-quarter · 24B Tong Dan, Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Daily 17:00-00:00
Tadioto in Hanoi is artist-writer Nguyen Qui Duc's literary bar near the Opera House, open since 2007 and a fixture of the city's writer-and-painter scene.
Tip: Live readings, jazz and art shows several nights a week. The walls hold the owner's collection of Vietnamese contemporary art.
Pasteur Street Au Trieu Taproom ★ 4.4
old-quarter · 1 Au Trieu, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-23:00, Fri-Sun 11:00-00:00
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 has live music weekly and is the most central.