Bistros, trattorias, taverns and neighbourhood rooms: the mid-tier places where Hanoi actually eats.

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Bún Chả Hương Liên

Order The Obama Combo: a fried seafood roll, a bowl of the special bún chả and a bia hà nội.

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.

Tuyết Bún Chả 34

Order Bún chả, with an extra spring roll for added crunchiness.

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.

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Xôi Yến

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.

Phở Tiến

Order Chicken noodle soup with your choice of chicken offal, dark meat or white meat.

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.

Phở Thìn 1955

Order Phở Tái Chín, the bowl the site marks as its signature.

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.

Gác Bánh Mì & Cafe

  • ★ 4.6

Gác is a banh mi and coffee shop on Dinh Liet Street, Hanoi, with a new look that recreates old Hanoi memories and is infused with modern vitality.

Duong’s Restaurant

  • ★ 4.2

Duong's Restaurant at 27 Ngo Huyen Street is in the 2023 MICHELIN Guide Vietnam, run by chef Hoang Duong, who finished 4th on Top Chef Vietnam.

Streetside Dining

  • ★ 4.1

Streetside Dining at 25 Hang Ga Street serves Vietnamese street food, with 100+ dishes from all three regions of the country, in Hoan Kiem District.

Spices Villa

  • ★ 4.1

Order Phở Rolled, built on Bat Dan's pho with tenderloin and kumquat.

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