11 cheap eats places in Hanoi, editor-picked. The best low-budget spots in Hanoi: the places editors actually return to. All Hanoi food.
11 places
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 Milk teas or fruit teas, or a smooth latte or bold espresso.
Loading T Café is a cozy café at 8 Chan Cam for handcrafted drinks, from milk and fruit teas to lattes and espresso, with free Wi-Fi and comfortable seating.
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 Rice noodles topped with crispy deep-fried climbing perch and bouncy fish cakes, with mustard greens.
Hiệu Lực Canh Cá Rô Hưng Yên serves speciality rice noodles from Hưng Yên Province with crispy deep-fried climbing perch and fish cakes at 39 Hai Ba Trung.
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.
Order Soft rice noodle rolls filled with beef, vegetables and herbs, and the deep-fried phở with beef gravy.
Phở Cuốn Chính Thắng is said to be the birthplace of phở cuốn, rolling soft rice noodle sheets around beef, vegetables and herbs at 7 Mac Dinh Chi.
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.
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.
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