36 editor picks in Hanoi.
Pho Gia Truyen Bat Dan and Pho 10 Ly Quoc Su are Michelin Bib Gourmands for pho, and Pho Thin Lo Duc in Hai Ba Trung is known for its stir-fried beef. Bun Cha Huong Lien and Bun Cha Dac Kim serve bun cha. Gia, across the road from the Temple of Literature, and Tam Vi on Yen The each hold a Michelin star, and Cau Go looks over Hoan Kiem Lake.
36 vietnamese places in Hanoi we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Hanoi · Vietnamese across every city.
Order The Michelin Guide highlights the chả ốc, ham with periwinkle snails, and the crab soup with malabar spinach.
Tầm Vị holds one Michelin star for North Vietnamese cooking, served in a vintage tea house with antique decor and a lush courtyard at 4B Yen The, Hanoi.
Order The seasonal set menu and the refreshing house-made Junbucha.
Vien Dining is a modern Vietnamese restaurant at 3 Ba Trieu Alley, Hanoi, where a creative young team gives regional specialities a modern twist.
Order Choose by region: each dish carries the flavours of a different region of Vietnam.
Cau Go serves Vietnamese flavours from North to South overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake, and has been recognised in the Michelin Guide four years running.
Order The grilled black pork with galangal, notable for its golden crust and hint of ginger.
Hà Thành Mansion is a Bib Gourmand restaurant in a century-old villa at 14 Ngo Van So, with three floors and a menu of Northern Vietnamese cuisine.
Order The freshly made rice flour rolls, with translucent skins and a generous filling.
Quán Ăn Ngon is a Vietnamese restaurant in a colonial villa at 18 Phan Boi Chau, with a garden-courtyard and a menu that tours Vietnam in photos.
Don Duck Old Quarter is a Vietnamese restaurant at 29 Bat Dan, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Order Chả cá lăng: catfish marinated with turmeric, grilled golden on a hot pan with spring onion and dill.
Chả Cá Thăng Long serves chả cá lăng, catfish marinated in turmeric and grilled with spring onion and dill, at 6B Duong Thanh in Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, since 1994.
Chả Cá Lã Vọng is a Vietnamese restaurant at 14 Cha Ca, Hang Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Try Pho cuon
Phở Cuốn Hương Mai is a Vietnamese restaurant at 25-27 Ngu Xa, Truc Bach, Ba Dinh, Hanoi.
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 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.
Ưu Đàm Chay is a Vietnamese restaurant at 55 Nguyen Du, Nguyen Du, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi.
Highway4 Mai Hac De is a Vietnamese restaurant at 54 Mai Hac De, Le Dai Hanh, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi.
Tung's Kitchen is a restaurant at 2 Hang Bong Street serving traditional Vietnamese dishes from the North, Central and South in a classical interior.
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.
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 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 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 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 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.
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.
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.
Order The single tasting menu, which draws on the finest seasonal ingredients.
Gia holds one Michelin star for chef Sam Tran's tasting menu of traditional Vietnamese cuisine, at 61 Van Mieu across the road from the Temple of Literature.
Order The chả ốc with herbs and vermicelli, or the crab soup with malabar spinach.
Tầm Vị is a vintage tea house at 4B Yen The in Hanoi with a lush courtyard, English-speaking staff, a photo menu and a two-storey expansion.
Order The squid noodle inspired by phở chua, or the seasonal tasting menu.
Lamai Garden is a small garden restaurant at 36B De Quai in Tu Lien, where chef Hieu Trung Tran serves a seasonal tasting menu and a vegetarian menu.
Banh Mi 25 is a banh mi stall at 25 Hang Ca street in Hanoi's Old Quarter, open since December 2014 and serving every day of the week from 7am to 9pm.
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 makes phở to order at the counter at 49 Bat Dan in Hanoi, with a choice of rare flank, medium rare round or well-done brisket.
Order The Obama Combo: a fried seafood roll, a bowl of the special bún chả and a bia hà nội.
Bún Chả Hương Liên serves bún chả with smoky pork, meat patties, fragrant herbs and fresh salad leaves at 24 Le Van Huu, by a glass-encased president table.
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, known for bún chả with rice noodles, fresh herbs and pork chargrilled to order.
Order The chicken phở with the tender thigh, in soup or with dry noodles.
Phở Gà Nguyệt is a chicken phở specialist at 5B Phu Doan in Hanoi's Old Quarter, named after its founder Nguyệt and established in 2009, open until midnight.
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.
Try Banh mi
Banh Mi 25 is a banh mi stall at 25 Hang Ca in the Old Quarter, open every day from 7am to 9pm, with fourteen recipes and a seating area at 30 Hang Ca.
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 eatery at 49 Bat Dan, serving phở made to order with rare flank, medium rare round or well-done brisket.
Order The Obama Combo: a fried seafood roll, a bowl of the special bún chả and a bia hà nội.
Bún Chả Hương Liên serves bún chả with smoky pork, meat patties, fragrant herbs and fresh salad leaves at 24 Le Van Huu, by a glass-encased president table.
