Food destinations within easy reach of Hanoi, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Hanoi. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Thit de goat meat: grilled, steamed, in spring rolls and goat hot pot
Ninh Binh is Hanoi's limestone-karst day-trip 100 km south, where the country goat is the regional dish: grilled, spring-rolled and hot-potted at Tam Coc.
Famous for: Canh mang muc bamboo-shoot squid soup and banh te steamed rice cakes
Bat Trang is Hanoi's ceramic village 14 km east, founded in the 14th century, with regional dishes canh mang muc and steamed banh te rice cakes.
Famous for: Ga Mia chicken, thit quay don bamboo-spit roast pork and che lam sweet rice cake
Duong Lam is Hanoi's living-museum ancient village 50 km west, with laterite houses and food specialties Ga Mia chicken and bamboo-spit roast pork.
Famous for: Onboard seafood lunch: clams, prawns, squid, oysters and grilled fish
Halong Bay is Hanoi's limestone-bay day trip, with day cruises from Bai Chay port serving onboard seafood lunches of clams, prawns, squid and grilled fish.
Famous for: Com chay scorched-rice cracker with goat ragout
Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh is Vietnam's 10th-century first capital, where com chay scorched-rice crackers come with goat ragout in stalls along the Trang An row.