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 Goat meat from the limestone hills: goat soup, grilled and steamed goat, hotpot and porridge
Ninh Binh, about 100 km from Hanoi, is known for goat raised on its limestone hills, served as soup, grilled, steamed with ginger, as hotpot and as rare goat.
Make a night of it
Hotels in Ninh Binh (Goat Meat Country)
Famous for Canh mang muc, banh te, banh san nuong and banh khoai nuong
Bat Trang is a pottery village over 700 years old on the Red River, about 14 km from central Hanoi, known for canh mang muc, banh te and banh san nuong.
By bus, motorbike, taxi or a Bat Trang village tour shuttle
Famous for Mia chicken, roast pork, keo doi sweet peanut sausages and Mong Phu soy sauce
Duong Lam is an ancient village about 50 km west of Hanoi in Son Tay, known for its old houses and for Mia chicken, roast pork and keo doi peanut sausages.
Famous for Fresh seafood meals from the bay's floating villages
Halong Bay is a limestone bay of about 1,969 islets in Quang Ninh, where floating village residents offer boat tours and fresh seafood meals to visitors.
Famous for Com chay, crisp fried rice, best served with goat meat
Hoa Lu, 100 km from Hanoi, was the capital of the Dai Co Viet kingdom under the Dinh and Le dynasties; com chay, crisp fried rice, is a Ninh Binh specialty.
