Hanoi, the one-thousand year cultural capital of Vietnam and the country’s second largest city, has rich culinary traditions. Hanoi cuisine is considered to represent Northern cuisine: not spicy, not fatty neither sweet like in other areas, people here primarily use dilute fish sauce, shrimp paste…in their food.
In Hanoi, there are many streets that when you hear their names, you already know what items are sold there. Dozens of food stalls selling the same dish on the same street made the famous culinary quarter of the capital.
While Hue in Central Vietnam is famous for its spicy food, Sai Gon in the South is famous for its sweet food, Ha Noi is famous for the pure, noble food. Referring to Ha Noi food, everybody refers to Pho – Ha Noi traditional beef noodle soup, Bun cha or Banh cuon – thin steamed rice cake. However, do you know that there are more famous food in Ha Noi than that? This article will give you the ideal dishes and addresses for you to try them in Ha Noi. Take your note, write them down and don’t forget to try these when you are in Ha Noi.
1. Bún ngan – Cairina noodle soup
Add: 520 Xa Dan, Dong Da
2. Sticky rice with chicken
Add: 160 Ngoc Lam, Long Bien District
3. Boiled pig’s tripe
Add: 39 Chau Long, Ba Dinh District
4. Noodle with fried tofu and fermented shrimpe paste
Add: Ngo Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem District
5. Bun thang – Hot rice noodle soup
Add: 48 Cau Go street, Hoan Kiem District
6. Fish noodle soup
Add: 120 Vu Trong Phung street, Thanh Xuan District
7. Bun cha- Kebab rice noodles
Add: 107 Thai Thinh street, Dong Da district
8. Noodle soup with Indian taro
Add: 18 Bat Dan street, Hoan Kiem district.
9. Bún Mộc – Noodle soup with meat balls
Add: 10C Dao Duy Tu, Hoan Kiem district
10. Noodle soup with snails
Add: 48 Cau Go street, Hoan Kiem district
11. Bun rieu
Add: Trieu Viet Vuong street, Hai Ba Trung District
12. Fish porridge
Add: Hang Bong street
13. Chicken porridge
Add: Nghia Tan street, Ly Quoc Su street
14. Pig’s tripe porridge
Add: Nguyen Truong To street, Lac Long Quan street, O Quan Chuong street, Buoi street
15. Rib porridge with pork floss
Add: Phan Dinh Phung street, Ngo Huyen street, Au Trieu, Hang Bo, Ho Dac Di street.
16. Clam porridge
Add: Dich Vong street, Cho Xanh street, Chua Lang street.
17. Duck porridge
Add: Nghia Tan street, Nguyen Phong Sac street, 337 Cau Giay street, Cau Dien street
18. Noodle with dried beef
Add: opposite Dong Da high school
19. Noodle soup with steamed chicken
Add: at the corner or Luong Van Can and Hang Bo street.
20. Chicken noodles soup
Add: Hang Bot street
21. Noodle with ravioli soup
Add: 54 Hang Chieu street, Hoan Kiem district
22. Tapioca vermicelli soup with chicken
Add: 158 Ngoc Lam street, Long Bien district
23. Tapioca vermicelli soup with eel
Add: 87 Hang Dieu street, Hoan Kiem district
24. Boiled tapioca vermicelli with eel
Add: 34 Le Dai Hanh street, Hai Ba Trung district
25. Boiled tapioca vermicelli with cairina
Add: 101 Cau Giay street, Cau Giay district
25. Crab and chicken soup
Add: 30 Cua Bac street, Ba Dinh district
27. Eel soup
Add: 01 Chan Cam street, Hoan Kiem district
28. Sticky rice with pâté
Add: 263 Tran Dai Nghia street, Hai Ba Trung district
29. Sticky rice with Chinese braised pork
Add: 61 Lo Duc street, Hai Ba Trung district
30. Sticky rice with crushed mung bean and fried shallot
Add: 20 Nguyen Cong Hoan street, Ba Dinh district or 481 Kim Nguu street, Hai Ba Trung district
31. Shrimp cake
Add: Thanh Nien street, Tay Ho district
32. Young banana blossom salad
Add: 88 Hoa Ma street, Hai Ba Trung district
33. Shrimp, pork and rice noodle wrapped in lettuce
Add: Ba Dung (Ms.Dung)’s shop at Tran Xuan Soan street
34. Young papaya salad with dried beef
Add: Ho Hoan Kiem street, Hoan Kiem district
35. Nam Ngu pho with chicken
Add: 12 Nam Ngu street, Hoan Kiem district
36. Phu Xuan pho with beef
Add: 36 Hang Da street, Ha Noi
37. Fish cake
Add: Cha Ca street, Hoan Kiem district
38. Chicken salad
Add: 09 Hang Manh street, Hoan Kiem district
39. Pillow cake
Add: Cua Dong street, Hoan Kiem district
40. Banh gio – Sticky rice, mung bean with ash cake
Add: Hom market, Ha Noi
41. Boiled snails
Add: 01 Dinh Liet street, Ha Noi
42. Banh troi/ sticky rice cake with sugar – banh chay /sticky rice cake with mung bean
Add: 39 Chau Long street, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi
43. Sticky rice wine
Add: Nam Hai shop, at To Lich stone jetty, Cau Giay
44. Bánh dày – white, flat, round glutinous rice cake
Add: Quan Ganh, Thai Thinh, Ha Noi
45. Simmered pock hock
Add: C9 Kim Lien, Dong Da, Ha Noi
46. Vietnamese rice pyramid dumplings
Add: Co Hoa (Ms.Hoa)’s shop, 05 Thuy Khe.
Photos by Hoang Khai
There are so many good food in Ha Noi. How about Hoi An? Hoi An is known as one of the places that has the most delicious food in Vietnam. If you are curious about Hoi An food and want to have some locals taking you around and enjoy some of the best food here, join Hoi An Food Tour. With many different kinds of tours available, Hoi An Food Tour is perfect choice for anyone who wants to discover Hoi An cuisine, Hoi An food and its local life.
Hoi An street food walking tour
Hoi An evening walking food tour
