Tay Ho
The lake district north of the centre. Expat-friendly cafés, lakeside restaurants, and morning markets along Quảng An.
5 guides cover Tay Ho
Bún ốc: Hanoi's most underrated bowl
Freshwater snails in a sharp tomato-and-vinegar broth, served hot or — rarer and better — cold. Bún ốc is the Hanoi speciality visitors almost never find.
Hanoi night markets and late-night food: where to eat after 9pm
Hanoi gets a second wind after 9pm. Night markets, charcoal grills, late-shift phở stalls — here is where to eat when most of the city has gone to bed.
Hanoi 3-day food itinerary: the route I'd send my mum on
Three days, three meals a day, nine neighborhoods. A pace-it-properly Hanoi food trip with morning, lunch and dinner stops, plus what to do between meals.
What to eat in Hanoi: 20 dishes (and where to try them)
A no-fluff list of the 20 dishes that define a stay in Hanoi, in the rough order you should try them, with one recommended stall for each.
The 8 best bánh mì in Hanoi (2026)
A working list of where Hanoi locals queue for bánh mì — pâté-only purists, fusion newcomers, and the one stall that runs out by 8am.