Hanoi food

0: Xoi Yen

Savoury sticky rice with a variety of toppings.

1: Banana fritters

Fritter-ville. Banana, sweet potato, corn fritters are all fried here, winter only.Banana fritters on Pikelet and Pie

2: Cafe Duy Tri

Amazing frozen yoghurt with coffee.Cafe Duy Tri on Pikelet and Pie

3: Bun Cha Dac Kim

Famous, but average bun cha and nem cua be in the old quarter. Very expensive, comparatively.Bun Cha Dac Kim on Pikelet and Pie

4: Pho Cuon Huong Mai

Pho Cuon Huong Mai on Pikelet and Pie

5: Chicken Street

Chicken Street on Pikelet and Pie

6: BBQ Beef street

A bunch of side by side street eateries on Ma May that open as the sun goes down. BBQ your own beef and vegetables. Sounds simple, but the fresh bread rolls (Banh Mi) and spicy excellent dipping sauce (oh, and the cold bia) make it.

7: Banh Cuon Lady

My favourite Banh Cuon seller. Post on Pikelet and Pie.

8: Banh Tom

A bunch of places around here make this famous deep fried West Lake prawn fritter. Post on Pikelet and Pie

9: Banh Goi

52 Ly Quoc Su.

10: Bun Bo Nam Bo

Beef noodles in the Southern style. 

11: Dessert Shop

I can't remember the name, maybe Saigon or Thailand desserts. Get the kem xoi - ice cream with pandan flavoured sticky rice topped with crunchy coconut. Excellent. Menu is in Vietnamese.

12: Dessert joint

Down an alley around here, they do a pretty mean kem xoi (ice cream with sticky rice).

13: Tong Duy Tan AKA Food Street

A little almost-traffic-free area lined with streetish eateries. Best at night, some places open really late. One little place down the end does excellent plain egg fried rice and deep fried quail. Delish!

14: Puku

Really nice western cafe/restaurant that's open 24 hours. Can't comment on the food as I've only drunk here (before and after eating on food street). Gin and tonics aren't recommended, they add a salt rim. Yuk.

15: Deckchairs

Just a bunch of deckchairs set up under some trees facing the lake. Just a regular Vietnamese-style cafe serving coffee, fruit drinks and beer. 

16: Da Paolo Westlake

Really nice, though pricey, Italian restaurant. Recommend the pizzas, the simpler the better. Had a few average pasta dishes here. 2 glasses of wine and a pizza to share for < 500,000vnd. 

17: Mai Anh Bun Cha

18: Bun Bo Nam Bo

A streetside joint with a cafe in the back. Bun bo nam bo here is good, as is the cafe nau da. No reason to visit here if you aren't already in the area though, it isn't that fantastic.

19: Bun shop

Breakfast.

20: Roasted duck place

Sometimes in the afternoons they would sell incredible roasted ducks from the street. I would come by here every afternoon between 4:30 and 5pm and occasionally they would be here. Then I would buy duck, oh yes.

21: Sticky rice and trung vit lon lady

Breakfast only.

22: Love Chocolate Cafe

23: Le Pub Xuan Dieu

Cold beer. Western food. Great company. Do it.

24: Press club

Crazy dancing on the last Friday of every month. Free entry, very mixed crowd, average music and drinks. Have never eaten here, but the free bar snacks they have on Thursday nights (two for one cocktails) are pretty alright.

25: Summit lounge, Sofitel Plaza

1 Thanh Nien

26: Tadioto

113 Trieu Viet Vuong

27: Pacific Beer Hall

281 Doi Can

28: Vine cellar door

7 Xuan Dieu

29: Tu Lien Market

An extensive fresh food market packed full with meat, fish, vegetables, bread noodles, coconut products, tofu, fruit and prepared food. Spills out onto the street.

30: Yen Phu market

A medium sized market with a smaller range that Cho Tu Lien, but friendly stallholders and fresh produce.

31: Vietnamese dessert place

Summertime che on Pikelet and Pie

32: Dessert place

1 Cat Linh

33: Yakushi