At Night, where to eat in Hanoi?

When the lights on street turn on, the night is coming and not easy to find a crowded street vendor for you in Hanoi such as: Cam Chi street, Lan Ong or Cau Go street.

As you know, Pho Hanoi is very very famous and delicious, you can see Pho everywhere from suburbs or in the city but if you want a really Pho, i think no place to eat could be delicious as Old Quarter. They are Pho Mau Dich on Ly Quoc Su street, Pho Tu Do at Cau Go street, Pho Thin at Lo Duc, Pho at Hang Ma and Hang Dong. If you are finding a supper, should be come to Hang Buom or Tran Quang Khai.

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There are also some cheap and delicious suppers such as: Bun bo ( beef ), Bun Mang Ngan ( duck ), Chicken porridge… at Cua Nam or nearby Tran Quy Cap train station, on Hai Ba Trung street or To Hoang.

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Hot Pho for cold days in winter

If you have a chance to visit Hanoi or you are being in Hanoi, you shouldn’t forget the cuisine street named Cam Chi. I still remember the feeling of hot porridge with spice, onion and pepper will take the cold of Hanoi winter far away. How could I forget the delicious fried rice on this street, Ma May and Hang Dau street are also famous with it. For a snack at night, why don’t you try Nom Bo Kho ( dried beef salad ) at Hoan Kiem street. Simple ingredients: fresh papaya, carrot and beef fibers with some herb or chopped fried peanut.. Hmm… It’s so cheap, about 15.000 VND – 20.000 VND.

Do you know grilled dried squids? Like them? Visit Hang Gai and Luong Van Can street . You could find about 20 vendors there. How about grilled Chicken leg ( could it this thing? OF course! ), I love this food, enjoy with special sauce. They are sold on Hang Dau str and Mai Hac De.

Banh Troi Tau with ginger taste

Walking along Lan Ong street, Cau Go to taste food on foot: Bun Thang, Pho Tron, Van Than vermicelli and breads. Step to Gam Cau street, there’s full of smell of BBQ organ and beef. Don’t like them huh? Walk for a while to Tam Thuong to taste Nem chua ran, walk through To Tich to enjoy some fruit juice or Hang Than street for Caramen.

At the winter, Hanoi is also full of popular foods at night such as: corn, snail, Quay or banana cake… Step out! And walking along street, see crowded street in the cold air of the winter in Hanoi. Take a breath and listen the sound of bikes, the smile of people who in the street vendors. There are some “cheer”. Walking around and smell foods, and talk to your self what is it? It’s Hanoi! Unique cuisine and culture of this city for a long time as its age. Find the lonely feeling on crowded street in cold days, find the warming of the fire at BBQ street vendors. Find the smile of couple who are happy!

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Pho Ganh in Ha Noi Old quarter

Talk to Hanoi and food, of course the first image that you are thinking will be Pho. Pho is sold in Hanoi for a longtime, it’s a image of pass in the present with full of original  tasting and smell.
Hanoi is famous with many brand of Pho as Pho Thin, Pho Lo Duc, Pho Xa Dan, Pho ganh… Pho exists not only as a rustic but also a culture to enjoy. There are also many kind of Pho, they charm the customers with their own special and unique taste. But not many people know about Pho Ganh at night!

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Pho ghanh for breakfast

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Calling this dish as “Pho ganh at night” is not exactly because it is only sold in the period from 4 am to 6 am. The location is in Hang Bac Street and the reason why there is a unique presence in the streets is because of this street, in which people buy and sell jewelry in the daytime, so Pho should be sold at the time seemed unconventional. Yet, Pho ganh shop is a lovely place inside the old quarter which is in silent sleep. There are many people startle to think “it is not time for people to enjoy food, right?”, because that’s the best time for sleeping… For those who go early business, or do morning exercise and all the staff on night shift, Pho ganh brings to them more ideal and energy for a new day…

Pho and ” Quay”

There are no signs, under lightings of ancient streets are in silent sleep, Pho ganh appears simply with attractive  smell. Still bearing the unique appearance of Pho ganh, seat of customer is just a small plastic chair and a little higher one is used as a table. Pho ganh is so delicious, its broth looks like pure water, but it is has bold flavor with soft sliced ripe beef, add much spring onions to make Pho bowl more attractive aromatic flavor. Pho ganh is sold with well-fried “quay” and iced tea. The blending of delicious naive with the each other makes clients be amorous.

Uniquely, a street vendor has a noodle shop with a hot broth pot, spring onions, chilies and lime… Pho ganh shop is a place keeps traditional Pho flavors, tastes and smells which are too difficult to find in other daytime shops because Pho ganh is cooked so carefully. Behind its good taste and smell is a hard-working image of noodle sellers get up early, stay up late. There are many people who still go eat at night to know and enjoy gourmet’s hobby and know the way to comment. Therefore, for a long-time, Pho ganh has been existed and still crowded because of its taste. During the night, holding a bowl of Pho, sitting beside aromatic broth pot, enjoying frantically… are the most interesting.

Pho ganh at night is not only a destination, but also a place which has interesting culinary discovery because of its unique presence. Let’s try Hanoi Pho ganh once!

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Best Hanoi street foods, so cheap!

I’m pretty sure that almost youngsters like us all have days in which we are running out of money and must have a plan to eat as cheap as possible. Don’t be sad about it, even when you just have a near-empty wallet, you can always find something delicious to eat here in Hanoi.

There are many kinds of Hanoi street foods with price range just from 7,000 to 15,000 VND:

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Tofu

Such a light and cool treat for your summer days. It takes you only 7,000 VND to get a bowl full of bean curd, brown sugar syrup, black or green jelly and dried coconut. There are many kinds of toppings for you to add on, such as tapioca or sago pearls, egg caramel pudding, dried longan, etc. Of course, you have to pay more for these toppings but it’s still cheap. Nghia Tan and Bach Mai Streets are my recommended places for cheap and tasty Tofu.

 Tofu with black jelly and dried coconut

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Pork Rib Porridge and Clam Rice Porridge

Indispensable treats for every afternoon in Hanoi. Bach Khoa area is the best place for these dishes with the price of only 7,000 for a bowl of Pork Rib Porridge or Clam Rice Porridge, not including crullers. The sweet and fatty flavor from pork rib or clam combined with crunchy crullers makes the porridge tastier. So, enjoy your meal with just 10,000 VND.

Taste of pork rib and crunchy cruller

Clam Rice Porridge is the best for a cold day

Pyramidal Rice Dumpling (Banh gio)

A simple but healthy dish for you to enjoy at any time of day. It can be your breakfast, your lunch or your dinner.  This dumpling is made from several ingredients including plain rice flour, minced lean meat, onion and mushroom. Adding some chili sauce and sour vegetable pickles can make it tastier, the special smell of phrynium or banana leaf is also good. Hom market and Thuy Khue Street are 2 favorite places to have Banh gio with only 10,000 or 12,000 VND.

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Ta Hien Street,Hanoi

Located in the heart of Hanoi Old Quarter, Ta Hien Street, in the French colonial time called Géraud, is two-hundred-meter street, intersect with Hang Bac Street and Hang Buom Street. This street was named the “international crossroads” because there are many foreign tourists and has been included in the list of “places have to go in Hanoi” when traveling overseas of the foreigners. People reminds to it as a place for tourists to be able to feel the soul of Hanoi, which is simple and the intersection of the old and the new, of the East and the West.

“Western Street” – but the popular dishes in this street are completely Vietnamese. From the luxury restaurant chain to the sidewalk shops, go to anywhere, visitors can feel the essence of Vietnamese cuisine in general and Hanoi cuisine in particular.

In the morning, at the beginning of Ta Hien Street, there is a noodle soup shop which has sold for long time. The bow is full noodle and tasty broth with delicious meat balls, fragrant mushroom, a bit pepper will bring to the visitors the first experience of an extremely rustic dishes.

In the lunch time, Ta Hien Street is suddenly crowded with a little strange. Because here, there is a good restaurant of noodle soup with beef, which is not least than the Bun Bo Nam Bo shop in Hang Dieu Street. The visitors pass though the restaurant, who were not intended to eat, find out that it is difficult to resist the aroma emanating from the garlic and beef pan.

The noodle bowl is simple with fried onion, fresh vegetables, fried beef with the seasoning, add a few teaspoons of roasted peanuts and the sour, sweet sauce. The five-spice powder is harmony, made the appeal cannot be denied.

Going to the afternoon, visitors will surely impressed by a unique and rare cuisine: Grilled Quail with honey sold only in this street. The meat quails are marinated, stacked look very nice. The meat is processed in place right in front of the restaurant attracts countless tourists gaze over here.

Quail marinated ingenuity, along with technical virtuosity barbecue not only have fragrant scent of spices but also retain the natural sweetness of the meat quail, and the bones are also brittle that can be eaten. Adding some basil leaves for the taste up, a fresh and cool fruit disk, so that customers have pleasant memories to share their friends about Hanoi, Vietnam.

And mention Ta Hien Street, it cannot fail to mention the beer sidewalk. Every afternoon, the pubs’ signs are close to each other along the streets. Every beer shop here is always crowded, both the foreigners and the domestic customers.

Unlike other street in the Old Quarter, even at night, Ta Hien Street is more boisterous. Known as the “international crossroads”, foreign guests choose this place where to sip the specialty “Cool Beer” and talk to friends with a very affordable price, with the right price for the domestic customers.

The “characteristic snack” of Ta Hien Street is basil roasted peanuts, enjoyed with the fresh beer is the wonderful way. Besides, you can order the fried fermented pork and fried potatoes with sugar also sold in this street.

In addition to the amazing food, the busy life style, especially at night, make the characteristic, the bustle and the attraction of this street. If suddenly, one day you want to enjoy a bit of the life of the residents’ international crossroads “, go to Ta Hien Street, it will give you a new feeling about the life and the people.

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