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The 95 Best Places to Eat in Hanoi

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The best places to eat in Hanoi, according to the experts: Michelin Guide, World Coffee Map, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Gia comes out on top.

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Hibana by Koki and ONVIT hold the next two places. Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with World Coffee Map next.

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  1. Rank 1. Gia

    Contemporary Vietnamese

    A single tasting menu, no choices, no shortcuts, across the street from the Temple of Literature in the heart of Hanoi's old scholarly quarter. Gia is a contemporary Vietnamese fine dining room where the kitchen channels homesickness into something precise and quietly intricate, with acidity and texture doing a lot of the heavy lifting. It holds a Michelin star, and dishes that look calm on the plate tend to be anything but.

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  2. Rank 1. Hibana by Koki

    Teppanyaki Japanese

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  3. Rank 1. ONVIT

    Korean

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  4. Rank 1. Tầm Vị

    North Vietnamese

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  5. Rank 5. 1946 Cua Bac

    Vietnamese

    The bright yellow-and-green townhouse at the end of a narrow alley is hard to miss, and the old wooden tables and vintage photographs inside make it feel like someone's very well-fed grandmother lives here. This Vietnamese restaurant earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand for a fried crab and rice porridge hot pot that brings crab, pigeon, and beef balls into a broth that tastes like it has been going since before you were born. English menus available; book ahead.

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  6. A family that has been rolling bánh cuốn by hand for generations, on a street in Hoan Kiem that smells like it, this is an old-school Hanoi street food spot where the rice rolls come out gossamer-thin and the dipping sauce is a family secret nobody is asking questions about. The bún thang, a Hanoi noodle soup piled with toppings, runs alongside. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand.

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    Address
    98 To Ngoc Van Street, Tay Ho Ward, Hanoi, Hanoi 11207, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:10 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

    Online
    Website
  11. Rank 5. Hà Thành Mansion

    Northern Vietnamese

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  12. Rank 5. Habakuk

    Mediterranean

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  13. Rank 5. Luk Lak

    Vietnamese

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  14. Rank 5. Mammom

    Vietnamese

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  16. Rank 5. Miến Lươn Đông Thịnh

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  19. Rank 5. Phở Bò Lâm

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  22. Rank 5. Phở Hà Hàng Hòm

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  23. Rank 5. Phở Khôi Hói

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  24. Rank 5. The East

    Northern Vietnamese

    Bún chả is the signature at this Northern Vietnamese restaurant on one of Hanoi's liveliest dining streets, and the grilled pork arrives the way it should, smoky and served with rice vermicelli in broth. The crab spring rolls and Vietnamese flan round out a menu that stays close to the capital's street food roots. The two-storey shophouse also sells ceramics from local artisans, which is either charming or distracting depending on your appetite. A Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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  26. Rank 5. Ưu Đàm

    Vegetarian Vietnamese

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  27. Rank 5. Xới Cơm

    Northern Vietnamese

    The daily menu changes with whatever the kitchen feels like cooking, which is the point at this cosy Vietnamese home-cooking spot tucked down a Hanoi lane. The vintage interior echoes a 1980s family dining room, and the food follows the same logic: stir-fried water spinach, deep-fried tofu, northern staples done without fuss. Staff will walk you through the Vietnamese menu in plain English. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the lunch crowd confirms the word is out, so book ahead.

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  28. Rank 28. Gia

    Modern Vietnamese

    Dark mahogany, emerald walls, and softly glowing orb lights set the mood before the food even arrives. Gia is a fine dining tasting menu restaurant near Văn Miếu, where the kitchen runs a twelve-course journey through Vietnamese cooking reshaped by the team's years in Australia, the UAE, Thailand, and Singapore. The flavors are rooted at home; the technique has clearly been everywhere else first.

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    Address
    61 P. Văn Miếu, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Wednesday 6 PM–10:30 PM

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  29. Rank 33. A Bản Mountain Dew

    Northwestern Vietnamese

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  30. Rank 33. Azabu

    Japanese

    A blonde wooden sushi counter on the second floor of a Hanoi hotel, with chefs working in full view, sets the tone for this Japanese restaurant. The menu runs from kaiseki to sashimi, and the omakase counter draws regulars willing to plan ahead. Lunch is the quiet move for value. The Michelin Guide lists it among its selected restaurants, and the team runs the room like they've done this a thousand times.

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  31. Rank 33. Backstage

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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    Address
    GF, Capella Hanoi, 11 Le Phung Hieu Street, Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6:30 AM

    Wednesday 6:30 AM–10:30 AM, 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–10:30 PM

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  34. Rank 33. Bếp Prime

    Vietnamese

    A Vietnamese restaurant in a crumbling old building on Hang Dieu Street, Bep Prime pulls from the full breadth of the country's regional cooking with a clear soft spot for Hanoi. The kitchen's signature pigeon and mushroom hot pot arrives in a bird cage, which is exactly as theatrical as it sounds. The Michelin Guide lists it among its selected restaurants. Book ahead; the room is small and the regulars know it.

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  37. Rank 33. Cau Go

    Central Vietnamese

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  38. Chả cá, grilled catfish rubbed with turmeric until it turns a burnished gold, is essentially the whole menu here, and that's a fine way to run a restaurant. This family-run Hanoi spot has been at it forever, with cheerful murals, checkered tablecloths, and service that moves with purpose. Fish spring rolls and fish soup round things out if you want to make an afternoon of it.

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  39. Rank 33. Chapter

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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  40. Rank 33. Cồ Đàm

    Vegetarian Vietnamese

    The terracotta arched entrance and ornate facade, drawn from Buddhist and Champa traditions, set expectations before you've even sat down. Cồ Đàm is a vegetarian Vietnamese restaurant spread across four floors, though the ground-floor pond and stone Buddha make a case for lingering there. Two set menus only, both modern takes on Vietnamese classics, with plating that suggests the kitchen takes presentation as seriously as flavor.

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  42. Rank 33. French Grill​

    Contemporary French

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  43. Rank 33. Hanoi Garden

    Modern Vietnamese

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    Address
    36 Hang Manh Street, Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  44. A steak and seafood restaurant on the second floor of the Sheraton, with floor-to-ceiling views over West Lake that do a lot of heavy lifting on a humid Hanoi evening. The menu roams freely, pulling beef and seafood from whichever hemisphere is having a good season. The surf-and-turf format is the move here, with premium cuts alongside fresh seafood. It's a hotel restaurant, polished and unhurried, and the lake view makes it feel less like one.

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  46. Rank 33. Highway4 (Hang Tre Street)

    Northern Vietnamese

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  48. Rank 33. La Badiane

    Fusion French

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  49. Rank 33. Labri

    French

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  50. Rank 33. Lamai Garden

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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  51. French fine dining inside the Sofitel Legend Metropole, where the crystal chandeliers and blue velvet banquettes have survived every renovation the twentieth century could throw at them. An old-school institution, the kind where lobster bisque arrives from a guéridon and crêpe Suzette is flambéed tableside with a seriousness that feels entirely earned. The tasting menu threads in quiet Vietnamese notes, which keeps things from feeling like a museum piece.

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  52. Rank 33. MÀU

    Modern Vietnamese

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  53. Rank 33. Ngon Garden

    Vietnamese

    The patio wraps around Thien Quang Lake with enough tropical greenery to make you feel like you've stumbled into someone's very well-connected garden. This is a Vietnamese restaurant that pulls from the whole country, with Hanoi-style phở alongside bún bò huế and live seafood, plus Thai and Chinese dishes rounding things out. The Indochinese villa setting fills up fast, so book ahead unless you enjoy standing near other people's prawns.

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  54. Rank 33. Ốc Dì Tú

    Vietnamese

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  55. Rank 33. Ốc Vi Saigon

    Vietnamese Seafood

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  58. Rank 33. Phở Gà Huyền Hương

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  59. Rank 33. Phở Tiến

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  60. A colonial villa with a garden courtyard does a lot of heavy lifting for a casual Vietnamese restaurant, and Quán Ăn Ngon leans into every square foot of it. The menu roams the whole country, with photographs to help you navigate, and the kitchen's rice flour rolls, thin-skinned and generously filled, are a good reason to order before you've settled in. Prices stay well on the friendly side of the bill.

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  61. Rank 33. Senté (Nguyen Quang Bich Street)

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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  62. Rank 33. Tanh Tách

    Vietnamese Seafood

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  63. Rank 33. Vị An (Đống Đa)

    Northern Vietnamese

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    Address
    145 Hoang Cau Street, Dong Da Ward, Hanoi, Hanoi 11515, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 10 AM

    Wednesday 10 AM–2 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  64. Rank 33. Vien Dining

    Modern Vietnamese

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    Address
    3 Ba Trieu Alley, Hai Ba Trung Ward, Hanoi, Hanoi 11606, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  65. Rank 33. Zao

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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  66. Address
    10 P.Hàm Long, Cửa Nam, Hà Nội, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 AM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–10:30 PM

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  67. Address
    66 P. Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 11156, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 AM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–10:30 PM

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  68. Address
    10 Ngõ 142 Hào Nam, Ô Chợ Dừa, Hà Nội, Vietnam · Hanoi
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    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Wednesday 7 AM–11 PM

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  69. Address
    32 Ng. Thọ Xương, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam · Hanoi
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    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Wednesday 8 AM–5 PM

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  70. Address
    17 P. Yết Kiêu, Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7:30 AM

    Wednesday 7:30 AM–8 PM

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  71. Address
    5 P. Chân Cầm, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 7 AM

    Wednesday 7 AM–9 PM

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  72. Rank 81. Brewtify

    Modern Coffee



  73. The smell of freshly roasted beans hits you before you're through the door, which is probably the point. RAAW is a specialty coffee roastery and café in Thanh Xuân, fitted out in the kind of stripped-back minimalism that lets the coffee do the talking. Pour-overs and cold brews are the moves here. Laptops are quietly tolerated, and the room stays calm enough that you might actually get something done.



  74. Address
    6A P. Lý Nam Đế, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam · Hanoi
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 8 AM

    Wednesday 8 AM–7 PM

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