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The 100 Best Places to Eat and Drink in Hanoi

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The best places to eat and drink in Hanoi, according to the experts: Michelin Guide, The 50, and Difford's Guide 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. Workshop14

    Modernist Cocktail Bar


  6. A dinosaur skeleton hangs above the bar, which sets the tone pretty efficiently. The Haflington is a two-floor cocktail bar in the Old Quarter styled after the great natural history museums of Europe, all soft lighting, fossils, and shelves of old books. The menu, called The Jungle Book, runs from obscure classics to house signatures. It landed on Asia's 50 Best Bars list, which tracks with how seriously the cocktails are taken here.


  7. Rank 6. The Hudson Rooms

    Cocktail Bar


  8. Rank 8. 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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  9. 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

    Closes soon, 2:10 PM, in 47 min

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

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    Website
  14. Rank 8. Hà Thành Mansion

    Northern Vietnamese

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  15. Rank 8. Habakuk

    Mediterranean

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  16. Rank 8. Luk Lak

    Vietnamese

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  17. Rank 8. Mammom

    Vietnamese

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  19. Rank 8. Miến Lươn Đông Thịnh

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  22. Rank 8. Phở Bò Lâm

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  25. Rank 8. Phở Hà Hàng Hòm

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  26. Rank 8. Phở Khôi Hói

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  27. Rank 8. 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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  29. Rank 8. Ưu Đàm

    Vegetarian Vietnamese

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  30. Rank 8. 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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  31. Rank 31. Bamboo Bar

    Cocktail Bar

    The Graham Greene Martini is a permanent fixture on an otherwise rotating seasonal cocktail list, which tells you something about the crowd the Metropole's poolside thatched-roof bar is playing to. It's a small, polished space, plush armchairs and a few counter seats, with bar snacks that drift between Vietnamese summer rolls and fish and chips without apology. Gin and colonial nostalgia, basically.

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  32. Rank 31. 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

    Thursday 6 PM–10:30 PM

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  34. Rank 31. Use Bar

    Cocktail Bar

    A suspended marlin hangs over the neon-lit bar at Use Bar, which is either arresting or unsettling depending on your relationship with taxidermy-scale sculpture. This cocktail bar in Hanoi organizes its menu by ingredient, each one spinning off into three distinct drinks, so grape alone accounts for a Verjus Aviation, a cobbler made with grape marc, and a grappa sour. It landed on The 50 Discovery list, and the concept earns it.

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  35. Rank 39. A Bản Mountain Dew

    Northwestern Vietnamese

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  36. Rank 39. 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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  37. Rank 39. 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

    Open now, until 2:30 PM

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

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  40. Rank 39. 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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  43. Rank 39. Cau Go

    Central Vietnamese

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  44. 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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  45. Rank 39. Chapter

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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  46. Rank 39. 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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  48. Rank 39. French Grill​

    Contemporary French

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  49. Rank 39. Hanoi Garden

    Modern Vietnamese

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

    Closes soon, 2 PM, in 37 min

    Thursday 11 AM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  50. 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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  52. Rank 39. Highway4 (Hang Tre Street)

    Northern Vietnamese

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  54. Rank 39. La Badiane

    Fusion French

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  55. Rank 39. Labri

    French

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  56. Rank 39. Lamai Garden

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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  57. 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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  58. Rank 39. MÀU

    Modern Vietnamese

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  59. Rank 39. 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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  60. Rank 39. Ốc Dì Tú

    Vietnamese

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  61. Rank 39. Ốc Vi Saigon

    Vietnamese Seafood

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  64. Rank 39. Phở Gà Huyền Hương

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  65. Rank 39. Phở Tiến

    Vietnamese Noodle Shop

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  66. 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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  67. Rank 39. Senté (Nguyen Quang Bich Street)

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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  68. Rank 39. Tanh Tách

    Vietnamese Seafood

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  69. Rank 39. Vị An (Đống Đa)

    Northern Vietnamese

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

    Closes soon, 2 PM, in 37 min

    Thursday 10 AM–2 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  70. Rank 39. Vien Dining

    Modern Vietnamese

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

    Open now, until 2:30 PM

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

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  71. Rank 39. Zao

    Contemporary Vietnamese

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  72. Address
    10 P.Hàm Long, Cửa Nam, Hà Nội, Vietnam · Hanoi
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    Open now, until 10:30 PM

    Thursday 7:30 AM–10:30 PM

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  73. Address
    66 P. Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 11156, Vietnam · Hanoi
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    Open now, until 10:30 PM

    Thursday 7:30 AM–10:30 PM

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  74. Address
    5 P. Chân Cầm, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam · Hanoi
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    Open now, until 9 PM

    Thursday 7 AM–9 PM

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  75. Rank 87. Brewtify

    Modern Coffee



  76. 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.









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