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Read this one, it's also in English Bí kíp “ăn chơi” Phố cổ Hà Nội: Những địa điểm không nên bỏ lỡ |
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| Hoàn Kiếm Lake |
Bờ Hồ, Hồ Hoàn Kiếm, Hồ Gươm |
Places |
MUST GO (if u go on weekend, it's walking street) |
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| Ngoc Son Temple |
Đền Ngọc Sơn |
Places |
Center of the central lake. Great view and great for photos |
Entrance tix cost but worth going ngl |
| Ly Thai To Garden |
Vườn hoa Lý Thái Tổ |
Places |
Super peaceful place |
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| St. Joseph Cathedral |
Nhà Thờ Lớn |
Places |
Biggest Cathedral in Hanoi, Notre-Dame vibe, built by the French |
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| Trang Tien ice cream |
Kem Tràng Tiền |
Food |
YOU CANNOT MISS THIS |
Like 20k or something per. Delicious |
| Old Quarter |
Phố Cổ Hà Nội |
Places |
Wander around and sightsee. Hint: each street is specialized in selling one specific thing, try to find what it is |
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| Pho 10 Ly Quoc Su |
Phở 10 Lý Quốc Sư |
Food |
The OG "Phở 10 Lý Quốc Sư", slightly overpriced and the line is long, but worth it trust me |
70k - 100k. Get a half raw half cooked beef + fried dough + ice tea (trà đá) |
| Cửa hàng bánh gối Lý Quốc Sư |
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Food |
Antoine's favourite place for pillow pie. Get 3 pillow cakes and enjoy, also try the savoury and sweet donuts |
Around 30-40k for one person |
| Hanoi Opera House |
Nhà Hát Lớn |
Places |
Take a photo here :) No need to go inside |
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| Phở Thìn Bờ Hồ |
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Food |
Antoine likes this, it looks a bit sketchy but it's pretty good |
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| Phở Thìn |
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Food |
The cleaner version of the one above |
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| Bún chả Hương Liên |
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Food |
Mid tier for me, but Obama went here back in 2012 |
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| Chè 4 Mùa Hàng Cân |
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Food |
Good dessert place, pretty clean imo |
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| Ta Hien Beer Street - Hanoi Old Quarter |
Phố bia Tạ Hiện |
Places, Food |
The street of the bars and outdoor beers |
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| Hanoi Train Street |
Phố đường tàu |
Places |
Must checkout!!! People will lure you into their coffee shop there so it's up to you to follow them, they're nice imo. Be safe around trains btw |
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| Hoa Lo Prison |
Nhà tù Hỏa Lò |
Historical |
Checkout what colonial French did to Vietnamese, il y a une guillotine |
Entrance tix, maybe get a tour guide that can tell you things |
| Hanoi Flagtower |
Cột cờ Hà Nội |
Historical |
Great visit, you can pay for a tix to the air defence museum there. Also do it for the O(n!) Tower of Hanoi algo |
like 2$ entrance tix? |
| Statue of Lenin |
Tượng Đài Lê-nin |
Historical |
Because why not |
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| Cong Cafe |
Cộng Cafe |
Food |
Meh Coffee, but amazing vibe (Viet Cong style) |
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| Di tích Cửa Bắc-Hà Nội |
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Historical |
The French made a dent there with their canon. The street (Phan Đình Phùng) is the most beautiful street in Hanoi IMHO, so take pictures |
Free |
| Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum |
Lăng Bác |
Historical |
enjoy the walk in the square! |
the tour costs a bit, but seeing the mausoleum is free from outside |
| Temple Of Literature |
Văn Miếu - Quốc Tử Giám |
Historical |
historical university in Hanoi |
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| Imperial Citadel of Thang Long |
Hoàng Thành Thăng Long |
Historical |
the old king's palace, not "wow" but very intriguing to see |
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| One Pillar Pagoda |
Chùa Một Cột |
Historical |
It stood still through the century-long Vietnam war |
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| Long Bien Railway Station |
Nhà ga đường sắt Long Biên |
Places |
You can walk to Long Bien bridge from here and take pics with the train |
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| West Lake |
Hồ Tây |
Places |
I dare you walk or bike around this lake, it's only 18km but it's literally breath taking view |
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