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Hanoi is the thousand-year-old capital of Vietnam. It is famous for its long-term architecture and rich culture. Here you see the influence of Southeast Asia and France on both culture and architecture. The city center is the bustling old quarter, where you meet narrow streets with the first name of "Hang".
Hanoi is a city with many lakes and parks. In the inner-city area, West Lake is the largest lake covering about 500 hectares. It plays an important role in the urban setting and has many villas and coffee shops surround it. Hoan Kiem Lake is a famous lake in the historic center of the city. It is the busiest area and always holds a special position for Hanoi. Other lakes are Truc Bach, Thien Quang, Thu Le, etc.
Thanh Nien Street
Hanoi is also well-known for its many small temples and pagodas. They include Bach Ma temple, Ngoc Son temple near the Hoan Kiem Lake, and Tran Quoc pagoda on West Lake. You should not miss the Dong Xuan Market, the largest wholesale market in the North of Vietnam.
Another landmark is the Ho Chi Minh complex with its Mausoleum, Museum, and One Pillar Pagoda. The 11th-century Temple of Literature (Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam) is also a not-to-miss sight. It is the first university of Vietnam and the leading historical relic complex of Hanoi city.
From the Opera House to the Cathedral are French colonial buildings. Come to the Hoa Lo Prison (also known as Hanoi Hilton) to see the place to hold prisoners of war, the Vietnam War. Traditional chamber music, water puppetry, and Tai Chi around Hoan Kiem Lake are other specialties of Hanoi.
Hoa Lo Prison
Hanoi is also famous for its delicious foods, especially the ones found on the streets. You can linger on old narrow streets to have a bowl of mouth-watering Pho or a delicious Banh Mi.
Hanoi weather is typical for the Northern climate characterized by a tropical monsoon. Weather includes two main seasons: hot and rainy (April - October), and cold and dry (November - March). Yet, Hanoi still enjoys four-season weather thanks to the transition months.
The hot and rainy season starts from May to the end of August (summer). The end of the season is cool and dry between September and mid-November (autumn). From the end of November to the first half of February, the weather changes into the cold and remains dry (winter). From the second half of February to the end of March, cold and drizzle lasts in waves (spring).
Hoang Dieu Street Summer Morning
You can come in November - December, and March - April when the weather is warm and fresh. Important holidays include Tet/Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn/Full Moon Festival, and National Day (September 2nd).
If you have only one day in this vibrant city and want to visit its landmarks, below is a recommended day tour.
The starting point should be Hoan Kiem Lake, also known as Sword Lake. Hoan Kiem is a natural freshwater lake in the heart of Hanoi city. This is the best place for a morning Tai Chi with locals or an afternoon walk in the sunset. The lake covers an area of ~12 ha with a tower named But (Pen) in the middle.
Sunset on Hoan Kiem Lake
Around it stands green scenery with temples. After some names in the past, the name Hoan Kiem appeared in the early 15th century. This name is associated with the legend of King Le Loi returning the treasured sword to the Turtle.
Legend has it that in the revolution against the Minh invaders, King Le Loi borrowed a sword from Long Vuong (Dragon King). Thanks to the treasured sword, Dai Viet won the war. One day, King Le Loi roamed on a boat; a golden turtle emerged from the lake demanding the king to return the sword. Since then, the lake has had the name Hoan Kiem (literally: returning sword).
Around 20 minutes of walking takes you to St. Joseph's Cathedral, also known as the Big Cathedral. It is a cathedral of the Archdiocese of Hanoi. This is also an ancient church for religious activities in the city.
Location: 40 Nha Chung Street
Opening hour:
Monday to Saturday: 08:00–11:00, 14:00–17:00
Sunday: 07:00–10:30, 15:00–21:00
Annual biggest ceremony: 19th March
10 minutes of walking leads you to Hoa Lo Prison (also known as the Hanoi Hilton). In here, you will see galleries recalling the national struggle for independence. During the Indochina War, this was the place to hold Vietnam's revolutionaries. Here also exhibits a guillotine that the colonialists used to execute Vietnamese activists. Some memorabilia related to American pilots held here during the Vietnam War will make you move.
Address: 1 Hoa Lo Street
Opening Hour: 08:00–17:00 daily
Entrance fee: 30.000VND/adult
10 minutes by car takes you to the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam). It is one of the 23 special national monuments of Hanoi city, located south of Thang Long Citadel.
Temple of Literature is a part of a wider complex dating back to 1070. Other parts are Ho Van (Lake of Literature), Van Mieu (worshiping Confucius), and Quoc Tu Giam (the first university of Vietnam). The university operated for over 700 years. The grounds of the temple stay some 82 carved stone turtle steles of doctors.
Quoc Tu Giam
Today, the temple is not only a tourist site but also a place to praise outstanding students. An annual poetry festival takes place here on the full moon day of January. Students come here to ask for calligraphic, wishing for good scores in upcoming exams.
Address: 58 Quoc Tu Giam Street
Opening Hour: 08:00–18:00 daily
Entrance fee: 30.000VND/adult
Child under 15: free
10 minutes by car to the Imperial Citadel. The Citadel is an important seat of military power during the Vietnam War. After independence, UNESCO awarded this site the World Heritage. Here you can find some 1,000 years of history, bunkers, collections of weaponry, and military maps.
5 minutes by walking to the Ho Chi Minh complex. Here you visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. The building was built to keep President Ho Chi Minh’s body after he passed away. Vietnamese hope their dearest Father can find satisfaction in seeing the country's independence.
All materials of the mausoleum were from all over the country, which shows Vietnamese love for their dearest Father.
The next one is the Ho Chi Minh Museum. In the shape of a white lotus flower, the museum is the preserver of everything related to the President. One Pillar Pagoda, a small pagoda-like a lotus flower standing atop a stone pillar.
Address: 25 Hung Vuong Street
Opening hours:
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum:
Hot season (April to October): 07:30 to 10:30 (to 11:00 on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays).
Cold season (from November to March): 08:00 to 11:00.
Close on Monday & Friday.
Entrance fee: Free
Ho Chi Minh Museum:
08:00 - 12:00 & 14:00 - 16:30 every day except for Monday & Friday afternoon.
Entrance fee: 40.000VND/adult
5 minutes by walking to West Lake and Tran Quoc Pagoda. The Pagoda is the oldest Buddhist pagoda in Hanoi, with an age of over 1,450 years. On the grounds of Tran Quoc, you find many lotus flower statues. The stone wall in the pagoda has lots of lotus carvings. In Vietnamese belief, the lotus flower is the symbol of the mind and body's purity. It also symbolizes enlightenment and achievement, expressing Vietnam's beauty of nature.
The watery landscape and harmonious architecture make the pagoda a picturesque attraction. The sunset views from the pagoda grounds are breathtaking.
Water Puppetry in Thang Long Theater
You can complete your day tour with a wonderful show of Water Puppetry in Thang Long Theater. They perform the shows in a waist-deep 4-square-meter pool of water. The wooden puppets dance under the controls of the puppeteers, hidden behind a screen. Traditional musical instruments and songs will be performed during the shows. The dancing puppets, spotlights, colorful flags, and background music create a joyful atmosphere.
A walking food tour or cooking class is also a good choice for your day. With the food tour, you can see the old corners and taste the street foods as you go. If you love the food here and want to make it at home for your family, join a cooking class. The chef will go with you from buying ingredients at the local market to decorating the finished dish.
Hanoi Motorbike Tour: On this tour, you get a great introduction to Hanoi's life. You no need to worry about the risks of 2-wheeled self-driving. Ride through the roads on the back of a Minsk motorbike in a small group of eight in maximum. You get to see the Presidential Palace Historical Site, Hai Ba Trung Temple, and Long Bien Bridge. Taste some city’s finest street foods.
A motorbike tour to the countryside around Hanoi is also a good choice if you want to see the rural village life.
Hanoi Jeep Tours: In a Soviet-era GAZ-69 Jeep, you uniquely explore the city. Experience the sights, sounds, and smells of Hanoi. See the city landmarks and learn about the country’s history. You can opt to go in the morning, afternoon, or evening.
Vietnamese cuisine varies by region, city, and big village. Hanoi, like other cities, has its list of must-eat food. Among the list, the food you see on the sidewalks with small plastic tables and chairs is one of the best parts to show Hanoi's cuisine. If you want to enjoy local and authentic food, sit with the locals and try some of their daily specialties. Below is the list of must-eat Hanoi food.
In Hanoi, phở is a classic, typical food and maybe the most popular one here. Hanoi has a single bowl of phở for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
A bowl of pho includes thin and soft noodles with slices of beef or chicken, topped with onions, coriander, and broth. The broth is made from beef bone with spices. A bowl of pho is best combined with ground pepper, chili-garlic vinegar, and lime juice.
Phở - Vietnamese Noodle Soup
If not in the fixed noodle shops, you can have pho from the vendors that sell "pho burden". On one side of the burden is a container with enough ingredients and bowls, chopsticks, and spoons. On the other side is a pot of broth on top of a charcoal stove. It is interesting to enjoy a bowl of "pho burden" on the street side and see the world go by.
You can order a poached or fried egg for 5,000 VND (0.20 USD) to dip into your bowl of pho.
Where to eat pho in Hanoi:
"Pho burden" on any street.
Phở Gia Truyền: 49 Bát Đàn.
Phở 10: 10 Lý Quốc Sư.
Daily 06:00–10:30 and 18:00–20:30.
Prices: 30,000 VND to 50,000 VND, ~ 1.30 USD to 2.20 USD.
Sandwich's origins are French but when it came to Vietnam, it has become bánh mì, a truly sandwich of Vietnamese. Bánh Mì is an airy baguette with a thin crispy shell.
Bánh Mì – Vietnamese Sandwich
The baguette is the coat of omelet, pork, pâté, cured ham, and vegetables like cucumber, carrot, and coriander. The ingredients vary by region. A little chili sauce or mayonnaise can be added. Each bite of banh mi is a mixed taste of spicy, salty, sweet, and aromatic.
Where to eat:
Bánh Mì Ngon: 49 Đường Thành.
Bánh Mì 25: 25 Hàng Cá.
Bami Bread: 98 Hàng Bạc
Every day from 08:00 until 22:00.
Or some standing banh mi on the streets.
Prices: 15,000 VND to 25,000 VND (0.66 USD to 1.10 USD).
Bún chả is a originated Hanoi dish of grilled pork and rice vermicelli.
Bún chả consists of many ingredients:
Meat: grilled pork strips and balls (pork belly and shoulder).
Rice vermicelli.
Dipping sauce: the fish sauce with sugar, lime juice, vinegar, stock, crushed garlic, chili.
Pickled vegetables: green papaya or carrots, onion, kohlrabi.
Fresh herbs: basil, rice paddy herb, cabbage, beansprout, Vietnamese balm.
Side dishes: crushed chili, crushed garlic, sliced limes, vinegar, ground pepper.
Sometimes with Nem (meat rolls).
Where to eat:
Bún chả 34 – 34 Hàng Than.
Bún chả Đắc Kim – 1 Hàng Mành.
Bún chả Hương Liên "Obama" – 24 Lê Văn Hưu.
Bún chả Ta – 21 Nguyễn Hữu Huân.
Bún chả – 74 Hàng Quạt.
Prices: 30,000 VND to 60,000 VND (1.77 USD to 2.21 USD).
It is a bowl of fried fish on a bed of rice vermicelli, used with a flavorful broth made from fish bones. On the top, put some spring onion, bean sprouts, and dill herbs. This soup served at a very local corner will warm up your hungry stomach and your soul as well.
Where to eat:
Bún cá Sâm Cây Si: 5 Trung Yên. Every day from 08:00 to 20:30.
Or at any street restaurant that you see around the old quarters.
Price: 35,000 VND (~ 1.54 USD).
FYI: The Sâm Cây Si also features Cá Cuốn Thịt, deep-fried rolls of pork and herbs with fresh fish as a coat.
Nem is a popular dish in Vietnamese cuisine.
Fried spring rolls:
The main ingredients are ground pork, and diced vegetables such as carrots, kohlrabi, jicama, and herbs. Mushrooms and prawns can be added in. The mix is rolled up on a sheet of rice paper. The roll is then deep-fried in medium fire until the rice paper coat turns crispy and golden brown.
Summer rolls (salad rolls) consist of pork, prawn, carrot, cucumber, pineapple, herbs, and rice vermicelli. All ingredients are wrapped in rice paper or cold roll.
Nem can be served with dipping sauces, and condiments based on fish sauce in most of Bún Chả restaurants.
Chả Cá Lã Vọng is a unique specialty of the Hanoi people and definitely, a must-eat in Hanoi. This local specialty is so important that there is even a street named after it – Chả Cá Street.
This special ingredient of the dish is fish (usually mudfish or snakehead fish). The fish is cut into pieces, marinated, grilled over charcoal, and deep-fried in an oil pan.
Chả Cá Lã Vọng – Grilled Fish with Dill and Turmeric
This dish is made tableside with a hot pot. In the pot is the grilled fish with some dill and turmeric. Some side dishes include herbs, rice vermicelli, roasted peanuts, and shrimp sauce with sliced chilies. In a bowl, put all ingredients on a bed of vermicelli then mix them with a little shrimp sauce.
Some people cannot eat shrimp sauce. They use fish sauce instead. It is not a problem but the fish sauce more or less reduces the dish's flavor.
Each bite of the grilled fish, seasoned with turmeric, and soaked in sauce, combined with fresh herbs, is an explosion of flavors. This must-eat in Hanoi is the one you have to experience.
Where to eat:
Chả Cá Lã Vọng – 14 Chả Cá. Original restaurant of this dish. Every day from 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00.
Chả Cá Thăng Long restaurant – 19, 21 & 31 Đường Thành. Every day from 11:00 to 21:30.
Price: 120,000 VND per person (~ 5.29 USD).
Bánh cuốn is another local specialty that no one wants to miss. Bánh cuốn is a thin rolled rice sheet filled with ground pork, minced mushrooms, and spring onions. The rice sheet is a sheet of steamed fermented rice batter poured on a cloth stretched over a pot of boiling water.
Bánh Cuốn – Steamed Rice Rolls
For each roll, you should have fried shallots, and cilantro herbs, and dip in a special sauce. The sauce is a mix of fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, sliced chili, and minced garlic.
Where to eat:
Bánh Cuốn Gia Truyền: 12 Hàng Gà. Every day from 07:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 23:00.
Or at any street restaurant that you see around the old quarters. Look for a yellow board named Bánh Cuốn and a big pot of boiling water.
Price: About 35,000 VND per person (~ 1.54 USD).
In the cooler months, Lẩu is one of the best choices for you in Hanoi. For Vietnamese, this is a dish for gathering. Any time of gathering with family or friends, a hot pot will be the first thing they think about. If you go with a group, there is no reason to hesitate to order a pot. This will be a great chance to enjoy one of the authentic Vietnamese dishes on its way.
Lẩu consists of a pot (pan) of broth on top of a charcoal/alcohol fuel stove or an electric cooker. The pot is kept simmering throughout the meal. Aside from the pot is a variety of foods including meat, fish, seafood, noodles, and vegetables. Put the food that you’d like to eat into the pot, stir, and wait for some minutes till it's ready to eat.
There are different kinds of lẩu and its name depends on the meat used. It might be called lẩu gà (chicken), lẩu bò (beef), lẩu ếch (frog meat), or lẩu thập cẩm (mix of meat and seafood).
Chè is the perfect dessert to end your meal. Chè is a mixed sweet soup made of mung beans, black-eyed peas, jelly (clear or grass), fruit, and coconut cream. Other types are made with seeds of lotus, sesame, sugar palm, aloe vera, seaweed, taro, sweet potato, and more. The ingredients are cooked in water, sweetened with sugar, and combined with tapioca.
Chè is a kind of 4-season food because it can be refreshed with ice on the hot days and served warm (chè nóng) on the cooler days. In Hanoi, it's easy to find chè vendors on the streets. When you order, you can choose the ingredients you'd like to eat.
From the Chinese, chè trôi nước has come to Hanoi. The sweet soup is glutinous rice dumplings with mung bean balls inside dipped in a warm ginger sauce.
Where to eat:
Chè Bốn Mùa: 4 Hàng Cân. Every day from 10:00 to 23:00.
Bánh Trôi Tầu – Diep Beo: 52 Hàng Điếu. Every day from 20:00 until 23:00.
Or any street vendor with a chè sign.
Prices: 10,000 VND to 25,000 VND (0.44 USD to 1.10 USD).
It is a kind of drink, but it is like food! Egg coffee or Cà Phê Trứng is the most famous and must-have coffee in Hanoi. It is a thick Robusta coffee topped with an airy froth of egg yolk whipped with sweetened condensed milk.
Several coffee shops offer this rich-in-taste egg coffee. Yet, cafe Giảng at 39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân is the one that has an original taste. Mr. Giảng, the founder of the cafe is also the creator of egg coffee. Another place that offers the best view in Hanoi is Café Phố Cổ at 11 Hàng Gai.
Cà Phê Trứng - Vietnamese Egg Coffee
You can approach any cafe on the old streets with an egg coffee sign. From the main ingredient of egg yolk, with different ways of making, each shop makes a different taste of egg coffee.
Opening hours: Every day from 08:00 until 23:00.
Price: ~ 30,000 VND (1.34 USD).
FYI: Hanoi is also a place to experience Vietnamese beer and the local Bia Hoi (fresh beer).
In Hanoi, you can easily find any hotel in your budget, from hostels in the Old Quarter to 5* hotels in the French Quarter. Check out our suggested random list of some popular hotels to find one that suits you.
Price from 76 USD including breakfast.
Located in the Old Quarter, Hanoi La Siesta Trendy is within a 15-minute walk of Hoan Kiem Lake. Featured amenities, a 24-hour front desk, housekeeping services, and professional staff. Laundry services, round-trip airport shuttle with a surcharge.
Price from 33 USD including breakfast.
Hanoi Royal Palace 2 is a boutique hotel located in the heart of Hanoi Old Quarter. The Royal Palace Hotel 2 offers elegant rooms with old quarter views. It is a short walk to Hoan Kiem Lake, the Night market, and many sites around the Old Quarter.
Price from 73 USD including breakfast.
600 m to Hoan Kiem Lake and 450m to St.Joseph's Cathedral. 50 rooms & suites, restaurant, spa center, and 24-hour desk.
All rooms have large windows looking over to the city and bringing in natural light.
Price from USD 75 including breakfast.
Less than 5 minutes on foot to the Hoan Kiem Lake and St.Joseph's Cathedral. The Oriental Jade features high-quality amenities and a rooftop freshwater pool. A round-trip airport transfer is available 24 hours with a surcharge.
Price from 52 USD including breakfast.
Splendid Hotel & Spa offers allergy-free rooms, a spa area, a sun terrace, and proximity to Hoan Kiem Lake.
Price from 27 USD including breakfast.
Helios Legend Hotel is only 420 m from Hanoi Train Street and 10 minutes to Hoan Kiem Lake. The hotel offers 50 well-appointed rooms with city views through large windows.
Price from USD 52 including breakfast.
O‘Gallery Premier provides a perfect base for main attractions in the Old Quarter such as Hoan Kiem Lake, Water Puppet Theatre, and St. Joseph’s Cathedral. 55 guest rooms, all are well-equipped with leather furnishings and high-quality amenities.
Price from 73 USD including breakfast.
Somerset Grand Hanoi is a superb towering serviced apartment in the Hanoi Old Quarter. It offers colorful shops, top-flight bars, and many restaurants. 185 well-appointed apartments ranging from 64sqm to 162sqm, from One-Bedroom Deluxe to Penthouses.
Price from 65 USD including breakfast.
La Siesta Classic Ma May features an imposing white exterior and classic Asian-inspired interior. It is situated in the Old Quarter, close to Hoan Kiem Lake, and the main attractions of the capital.
Price from 180 USD including breakfast.
It offers 364 elegant rooms and suites. All are well-equipped with Sofitel's MyBed, broadband Internet, LCD, and complimentary. The hotel has 2 wings: the historical Metropole Wing with the original grandeur and the Opera Wing with neo-classic elegance.
Below are restaurants offering fine dining options, if street vendors are not your favorite.
This is one of the finest restaurants in Hanoi. Class and culture seem to embrace this restaurant. Parisian bistros, the ornate facade, and parquet flooring of 20th century France.
It is worth stopping by, even for a coffee only in its open bar inspired by Paris' world-famous outdoor cafes. Enjoy the charming design and immerse in the bustling urban life...
Opening Hours: Daily 11:00 - 14:00 and 16:00 - 22:00
Address: 15 Ngo Quyen Street
Highway 4 features a large menu of Vietnam’s entire culinary in classic furnishings. Well-served with plenty of local herbs, each dish offers a typical taste of Vietnam.
Opening Hours: Daily 10:00 – 23:30
Address: 25 Bat Su; 5 Hang Tre Street
Sen is a sophisticated restaurant serving excellent food in a buffet style. The ivory-color scheme and neo-colonial architecture are also highlights of the restaurant.
The quality and quantity of the buffet are at excellent value.
Opening Hours: Daily 18:00 – 22:00
Address: 60 Ly Thai To Street
KOTO is a cafe and restaurant serving Vietnamese coffee and dishes. Opposite the Temple of Literature, the atmosphere here is so pleasant. Not only a restaurant, but KOTO is also a nonprofit social enterprise offering street youth aged 16 – 22 the chance to learn a trade. The learner then can earn their living by working in a restaurant. Here, you will always see genuine smiles and the best-serving attitude from the staff.
Opening Hours: Daily 07:00 - 22:00
Address: 59 Van Mieu Street
The small but beautiful Green Tangerine evokes a quaint bistro found in the back alleys of Paris. The restaurant serves you excellent creative cuisine in Hanoi cooked with French techniques. The set lunch deal is at good value and recommended for any budget!
Opening Hours: Daily 11:00 - 23:00
Address: 48 Hang Be Street
Hanoi Social Club is the place for those looking for a cool, bohemian hangout in Hanoi. It serves you with amazing western brunch dishes and excellent coffee and smoothies. The 2nd-floor chill-out room gives you a feeling of a friend’s apartment. There is a library, free Wi-Fi, and varied soundtrack.
Opening Hours: Daily 08:00 – 23:00
Address: 6 Hoi Vu (off Quan Su Street)
Quan An Ngon is ideal for you to try regional specialties from across Vietnam in just one place. All the colorful flavors are cooked fresh to order. The traditional Vietnamese architecture here will surprise you.
Opening Hours: Daily 07:00 – 22:00
Address: 34 Phan Dinh Phung
Not special in style, Xuan Xuan BBQ Restaurant is a good choice to eat like a local. It offers a selection of meats and side-dish vegetables brought on a large platter. On top of a small gas stove, you barbeque your delicious meal. How fun it is to eat elbow to elbow among the crowds of happy diners.
Opening Hours: Daily 10:00 – 23:30
Address: 47 Ma May Street, Old Quarter
The fine-dining La Verticale restaurant features a special layout with an open kitchen. The kitchen pleases you with fantastic food from a seasonal menu. All the ingredients, herbs, and spices are fresh and produced using French techniques. The food and beverages are excellent and the service is diligent. The romantic ambiance together with a roof terrace overlooking the bustling city...
Opening Hours: Daily 11:30 – 14:00 and 18:00 – 22:00
Address: 19 Ngo Van So Street
O’Douceurs Hanoi is a renowned French patisserie. Here you can enjoy freshly baked cakes, pastries, superb smoothies, teas, and coffees. Here also offers a wide choice of sandwiches, croissants, macaroons, fruit tarts, and cookies.
Opening Hours: Daily 07:00 - 22:30
Address: 91A Tran Hung Dao
Within the Old Quarter, you can find the best bars and pubs in Hanoi. The citizens, tourists, and ex-pat community are gathering here every night for entertainment. Some say a night in Hanoi is incomplete without a glass of Bia Hoi (fresh beer) on the roadside.
Bars around Hoan Kiem Lake offer a quieter setting with a wide choice of beverages and delicacies. Live performances of various music genres are a highlight here.
Set in the bustling center of Hanoi's Old Quarter, Bia Hoi Corner is a typical nightlife spot in the city.
Here you can enjoy a glass of the famous Bia Hoi for as little as VND 5,000. Spilling out onto the streets are plastic stools and makeshift market stalls selling snacks.
Bia Hoi Corner
It all creates a very busy but exciting atmosphere. Live music performances are one of the best here.
Opening Hours: Daily 11:00 – late night
Address: Ta Hien & Luong Ngoc Quyen Streets.
On the 3rd floor of the famous building "Jaw of the Shark", Legend Beer Hanoi offers a wonderful view over Hoan Kiem Lake. The bar serves lager, stout, wheat beers, and a selection of German-style dishes. Drinks of Legend Beer Hanoi are brewed by themselves so the price range is a bit higher than most of the bars in Hanoi.
Opening Hours: Daily 11:00 – 23:00
Address: 01-03-05 Dinh Tien Hoang
A friendly vibe, live music, stylish decoration, and good drinks are what put Le Pub Hanoi at the place it is now. The pub has a rear courtyard and a street-facing terrace. People also come here to watch sports matches. Every Thursday, an attractive promotion is set for ladies: free cocktails all night and cold beers from 19:30 till 20:30.
Opening Hours: Daily 07:00 – late night
Address: 25 Hang Be
Featuring a wide selection of drinks in a relaxing atmosphere, King Pirates Pub is a great place to enjoy Hanoi nightlife. Local bears, rum-based drinks, and house wines are at a reasonable price. Local beers for VND 20,000; signature cocktails for VND 60,000 to 140,000. The friendly and chatty owners are an add-on attracting tourists, locals, and ex-pats. The Walk the Plank! challenge (VND 400,000) is a fun game to play. Upon finishing five shots of Captain Morgan’s rum, you are awarded a T-shirt.
Opening Hours: Daily 09:00 – 01:00
Address: 24B Hang Giay (Hàng Giầy, don't get confused with Hàng Giấy)
Binh Minh’s Jazz Club is a legendary spot for fans of jazz. Here, live performances of the finest musicians in the city are played every night.
The club's decoration is modest; the seating is cozy; and the service is very efficient. Above them is an extensive food-and-beverage menu.
Opening Hours: Daily 08:00 – 24:00
Address: 1 Trang Tien Street
The Sunset Bar on InterContinental Hanoi offers a great view over West Lake and the surrounding area. Walkthrough a torch-lit bridge, the bar with daybeds and woven rattan couches appears in your eyes. It is a perfect space for a peaceful evening with loved ones. Sunset Bar serves an extensive drinks list priced at VND 90,000 onward. Half-price promotion for selected drinks happens from 17:00 until 19:00 every night.
Opening Hours: Daily 16:00 – 24:00
Address: 1A Nghi Tam, Tay Ho, Hanoi
O’Leary’s Sports Bar Hanoi is a Western-style bar that belongs to a Swedish franchise chain.
Its cozy seats with 50 screens airing the latest sports events make it an ideal place for fans of sports.
O'Leary’s Sports Bar Hanoi
O’Leary’s Sports Bar offers a selection of beers, cocktails, and wines together with pasta, pizza, burgers, and salads.
Opening Hours: Monday – Thursday & Sunday: 10:30 – 23:30, Friday & Saturday: 10:30 – 00:30
Address: 38 Ba Trieu Street, Hoan Kiem
Rockstore Hanoi is a vibrant bar with a mix of DJs and live music in the Old Quarter. Featuring a large dance floor, an elevated stage, Rockstore will mix and mingle your night. Its music policy varies from classic rock & alternative to techno & house. You can play a game of pool or watch a sports match here.
Opening Hours: Daily 10:30 - late
Address: 61 Ma May, Hoan Kiem
Excellent service and sophisticated setting are highlights of the Press Club Hanoi. Wines, champagnes, and cocktails are served with gourmet Western delicacies. Guests also come here for great views of Hoan Kiem Lake and downtown Hanoi. Live rock music from Thursday to Sunday. "Buy 1, get 1 free" on selected drinks happens every Thursday.
Opening Hours: Daily 08:30 – 24:00
Address: 59A Ly Thai To, Hoan Kiem
Don't hesitate to choose this longstanding venue for a great time of mingling and dancing. The lounge features 2 floors with a large dance floor and billiards tables on the 1st and a hookah bar on the 2nd floor. Its music policy varies between hip-hop and party pop music. Happy hour promotion when you can get spirits and mixers for only VND 70,000 from 19:00 until 22:00.
Opening Hours: Daily 10:00 – 23:00 (later if busy).
Address: 15 Hang Buom, Hoan Kiem.
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