Food in Vietnam (Part 1): Top 10 MUST-TRY dishes in Hanoi
Phở (Rice noodle with beef or chicken slices):
“Phở” is one of the most popular foods in the north of Vietnam. Although, Nam Dinh is considered as the homeland of “Phở”, “Phở” is largely consumed and a famous specialty in Hanoi. “Phở” is a favorite dish of not only Hanoi people and but also any tourist coming to the city.
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Address:
- 10 Ly Quoc Su Street, Hang Trong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
- 61 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Bún Chả (Vietnamese Pork with Vermicelli Noodles)
Bún chả, a famous food of Hanoiers, is combined harmonizedly and healthily by rice vermicelli, grilled pork, and fresh herbs. The best way to enjoy the dish is dipping the noodles in the sauce, and eating bites of pork and fresh herbs - including lettuce, coriander, Láng basil and perilla at the same time.
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Address:
- Bun Cha Obama: 24 Le Van Huu street, Hai Ba Trung District
- 34 Hang Than Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
- Alley 74, Hand Quat Street, Hanoi
Cà phê trứng (Egg Coffee)
An egg coffee is a Vietnamese special drink. The traditional drink’s ingredients include egg yolks, sugar, condensed milk and robusta coffee. The egg coffee is made by “beating egg yolks with sugar and coffee, then extracting the coffee into the half of the cup, followed by a similar amount of "egg cream" — egg yolks which are heated and beaten, or whisked”.
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Address:
- Café Giảng: 39 Nguyen Huu Huan Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
- Café Đinh: 13 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hang Trong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Bánh mì (Vietnamese bread)
“Bánh mì” is a famous and popular food for not only Vietnamese people but also foreign tourists around the world. Vietnamese people eat “Bánh mì” for breakfast, lunch or late night snack. You can easily see that “Bánh mì” are sold in stores and simply food celling carts along alleys and corners. Vietnamese bread is unique and stuffed with pork meat, herbs, cucumber, fried egg and pate.
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Address: Everywhere in Hanoi
Price: 20.000 – 45.000 VND
Bún thang (Ladder Noodles - Noodle soup with thicken, fried egg, mushroom)
“Bún thang” is one of the most complex dishes of Hanoiers. It is shown that cooking “Bún thang” need at least 20 ingredients such as flagrant knotweed, thinly fried egg, chicken breast thinly sliced meat pie spread evenly on the white noodle background. And delicious boiler of broth is generated by chicken bones and prawn selected well.
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Address:
- Hang Hanh Alley, Hang Trong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
- 48 Cau Go Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
- 11 Hang Hom Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Xôi xéo (Vietnamese Sticky Rice)
With its eye-catching yellow color, “Xôi xéo” is sold in every market and each street corner in the early morning. “Xôi xéo” is kept warmly in a bamboo basket which is carried on the sellers’ shoulder or fastened behind the bicycle. Despite made from very popular ingredients such as glutinous rice, turmeric powder, mung bean, shallot, and some liquid fat, it is regarded that “Xôi xéo” is one of the hardest-to-cook sticky rice.
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Address:
- Hang Bai, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
- Anywhere in Hanoi
Bánh gối (Fried pillow cake)
In cold days, “bánh gối” is a good choice with its baby pillow shape. Similarly with almost Vietnamese cakes, instead of being baked, bánh gối is fried to create a charming yellow crispy skin with minced pork and seasonings. The cake will be taste better when eating with some fresh herbs such as coriander and lettuce.
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Address: Ly Quoc Su Street; Hang Chieu Street; Le Dai Hanh Street…
Price: 5.000 – 10.000 VND/ piece
Nem (Fried spring rolls)
Fried spring roll is a traditional and popular dish of Vietnamese people. The main ingredients are ground meat (like pork, shrimp, crab or even snail), mushrooms, carrots, bean sprouts, jicama, eggs and rice vermicelli. After that, they will be rolled up by a sheet of moist rice paper and fried deeply in the hot oil. Vietnamese people usually eat spring rolls with lots of lettuce and fresh herbs to balance the taste buds.
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Address:
- 74 Hang Quat Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
- Hanoi 5 Cua O Restaurant
- 3 Phu Dong Thien Vuong Street, Ngo Thi Nham, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi
Nộm bò khô (Dried Beef Salad)
Featuring a mix of dried beef, green papaya, fresh herbs and roasted peanuts all dressed with lime and fish sauce, nộm bò khô makes for a light and quick meal with low calories to boot. More sour than spicy, this refreshing salad is loaded with harmonious flavors and textures.
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Address:
- 53 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
- 18 Ham Long Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
- 18 Hang Bun Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Bánh cuốn (rolled sheets)
Bánh cuốn is a light dish, and is generally eaten for breakfast everywhere in Vietnam. The rice sheet in bánh cuốn is extremely thin and delicate. Bánh cuốn is made from a thin, wide sheet of steamed fermented rice batter filled with a mixture of cooked seasoned ground pork, minced wood ear mushroom, and minced shallots.
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Address:
- 26B Tho Xuong, Phu Doan Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
- 66 To Hien Thanh, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi
- Le Van Huu, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi