TOP 12 good - best - famous foods in Hanoi Vietnam

Here is a list of the best and famous foods in Hanoi, Vietnam which you shouldn't miss the chance to enjoy these dishes...

Vietnam Hanoi food guide
Vietnam Hanoi food guide. Photo: Lam Anh

Travelling to anywhere, I believe that you don’t miss to taste unique foods while visiting there. Through the foods you take one more chance to know more about the cultural and customs of the local people.

Tours from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island - Town & National Park

Tours from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island - Town & National Park

Tours from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island - Town & National Park
Go to Cat Ba Island, please do not overlook the Kayaking experience to sightseeing or exploring the wild islands. Photo: Gabor tokes

Northern Vietnam has 7 places that Vietnamese we like best. We came these places and want to come back. As for people who never ever visited  these places, they wish they have a chance to arrive in these places in order to contemplate the beauty of nature. These  places are:

Hanoi famous souvenirs - things must buy in Hanoi Vietnam

Here are 11 things must buy when you visiting Hanoi

If you visit Hanoi Vietnam and want to buy anything as souvenir, you should buy one of 11 things that is mentioned in this article.

Hanoi famous souvenirs
Hanoi famous souvenirs. Photo: Duong Thanh

On the major newspapers of Vietnamese, I’ve read hundreds of articles saying that souvenirs and crafts of Hanoi (as well as Vietnam) for foreign tourists is still few and not interesting.

Shopping streets in Hanoi Vietnam - shopping centre at Hanoi old quarter

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and it is located to the north of Vietnam. Hanoi centre is Hanoi Old Quarter, it is near by Red river. Around the Hanoi Old Quarter is new urban areas that are being developed and continuing to be enlarged.

Shopping streets in Hanoi Vietnam - shopping centre at Hanoi old quarter
Hang Gai Street in Hanoi Old Quarter. Photo: vietnam-guide.com

When you arrive in Hanoi, I’m sure that you want to find out a hotel or a hostel and both of them are very cheap in this  street. This is the place that tourists from everywhere like best, not only because it is still preserved old architectures but also because it is the rare old quarter in the world.

Up to now, Hanoi Old Quarter is a shopping centre and it is a small business place of Hanoi people and  people in the north Vietnam. All of them gather this area.

Hanoi Vietnam best season to visit

Hanoi, as well as the North of Vietnam, has a humid tropical climate, characterized by monsoons which has hot summer with plenty of rain (called the rainy season) and cold winter, rare of rain (called the dry season).

Hanoi Vietnam best season to visit
Hanoi Vietnam best season to visit. Photo: Hoai Lam

In addition, it also has two interference periods between the rainy and dry seasons thus forming the spring and autumn in Hanoi.