Noon of Day 1 The tasty Ca phe trung or Egg Coffee, a specialty of Hanoi. Tourists can walk or use public transport such as buses, taxis or motorbike taxis. If you can’t visit them all in the morning, save the rest for the afternoon. These places are all within a two-kilometer radius of Hoan Kiem Lake. Joseph’s Cathedral, Thang Long Imperial Citadel, One-Pillar Pagoda, Long Bien Bridge, The Tonkin Palace (State Guest House) or State Bank of Vietnam Headquarters. Meanwhile, those fond of architecture should stop by Quan Chuong City Gate, the Hanoi Opera House, St. If you are a history buff, don’t forget to visit sites like Hoa Lo Prison, the Vietnam Museum of Revolution, the Vietnam National Museum of History and the Vietnam Military History Museum.

There are also afternoon and evening performances from 4 pm to 9 pm. If you find yourself wandering around Hoan Kiem Lake on the weekend, head to the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater on Dinh Tien Hoang Street to catch the show every Sunday at 9:30 am. If you have time, stop by a Kem Trang Tien shop for a refreshing ice cream. Must-try drinks at these places are traditional black/brown coffee and egg coffee. You can choose from the small second-floor Cafe Dinh on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Cafe Giang or Cafe Lam on Nguyen Huu Huan Street, or newer shops like Cafe Cho at Hang Be Market, Loading T Cafe on Chan Cam Street, or others nearby that offer panoramic views of the lake. These are all popular spots among both locals and tourists.Īfter the Hanoi breakfast, it should be coffee time. Some other options are Pho Suong on Trung Yen Alley, Pho Tu Lun on Au Trieu Street, Lam Pho Bo on Hang Vai Street, or Pho Ly Quoc Su with various branches. One recommended beef noodle soup restaurant is Pho Thin Bo Ho, which is almost 70 years old. Get up early to enjoy the fresh air before the streets get crowded. The perfect way to start a Hanoi tour is with breakfast and coffee around Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter.

Morning of Day 1 A corner of Hanoi's Old Quarter Area.

Meantime, a long-anticipated Wahlburgers has opened in downtown Burlingame.This season is also conducive to savoring numerous seasonal specialties such as Com (green rice flakes), Cha Ruoi (sand worm omelets), and ripe Indochina dragon plums. The celebrity brothers had taken over that space from Sam’s Chowder House in 2017 and closed recently. In downtown Palo Alto, Nguyen will move in and renovate Wahlburgers, part of the gourmet burger chain founded by Wahlberg brothers Mark, Donnie and Paul. In 2021, she created La Barrique both of the San Jose restaurants are located in the Vietnam Town center in the city’s Little Saigon. The San Jose entrepreneur is an international trade veteran who added “restaurateur” to her résumé after opening her pho restaurants in San Jose and Cupertino in 20, respectively. She expects to be in business at University Avenue and Emerson Street by spring 2023. The owner of two Vietnamese restaurants and an upscale French-Vietnamese restaurant/sports lounge in the South Bay will open her third Pho Ha Noi on a prime corner in Palo Alto. Helen Nguyen’s restaurant aspirations are moving up the Peninsula.

Ha noi pho menu