Tour type: Private
Transfer distance: around 3KM inside city center
Duration: 3 hours (15:00 hrs – 18:00 hrs)
Meals: Street food
Best time to do: Year round possibly, but the best time is from October to April for cooler weather
Hanoi is a foodie’s paradise – internationally renowned chefs and self-proclaimed gourmet food fanatics regularly make the journey to Vietnam’s capital to partake in the diverse culinary offerings iconic to the city. Your private English-speaking guide will meet you at your hotel and walk with you to nearby Hoan Kiem Lake to start your culinary journey – guests staying outside the Old Quarter will be accompanied via taxi with their private guide. Stroll down Hang Gai “silk” street to Hoan Kiem Street, a blink-and-you-miss-it 170-foot long street famous for Hanoi’s iconic street food. Walk past St. Joseph Cathedral Church to Café Nhan for a sample of traditional Vietnamese coffee, hand prepared with Arabica beans grown in Northern Vietnam and particularly delicious over ice with condensed milk. Of course, no food tour in Hanoi would be complete without sampling some pho. Queue up at Pho Bat Dan, a famous choice among the locals for steaming bowls of nourishing noodle soup. Make sure to leave some space for Banh Cuon on Hang Ga street, a delicious rice noodle roll made with steamed fermented rice better, filled with seasoned ground pork, wood ear mushrooms and shallots. Pull up a seat at a street-side stall as the vendor expertly prepares “Nom bo kho”, a dried beef salad made with sour kohlrabi, mango, coconut and chili. End your evening at Ta Hien beer corner with a refreshingly cold and affordable draught beer.
