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Hanoi Food, Restaurants and Travel Guide |
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A collective passion for food coupled with a recent culinary renaissance makes Hanoi a fabulous place to eat. While restaurants are sprouting up across the city, the food culture here is rooted firmly in the streets where you'll find Hanoians happily grazing through the day. In addition to the amazing variety and quality of street food and regional Vietnamese dishes Hanoi offers, its charm and mystery will engage and enchant you. Try our 24, 48 and 72 hour itineraries which combine the best eating experiences with the best of Hanoi's sightseeing. Come with an appetite, an adventurous soul, and an open mind, and you won't be disappointed.
 SAVOUR SPOTLIGHT:
Learn to Cook Vietnamese Food
Think about sharing with friends back home some of
the pleasures of Vietnamese food including: bun
cha, spring rolls, or pork cooked in bamboo. We review three good options for cooking classes in Hanoi:
Hidden Hanoi - Classes are fully participatory and you get to sample all the dishes over a shared lunch.
Highway 4 - The class includes a cyclo ride through town on the way to a local market.
Sofitel Metropole - Their menu includes more sophisticated dishes such as stuffed crab with mushrooms.
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UPDATE ON PRICES
Inflation in Vietnam has been very high over the past year or two. We are updating our street food prices, but be aware that prices change often, and so what you pay may be more than what is listed here. The average price for a bowl of phở on the street is 16-20,000 dong, and 30,000 dong or more in a restaurant. Other street food like bánh cuốn have increased from 8,000 dong a serving last year to 12-16,000 dong currently. Still a bargain, fortunately.
Come have a taste with us...
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TRAVEL SPOTLIGHT
A colleague was recently in Ha Giang Province, and shared this interesting photo of a public sign for visitors -a kind of "do's and don't" when visiting the many ethinic minority groups in the area. Ha Giang, which borders China in the far north of Vietnam, has breathtaking scenery and far fewer tourists (though also less tourist infrastructure) than the more well known area of Sapa. Rent a car and enjoy 3-5 days of exploring!
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