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A Quick City Guide to Hanoi

by URBAN JOURNEY

If history, architecture, art and galavanting are your things, then you’ll love Hanoi. There’s so much to discover in this amazing city, from great restaurants to fabulous cultural shows and buzzing nightlife. We fill you in on what we can’t get enough of in Hanoi.

STAY

Luxe:Hilton Hanoi Opera, French Quarter, +84 4 3933 0500

Boutique:Hanoi Legacy Hotel,Bat Su,+84 4 3923 4288

For the business traveler:Intercontinental Hanoi, Westlake,+84 4 6270 8888

EAT

Local haunts:Pho 10, Old Town,+84 4 3825 7338

Posh Nosh:Don’s Bistro,Tay Ho,+84 4 3719 2828

DRINK

For live jazz: Au Lac, +84 4 3933 3533

Sunset drinks: Sunset Bar at Intercontinental, Tay Ho District, +84-4-6270 8888

Dance the night away:Bar 1900, Hoàn Kiếm, +84 91 111 19 00

MUST DOs

Head to the Dong Xuan Market, Night market

Head to Hoan Kiem, the downtown and commercial centre of Hanoi, where you can find the Hanoi Opera House, National Museum of Vietnamese History and more. Head there at 17:00, or as early as possible to people watch and see the locals in action.

Eat banh mi (a Vietnamese sandwich) at Banh Mi 25, Bang Mee, Sunrise Cafe on Phu Doan Street

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