Hanoi

Bun Cha Ta Hanoi

Highly recommended if you are looking for authentic North Vietnamese Bun Cha. The food is great, bursting with flavour. Very cosy place.

08:00-22:00 · Vegetarian options

Com Chay Nang Tam Vegetarian Restaurant

This excellent restaurant is a good vegetarian option, and will please both vegetarians and non-vegetarians with its wide range of innovative dishes, which include fake meat dishes. Restaurant is comfortable with good ambience, and is good value. Well worth the short walk out of the old town.

Daily 10:00-21:00 · Vegan options

Mediterraneo

Authentic Italian food, probably the best you'll get in Hanoi. Prices are steep and portions small.

Daily 10:00-22:00 · Mains from 195K to 490K dong (Aug 2021)

Tầm Vị

Vietnamese restaurant in well-preserved heritage villa, serving traditional Northern cuisine at reasonable prices. Excellent choice for first-time visitors who want authentic home-style cooking in a more upscale dining space. Inexplicably awarded a Michelin star in 2023 despite not at all being a fine dining destination, but forget about the star and you'll have a good time. To the restaurant's credit, their low prices have remained mostly unchanged since; but prior reservations are now essential.

Daily 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00 · 200-300k dong per person

Pho 10 Ly Quoc Su

Serve delicious beef rice noodle, fried bread stick is crispy and delicious. The place is so clean and nice. All of the soups and sides include beef (bo), so this isn't for vegetarians.

Mo-Su 06:00-22:00

Kaiser Kaffee Restaurant

Interesting little place which has excellent Vietnamese and Western food.

Madam Tu Hong

Restaurant specialising in cha ca (Hanoi-style turmeric-and-dill grilled fish cooked at the table), set in a restored old house once belonging to Madam Tu Hong, a 19th-century Vietnamese businesswoman.

lunch 11:00-14:00, dinner 17:00-22:00

Etēsia

Excellent contemporary European wine bar and bistro, with intimate countertop seating and dedicated cocktail bar on second floor. French head chef formerly sous chef at Michelin-starred Parisian restaurant. No tables, only 18 counter seats. Reservations recommended due to limited seating, but walk-ins also welcome.

Daily: 17:00-21:00 · Mains 190K-890K dong

LABRI Bistro

Out-of-the-way modern French bistro with Korean touches in casual, minimalist dining room. Excellent cooking, though portions are a tad small. Korean head chef formerly worked at Michelin-starred restaurant in Osaka. Reservations recommended.

Daily 17:00-22:00 · Mains 380K-680K

01 -wan- Tantan Ramen

Two-floor ramen shop owned by a Japanese chef, specialising in excellent tantanmen with creamy, Sichuan-inspired "numbing spicy" mala broth.

Daily 11:00-22:00 · Ramen bowls from 180-200k dong

Việt Lai Thuận

越来顺

Grand Chinese dining hall serving the best and most authentic Sichuanese cuisine in town, alongside some Cantonese options. Caters near-exclusively to Chinese group clientele, with private rooms and karaoke facilities. Servings are all very large (sized for 3-4 pax) as a result, but kitchen can accommodate requests for half-servings.

Daily 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00 · 300-500k dong per person

Banh Mi Hoi An

Vietnamese Sandwiches. This place is open from early morning and serves great bahn mi. Nice staff with good English skills.

Bánh Mì 25

Vietnamese Sandwiches. This is a good restaurant for a quick bite to eat near Dong Xuan Market. Lovely place and mouth watering food.

Huyen Huong Restaurant

Choose from a wide variety of seafood dishes (many of which are swimming around in tanks) and other Vietnamese specialities. Friendly staff complements the tasty food.

from 80,000 dong

Bún Chả Đắc Kim

Some rate this as one of the best examples of bún chả in Hanoi, and therefore Vietnam (apparently in the south, bún chả is specifically advertised as Hanoi-style). For 100,000 dong each, you'll get a bowl full of tiny minced-pork rissoles that have been chargrilled over an open flame and a massive plate of pork rice paper rolls that have been fried in oil twice. You also get a phenomenal dipping sauce (fish sauce, made from sugar, garlic, peppers usually), a massive plate of greens and herbs and more bun (rice noodle) than you can handle. It is now more touristy than it used to be. Great food, but expect rude service. There is another in 67 Đường Thành.

08:00-19:00

Gia

Fine dining fixed-course experience, awarded one Michelin star in 2023. Atmospheric decor and friendly, knowledgeable staff serving modern reinventions of traditional Vietnamese cuisine using local produce. Reservations essential.

Lunch: Fri Sat 11:30–14:30; dinner: Tue-Sat 18:00–23:00 · Tasting menu only: 10-course lunch from 1,800K dong, 12-course dinner from 2,590K dong

Quán Cơm Bình Dân

Inexpensive, home-cooked Vietnamese meals. Delicious and nutritious rice, clean restaurant.

11:00-14:00

Quán Ăn Ngon

Delicious

Wide range of choices of dishes from everywhere in Vietnam at reasonable prices. Limited seating and many customers, so a wait is certain. They have a large seating area so customers do not have to wait long. Serves both lunch and dinner.

Mo-Su 06:45-22:00

T.U.N.G Dining

Hanoi's first high-end tasting menu experience. Cozy second-floor dining room, serving inventive and technically accomplished Modern Scandinavian cuisine. Reservations essential.

Daily 18:00-22:00 · 20-course tasting menu 1,390K-1,790K dong

Pho Tu Lun (Au Trieu)

Many pho varieties. Store is only open in the morning. Locals crowd the place, so you know it must be good.

Au Lac Vegetarian Restaurant

Typical local vegetarian restaurant like you'll find everywhere in Vietnam except Hanoi, a little off the beaten track in an atmospheric alleyway.

Daily, 07:00-20:30 · Fully vegetarian

Little Hanoi Restaurant

Simple Vietnamese home-cooked food. Also amazing vegan food. The fried tofu in tomato sauce and grilled eggplant are delicious. Also a cute date spot.

Dalcheeni

Authentic Indian restaurant with classy interior and good view of West Lake, frequented by Indian expats; restaurant manager is a Goa native. All meat served is halal, with extensive vegetarian options available. Highly recommend the tandoor-grilled chicken, lamb and broccoli dishes. Reservations recommended.

Daily 10:30-14:30, 17:30-22:30 · Mains from 100K to 350K dong (Aug 2021)

JW Café

Luxury buffet restaurant. Immense triple-height dining room with panoramic views of adjacent lake and National Convention Center complex. Six live stations serve Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, Mediterranean, BBQ, carved meat and fresh seafood selection; Sunday brunch has unlimited abalone, lobsters, French oysters and foie gras. Attached "Chocolate Lab" makes fresh, handmade truffles on site. Reservations essential.

Daily 06:00-22:00 · Breakfast 690K dong, lunch 590-790K dong, dinner: 1,100-1,350K dong, Sunday brunch 1,690K dong

Lamai Garden

Go here for a purely Vietnamese fine dining experience, without Gia's more Western-leaning influences. High-quality, farm-to-table ingredients obtained from across the north. Closed on weekends; reservations essential.

Lunch: Fri 11:30–15:00; dinner: Mon-Fri 18:00–23:00 · Tasting menu only: lunch from 1,400K dong, 11-course dinner from 1,800K dong

Little Hanoi

Upscale cafe serving mainly Westerners in a pleasantly lit restaurant.

Vegan options

Ramen Haron

Hole-in-the-wall ramen joint in Hanoi's "Japantown", frequented by Japanese expats; some staff speaks Japanese. Excellent quality and variety of ramen at very reasonable prices. Reservations recommended due to limited seating; takeaway and home deliveries also available.

Mon-Sat 11:30-13:45, 17:30-22:00 · Ramen bowls from 150K-170K dong (Aug 2021)

Stellar Steakhouse

Fine American steakhouse serving a wide range of aged meats, including authentic Japanese Kobe; named Asia's Best Luxury Steakhouse in the 2019 World Luxury Restaurant Awards. Glitzy Art Deco dining room with panoramic views of the city. Large private rooms, dedicated wine & cheese tasting room, and upstairs whisky & sake lounge. Attached mezzanine-floor Stellar Teppanyaki serves its own tasting menus. Reservations recommended.

Daily 18:00-22:30 · Steaks 900K-3,600K dong

Sushi Uminohana

Teppan Shu

Authentic omasake restaurant in Hanoi's "Japantown", serving traditional sushi, sashimi and donburi; all seafood and Wagyu beef flown fresh from Japan multiple times per week. A favourite of local Japanese expats, head chef have decade's worth of experience in Japan and speaks fluent Japanese. No tables, only 12 counter seats. Second-floor Teppan Shu exclusively serves grilled Ozaki beef. Reservations essential.

Daily 10:00-13:00, 17:00-23:00 · Lunch donburi and omasake from 750K-1,650K dong; Dinner omasake from 1,300K-2,500K dong; Teppan Shu beef from 2,500K-3,450K dong

dragonCELLO

Italian restaurant in grand colonial-style mansion, with commanding lakefront views of West Lake. Ground floor counter also offers extensive selection of Italian cured meats and cheese for takeaway. Risottos are especially good. Reservations recommended; home deliveries also available.

Daily 11:00-23:00 · Mains 215K-680K dong