Option 1, Breakfast:
Phở, Bánh Cuốn – steamed rice pancakes, local coffee with homemade yogurt and a visit to the market.
Do like the Hanoians do and skip one breakfast at your hotel to join our food expert for breakfast on the street. This tour shows you the best place for Phở, Bánh Cuốn, Bánh Mì and coffee, and it is also a great way to see the local life in Hanoi.
Duration: 2 hours.
Price: $30/person or 700.000 VND (min. 2 persons).
Begins at 8 AM.
Meeting point: Lane 147 Nghi Tam street, Tay Ho district.
Option 2, Lunch:
Bún Chả – barbecued pork with fresh noodles served with fried spring rolls and fresh herbs, then green papaya salad, fresh spring rolls and Chè desert.
We'll start with one of the best Bún Chả places in town, a popular Hanoian specialty. Then take a short walk to the market off Phố Huế street, passing some more tempting food stands on the way. Explore Chợ Hôm market, one of the biggest markets in Hanoi with its colourful arrays of fruit and vegetables, sweets, meats and elaborate temple offerings.
After that, we'll stop to try some fresh spring rolls and papaya salad before finishing off with a refreshing glass of Chè, a sweet snack prepared to your own taste. Finishing off the tour nicely with a cup of coffee at one of the most popular coffee streets in town.
Duration: 2 hours.
Price: $30/person or 700.000 VND (min. 2 persons).
Start at 11:30 AM.
Meeting point: In front of house number 47c Mai Hac De street. Hoan kiem District.
SPECIAL: 10% DISCOUNT FOR HIDDEN HANOI FRIEND.
10% discount
Option 3, Dinner:
Option A: Dinner tour inside the Old Quarter.
Meeting at Đồng Xuân Market, one of the biggest wholesale markets in town. Starting with Hải Phòng Bánh Mì, a thin and small baguette stuffed with pate and sauce. Then a little walk around to the back of the Đồng Xuân will be Bac Qua market, where we'll stop at the place of the salad lady to try some papaya salad.
A Hanoi draft beer and pork skewers come along at just the right time for an early night. Grill hotpot or fried Phở would be our main course. The coffee at the end will be a nice touch to finish the night with us.
Duration: 2 hours.
Price: $30/person or 700.000 VND (min. 2 persons).
Begins at 6 PM.
Meeting point: In front of Dong Xuan market, Hoan Kiem District.
Option B: Dinner tour outside of Old quarter.
Beef spring rolls – Phở cuốn or Hotpot – Lẩu.
Yên Phú is a popular street for late night dinners. You will have a chance to see the many other kinds of street foods that are only served after dark: Pork skewers, Bánh Mì with honey and butter, Ô Mai, etc.
While on our walk along West Lake, you may see more and more people sitting on the grass mats by the lake eating Lẩu (Hot pot soup). If you'd like, we can stop to join them or we can continue heading over to the Beer garden to taste some Hanoi beer and morning glory or banana flower salad.
Then we will walk to a village popular for Phở Cuốn that used Bánh Phở, fresh rice sheets, to roll beef and herbs in while served with a delightful Hanoi style fish sauce and pickled vegetables.
Duration: 2 hours.
Price: $30/person or 700.000 VND (min. 2 persons).
Begins at 6 PM.
Meeting point: 145 Nghi Tam street, Tay Ho district.
SPECIAL: 10% DISCOUNT FOR HIDDEN HANOI FRIEND.
