This is not one of those guides listing every “great” hotel in the city. It is a short, deliberately selective list of places I personally know,…
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Vietnamese Fusion · HANOI & HCMC Good 😋 🗓 Last visited in December 2025 / Michelin-selected 2026 (Hanoi branch) Hanoi is still best known, especially among…
Cocktail Bar · HANOI Good 😋 🗓 Last visited in May 2026 Among cocktail drinkers in Hanoi, The Haflington barely needs an introduction. It is probably…
My coverage of the Hanoi street food scene has so far focused on the city’s historical addresses, mainly located in the Old Quarter. These places are…
Wine Bistrot · HANOI Good 😋 🗓 Last visited in April 2026 If you have been following Hanoi’s food scene, you probably noticed earlier this year…
Burger · HANOI Good 😋 🗓 Last visited in April 2026 It had been a while since our last visit to Ngoặm. But with…
Wine Bistrot · HANOI Good 😋 🗓 Visited in January 2026 Hanoi has recently seen an explosion of new wine bars. Many of them…
📅 This article was updated in August 2025 Let me start with a disclaimer: although I’ve lived in Vietnam for 17 years, I’m still far from…
Réno Bar, which opened in early 2025 in the basement of the CLASSYC Hotel, is latest addition to Hanoi’s cocktail scene
The weather in Hanoi can be quite gloomy for long stretches of the year, especially when fog combines with pollution. This makes clear-sky days something to…