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Motorbikes and street life in Hanoi Old Quarter

Hanoi Traveler’s Guide 2026 — Part 7: Hanoi Old Quarter: Complete Guide

Tom Vaughan 14/10/2026 0 Comments
Hanoi Old Quarter is not an open-air museum. It is a living neighbourhood where a family breakfast, a delivery scooter, a centuries-old temple and a fashionable coffee shop can share the same few metres of pavement. The best way to discover it is to walk slowly, look above the shop signs, turn into small lanes and allow time for food, conversation and unexpected stops. This Hanoi Old Quarter...
Dong Xuan Market area in Hanoi with street vendors and scooters

Hanoi Traveler’s Guide 2026 — Part 6: Best Markets in Hanoi

Tom Vaughan 13/10/2026 0 Comments
Hanoi’s markets are not just places to shop — they are some of the best places to understand how the city works. Before sunrise, wholesalers unload fruit and flowers beside the Red River. By breakfast time, neighborhood wet markets are already busy. During the day, covered markets fill with fabric, household goods and food, while weekend evenings turn part of the Old Quarter into a long...
Hanoi street with hotels, shops and cafés near the Old Quarter

Hanoi Traveler’s Guide 2026 — Part 4: Where to Stay in Hanoi

Tom Vaughan 07/10/2026 0 Comments
Where you stay in Hanoi changes the trip. For a first visit, the Old Quarter puts food, cafés and major sights outside your door. The French Quarter is calmer and more polished. West Lake gives you space and a slower rhythm, while Ba Dinh works well for history and quieter nights. This is Part 4 of our Hanoi Traveler’s Guide 2026. Choose the right area first, then the right accommodation for...
Hanoi street food stall in the Old Quarter

Hanoi Traveler’s Guide 2026 — Part 3: Street Food

Tom Vaughan 05/10/2026 0 Comments
Hanoi is a city you can eat your way through. The best meals are often not behind polished restaurant doors but on a pavement, in a narrow alley, beside a charcoal grill or at a family shop that has been serving the same dish for decades. This is Part 3 of our Hanoi Traveler’s Guide 2026. The goal is simple: help you understand what to eat, when to eat it, how to order it and where to start...
Vietnamese egg coffee in Hanoi

Hanoi Traveler’s Guide 2026 — Part 2: Best Cafés in Hanoi

Tom Vaughan 05/10/2026 0 Comments
Hanoi is one of the great coffee cities of Asia. Coffee here is not simply something you buy on the way to work. It is a daily ritual: a slow phin filter dripping into a glass, friends sitting on tiny stools, long conversations in hidden upstairs rooms, and increasingly, a new generation of specialty roasters treating Vietnamese beans with the same seriousness as wine. This is Part 2 of our...
Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi Traveler’s Guide 2026 — Part 1: 3 Days in Hanoi

Tom Vaughan 30/09/2026 0 Comments
Three days in Hanoi is enough to understand why the Vietnamese capital rewards slow travel. The city is not one single attraction: it is a collection of old trading streets, lakes, colonial buildings, museums, temples, cafés, railway lines, markets and neighborhoods that change completely from morning to night. This itinerary is designed for a first visit in 2026. Each day combines a morning...