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Top food to try in Hanoi

6 dishes to eat in Hanoi, what is in them, and where they belong.

Last updated 2026-08-08

1. Pho

Pho
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Beef or chicken in a long-simmered aromatic broth with flat rice noodles. Northern pho is cleaner and less garnished than the southern version.

2. Bun cha

Bun cha
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Grilled pork patties in a sweet-sour dipping broth with cold rice noodles and herbs. A Hanoi dish specifically.

3. Cha ca

Cha ca
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Turmeric-marinated fish finished at the table with dill and spring onion, served over rice vermicelli.

4. Banh cuon

Banh cuon
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Steamed rice sheets rolled around minced pork and wood-ear mushroom, poured and lifted to order.

5. Egg coffee (ca phe trung)

Egg coffee (ca phe trung)
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Thick, sweet and closer to a dessert than a drink — a Hanoi invention now found nationwide.

6. Banh mi

Banh mi
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The French colonial baguette rebuilt with pâté, pickled vegetables, coriander and chilli.

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