Places to eat in Vietnam
Mi Quang Thuy
Long-running mi Quang shop in a lane off Hai Ba Trung, known for braised rib bowls.
Café Đinh
Tiny upstairs café by Hoàn Kiếm lake known for egg coffee and egg cocoa.
Hanoi Free Walking Tours (student food tour)
Student-run club since 2012 offering tip-based Old Quarter walks, including street-food tours.
Bún Bò Huế, 19 Lý Thường Kiệt
Local bún bò shop named in Vietnamese food guides as a place to try Huế's soup.
Nem Nuong Thanh Van
A familiar name for nem nuong, Can Tho's grilled sausage rolls.
Nem Nuong Phu Phuong
Nem nuong shop with a less tourist-brand feel.
Bánh tráng nướng at Hồ Con Rùa
Evening vendors grilling rice-paper “pizza” around the Turtle Lake roundabout.
The Note Coffee
Café covered floor to ceiling in visitors' sticky notes, facing the lake.
Kem Bo Thanh Thao
Long-popular avocado ice cream stop at 76 Nguyen Van Troi.
Ancient Hue royal cuisine cooking class
Dong Ba market visit with a chef, then private royal-cuisine cooking in a garden house (since 2008).
Sau Hoai Rice Noodle Workshop
Family workshop making hu tieu noodles by hand — steaming, drying, cutting — with a 'noodle pizza'.
Tuy Loan Rice Paper Village
500-year-old village making rice paper by hand; national intangible heritage, try spreading a sheet.
Banh Mi Phuong
Famous Hoi An banh mi shop, useful as a well-known reference point.
Red Bridge Cooking School
Half-day class: market shopping, Tra Que herb garden, hands-on cooking and a boat ride back.
Saigon Cooking Class
Ben Thanh market shopping with a chef, then three dishes in a District 1 kitchen.
Blue Butterfly Cooking Class
Old Quarter restaurant class with cyclo market trip, four dishes and a private cooking station.
Rose Kitchen
Garden-villa cooking school with market tours and fully vegetarian/vegan classes.
Morning Glory Cooking School (Vy's Market)
Ms Vy's cooking school inside Vy's Market, a staged street-food hall across from the Old Town.
Lanterns Cooking Class
Half-day class: cyclo to the local market, then three dishes at Lanterns restaurant.
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