Other restaurants in Hanoi
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Five
Occupying a tastefully restored old building this intimate restaurant is setting new gastro standards in the Old Quarter. It delivers a contemporary take on fine dining, with a short well-chosen menu of Western food including ravioli, lamb and very fine desserts (try the fig cheesecake). A selection of wines are available by the glass and the service is refined, pleasant and professional. There’s a little deli counter for takeaways, and it’s also great for breakfast: the eggs Benedict is absolutely legendary.
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Luna d’Autunno
Well-established Italian restaurant that has good antipasto, fresh pasta (try the walnut and eggplant ravioli) but is really famous for its pizza, which is baked in a wood-fired oven. Service can be spotty, and at times seriously distracted.
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Le Beaulieu Restaurant
Hotel restaurants don’t come much more elegant (or pricey) than this in Asia. Le Beaulieu is the home of fine French food, with gastronomic cooking, regular regional specialities, an epic cheese board and a professional wine list.
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Old Hanoi
A sophisticated little eatery with tasty Vietnamese specialities.
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Hghway 4
Providing a memorable dining experience, this is the original location (inside a tottering old house) of an expanding family of restaurants that specialise in Vietnamese cuisine from the northern mountains. There’s an astounding array of dishes: from bite-sized snacks through to meaty dishes like lin luec mam tep (pork fillet with shrimp sauce) and true exotica like cha de men (meat patties with crickets…crunch!). Wash it all down with a bottle or two of delicious Son Tinh rice wine, which comes in flavours including mulberry and apricot. There is another branch away from the city centre, which has an atmospheric, sociable vibe, and decor that combines bamboo furnishi…
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Green Mango
Probably Hanoi’s hippest hang-out, this highly successful restaurant-cum-lounge has a real vibe as well as great cooking. The stunning dining rooms, complete with rich silk drapes, evoke the feel of an opium den while the huge rear courtyard comes into its own on summer nights. Menu-wise there’s everything from pasta to mod-Asian fusion creations like red snapper with curried veg and fettuccini.
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KOTO
Stunning four-storey modernist cafe-bar-restaurant overlooking the Temple of Literature, where the interior design has been taken very seriously, from the stylish seating to the fresh flowers by the till. Daily specials are chalked up on a blackboard and the shortish menu has everything from yummy pita wraps to Red River fish ’n’ chips. The bar also has a mighty fine cocktail list.
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Wild Rice
Deceptively simple from the outside, the elegant interior – with leather sofas, exposed stone walls, slate floors and plush seating – is a fine setting for the contemporary Vietnamese cuisine. Seafood is particularly strong here; the fresh fish spring rolls are divine. Try the prawns with peanut and tamarind sauce, or tuna steamed in a banana leaf.
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Matchbox
Outstanding new Kiwi-owned restaurant with hip, urban decor and a very modish menu based on simple cooking of prime ingredients (try the Aussie steak with mash). Not cheap, but great value given the quality and dining experience; visit on Tuesday and pasta is just 50,000d. Doubles as a cafe, and the breakfasts are equally impressive.
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Hoa Sua
A shady retreat by day, a dignified diner by night, this restaurant offers a menu of Western dishes (including a strong French influence) alongside some terrific Vietnamese cooking. The set menus are a good deal. Hoa Sua is an excellent project that trains disadvantaged kids for culinary careers and also offers cooking classes.
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Highlands Opera
The classy Highlands chain’s most elegant cafe; this branch is situated right next to the fabulously grand presence of the Opera House. Pasta and sandwiches are served but Highlands is best for just a cappuccino and a slab of cake. It’s an open-air affair, so not the best place on a chilly January morning.
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Restaurant
Smart, impressive (and expensive) restaurant opposite the Metropole that’s popular with Western businesspeople and embassy staff on generous expense accounts. The set lunch buffet (US$9.50) in the deli offers good value, and features imported salmon and cured meats plus a smattering of seafood.
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Khazaana
Very pukka, upmarket Indian restaurant with delicious cooking from the north and south of the subcontinent. There’s plenty of vegetarian choice and the filling thalis offer great value. Mr Gopi, the ever-helpful manager will offer suggestions from the menu, and a delivery service is offered.
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La Place
Stylish, popular little cafe adjacent to St Joseph Cathedral with walls covered in propaganda art and an East-West menu: try the coconut chicken curry from the former and a salad or pasta from the latter. Plenty of wine by the glass is on offer and the coffee has a kick.
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Café Ket Noi
An intimate little cafe that’s part of the Hoa Sua training school. This branch employs staff from ethnic minority groups. Head here for a bite to eat, coffee or beer or drop by to check out one of the cultural exhibitions and events held on the upper floor.
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Kinhdo Café
Fans of Catherine Deneuve will want to make a pilgrimage here, as this was the setting for her morning cuppa during the making of the film Indochine. It serves healthy yoghurt, plus tasty French pastries and feisty coffee.
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Havana Club
Feast on delicious Mexican food (try the mixed burritos), a steak or choice Vietnamese cuisine including wonderful green-mango salad with grilled pork. Also hosts the odd salsa night too, when the margaritas really start flowing.
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Wild Lotus
Seriously upmarket restaurant in a converted colonial mansion with a stately dining room full of imposing artwork. The menu includes three spice journeys: set menus that guide you through the highlights of the Vietnamese table.
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La
An intimate, modest-looking and yet atmospheric bistro with a creative menu that includes seared tuna with sesame-seed crust and some good Vietnamese options. Commendably, La offers a diverse selection of wines by the glass.
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Kem Dac Diet Trang Tien
It’s barely possible to walk down the road to get to this parlour on hot summer nights, such is its popularity. In truth the ice cream is not that memorable (and some flavours are artificial), but it’s certainly well priced.
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San Ho Restaurant
Set in an attractive French-era villa, San Ho is considered one of the best seafood restaurants in Hanoi. Crustaceans and molluscs come in every shape and size, bathed in delicious sauces. Most prices are by the kilogram.
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Cyclo
No one ever forgets this place…no, it’s not down to the tasty Vietnamese and French food, but the cyclos that have been creatively transformed into tables. The set lunch is a good deal at 90,000d.
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Ya Beirut
For authentic Middle Eastern cuisine, including kofta kebabs and plenty of vegetarian choices, try this casual Lebanese-owned place. It’s down a short alley, just off Xuan Dieu.
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Club Opera
Delectable Vietnamese dining in refined, intimate surrounds that resemble a private club. Seafood dishes include fried soft-shell crab with lemon sauce, or try the roast duck.
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Mediterraneo
Popular, authentic little Italian restaurant that serves up great home-made pasta: try the gorgonzola ravioli or gnocchi, which both go down perfectly with a crisp salad.
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