American photographer William E. Crawford captured two men drinking tea at a sidewalk stall, next to a lighter gas refill station, at 8 Ly Thai To, in 1988.

Dutch photographer Ab Stokvis captured a balut stall in the 1980s. Long wooden benches and floral tablecloths were common sights in people's daily lives and commerce at that time.

Many Hanoi eateries at that time needed only a handwritten sign, a few wooden tables, and chairs, yet they held many memories for locals. These works, documenting the rhythm of life in the capital, are often shared in photography groups.

A newspaper stall at 222 Hang Bong in 1986, captured by William Crawford.

American freelance photographer Andy Tarica captured a bun cha stall on a Hanoi sidewalk in 1995. He stated his love for the capital's street life and his impression of eateries with small plastic chairs.

The scene in front of an eatery at 72 Ma May in 1988.

William Crawford was one of the first Western photographers to visit northern Vietnam after the war ended. He first came to Hanoi in 1985 with a group of filmmakers and American veterans, returning multiple times. He photographed the streets and people's daily lives to document the city's changes in the post-war era. Crawford's works have been exhibited in the US and Vietnam, and featured in the photobook *Hanoi Streets 1985-2015: In the Years of Forgetting* (2018).

An eatery in the 1990s, captured by Fukada Hiroshi, former Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Vietnam.

Japanese photographer Yuichi Kobayashi captured drink and food stalls on Hang Bong Street in 1998.

He first visited Hanoi in 2/1995, spending much time wandering the streets to document daily life there. On his personal page, the photographer often shares photos of the scenery, people, and traffic in the capital from over 30 years ago.

By Phuong Linh

Photos: *Andy Tarica, Ab Stokvis, Yuichi Kobayashi, Fukada Hiroshi, William Crawford*