Ngon Garden

This Vietnamese restaurant, spanning nearly 3,000 m2, is nestled under the shade of trees across from Thien Quang Lake and boasts a menu of over 200 dishes.

Favorites include seafood or crab roe fried rice, and set meals featuring traditional dishes like caramelized fish in a clay pot, crispy fried pork belly, caramelized prawns in a clay pot, or ginger-fried chicken, evoking the warmth of home-cooked meals.

This National Day, the restaurant introduces the "Independence Day Set Menu", inspired by dishes President Ho Chi Minh enjoyed at Nguyen Thi An's house in Phu Thuong, before moving to 48 Hang Ngang Street to write the Declaration of Independence. Photo: Hoang Giang

Address: Nguyen Du Street, Hai Ba Trung District.

Quan An Ngon

Quan An Ngon, specializing in traditional Vietnamese cuisine from three regions, has been featured three times in the Michelin Guide. The two-story restaurant, covering nearly 1,000 m2, can accommodate up to 400 guests and primarily caters to Vietnamese patrons from all over the country. Photo: Hoang Giang

Address: Phan Boi Chau Street, Cua Nam Ward.

Xoi Com

Housed in a decades-old apartment building, Xoi Com retains much of its original charm. The dinnerware is sourced from traditional craft villages. The menu features northern Vietnamese comfort food, including stir-fried beef, fried prawns, stir-fried chayote, and sweet and sour pork ribs. The owner's goal is to provide a cozy, home-like dining experience. Photo: Tung Le

Address: Lang Ha Street, Giang Vo Ward. Listed as a Bib Gourmand (good food, reasonable prices).

Mau Dich so 37

Address: Tran Vu Street, Ba Dinh Ward. Listed as a Bib Gourmand.

Designed to evoke the subsidy period, Mau Dich so 37 transports diners back to 1980s Hanoi. Complementing the nostalgic ambiance, the menu offers classic dishes like scorched rice, steamed rice cakes, mixed rice, various pickled vegetables, and root vegetables, served in enamelware. The cozy space is ideal for small groups. Photo: Duc Trung

Tam Vi

This two-story wooden house restaurant, with around 20 tables, can serve about 100 guests. Every detail, from the walls and ceiling to the floor, staircase, furniture, and bamboo chopsticks, recreates the atmosphere of an old house. The decor subtly complements the nostalgic theme. A small, leafy courtyard provides a pleasant setting on cooler days.

Opened in 2019, Tam Vi stemmed from a desire to offer traditional Vietnamese meals. The initial menu featured three set meals with around 30 traditional dishes like fried eggs and boiled water spinach. Photo: Giang Huy

Address: Yen The Street, Ba Dinh Ward. Awarded one Michelin star.

A Ban Mountain Dew

This restaurant, owned by a Lang Son native, showcases the cuisine of the northwest mountains. The menu highlights regional specialties like grilled meats and five-color sticky rice.

Guests can also enjoy H'Mong dishes like men men (corn flour dish), corn wine, hot pot with poultry, livestock, and wild vegetables. Photo: CN Traveller

Address: Tran Phu Street, Ba Dinh Ward. Listed in the Michelin Guide.

1946 Cua Bac

This restaurant, evoking a northern Vietnamese village during the Indochina era, is recommended by Michelin for its crab hot pot with fermented rice and pigeon porridge hot pot. The two-story establishment, covering about 150 m2, can accommodate around 120 guests and is open from 10:30 am to 10:30 pm daily.

Besides crab hot pot, popular dishes include grilled beef tongue in bamboo tubes (pictured); rural-style dishes (field crab, frog, eel); and traditional comfort food like water spinach and crab soup, clam sour soup, fried pork belly, ginger-fried chicken, and broken rice. Photo: Quynh Mai

Address: Cua Bac Street, Ba Dinh Ward. Listed as a Bib Gourmand.

Phuong Anh (Michelin Guide)