A day tour of Hanoi's Old Quarter

I've had plenty Take articles about Hanoi tourist attractions, including lessons on schedules, tourist sites around Hanoi. But to go deep on one corner of the capital is still not. This article was written after a day wandering the area in Hanoi's Old Quarter of Andy. It will help you be able to explore the Old Quarter of Hanoi your own way. You can follow this schedule, or rely on it to discover your own way.

Hanoi Old Quarter area located?

Hanoi Old Quarter area concentrated mainly in Hoan Kiem District, located north and west of Hoan Kiem Lake. It focuses more people live, where the 36 streets (called the old way) trade in many commodities. Each city has focused sell separate type of item 1 (referred to as trafficking have you, sell with ward). Hanoi Tourism When traveling, you should in this central area, both transport and entertainment facilities just visiting.

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The tourist attractions of Hanoi's Old Quarter

This is not all points of travel in the old town, the old town area, very wide and there is much to discover. But the point here is the place you should visit and enjoy the cuisine of Hanoi. There will be other points that Andy will be presented in other posts. The point that Andy selection below is located in one part of the area north of the old town.

• Dong Xuan Market : downtown crowded with many items, most of which are wholesale, if you buy retail would cost slightly higher. Go to learn more about a long 1 market for sale are views of Hanoi.
• Gate : 1 in 5 cell door left, with the port city has been remodeled to be able to stand the test of time.
• Dong Xuan Lane : where you can enjoy dishes very Hanoi streets, as Bun Rieu, Screws bun, bun vermicelli Ngan Pho, especially with tea dishes to eat in the summer is very tasty and cool (you should Master code try porridge, eaten as pomegranates but is the inner Master code). The dishes are priced between 25,000 VND, 15,000 VND tea also. You should enjoy Bun Oc, crab and tea (2 rows facing each other).
• Lemon tea chém : lemon tea has many around the old town too, but in this area you can to score Lemon Tea in Cho Gao and Dong Thai. Cooler evenings sitting here sitting in Bo Ho much, besides there are tea lemon tea, enough meltdown always teas.
• White Horse Temple : The temple, from the Ly, in association with the construction area of Thang Long. This is also one of the four towns of Thang Long (White Horse temple east of town holds). If you are passionate about history, this is a can not miss it.
• Bun Cha Sails restaurant : although not as good as Bun Cha Hang Manh, but cheaper, more suitable for rural students and Phượt. Price range 25k / bowl, bun Hang Manh, about 60k / bowl, food has a higher life but also.
• Joint house at 87 Ma May : old houses preserved many lifestyle of Hanoi. With its bold architecture of Hanoi early 20th century.
• Shot 60 Phat Loc Café : brand new restaurant always, has just opened the month 5/2014 must.Quan towards guests love Photography, furniture and layout is quite unique. You should come here during the day, after the morning walk around and have lunch. This shop is located in the alley Phat Loc, empty alley Mam Bun Dau famous shrimp. You can enjoy a noodle shop finished last sip, relax and rest to continue one afternoon walking city.

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• Beer in Luong Ngoc Quyen : Beer drinking has established with Hanoi, Hanoi youth here in late afternoon or early evening to beer foam and cut pears la wind. Also interesting if you mix with air in it, just the fun and refresh your tired after one day.
• O Mai Hong Lam at 11 Hang Duong address the trust to buy meaningful gifts for friends in the South. The majority of people are buying less this dish as a gift.
• Snails boiled in Dinh Liet Street : eat in the evening light, from 4:30 pm to Screws up, because you're in the hotel in the old town, this is a fine-dining place and close to where you live. There are many more good bars but that goes too far. People traveling as every visit here is also the origin characterized bowl Ha Thanh Oc then.
• Fried, fried Pho Nguyen Sieu Street : playboy and also be well fed, shops open in the evening from 19h offline. This shop is located opposite the shop Acoustic  Café (No. 7 Nguyen Sieu).This dish is delicious do not ask, sitting alone but clean sidewalks. You just order dishes Fried, fried and Noodle Soup, call had finished, nowhere to eat it lest incoming ministers.
• Bread 25 , address 25 Hang Ca, small bread shop newly opened sidewalk but has attracted many visitors by traditional Bread Taste of Hanoi. Fragrant bread made ​​from whole wheat flour, the cake is the traditional flavors from the French as Pate, hams, along with cucumbers. Bar open daily from 7:00 am until 20:00 pm. Contact owner: Phuong 0977668895

Then finish past introductions, schedule time to share advice about the hotel and surrounding area on visiting places.

See also:  Vietnam Travel Guide

Hotel Old Quarter in Hanoi area

Hanoi Old Quarter area is the center of the city, is the heartbeat of the capital. It takes a lot of commercial activity and tourism. Thus relative density of large hotels and diversity. You can choose every type of hotel from hostel to 5 star hotel. You can view a map Cheap hotel area in the map above, in three areas, the hotel which cost between 300k - 500k (with grades 1 to 3 stars). Three area is also convenient for traveling to visit the Old Town area.

Tour schedule explore Hanoi's Old Quarter 1 day

From the hotel you are in, you can choose to walk in the points near you before, do not necessarily have to follow this schedule. The schedule below is a suggested schedule, if you like you can take a taxi to go to the beginning again and so scheduled.

Transportation: walk, or bike (you remember carefully locked and parking)

8:00 am: walk, bike, or a taxi to the terminal on Hang Chieu Dong Xuan. Here you can have breakfast dishes such as snail Bun, Bun Rieu, Pho etc.

8:30: visit Dong Xuan Market is located next to it, people can ask for directions. Sightseeing tour around the market, do not need to go out, just visit the 1st floor is enough.

9:00 to walk to O Quan Chuong, O souvenir photograph only remaining gate material traces gate.

9:30: proceed with the White Horse Temple. If after visiting here was around 11 noon (because you come late), then you can have lunch at Sails restaurant Hang Bun Cha, go upstream, Ma May 1 too, saw the smoke rolls baked fennel shop over there.

10h15: Continue to drive through the streets to visit the ancient 87 Ma May. 10k memory admission preparation, after visiting if you are tired legs at the café had always Nola (from 1 house), the restaurant is in the lane and impressive decor.

11:00 Kim Ngan family visit at 42-44 Hang Bac ancestor temple in Hang Bac Street Hoan Kim.

12:00 lunch at the Shrimp Lane Mam Bun Dau Phat Loc, if you do not eat shrimp paste sauce, you can call. Me do not forget to add Fried Pandan called offline. Bean vermicelli addition you can also eat Bun Cha, the restaurant is beginning the first charge alley Phat Loc Hang Mam Street.

12.45: After lunch is done you can relax in the Shot Café at 60 Phat Loc. Consistent with the open space and decorated quite nice furnished.

14h00: you can continue on to visit Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake.

15:00 if you prefer to watch the Water Puppet, you can buy tickets, Thang Long Water Puppet Theater is located next near Ngoc Son Temple.

16h00: shopping gifts for relatives, eat at Pho Dinh Liet Screws or drink Draught Luong Ngoc Quyen Street.

19h00: Dinner heart Saute Saute Pho Nguyen Sieu Street, or specialties Grilled Fish, Grilled Fish can eat at the Thang Long 21-31 City Road.

20h00: walk around, if you go on the weekends, you can join the Night Market Hang Ngang Hang Dao. Without coffee at the shop near Hoan Kiem Lake. Lemon tea Cho Gao Street.

Map out your schedule can see here: https://goo.gl/maps/drhQc