Bún chả at lunch, phở before work, egg coffee in the afternoon. A short list with the times locals eat each dish.
Hanoi eats on a clock. Many of the best stalls sell one dish, at one time of day, until it runs out.
Phở and bánh cuốn are breakfast food. Go before 9 am.
Bún chả, grilled pork with noodles and herbs, is a lunch dish. Most places close by mid-afternoon.
Egg coffee in the Old Quarter, then a street-side dinner of grilled food once it gets dark.
Eight stops in the Old Quarter: bún chả, egg coffee, bánh cuốn and the stalls locals queue for.
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Book nowThree days covers the main road, five lets you slow down for markets and a homestay night. Here is how we plan it.
The country is long and its weather runs on three calendars. Pick your month first, then your route.
Mattresses on the floor, dinner around the fire, and the questions guests ask us most before they go.
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