Phở Thìn

If you want to try a bowl of Genuine traditional Pho in a charming local atmosphere, Pho Thin is where you have to drop by! Navigate your way to a rustic alleyway, sit down and eat Pho while watching the motorbikes and scooters passing by you.

Price: 50 000 vnd/bowl
Address: #61 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Bánh cuốn Hòe Nhai

Stop by this restaurant and you will have to stick your eyes on the masters of Bánh cuốn! They stretched fermented rice batter with a ladle over the surface of the steamer, taking a lid to cover it for a couple of seconds. After that, they meticulously placed the super thin and delicate sheets with a stick onto a tray and filled them with a mixture of cooked meat (mostly pork), minced mushrooms and shallots. Pick the sheets up with your chopsticks, dip them into the sauce and take the first bite!

Prices: 35 000 - 50 000 vnd
Address: Dốc Hòe Nhai, Nguyễn Trung Trực, Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Bún bò Nam Bộ

Bún bò Nam Bộ (Dry noodles with beef from the South of Vietnam) is the mixture of dry rice noodles and stir-fried beef with fresh vegetables, pickled papaya on top and sauces instead of broth like in Pho. The restaurant located in Hang Dieu is said to serve the best and quick bowl of Bun bo Nam Bo in Hanoi.

Price: 60 000 vnd/bowl
Address: #67 Hang Dieu, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Chả cá Lã Vọng

It would be a pity for the food lovers if they missed out dining on Cha ca La Vong in a more than 100-year-old-restaurant in the heart of downtown Hanoi. You don't have to ponder what foods to pick out from the menu since there is only one dish served. They will serve you a plate of rice noodles (Bun), a plate of fresh herbs, a plate of peanuts, and a small bowl of shrimp paste (must try this once but you have to order the servers otherwise they will give you dipping fish sauce with chilies) and a little pan containing slices of hemibagrus fresh fish soaked in oil on a simple portable stove.
(Watch out your head if you are told to go upstairs!)

Opening hours: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Price: 170 000 vnd/person
Address: #14 Cha Ca, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Telephone: (84-4) 38253929

Bún chả Đắc Kim Hàng Mành

The restaurant is renowned among Vietnamese people and always crowded. It is the best-street-food-place-for Bun cha (a plate of rice noodles and grilled pork along with a bowl of dipping sauce).
Price: 60 000 vnd

Website: http://bunchahangmanh.vn/ (Vietnamese)
Address: #1 Hang Manh, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Telephone: (84-4) 38287060 - 84904438558

Address: #6 Hang Chai, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Quán Gốc Đa

The best place in Hanoi to eat different fried pies of Vietnam. Just come and taste spring rolls, "pillow" pies, nutrient rice balls, and more like a local!

Address: #52 Ly Quoc Su, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.

Hanoi Garden Restaurant

I often get asked about Vietnamese daily meals by tourists across the world. Lots of people traveling to Vietnam raise such questions related to our daily meals. Some wonder whether a typical Vietnamese meal requires rice and broth; some even think we eat Nem - Spring roll every day. To learn what we often eat, you had better go to Hanoi Garden Restaurant. This restaurant is always ranked #1 in my heart for its awesome maze of daily Vietnamese foods. When you dine in this restaurant, you will totally get a complete idea of Vietnamese cuisine in general and Hanoi's in particular. The most delicious dish I tried here is Fried Mudcat with Mango Pickles.

Address: #36 Hang Manh, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Menu: http://hanoigarden.vn/menu.html#menu
Wesbite: http://hanoigarden.vn