Restaurants · Vietnam

Where & what to eat in Vietnam

City-by-city restaurant guides plus 8 hand-picked restaurants, cooking classes and food experiences — Robert-tested, zero paid placements.

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Hanoi · 8 places

Vietnam · Hanoi · Italian

Bacco

Italian · $$$ · Hoàn Kiếm

A contemporary Italian restaurant in central Hanoi from chef Federico Dellepiane — house-made pasta, wood-fired pizza, and prime cuts including Wagyu Fiorentina, with a strong wine list and online reservations via SevenRooms.

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Vietnam · Hanoi · Cooking class

Cloud Nine Cooking Class

Vietnamese · Cooking class · $$$ · Hoàn Kiếm

A Hanoi cooking class with a guided market tour: cook three dishes from one of two menus, sit down to a full meal, and leave with a recipe card and a gift. Two sessions daily, with a child price available.

1,375,000 ₫ /pax · classView →

Vietnam · Hanoi · Cooking class

Hong Hoai's

Vietnamese · Cooking class · $$ · Hoàn Kiếm

A small Old Quarter spot (20 Bát Đàn) that runs two hands-on classes: a full Vietnamese cooking class and a short Hanoi egg-coffee (cà phê trứng) class.

$15 /pax · classView →

Vietnam · Hanoi · Italian

Luna d'Autunno

Italian · $$$ · Hoàn Kiếm

Authentic Italian dining in central Hanoi since 1999, using imported Italian ingredients — wood-fired pizza, house-made pasta, Black Angus steak and an Italian wine list, with prices published à la carte.

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Vietnam · Hanoi · Indian cuisine

MAAZI · MAAZI

indian · north-indian · vegetarian-friendly · $$ · Hoan Kiem District

North-Indian restaurant in central Hanoi · tandoor + curries + group-friendly · a regular stop for ATL Indian-market tour groups.

$11 · fromView →

Vietnam · Hanoi & Hội An · Vietnamese

MẸT Vietnamese Restaurant · MẸT

Vietnamese · Vegan · $$ · Hoàn Kiếm

A homestyle Vietnamese restaurant group serving Hanoi classics — bún chả, chả cá, bamboo-tube grills — with a dedicated vegetarian corner and vegan dishes, across 11 branches in Hanoi and Hội An.

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Vietnam · Hanoi · Cooking class

Mia's Cooking Class

Vietnamese · Cooking class · $$$ · Hoàn Kiếm

A hands-on Vietnamese cooking class in Hanoi's Old Quarter: a guided wet-market visit, a cyclo ride to the kitchen, then cook three to four dishes and sit down to eat everything you made. Small groups (max 12), with a vegetarian option on request.

$70 /pax · classView →

Vietnam · Hanoi · Hai Bà Trưng District

Phở Thìn · Phở Thìn

vietnamese · pho-specialist · $ · Hai Bà Trưng District

The stir-fried-beef pho at 13 Lò Đúc · Robert's go-to since 2011 · 1979 original · cash only · walk-in only · 5-min walk south of Hoan Kiem Lake.

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