Experts' Choice Award Old Quarter
What the experts agree on
Hanoi's Old Quarter pulses with centuries-old charm: narrow winding streets lined with traditional tube-houses, bustling markets, temples, and legendary street food. It's authentically chaotic and utterly essential.
“The only city in Vietnam to retain its ancient merchants' quarter, and its narrow streets, packed with fruit and vegetable markets.”
– Concierge
Fodor's "For some in-your-face Vietnamese chaos, venture into Hanoi's lively Old Quarter, home to cheap eats, authentic cuisine, and the bia hoi corner."
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The narrow winding streets, bustling with activity, are home to temples and traditional tube-houses." Full review
Lonely Planet "In Hanoi's Old Quarter – a maze-like district with hundreds of interconnected alleys and lanes – you can create your own adventure. I love getting lost in its tiny streets, capturing..."
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Independent "Perusing the goods on the 36 artisan-centric streets of Old Quarter"
Independent "The buzzing heart of Hanoi for more than 1,000 years, the Old Quarter is situated at the north end of Hoan Kiem lake and is still a hub of everyday life for locals. Its 36 streets were..."
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Condé Nast Traveler "Wander north into the Old Quarter, a tangle of 36 medieval guild streets still named for their original trades—silversmiths on Hang Bac, per sellers on Hang Ma, silk merchants on Hang Gai"
Time Out "A thousand years on, Hanoi's cultural and economic heart still beats with hundreds of specialty stores, quirky cafés and buzzing markets. The busy streets are packed with cafés and..."
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