Green Tangerine vs Vine Restaurant & Wine Bar
Both restaurants are endorsed by experts. On balance, Green Tangerine is the choice of most writers compared to Vine Restaurant & Wine Bar. Green Tangerine is ranked #1 in Hanoi with praise from 6 publications such as Lonely Planet, Concierge and DK Eyewitness.
Green Tangerine
48 Hang Be, Hanoi, Vietnam
From $20 /night
Concierge
"Customers who retreat from the retail hustle of Hang Be Street must feel they've stepped through some sort of Second Empire looking glass."
Insight Guides
"Located in a gorgeous restored French villa in the heart of the Old Quarter. Lounge in the atmospheric interior or dine in the garden courtyard."
DK Eyewitness
"A fine restaurant in a fantastic setting, Green Tangerine is housed in a whimsical building that appears to combine French colonial and tube house architecture."
Rough Guide
Star
"The setting is a 1920s Art Deco villa and its lovely, plant-filled courtyard."
Frommer's
"Epitomizes the adventurous sense of many Hanoi restaurants, turning out wonderful variations on classic French dishes with a distinct Vietnamese touch...the location is also quite idyllic"
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Vine Restaurant & Wine Bar
1A Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam
From $5 /night
Concierge
"At Vine, the wine is the star of the meal, and the decor reflects that."
Frommer's
"Memorable evenings can still be had, especially if you reserve a table in the wine cellar or grab one of the corner getaways on the second floor."
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DK Eyewitness
"A rather good restaurant out by Hanoi's increasingly upmarket Ho Tay, serving a select on of well-prepared and tasty Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, and Italian dishes."
Fodor's
"Well-prepared food and a well-chosen and reasonably priced selection of wine are the watchwords at this West Lake favorite."
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The upstairs dining room is a pleasant space, but for a truly intimate experience request the private dining table in the restaurant's basement.