Train Street Pho
Pho is known as a familiar dish not only for breakfast but also an ideal choice for night food tours. In Hanoi, famous long-standing pho restaurants are famous for their clear broth, rich in the sweetness of meat and soft fresh pho noodles. At 1 or 2 am, walking around the streets of Hanoi in the chilly weather and enjoying a hot bowl of pho is wonderful.
Pho duong tau is a name that is no longer strange to the people of the capital, it has been associated with the lives of the people here since the subsidy period. Up to now, the restaurant has been established for nearly 50 years, this is one of the pioneering addresses and laid the foundation for the brand of pho Ha Noi. Because it is located next to the railway, the beloved diners named it Pho duong tau as it is now.
Pho Duong Tau is no longer a strange name to the people of the capital.
The restaurant menu is not too diverse, with enough traditional dishes such as rare beef pho, rare flank, well-done, wine sauce... The bowls of pho here are always full, hot and delicious. Up to now, the restaurant space has kept the same simple, rustic style as when it first opened. The restaurant is located on the first floor of the house at 3 Tran Phu Street, with both indoor and outdoor tables.
Address: No. 3 Tran Phu, Hang Bong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Sticky rice for the altar
The altar sticky rice shop is a must-see destination for those who want to experience night cuisine in Hanoi and are curious about its name. The name sounds a bit scary, because it comes mainly from the fact that the shop sells altars in the morning and sticky rice in the evening. The shop is always crowded with customers even late at night, with customers mainly being students and people who work at night. The shop space is small but cozy, especially suitable for enjoying sticky rice on cold days.
A mixed sticky rice dish is filled with braised meat, eggs, pork floss, Chinese sausage, pate, char siu, etc., served with braised meat sauce and papaya and cucumber salad. The glass case containing food is constantly prepared to serve diners who want to experience eating sticky rice at midnight.
The altar sticky rice restaurant is a destination not to be missed for those who want to experience night cuisine in Hanoi.
Address: 546 De La Thanh, Giang Vo Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Rib porridge in the market alley
Pork rib porridge is also one of the favorite dishes of many people when coming to Hanoi, helping to satisfy the "hungry stomach" at midnight. Pork rib porridge is truly porridge with the pieces of cartilage mixed in the bowl of porridge, crunchy, thick and very delicious. The porridge here is cooked just right, not too thick nor too thin, each bowl of porridge is sprinkled with shredded pork and crispy fried dough sticks.
The famous rib porridge shop in Dong Xuan market alley is a familiar address to many people. Although it is a restaurant open at night, it is crowded almost every night. The restaurant is quite small, customers often sit on small plastic chairs, use chairs as tables and have to hold the bowl of porridge to eat, but thanks to the delicious taste, this dish always attracts customers.
The famous rib porridge shop in Dong Xuan market alley is a familiar address to many people.
Address: 14 Dong Xuan, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Bread for the people
The name banh mi dan to comes from the banh mi cart of the owner who only sells at 3am, serving those who come back from a night out or those who work at night. This type of banh mi includes very common ingredients typical of Hanoi banh mi, but is processed with very special fillings that cannot be found anywhere else.
All the ingredients for the filling such as onions, eggs, pate, sausage, ham, Chinese sausage, dried beef, butter… are put into a pan to stir-fry together. Each time you stir-fry the filling, a full pan will be enough to make about 10 sandwiches. So if you come later, you will have to wait quite a while for your turn.
Banh mi dan to is made with very special fillings that cannot be found anywhere else.
This “mixture” may seem a bit greasy at first glance, but the filling is fried with butter so it is quite soft, has the right amount of moisture, so that diners do not feel dry when eating. A special point of this type of bread is that it creates a different flavor that makes people love it or simply curious to eat it because of its strange taste.
Address: Cao Thang - Tran Nhat Duat intersection, right at the foot of Long Bien bridge, Hanoi
