Bars have long been a familiar entertainment venue for Vietnamese and foreign visitors. Not only a place to enjoy wine culture or eye-catching cocktails, bars are also a place to feel the music, enjoy relaxing moments and a gathering place to chat with friends.
Bars in Hanoi have cocktails that are mostly mixed with recipes inspired by familiar local drinks, not only attracting diners in the capital but also impressing foreign guests. Recreating the style of bars during the prohibition period in the United States, bars in Hanoi are often hidden in small and hidden locations, but the space is no less magical.
Below, let's explore with Travellive 5 bars worth visiting in Hanoi.
Bee'Znees
If you are looking for a bar with a space that is not too noisy, moderate music, where you can have great conversations with your friends, Bee'Znees is the ideal destination to experience.
Bee'Znees will fool you with its cozy and sophisticated look. The bookshelves are arranged like a library, but when you pull one of the books on the right shelf, the entire bookcase will turn into a secret door that opens onto a small staircase leading to the second floor. As you walk up the small staircase, paintings of famous musicians from the 1920s will take your emotions back to the architecture, music and lifestyle of America in the 20s and 30s.
If each cocktail is a work of art, then the bartender is the artist. If you want to explore alcoholic drinks, Bee'Znees will make you not regret your choice.
Bee'Znees always innovates itself with live music nights, interesting exchange programs between guests and bartenders. Humming a few songs with a few glasses of aromatic wine will also help to soothe your daily worries or stressful working hours.
A classic bar with great cocktails for a relaxing time alone or on a date. The bartenders are very friendly and extremely creative with their cocktails. The menu here is also very special with curious names such as: Jack, Queen, King, Ace, Joker... Whether you are wearing a gorgeous dress or just wearing a simple outfit, you will find a corner that suits you at Bee'Znees.
The cocktail was mixed very attractively.
Opening hours: 7pm - 12am.
Address: 163 Phung Hung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Polite & Co
Polite & Co is known as a traditional pub, then renovated into an early pub in Hanoi. The space of the pub is inspired by nightclubs in the early 20th century, a bit chaotic mixed with freedom. Polite & Co always gives customers a gentle, comfortable feeling thanks to the dim yellow lights and the faint scent of wood.
With the wooden ceiling design decorated with classic hats of elegant gentlemen, you may immediately think of Charlie Chaplin. The impressive design is like a door taking you back to the golden age of art.
If you are a wine enthusiast, Polite & Co will be the ideal destination with countless options.
Each drink has its own story and flavor, full of Hanoi. In addition to that menu, the bar also created 5 cocktails, using local ingredients, with special flavors and skillfully decorated. Among them, we must mention The Street Vendor, a cocktail flavor reminiscent of the space of Hanoi's Old Quarter. With a recipe mixed with Gin, showing layers of fruit and floral flavors. This is one of the factors that attracts Vietnamese and foreign diners.
For cocktails, bartenders will mix according to the weekly theme or the mood of the guest. If you are a more traditional person, Polite will definitely be quite suitable.
Polite & Co also has music sessions with light jazz songs, bringing a relaxing feeling. The diverse drink menu of the shop has quite reasonable prices for customers to choose from.
Inspired by underground creatures, this cocktail is built around the black yellow ant - a species of Asian ant that is particularly fond of honeydew.
Time: 4pm - 2am
Address: No. 5B Bao Khanh Alley, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Attic Cocktail & Wine LAB
With a prime location right on Trang Tien Street, Attic Cocktail & Wine LAB still has a mysterious charm that makes many people curious. An attic must follow the small stairs of the Nguyen Xi book street apartment building on the 3rd floor and when you reach the top, you have a wide enough view to see the streets of Hanoi. Attic Cocktail & Wine Lab is a fusion of Vietnam and Europe, with a sophisticated and romantic space.
The wine cellar is located on the attic floor, at the intersection of Trang Tien Street.
Not only does it leave a strong impression by being located in the attic of an old house, Attic Cocktail & Wine LAB also attracts visitors when they set foot here by its unique architecture, interior details from tables and chairs, lights... all bearing a modern Western breath. Interspersed with that are ancient brick walls, nostalgic glass panels... This harmonious combination of modern and ancient has brought an irresistible attraction to anyone.
If you want a gentle space next to liberal cocktails, enjoying melodious music, Attic Cocktail & Wine Lab is definitely a perfect suggestion.
Attic Cocktail & Wine LAB is where wine lovers can passionately bring their own personality to each cocktail.
Opening hours: 6pm - 2am
Address: 3rd Floor, 46 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Gallery Bespoke Cocktail Bar
Gallery Bespoke Cocktail Bar is designed based on the inspiration of the luxurious nightclubs for gentlemen in the 1920s. The space is designed with luxurious interior but still brings a cozy and harmonious feeling.
Nestled in the heart of Hanoi's Old Quarter, Gallery Bespoke Cocktail Bar was launched in 2019 by the renowned Jigger Cocktail Bar team. This place is a combination of classic bar style and a sophisticated art gallery. Coming to Gallery Bespoke Cocktail Bar, you will experience unique cocktails while enjoying poetic art paintings.
With its “gallery” style, Gallery Bespoke Cocktail Bar is a place where art and unique wine flavors intersect.
Gallery Bespoke Cocktail Bar has a very diverse wine menu from signature cocktails, classic or modern, from alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks. Besides, you can also ask the bartenders to mix cocktails to your liking. In addition to cocktails, the menu also provides a list of Bespoke bottles that require the bartender to enhance the spirit with creativity, diversifying the unique flavors.
Gallery also has a separate category of liquor flavors that are distilled by the restaurant with quality ingredients such as Arabica Coffee Aged Rum with coffee flavor, or Earl Grey Tea Anejo Rum with Earl Grey tea flavor, bringing unique flavors to diners. Gallery brings stories of time and culture through cocktails.
Each cocktail is recreated with different modern and classic flavors.
Opening hours: 18:30 – 2:00.
Address: 95 Phung Hung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
