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Roasted rice water
Roasted rice drink – a nutty yet not overly sweet beverage, perfect for chilly winter days. This drink has been around for a long time, and nowadays, many vendors add toppings like tapioca pearls and black jelly to refresh the traditional version. The fragrant, hot, nutty roasted rice, combined with soft, chewy tapioca pearls, creates a comforting sensation with just a small sip.
Roasted rice drink is no longer widely available, but the address 37 Tran Phu - Phung Hung is still the most memorable for young people in Hanoi when they want to enjoy a glass of roasted rice drink this season.
Hot corn milk
One of Hanoi's signature drinks that you can't miss is hot corn milk. In this chilly weather, there's nothing better than enjoying a steaming cup of hot corn milk, fragrant with the taste of corn and subtly sweet. The hot, sweet, creamy milk with a hint of ground corn crumbs filling your mouth, combined with a baguette filled with pate, makes for a nutritious and warming breakfast.
Most snack stalls and beverage shops in Hanoi during the winter always sell hot corn milk for 10,000 - 20,000 VND per cup.
Hot soy milk
Hot soy milk is arguably the perfect drink for chilly Hanoi mornings. Soy milk is sold at shops and on sidewalks throughout the capital, with notable locations including 146 Quan Thanh Street, Ngo Si Lien Market, and 74 Bat Su Street.
A cup of hot milk with a steamed bun or bread with pâté will warm your stomach immensely. This drink not only provides warmth but is also incredibly nutritious and very good for your health.
Hot sugarcane juice
When visiting Hanoi in autumn or winter, be sure to try a cup of hot, fragrant sugarcane juice! The first time you try it, you'll feel like you're drinking a smoothie. This is because the sugarcane juice has been modified to offer a delicious flavor and a delightful sensation during the cool season.
The sugarcane stalks are grilled by the vendors, then pressed to extract the juice as usual, and then boiled on the stove until it bubbles. This process makes the hot sugarcane juice both sweet and warming. Not to mention, the vendors often add a few strands of fresh coconut, tapioca pearls, or dried coconut, making the hot sugarcane juice incredibly appealing.
Currently in Hanoi, the most famous hot sugarcane juice stall is located on Hang Vai Street. This is the place where many incredibly delicious and appealing versions of sugarcane juice in Hanoi originated and were invented.
Hot cocoa
One of the best-selling drinks in Hanoi's chilly weather, and extremely popular with young people, is hot cocoa. This drink is truly perfect for the cold winter, being both fragrant and warming to the stomach.
The creamy richness of milk blended with the distinctive aroma of cocoa, the rising steam, the flavor spreading across your tongue—you'll feel the chill of the capital arrive! Strolling through Hanoi's streets on cold winter days, you can order this drink at almost any cafe.
Egg coffee
When talking about Hanoi's signature winter drinks, people immediately think of egg coffee – a drink with a very unique flavor. A steaming cup of egg coffee, with its rich coffee flavor blended with the creamy richness of egg yolks and the sweet, creamy taste, is truly delightful. On a cold Hanoi winter afternoon, sitting with your hands cupped in a warm, fragrant cup of coffee, slowly sipping each small sip, you can fully appreciate the deliciousness and charm of this beverage.
Although there are many cafes in Hanoi that serve egg coffee, locals and tourists still prefer to enjoy this unique drink at Giang or Dinh. These are long-standing cafes famous not only for their flavor but also for their incredibly simple and down-to-earth coffee-drinking culture.
Hot milk tea
Milk tea is a familiar drink in both winter and summer throughout the country. In summer, iced milk tea is cool and refreshing, while in winter, enjoying a hot cup of milk tea with its fragrant, tingling taste is simply wonderful!
To offer unique hot milk tea options and cater to all customer needs, milk tea shops have added a variety of hot milk tea flavors to their menus. Visiting Hanoi during the cool autumn and winter months, you can rest assured that you'll find hot milk tea at most milk tea brands in the capital.
Hot black bean sweet soup
Hot black bean sweet soup is one of the very special warming drinks that both Hanoians and tourists love. Unlike the black bean sweet soup in hot weather, vendors have slightly modified the recipe in cold weather.
Not only are the black beans simmered for longer, but the amount of sugar is also reduced so that the dessert is just the right consistency without being overly sweet or cloying. Eating hot black bean dessert with roasted peanuts, a little grated coconut for a nutty flavor, or rich coconut milk is incredibly appealing.
