1. Caramel pudding and coconut ice cream
There are about three or four shops selling homemade caramel pudding and yogurt close to the corner of Hang Than and Hoe Nhai. It’s easier for takeout but if you don’t mind a bit squeezing, of course you are welcome to sit down. They are masters at mixing yogurt and caramel pudding with fruits, nep cam (violet glutinous rice) and all kinds of yummy jelly. In the same store, you can find a huge portion of ice cream served in a fresh coconut.
You can find it at: the oldest shop – 29 Hang Than street (Caramel pudding: price VND 7,000/dish, Coconut ice-cream: price VND 60,000)
Distance from our hotel: 2.1 km - 7 min by car
2. Tao Pho (Sweet Tofu)
Tao Pho, a white, condensed pudding that is serve as a dessert with sweet syrup. Very popular with women, this is a good snack on a hot summer day. In northern Vietnam, Tao Pho sellers often ride bicycles with a barrel of Tao Pho behind them.
The vendor uses a flat spoon to ladle thin layers of Tao pho into a bowl before adding syrup.
The sweet syrup with real flower fragrance
You can find it at: On the Old quarter street (Price: ~VND 10,000) or 41 Dao Duy Tu street (will be just a bit more expensive only)
Distance from our hotel: 550 m - 7 min walk
3. Mixture Yogurt with Jack Fruit
The dessert is quite famous youngster of Hanoi. This dessert is not only delicious, but also really good for your skin. The combination between these ingredients will create a fantastic song when chewing.
You can find it at: 22 Ba Trieu street is the first shop since 2014. Now, next to them, a lot of same shops open with the same quality
Price (~VND 25,000)
Distance from our hotel: 900 m - 11 min walk
4. Sweet treats (chè)
The sweet desert of Vietnamese people are often made of many type of nuts, peas,beans, coconut milk, flour, etc. The treats can be serve in both hot and cold as depending on each season of Hanoi. The most famous ones can be told are
- Che Do Den (Black Bean sweet treat – hot/cold serve) – popular choice in every place in Vietnam
Price (~VND 20,000)
- Che Buoi (Pamelo sweet treat – cold serve only) – made from the cover of the fruit
Price (~VND 20,000)
- Suong Sa Hat Luu (Jelly sweet treat – cold serve) – colorful and nice flavor – loved by the younger generation
Price (~VND 20,000).
You can find it at: 4-6-8 Hang Can street or 10 Ta Hien street.
Distance from our hotel: 600 m - 8 min walk
5. Coffee (Ca Phe)
Strong and flavorful Vietnamese coffee makes converts as quickly as it raises pulses. French colonists might have introduced coffee to Vietnam, but the morning cup of ca phe soon became a local habit. With variations that make use of yoghurt, eggs and even fruit, Vietnamese coffee has developed a style of its own
-Egg coffee: Egg yolk whipped with condensed milk into an airy froth meets dark coffee in this rich concoction: think of it as a Vietnamese take on tiramisu. Egg coffee first made the scene in the 1940s, when milk was scarce and egg yolks provided a convenient replacement. Must – try drink when in Hanoi for sure
-Yogurt coffee (sua chua ca phe): Like coffee, yoghurt was originally brought to Vietnam by the French and has been adopted into local culinary tradition. Rich and creamy, it’s served with various toppings, from fresh mango to fermented rice – and even coffee. This might sound like an odd combination, but the rich yoghurt pairs amazingly well with a drizzle of black coffee – just stir and sip.
You can find it at:
Normal coffee at 39D Hang Hanh street, 60 Nguyen Huu Huan street, 96 Nguyen Huu Huan or 117 Trieu Viet Vuong street, 27 Trieu Viet Vuong street (Price: VND 15,000 – 35,000). Or you can go to the chain coffee shops called Cong Cafe (Price: VND 40,000 and up)
Egg coffee: 39 Alley Nguyen Huu Huan street: (Price:VND 15,000 – 35,000)
Distance from our hotel: 350 m - 4 min walk