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Best Restaurants in Hanoi (2026)

Hanoi's restaurants run from tiny noodle shops to tasting-menu dining rooms, and the city has three one-Michelin-star restaurants: Gia, opposite the Temple of Literature, with a seasonal Vietnamese tasting menu; Tam Vi, a moderately priced northern Vietnamese restaurant in the style of a vintage tea house; and Hibana by Koki, a teppanyaki counter at Capella Hanoi. Lamai Garden in Tay Ho, awarded a Michelin Green Star in 2025, cooks with produce from its own farm.

The city's signature dishes are best eaten at specialists. Pho Gia Truyen on Bat Dan Street serves beef pho to queues every morning and evening, Cha Ca Thang Long specialises in turmeric fish finished at the table with dill, and Bun Cha Huong Lien is the bun cha restaurant where Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain shared a meal. For home-style northern food, try Xoi Com, 1946 Cua Bac with its crab hotpot, or Chao Ban in Tay Ho. Many street food shops are cash only and some close between lunch and dinner, so carry dong and check hours. Book ahead for the starred restaurants and Lamai Garden, which is closed at weekends, and eat pho in the morning and bun cha at lunch, as Hanoians do.

10 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 restaurants in Hanoi

  1. Gia Contemporary Vietnamese tasting menu, Van MieuChef Sam Tran's Michelin-starred restaurant opposite the Temple of Literature, serving a single seasonal tasting menu rooted in traditional Vietnamese cooking.
  2. Tam Vi Northern Vietnamese, Ba DinhA Michelin-starred restaurant in the style of a vintage northern tea house, serving refined home-style Vietnamese dishes at moderate prices near the Temple of Literature.
  3. Hibana by Koki Japanese teppanyaki, Hoan KiemA Michelin-starred teppanyaki counter for 14 guests in the basement of Capella Hanoi, cooking premium seafood and beef flown in from Japan.

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1. Gia

Contemporary Vietnamese tasting menu$$$$Van Mieu

Chef Sam Tran's Michelin-starred restaurant opposite the Temple of Literature, serving a single seasonal tasting menu rooted in traditional Vietnamese cooking.

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2. Tam Vi

Northern Vietnamese$$Ba Dinh

A Michelin-starred restaurant in the style of a vintage northern tea house, serving refined home-style Vietnamese dishes at moderate prices near the Temple of Literature.

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3. Hibana by Koki

Japanese teppanyaki$$$$Hoan Kiem

A Michelin-starred teppanyaki counter for 14 guests in the basement of Capella Hanoi, cooking premium seafood and beef flown in from Japan.

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5. Cha Ca Thang Long

Cha ca (turmeric fish)$Old Quarter

A Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant in a century-old townhouse, specialising in cha ca, turmeric-marinated catfish finished at the table with dill and spring onions.

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7. Xoi Com

Northern Vietnamese home cooking$Dong Da

A Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant serving northern Vietnamese home cooking in a dining room styled like a Hanoi house of the 1980s and 1990s.

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8. 1946 Cua Bac

Northern Vietnamese, crab hotpot$Ba Dinh

A Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant in a yellow-and-green townhouse, known for its fried crab and rice porridge hotpot and nostalgic decor of old wooden tables and photographs.

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9. Chao Ban

Modern Vietnamese$Tay Ho

A friendly Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant in Tay Ho where chef Madame Hang gives traditional Vietnamese recipes a creative modern spin.

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10. Lamai Garden

Contemporary Vietnamese, farm to table$$$Tay Ho

A farm-to-table restaurant in Tay Ho serving seasonal and vegetarian tasting menus from its own farm in Phu Tho, awarded a Michelin Green Star in 2025.

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