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Ha Noi

Ice Cream Ha Noi

Kem Trang Tien: Keeping Coo Near Ha Noi’s Hoan Mien Lake

At about 10 p.m., Vietnamese teens were spilling out of the Kem Trang Tien. Parked motorbikes were stacked just inside the front door of this ice cream parlor near Ha Noi’s heart, Hoan Mien...
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Quay Thuc Pham Cong Nghe: Banh Cuon + Kiddie Chairs

In the general sense, the walls were yellow, but they were so chipped and discolored, I couldn’t be certain. Makeshift shelves were lined with bottles of hot soda and water. It was 90 degrees...
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Restaurant Ha Noi

Bun Cha Hang Manh: Bubbling Woks and Pork Patties

When I arrived at Bun Cha Hang Manh at 8:45 AM, a woman was using metal tongs to pluck cha gio from three bubbling woks and place them on trays. Easily over 500 cha...
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Restaurant Ha Noi

Cha Ca La Vong: Ha Noi’s Fish Specialist Ages Gracefully

A Ha Noi native I met said, “You haven’t been to Ha Noi until you’ve eaten at Cha Ca La Vong.” If that’s the case, my visit became official on my first day in...
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Restaurant Ha Noi

Bun Bo Nam Bo: Tracking Beef Vermicelli Bowls in Ha Noi

Early on my trip to Hanoi, I fortuitously found a Wall Street Journal story from staff reporter Stan Sesser in a second-floor restaurant. I scribbled notes in my journal and looked up directions online...
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