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What to eat with US$4.3 in downtown Hanoi

Nhat Minh

Sep 06, 2020 / 12:05 PM

Visitors can enjoy many delicious street-food dishes around the capital with very affordable prices.

Below is a list of quality restaurants offering food for less than VND100,000 (US$ 4.3) per person in the busiest central districts of the capital city of Hanoi. Prices may vary depending on restaurants.

Banh cuon Ba Hoanh (thin steamed rice flour crepe)

Photo: Urbanist Hanoi

Address: To Hien Thanh, Hai Ba Trung district

Price: VND30,000 - 60,000 (US$1.3-US$2.6)

Time: 6am - 20pm

My van than Thang Huyen (wonton noodle soup)

Photo: Urbanist Hanoi

Address: Mai Hac De, Hai Ba Trung district

Price: VND20,000 - 50,000 (US$0.8 - US$2.1)

Time: 7am - 22pm

Chao trai Tran Xuan Soan (mussel porrigde)

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Address: Tran Xuan Soan, Hai Ba Trung district

Price: VND30,000 (US$1.3)

Time: 11am - 21pm

Pho Thin

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Address: Lo Duc, Hai Ba Trung district

Price: VND40,000 - 60,000 (US$1.7 - US$2.6)

Time: 6am - 20.30pm

Mien luon Dong Thinh (eel vermicelli noodle)

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Address: Hang Dieu, Hoan Kiem district

Price: VND30,000 - 55,000 (US$1.3 - US$2.3)

Time: 6.30am - 21.30pm

Pho Ganh at mid-night

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Address: Hang Chieu, Hoan Kiem district

Price: VND50,000 (US$2.1)

Time: 3am - 7am

Banh bao ba Mau (dumpling)

Photo: Foody

Address: Nguyen Huu Huan, Hoan Kiem district

Price: VND10,000 - 17,000 (US$0.4 - US$0.7)

Time: 7.30am - 9am, 15pm - 19.30pm

Kem Trang Tien (ice cream)

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Address: Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem district

Price: VND5,000 - 10,000 (US$0.2 - US$0.4)

Time: 8am - 22pm

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