Gourmet products local specialties and wines Hanoi

In a vast villa, French bakery-pastry shop. Delicacies: Paris-Brest, eclairs, feuillantines, fruit tarts, Saint-Honoré... can be tasted with fruit juice or coffee. And you don't leave without having filled up on almond tuiles and chocolate chip cookies. From breakfast, fresh croissants. In the central district, another store is located not far from the Opera. At lunch time or on the go, bistro cuisine, salads and sandwiches: 8, Phan Chu Trinh, distr. Hoàn Kiêm (Central district).

In the evening, the place is crowded with young people and families enjoying ice in a maze of motorcycles and crouching people. Since 1958, the inhabitants of Hanoi have been very attached to it. Ice is consumed in the middle of the street and the police are often mobilized to clarify the inevitable plug… in vain. The "Kem Trang Tiên" for the capital of the capital is Proust's Madeleine. More than the perfume of the ice - which is nothing exceptional - he finds his childhood, his love…

Night market of the Old Quarter. It is held from Friday to Sunday, from 6 pm to 11 pm in Hàng Dao street, which is then closed to traffic. Quite disappointing as for the goods offered. A lot of junk goods (of course, prices are very affordable) and a teeming crowd conducive to the activity of pickpockets. The market is in full swing between 8 and 10 pm. A bath of crowd before or after the dinner in one of the lanes of the Old Quarter become pedestrian. One regains with relief the banks of the lake Hoàn Kiêm - relatively - calmer.

Artisanal bakery and French pastry shop. Copious breakfasts: English breakfast, American breakfast, Asian breakfast, but especially fresh croissants of the day, bread, butter and jam. The coffee is excellent. At lunch, bistro with daily specials. The menus are regularly renewed. Large choice of burgers, sandwiches, cassolettes... At any time of the day, for a snack and to succumb to the temptation of a succulent pastry, and even at dinner time, an ideal stopover during a stroll in the West Lake district.

Betterday is a Vietnamese brand that promotes organic agriculture and fair trade. In the West Lake District, the right address for tea and coffee supplies. The teas are guaranteed organic, without pesticides. They come from the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam, often harvested by minorities. Green tea, black tea, vanilla tea, bergamot tea... In addition to coffee, other natural products that will seduce those who are concerned about their health: coconut oil (cooking and beauty), cashew nuts...

In just a few years, Marou has become a must-have name for gourmets in Vietnam. A visit to the Hanoi boutiques is as much an experience for the eyes as for the taste buds. As in Saigon, the space is a veritable chocolate factory open to the public. Here, you can watch the roasting of cocoa beans while tasting pastries as original as they are tasty. A way to discover Vietnam through its different terroirs, as each chocolate bar comes from a specific province. Highly recommended for gift-giving.

Traditional Italian ice creams. The company makes it clear that it is Italian gelato and not a commonplace ice cream. Gelato is less fatty because it contains more milk and less cream; gelato, beaten more slowly, contains less air and has a denser texture; gelato uses only natural ingredients and absolutely prohibits the use of artificial flavours. Many flavours and all the flavours of Vietnam: hibiscus, young rice, lychee, mango... A highly recommended gourmet stopover in the Lac de l'Ouest district.

Oriberry is a social enterprise initiated by a Vietnamese NGO (Advancement of Community Empowerment and Partnership [ACEP]) that fights poverty in rural areas by promoting stable sources of income based on good agricultural practices. Sale of beautiful handicrafts, especially Bat Trang porcelain. Also selling and tasting Vietnamese organic teas and coffees. Two other establishments in Hanoi: one at 1 Pham Su Manh, and the other at 25 Dang Tien Dông

A few steps from Hoan Kiêm Lake, a convenient and central supermarket. Food and necessities. 

The aroma of coffee that fills the street invites to stop to taste a small black. Vietnam is one of the world's leading coffee producers. A number of specialities are offered in this roasting. Sales and tasting.

Naturally Vietnam is a label promoting "good practices" in poultry farming. Chickens, ducks and eggs, then, but also a host of other fine products from Vietnam's terroirs, many of them produced thanks to French know-how: spices, fruit juices, coffee, tea, honey, dairy products and even Môc Châu tomme made in Son La province. The weekend market (Saturday and Sunday) is a great way to meet people, but products are also available in the store, which is open every day.