LA BOULANGERIE FRANÇAISE HUÊ
Read moreFrench bakery and pastry shop, tea room. Nice pastries, sandwiches and pizzas. A must for breakfast. Sales help finance an apprenticeship center for young people in difficulty by teaching them the bakery trade. Because above all, the French bakery is a school, allowing young Vietnamese to train in less than two years, and to find places in the best hotels of the country.
O'DOUCEURS
Read moreIn 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).
COCOBOX
Read moreNice establishment located at the entrance of the old town, in a traditional house with rough wooden palisaded walls. From breakfast, and at any time of the day, for a snack and refreshment. Coffee, tea, juice... Also sale of products from Vietnamese soil and cultivated according to the principles of organic farming: teas, coffees, essential oils, jams... So many gift ideas to slip into your luggage. Due to its success, the establishment has multiplied the number of addresses in the city.
KEM TRANG TIÊN
Read moreIn 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…
SAINT-HONORÉ
Read moreArtisanal 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.
MAISON MAROU
Read moreIn 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.
GELATO ITALIA
Read moreTraditional 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.
CHÈ HEM
Read moreChe is a dessert very appreciated by the Vietnamese. It is a mixture of sweet legumes, mixed with fruits and crushed ice. Its name refers to the idea of a sweet soup. It is delicious and refreshing. There are countless varieties throughout the country with local specificities. With mung beans, tapioca pearls and banana, grapefruit jelly and coconut, jelly and almond oil . Quoting them all would fill our guide! The address is very popular and famous in Huê