The best French restaurants in Hanoi attract travellers looking to indulge in authentic French cuisine during their holiday in Vietnam. The majority of these dining venues are set within five-star hotels along Hoan Kiem Lake and in the French Quarter, featuring elegant settings, top-notch service and beautifully presented dishes by renowned chefs.

Hanoi is a street food paradise. The mazelike alleys of the tourist-heavy Old Quarter are crammed with stalls and makeshift storefronts, all bearing toy-sized plastic stools and advertising what they sell with bold signs out front.

Alongside the traditional ‘pho’ and world-renowned ‘banh mi’, ‘xoi’ (sticky rice) has long secured a concrete position on the intangible breakfast map of anyone who claims Hanoi as their home.