Hanoi is famous for its wide range of traditional desserts especially desserts making from beans such as: red bean, black bean, white bean, green bean, soya, lotus bean… In Vietnam, Coffee’s also considered a dessert drink. You will usually get invitations for a coffee after breakfast or lunch but not dinner cause sleepless issue.

Coffee (Ca Phe)

Strong and flavorful Vietnamese coffee makes converts as quickly as it raises pulses. French colonists might have introduced coffee to Vietnam, but the morning cup of ca phe soon became a local habit.

• Traditional Coffee – Phin Coffee: Phin coffee is a popular coffee brewing method in Vietnam. It involves using a small metal filter called a phin, which sits on top of a cup or glass. The ground coffee is added to the phin, and hot water is poured over it. The coffee drips slowly into the cup, resulting in a strong and flavorful brew. Phin coffee is often enjoyed with condensed milk, which adds a sweet and creamy flavor. It is a staple of Vietnamese coffee culture and can be found in most cafes and restaurants in the country. You can find it at some famous Vietnam Brand Coffee Shop around your place in Old Quarter such as: Aha Coffee, Cộng Cà Phê, Laika coffee, La viet Coffee, Kafa

• Egg coffee: Egg yolk whipped with condensed milk into an airy froth meets dark coffee in this rich concoction: think of it as a Vietnamese take on tiramisu. Egg coffee first made the scene in the 1940s, when milk was scarce and egg yolks provided a convenient replacement. Must – try drink when in Hanoi for sure. 3 places have best Egg Coffee that you can try
  • Giang: 39 Alley Nguyen Huu Huan street ( VND 35,000)
  • Vi Anh: 37B Nguyen Huu Huan Street  (VND 35,000)
  • Dinh Coffee: 13 Dinh Tien Hoang Street (VND 25,000)

• Modern coffee: With variations that make use of yoghurt, bean base, even fruit or milk extracted from coconut…Vietnamese coffee has developed a style of its own Yogurt coffee, Green bean milk coffee,  salt cream coffee, coconut milk coffee. You can try it at Cộng Cà Phê shops, Kafa Cafe…

Lemon iced tea

A drink in hot summer that you can find easily around the area of Big Church of Hanoi. The mixture of Vietnamese tea with lime juice, sugar and ice cube will make your summer hot day fresh and cool immediately.

You can find it at: 2B Nha Chung and Ly Quoc Su street near St. Joseph’s Cathedral has lot of stores (VND 15,000 – 25,000)

Sweet treats (chè)

The sweet desert of Vietnamese people are often made of many type of nuts, peas, beans,  coconut milk, flour, etc. The treats can be serve in both hot and cold as depending on each season of Hanoi. The most famous ones can be told are

• Che Buoi (Pamelo sweet treat – cold serve only) – made from the cover of the fruit(~VND 20,000)
• Che Do Den (Black Bean sweet treat – hot/cold serve)  – popular choice in every place in Vietnam t(~VND 20,000)
• Suong Sa Hat Luu (Jelly sweet treat – cold serve) – colorful and nice flavor  – loved by the younger generation (~VND 20,000).

You can find it at: around VND20,000 – VND25,000

• Che 4 mua (4 seasons):  4 Hang Can street
• Loc Tai (this is a very unique ancient house): 76 Hang Dieu street
• Xoi Che Ba Thin: 1 Bat Dan street

Caramel pudding and coconut ice cream

There are about three or four shops selling homemade caramel pudding and yogurt close to the corner of Hang Than and Hoe Nhai. It’s easier for takeout but if you don’t mind a bit squeezing, of course you are welcome to sit down. They are master at mixing yogurt and caramel pudding with fruits, nep cam (violet glutinous rice) and all kinds of yummy jelly. In the same store, you can find a huge portion of ice cream served in a fresh coconut.

You can find it at:  Caramel pudding: VND 7,000/dish, Coconut ice-cream: VND 60,000

• Duong Hoa: 29 Hang Than street
• Minci Pudding: 5 Nguyen Truong To street

Tao Pho (Sweet Tofu)

Tao Pho, a white, condensed pudding that is serve as a dessert with sweet syrup. Very popular with women, this is a good snack on a hot summer day. In northern Vietnam, Tao Pho sellers often ride bicycles with a barrel of Tao Pho behind them.  The vendor uses a flat spoon to ladle thin layers of Tao pho into a bowl before adding syrup and real flower fragrance

You can find it at: On the Old quarter street t(~VND 10,000) or 41 Dao Duy Tu street (will be just a bit more expensive only)

Mixture Yogurt with Jack Fruit

The dessert is quite famous youngster of Hanoi. This dessert is not only delicious, but also really good for your skin. The combination between these ingredients will create a fantastic song when chewing.

You can find it at: 22 Ba Trieu street is the first shop since 2014. Now, next to them, a lot of same shops open with the same quality t(~VND 25,000).

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