For the first time in Hanoi, it is impossible not to try 3 “delicious” snacks in the old town phố

If you are part of the first-time-to-Hanoi team, visit the Old Quarter to fill your hungry stomach with billions of the world’s best snacks!
Hang Chieu traditional donuts

This is a pretty famous address with the best honey donuts in Hanoi. The number of customers coming to the shop every day is very crowded, so you often have to wait for a long time. The price of the cake is cheap, so people come here to buy it “dozen one” always come back to eat. Donuts with yellow cockroach wings are super attractive – Photo: Ut Vuong The cake “bathed” with honey is an undeniable delicacy – Photo: Nguyen Duy Donuts have a moderate sweet taste, not too harsh, so it takes a long time to eat. Honey donuts are slug with honey, bringing a characteristic, familiar taste. This is also a dish best-seller of the shop, in the amount given “spread out” in an uncountable day. In addition, the shop also has sweet donuts that are also worth a try. Inside the cake is the green bean paste, eating the fleshy flesh to the mouth. The filling is extremely rich with green beans and pureed – Photo: Ha Candy You can remind the seller of the cake a little longer and carefully so that the honey sticks to the cake better, eating will be “lived” Because sometimes the shop is too crowded, so the cake is turned a bit quickly. Trang Tien ice cream Trang Tien ice cream brand is too old and famous. Those who have the opportunity to visit Hanoi or take a one-way roundabout on the pedestrian street often invite each other to buy some ice cream to cool their guts. Prominent facade – Photo: Linh Ngo The “baby” ice cream cones lie neatly – Photo: Swan Lake Hồ The ice cream here still retains its traditional flavor over the years. Creamy, delicious, sweet but not boring. The taste is also quite varied. Especially the ice cream best-seller it’s ice cream cone. The cone shell is crispy, greasy, not mushy or spongy like many other types. Chocolate ice cream – Photo Viettiptop Famous delicious ice cream cone – Photo: Linh Ngo On weekday afternoons and weekends, the shop will be quite crowded. If you don’t mind being crowded and waiting, you should avoid this time frame! Ms. Am’s Shrimp Cake – Dong Xuan Alley Co Am shrimp cake is located at the beginning of Dong Xuan market lane, the intersection with Hang Chieu. The space is small, quite simple with only a few sets of plastic tables and chairs. It’s also nice to sit and eat shrimp cakes while watching the peaceful streets of Hanoi. The owner is very cute – Photo: Nguyen Van Khu The shrimp cakes here are fried to golden brown and crispy, the cakes sold to them are always fried, so they are always hot and fragrant. Each cake has 3 to 5 “uncle” of fresh shrimp and sweet potato chips. A person eats about 2 to 3 pieces and is full. Crispy shrimp cakes – Photo: Ha Thu Thao Let’s eat, wait! – Photo: Dau Thuy Trang The shop also serves more raw vegetables and herbs to help reduce boredom. The sweet and sour dipping sauce is quite suitable for the cake, even the kohlrabi is very tasty. The minus point at the shop is that you have to wait a long time, about 20 to 30 minutes to have the cake.