Hanoi is a city with 64 restaurants listed in the 2026 Michelin Guide, ranging from set-course One Star restaurants to phở and bún chả spots. Some of these can be booked through the restaurant reservation service AutoReserve.
This article organizes, by map and area, 15 Vietnamese restaurants in Hanoi that can be booked through AutoReserve. All 15 are listed in the 2026 Michelin Guide: 2 One Star, 7 Selected, and 6 Bib Gourmand. Restaurant details have been checked against each restaurant's official website, travel information sites, Google Maps, and review sites, with sources noted in each entry (as of September 2026).
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Which area should you eat in? 15 restaurants in the Old Quarter, south of the lake, near the Temple of Literature, and to the north
Restaurants 1–6 are in and around the Old Quarter, 7–11 are south of Hoan Kiem Lake, 12–13 are near the Temple of Literature, and 14–15 are north of the Old Quarter. The numbers on the map and in the table match the restaurant numbers used in this article. Tap a restaurant's name in the table to jump to its section.
The Old Quarter and around it
The Old Quarter spreads north of Hoan Kiem Lake, along with the area to its west. Restaurants 1–6 are within roughly a 1.2 km east–west stretch.
| Shop name | Characteristics | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ① The East | Home-style cooking made with farm ingredients | For dining with vegans |
| ② Senté: The Flavour of Lotus | Lotus-based dishes. An old villa | For a day you want to try lotus dishes |
| ③ Phở Gà Nguyệt | A chicken phở specialist | For a bowl in the morning or late at night |
| ④ Hanoi Garden Restaurant | Founded in 1998. A building with a courtyard | Dine at courtyard seating |
| ⑤ Bun Cha Ta Hanoi | A bún chả specialist | From 8 AM until evening |
| ⑥ Highway4 Bar Restaurant | Northern cuisine and house-brand fruit and herbal liquors | For food with drinks |
South of Hoan Kiem Lake
This area retains the Opera House and buildings from the French colonial period. #11 is about 1.7 km south of the lake.
| Shop name | Characteristics | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ⑦ Quán Ăn Ngon | A large restaurant with dishes from across the country | For families or large groups |
| ⑧ Hà Thành Mansion | A villa more than 100 years old | For a private-room meal |
| ⑨ Luk Lak Vietnamese Restaurant | Northern cuisine from a hotel-trained chef | Before or after the Opera House |
| ⑩ Backstage | Inside a hotel. Opera-themed interior | For anniversaries |
| ⑪ Bánh Cuốn Bà Hoành | Bánh cuốn with about 100 years of history | For breakfast |
Around the Temple of Literature
Near the Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu), which honors Confucius, about 1.5 km west of the Old Quarter.
| Shop name | Characteristics | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ⑫ Tầm Vị | One Star. Home cooking in a wooden house | For One Star home cooking |
| ⑬ Nhà hàng Gia | One Star. A seasonal set course | For a special-occasion dinner |
North of the Old Quarter
#14 is about 1 km northwest of the Old Quarter, and #15 is in Tay Ho District along the Red River, about 4 km north of the Old Quarter.
| Shop name | Characteristics | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ⑭ MAMMOM Restaurant | Cuisine from three regions with live music | For a first taste of Vietnamese cuisine |
| ⑮ Lamai Garden | A 14-seat restaurant with farm-direct ingredients | For a special dinner with a small group |
Addresses and business hours are listed with maps in each restaurant's section in the next chapter. If you'd like to plan around where you're staying,our article comparing Hanoi hotels by areaas well can make it easier to picture how everything is laid out.
15 Vietnamese restaurants in Hanoi you can reserve
From here, we'll introduce each restaurant one by one. Dishes and prices are limited to information we could confirm from official restaurant sources and travel information sites. You can check each restaurant's location via “Open in Google Maps,” and you can also copy the address and paste it into a ride-hailing app.
1. The East
A restaurant serving traditional Vietnamese home cooking made with farm-delivered ingredients, with a vegan menu also available. They also run cooking classes that include a market tour (official website).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand |
| Good for | For dining with vegans |
| Area | West of the Old Quarter (Tống Duy Tân Street) |
| Address | 5B Tống Duy Tân, Hoàn Kiếm |
| Business hours (approximate) | 11:00 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–10:00 PM (official website) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.6 (1,148 reviews) |
The official website states the restaurant has been awarded Bib Gourmand for four consecutive years since 2023. Check the official website's menu for dishes and prices.
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There's also a second location, “The East Tonkin” (11-13 Hàng Mắm), which opened in 2025. The one bookable through AutoReserve is this Tống Duy Tân location.
2. Senté: The Flavour of Lotus
A modern Vietnamese restaurant using the lotus flower (sen), stems, roots, and leaves, set in a French colonial-era villa with a courtyard (official website). It's an old two-story building with yellow walls and blue shutters down an alley, with a lotus pond (Viet Nam News, August 2023).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Selected |
| Good for | For a day you want to try lotus dishes |
| Area | West of the Old Quarter (an alley off Nguyễn Quang Bích Street) |
| Address | 20 Nguyễn Quang Bích, Cửa Đông |
| Business hours (approximate) | 11:00 AM–10:00 PM (official website) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.7 (1,413 reviews) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Brown rice wrapped in lotus leaf with slow-cooked beef short rib inside (Cơm gạo lứt lá sen nhân dẻ sườn bò Úc nấu chậm)
- Jicama, chicken breast, and lotus stem salad (Gỏi củ đậu lườn gà nấu chậm và ngó sen)
- Grilled brown rice cracker topped with braised beef (Bánh đa gạo lứt nướng phủ thịt bò hầm)
Prices listed on the official website are 135,000 dong for the lotus-leaf brown rice dish and 180,000 dong for the beef-topped rice cracker (posting date unknown).
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There's also a branch at 12 Liễu Giai. The one listed in the Michelin Guide and bookable through AutoReserve is this Nguyễn Quang Bích location. Closing time is shown as 10:00 PM on the official website and 9:30 PM on Google Maps (checked September 2026).
3. Phở Gà Nguyệt
A chicken phở specialist that started as a street stall in 2009. After being listed in the Michelin Guide, the restaurant rented the building next door, renovated it, and added air conditioning (Vietnamese news site VietnamNet, June 2026).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand |
| Good for | For a bowl in the morning or late at night |
| Area | Southwest of the Old Quarter (Phú Doãn Street) |
| Address | 5B Phủ Doãn, Hoàn Kiếm |
| Business hours (approximate) | 6:30 AM–1:00 PM, 5:00–11:30 PM (Flavors of Hanoi; hours vary by source) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.4 (3,477 reviews) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Chicken phở in broth (Phở gà)
- Chicken phở tossed with sauce, no broth (Phở gà trộn)
Phở with breast meat is 55,000 dong, a larger thigh portion is 120,000 dong, and half a chicken is 350,000 dong (VietnamNet, June 2026). According to the same article, you may have to wait for a table during busy lunch and dinner hours.
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Business hours vary by source; Google Maps showed a midnight closing time (checked September 2026).
4. Hanoi Garden Restaurant
A modern Vietnamese restaurant founded in 1998, housed in a building designed by architect Hồ Thiệu Trí, with an outdoor courtyard and indoor seating. Even the 2016 renovation preserved the Indochine-style architecture (official website).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Selected |
| Good for | Dine at courtyard seating |
| Area | Old Quarter (Hàng Mắm Street) |
| Address | 36 Hàng Mành, Hoàn Kiếm |
| Business hours (approximate) | 11:00 AM–2:00 PM, 5:00–10:00 PM (official website) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.3 (1,700 reviews) |
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You can check dishes and prices in the menu image on the official website (dated May 2025).
5. Bun Cha Ta Hanoi
A specialist in Hanoi's famous bún chả, serving charcoal-grilled pork belly and hand-formed pork patties with rice vermicelli (bún) and herbs in a sweet-and-sour dipping sauce (official website). It's a family-run, air-conditioned restaurant spread over three floors (Flavors of Hanoi).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand |
| Good for | From 8 AM until evening |
| Area | Old Quarter (Nguyễn Hữu Huân Street) |
| Address | 21 Nguyễn Hữu Huân, Hoàn Kiếm |
| Business hours (approximate) | 8:00 AM–10:00 PM (official website) |
| Payment | Information varies (cash only / cards accepted) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.4 (5,261 reviews) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Charcoal-grilled pork with rice vermicelli dipping noodles (Bún chả)
- Fried crab spring rolls (Nem cua bể)
- Vegetarian bún chả made with tofu (Bún chả đậu phụ)
A serving of bún chả costs about 60,000 dong (Vietnamese news site eva.vn, August 2026).
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There's also a branch in Hoi An (official website).
6. Highway4 Bar Restaurant
An izakaya-style restaurant for enjoying northern Vietnamese dishes with drinks, offering around 12 varieties of its own “Sơn Tinh” brand of fruit and herbal liquors. It was started around 2000 by Dan Dockery, a foreign resident of Hanoi (Hanoi information site Chao Hanoi, February 2020).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Selected |
| Good for | For food with drinks |
| Area | Old Quarter (Hàng Tre Street) |
| Address | 5 Hàng Tre, Hoàn Kiếm |
| Business hours (approximate) | Mondays and Tuesdays 10:00 AM–10:30 PM (travel site joinpearl, date unknown) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.2 (963 reviews) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Catfish spring rolls with wasabi mayonnaise
- Braised oxtail
These dishes were featured in Chao Hanoi (February 2020). The five-story building seats more than 150 people and includes private rooms (Vietnamese food site anan-vietnam, posting date unknown).
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AutoReserve also has a listing for another branch (575 Kim Mã). The one listed in the Michelin Guide and bookable through AutoReserve is this Hàng Tre Street location.
7. Quán Ăn Ngon
A large restaurant where you can try dishes from all over Vietnam in one place, housed in a French colonial-era villa with seating for up to 500 (PasGo, Pato). It has a tiled courtyard and bamboo plantings (travel information site mia.vn, January 2025).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Selected |
| Good for | For families or large groups |
| Area | Southwest of Hoan Kiem Lake (Phan Bội Châu Street) |
| Address | 18 Phan Bội Châu, Cửa Nam |
| Business hours (approximate) | 6:30 AM–9:45 PM (booking sites PasGo, Pato) |
| Payment | Cards accepted (PasGo, Pato) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.4 (5,965 reviews) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Banh xeo, sometimes called a Vietnamese savory pancake. A batter made from rice flour and coconut powder is folded around fillings such as pork and bean sprouts and pan-fried.
- Beef phở (Phở bò)
- Charcoal-grilled pork dipping noodles (Bún chả)
- Sour carp hot pot (Lẩu riêu cá chép)
- Nha Trang-style grilled beef (Bò nướng Nha Trang)
Budget around 180,000–250,000 dong per person as a guide (PasGo, Pato).
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There are other branches of the same chain around the city (Hoàng Đạo Thúy, Phan Đình Phùng, and others; per a 2016 official Facebook post). The one featured in this article is the branch at 18 Phan Bội Châu.
8. Hà Thành Mansion
A restaurant serving northern home cooking in a villa more than 100 years old. Each of the three floors has a different interior theme: the first floor evokes a French colonial-era villa and garden, the second the Old Quarter, and the third the legends of the nation's founding (official website).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand |
| Good for | For a private-room meal |
| Area | South of Hoan Kiem Lake (Ngô Văn Sở Street) |
| Address | 14 Ngô Văn Sở, Hoàn Kiếm |
| Business hours (approximate) | 10:00 AM–10:00 PM (PasGo). Some sources note a break from 2:00 to 5:00 PM (Vietnamese information site emdoi, November 2025) |
| Payment | Cards, MoMo, ZaloPay (booking site PasGo) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.8 (1,218 reviews) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Grilled black pork with galangal (Thịt lợn đen nướng riềng)
- White fish grilled with turmeric and dill (Chả cá Lã Vọng)
- Free-range chicken steamed with glutinous rice wine lees (Gà hấp bỗng rượu nếp)
- Grilled snail patties (Chả ốc)
These dishes are featured in emdoi (November 2025). Budget is 300,000–500,000 dong per person (VnExpress, June 2025). There are 160 seats in total, including private rooms (PasGo).
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The third floor has a private room that seats up to 40 people (PasGo).
9. Luk Lak Vietnamese Restaurant
A restaurant about a 3-minute walk from the Opera House, housed in a modern Indochine-style building. Chef Madame Bình has 25 years of experience at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi (official website). The three floors house a café on the ground floor and dining and private rooms above, seating up to about 200 people (VnExpress, July 2024).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand |
| Good for | Before or after the Opera House |
| Area | Near the Opera House (Lê Thánh Tông Street) |
| Address | 4A Lê Thánh Tông, Hoàn Kiếm |
| Business hours (approximate) | 7:30 AM–10:00 PM (last order 9:30 PM, official website) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.3 (1,766 reviews), TripAdvisor 4.5 (326 reviews, as reprinted by travel information site Wanderlog) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Sapa-style charcoal-grilled pork (Lợn nướng Sapa): 330,000 dong
- Pigeon sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf (Xôi chim bồ câu gói lá sen): 170,000 dong
- Grilled eggplant with scallion oil (Cà tím nướng mỡ hành): 125,000 dong
- Bún chả grilled on bamboo skewers (Bún chả que tre): 150,000 dong
Prices are from the official menu (checked September 2026); it's not stated whether tax or service charge is included. Open every day (official website).
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There's also a restaurant with the same name in Da Nang (28 Bạch Đằng).
10. Backstage
A restaurant at the Capella Hanoi hotel that respects northern traditions while blending in modern techniques and European elements. The interior has an opera theme, decorated with costumes from famous operas (Vietnamese business media The Investor, June 2023).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Selected |
| Good for | For anniversaries |
| Area | Southeast of Hoan Kiem Lake (inside the Capella Hanoi hotel) |
| Address | Capella Hanoi, 11 Lê Phụng Hiểu |
| Business hours (approximate) | 6:30〜10:30、11:30〜14:30、17:30〜22:30（RestaurantGuru） |
| Payment | Cards accepted (RestaurantGuru) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.7 (299 reviews), TripAdvisor 4.8 (163 reviews, as reprinted by RestaurantGuru) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Steak cooked on a Josper grill
- Shared dishes for two
These dishes were featured in The Investor (June 2023). Budget is reported to start from 1,000,000 dong per person (RestaurantGuru, date unknown).
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Business hours and budget are from the review site RestaurantGuru.
11. Bánh Cuốn Bà Hoành
A specialist in bánh cuốn (steamed rice flour sheets), a breakfast dish in northern Vietnam. The restaurant was opened by Bà Hoành, who began making bánh cuốn at age 14; the flavor has been passed down through generations for about 100 years since its founding (travel information site mytour, August 2026).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Selected |
| Good for | For breakfast |
| Area | South of Hoan Kiem Lake (Tô Hiến Thành Street) |
| Address | 66 Tô Hiến Thành |
| Business hours (approximate) | 6:00 AM–8:00 PM (Vietnamese food sites Foody, mytour) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.1 (2,647 reviews) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Bánh cuốn served with grilled pork (Bánh cuốn chả thịt nướng)
- The unfilled style (Bánh cuốn Thanh Trì)
- With egg (Bánh cuốn trứng)
- Cinnamon-flavored pork ham (Chả quế)
The grilled pork version is about 50,000 dong, and Thanh Trì is 30,000–65,000 dong (mytour, August 2026). The egg version and Chả quế appear on the MenuQR menu. There's sidewalk seating and indoor wooden tables, and you can watch the dish being made (same source).
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Sources differ on the district name, listing either Hai Bà Trưng or Hoàn Kiếm, but the address is the same: 66 Tô Hiến Thành.
12. Tầm Vị
A restaurant serving northern home cooking in a traditional two-story wooden building. It's a family-run restaurant that opened in 2019, run by Mai Anh and her mother (travel blog cocotran).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide One Star |
| Good for | For One Star home cooking |
| Area | Near the Temple of Literature (Yên Thế Street) |
| Address | 4B Yên Thế, Văn Miếu |
| Business hours (approximate) | 11:00 AM–2:30 PM, 5:00–9:50 PM (review site RestaurantGuru; Google Maps also shows a 9:50 PM closing time) |
| Payment | Cards accepted (RestaurantGuru, travel blog cocotran) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.0 (4,070 reviews), TripAdvisor 3.3 (310 reviews, as reprinted by RestaurantGuru) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Snail and ground pork patties (Chả ốc)
- Field crab and Malabar spinach soup (Canh cua mồng tơi)
- Braised pork with egg (Thịt kho trứng)
- Clay pot braised fish (Cá kho niêu)
Dishes and prices are from menutotaste (date unknown). Individual dishes run about 85,000–200,000 dong, and one visitor account mentions a bill of about 900,000 dong for three people (cocotran, visit date not given).
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In addition to à la carte dishes, there are also set menus for 2–3 people (cocotran, menutotaste). The TripAdvisor rating is lower than the Google Maps rating.
13. Nhà hàng Gia
A restaurant offering a seasonally changing set course based on traditional Vietnamese cuisine, co-founded by chefs Sam Trần and Long Trần (official website). Located across from the Temple of Literature, the interior draws inspiration from the Confucian architecture next door and features an open kitchen (Vietnamese English-language newspaper Viet Nam News, June 2023).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide One Star |
| Good for | For a special-occasion dinner |
| Area | Across from the Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu Street) |
| Address | 61 Văn Miếu |
| Business hours (approximate) | Dinner Tue–Sat 6:00–10:30 PM, lunch Fri–Sat 11:30 AM–2:30 PM. Closed Sun and Mon (official website) |
| Payment | Cards accepted (RestaurantGuru) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.4 (511 reviews), TripAdvisor 4.4 (87 reviews, as reprinted by RestaurantGuru) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Tofu and peanuts
- Pork and eel
- Prawns and green chili
- Beef and tomato
- Egg coffee
These dishes are courses on the set menu, translated from the English wording on the official website. The dinner course is 3,500,000 dong per person and the lunch course is 2,500,000 dong, with a 7% service charge and tax added separately (official website, checked September 2026).
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Last seating for lunch is 12:45 PM (official website).
14. MAMMOM Restaurant
The name comes from “mâm” (a dining tray) and “mom,” built around the concept of mother's home cooking, serving dishes from the northern, central, and southern regions. From 6:30 to 8:30 PM Tuesday through Sunday, there's live traditional instrumental music (official website).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand |
| Good for | For a first taste of Vietnamese cuisine |
| Area | Northwest of the Old Quarter (Phan Đình Phùng Street) |
| Address | 23B Phan Đình Phùng, Ba Đình |
| Business hours (approximate) | 11:00 AM–2:00 PM, 5:30–10:00 PM (Hanoi information site Flavors of Hanoi) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.9 (3,285 reviews) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Fried crab meat spring rolls (Nem cua bể)
- Bánh xèo with small live shrimp (Bánh xèo tôm nhảy)
- Ground beef grilled in lolot leaves (Bò nướng lá lốt)
- Mekong Delta-style fermented fish sauce hot pot (Lẩu mắm miền Tây)
On the official menu (August 2026 edition, excluding tax), a 5-dish combo featuring all three regions runs 1,275,000–1,335,000 dong, a northern-style platter of wrapped dishes is 315,000 dong, and fresh spring rolls are 30,000 dong each.
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A deposit is required for reservations (official website). Some sources list the evening opening time as 5:00 PM.
15. Lamai Garden
A Vietnamese restaurant along the Red River serving farm-direct dishes made with seasonal ingredients, with just 14 seats: 10 in the main dining area and 4 at the kitchen counter. Chef Trần Hiếu Trung uses ingredients from his own home garden and farms in Phú Thọ Province (Vietnamese news site VnExpress, July 2025).
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Michelin | 2026 Michelin Guide Selected |
| Good for | For a special dinner with a small group |
| Area | Along the Red River (Tay Ho District) |
| Address | 36B Đê Quai, Tây Hồ |
| Business hours (approximate) | Dinner Mon–Fri 6:00–11:00 PM, lunch Fri 11:00 AM–3:00 PM. Closed Sat and Sun (official website) |
| Payment | Cards accepted (RestaurantGuru, travel site Trip.com) |
| Rating (checked September 2026) | Google Maps 4.6 (151 reviews), TripAdvisor 4.9 (16 reviews, as reprinted by RestaurantGuru) |
Signature dishes and ingredients
- Grilled black pork (an example from the summer 2025 menu, VnExpress)
- A dish using the whole pomelo, from flesh and juice to peel (same source)
The seasonal menu comes in two forms, tasting and vegetarian, priced at 1,000,000–1,600,000 dong (excluding drinks and tax, VnExpress, July 2025). The same article states that reservations are required.
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Closing days differ by source: the official website lists Saturday and Sunday, while VnExpress lists Sunday and Monday.
What's the difference between One Star and Bib Gourmand? Plus dish names and billing notes
One Star restaurant Gia charges 3,500,000 dong per person for its dinner course, while Bib Gourmand restaurant Bun Cha Ta charges about 60,000 dong for a serving of bún chả — even restaurants in the same guide span a wide range of budgets.
The difference between one star, Selected, and Bib Gourmand
Restaurants in the Michelin Guide fall into three categories: stars, Bib Gourmand, and Selected. Stars rate the quality of the cooking, Bib Gourmand recognizes restaurants offering high-quality food at reasonable prices, and Selected covers restaurants chosen for the guide without a star or Bib Gourmand rating.
| Classification | Restaurants in this article |
|---|---|
| One star | ⑫ Tầm Vị、⑬ Gia |
| Selected | ② Senté、④ Hanoi Garden、⑥ Highway4、⑦ Quán Ăn Ngon、⑩ Backstage、⑪ Bánh Cuốn Bà Hoành、⑮ Lamai Garden |
| Bib Gourmand | ① The East、③ Phở Gà Nguyệt、⑤ Bun Cha Ta、⑧ Hà Thành Mansion、⑨ Luk Lak、⑭ MAMMOM |
Set-course restaurants versus à la carte restaurants
Gia (#13) is a set-course-only restaurant, with dinner priced at 3,500,000 dong per person (official website). Tầm Vị (#12), also One Star, lets you order home-style dishes à la carte or as a set (cocotran). Lamai Garden (#15), a Selected restaurant, also serves its seasonal menu as a set course (VnExpress, July 2025).
What kind of dishes are bún chả and phở?
Bún chả is a dish of grilled pork and pork patties dipped in a sweet-and-sour sauce, eaten with rice vermicelli and herbs (official website of Bun Cha Ta, #5). Chicken phở comes in two styles: one with broth, and one tossed with sauce and no broth (VietnamNet).
| Vietnamese | Dish |
|---|---|
| bún chả | Grilled pork with rice vermicelli dipping noodles |
| nem cua bể | Fried crab spring rolls |
| phở gà | Chicken phở |
| phở gà trộn | Chicken phở tossed with sauce, no broth |
| bánh cuốn | A dish of thin steamed rice flour sheets |
| chả cá | White fish grilled with turmeric |
| chả ốc | Snail patties |
If you're not a fan of cilantro, saying “không rau mùi” (without cilantro) will get the message across.
What to watch for when ordering and paying
Keep an eye on the following when checking the menu and the bill.
- If prices are marked “++,” tax and service charge are added separately
- Whether the bill includes dishes or drinks you didn't order
- Whether cards are accepted. We couldn't confirm payment methods for some restaurants, so bring cash as well
For how to think about tipping, seeour article on tipping in Vietnam: typical amounts and how to hand it over, and for cash on hand, seeour article on how to exchange money in Vietnam.
Anniversaries, breakfast, large groups: which restaurant suits which occasion?
Sorting by atmosphere, business hours, and seating capacity, here's how to choose.
For anniversaries or a formal meal
Restaurants with set courses, or restaurants inside hotels.
- 10. Backstage: inside the Capella Hanoi hotel (The Investor)
- 13. Gia: One Star set course (official website)
- 15. Lamai Garden: a restaurant with just 14 seats (VnExpress)
For breakfast
These restaurants open in the morning.
- 3. Phở Gà Nguyệt: open from 6:30 AM (Flavors of Hanoi)
- 7. Quán Ăn Ngon: open from 6:30 AM (PasGo, Pato)
- 9. Luk Lak: open from 7:30 AM (official website)
- 11. Bánh Cuốn Bà Hoành: open from 6:00 AM (Foody, mytour)
For families or large groups
Restaurants with a lot of seating.
- 7. Quán Ăn Ngon: seats up to 500 (PasGo, Pato)
- 8. Hà Thành Mansion: 160 seats, private rooms available (PasGo)
- 9. Luk Lak: seats up to about 200 (VnExpress)
From the Old Quarter to restaurants near the Temple of Literature or along the Red River, a ride-hailing app saves you the trouble of explaining your destination. For how to use one, seeour article on how to use ride-hailing apps in Vietnamwhich walks through the steps.
How booking through AutoReserve works
AutoReserve is a service that lets you search for and book restaurants around the world in Japanese. Each restaurant's page shows whether it can be booked instantly or whether it's a "booking on request" restaurant, where AutoReserve contacts the restaurant on your behalf to secure a table.
The difference between an instant booking and a booking on request
| Method | How it works | When it's confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Instant booking | For restaurants connected to AutoReserve, you book instantly by checking available seats | Confirmed the moment you book |
| Booking on request | For restaurants that mainly take phone reservations, AutoReserve contacts them on your behalf to check availability | You're notified of confirmation by email or in-app notification once the restaurant replies |
With a booking on request, it takes time to hear back from the restaurant, and the reservation isn't confirmed until you do.
4 steps from booking to your visit
- Open the restaurant on AutoReserve and request a booking with your date, time, and party size
- For a booking on request, AutoReserve contacts the restaurant to check availability (not yet confirmed at this point)
- You'll receive a "booking confirmed" notice by email or app notification
- Show up at the restaurant on your reserved date and time
What to watch for before and after booking
- A booking may not go through if the restaurant is fully booked, among other reasons
- Due to relocations or multiple branches, the address listed on AutoReserve may differ from the actual one. Please check the address in your booking confirmation
- Business hours and closing days may change, so please check the restaurant's page for the latest information
Frequently asked questions
Summary
Vietnamese restaurants in Hanoi range from One Star set courses to Bib Gourmand phở and bún chả, and you can choose based on Michelin category, budget, and area. Where restaurants have branches with the same name, we've noted the bookable branch in each entry.
For days when you want seafood,seafood restaurants in Hanoi you can book, and for street food hopping, seeour Hanoi street food guide, and for the city's sights, seeHanoi sightseeing guide.
