{"id":2778,"date":"2026-05-18T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/?post_type=news&p=2778"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:30:00","slug":"picker-whisky-hanoi","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/picker-whisky-hanoi\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanoi's \"The Picker,\" a whiskey bar lined with vintage Triumph, BMW, and Harley bikes: a secret hideaway by Hoan Kiem Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The \"motorbikes x whisky\" space that a Cong Caphe co-founder took on next<\/h2>\n<p>At 20 Hai Ba Trung Street in Hanoi's Old Quarter, an incongruous space has appeared. \"The Picker\" is a whisky bar newly created by Trung Edward, a co-founder of Cong Caphe, which operates across Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Step inside and polished vintage Triumph, BMW, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles greet you. Aircraft instruments and sporting-goods artifacts fill the walls, unfolding a space that could be called a \"living museum warehouse.\"<\/p>\n<h2>The team lineup: Vietnamese food-and-beverage veterans come together<\/h2>\n<p>Four key figures were involved in launching The Picker.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>Role<\/th>\n<th>Background<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Do Quoc Khanh<\/td>\n<td>Operator<\/td>\n<td>Store operations lead<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Toan<\/td>\n<td>Visionary<\/td>\n<td>Founder of Tach Space and Sharetea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trung Edward<\/td>\n<td>Co-founder<\/td>\n<td>A launch member of Cong Caphe and Te Bar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nguyen Minh Khanh<\/td>\n<td>Whisky connoisseur<\/td>\n<td>Leads curation and selection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>The fusion of whisky and \"motorhead\"<\/h2>\n<p>The backbone of the beverage menu is a whisky collection carefully selected by Nguyen Minh Khanh. Flight menus spanning the regions of Scotland, Ireland, Japan, and America are on offer. Classic cocktails are also served with a precision described as \"meticulously crafted.\"<\/p>\n<p>The BGM is rock and pop from the '60s and '70s. Several intimate, dimly lit small rooms (nooks) are set up, and a space where old-school collectors gather and converse has arisen naturally.<\/p>\n<h3>Recommended ways to enjoy<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Feel the differences of origin through a whisky flight (a tasting of three or four kinds)<\/li>\n<li>Ask the bartender to recommend a classic cocktail<\/li>\n<li>Drink while gazing at the motorbikes from a courtyard seat<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy conversation with vintage bike owners<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reactions on social media and in the press<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\"So this is what happens when the Cong Caphe people do a bar. The world-building is on another level.\" (The Dot Magazine article)<\/li>\n<li>\"A hideaway for whisky lovers. Go while there are still few tourists.\" (Instagram food blogger)<\/li>\n<li>\"An Old Fashioned drunk next to the Triumph in the courtyard, is there a better location than this?\" (Facebook post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Access guide for Japanese travelers<\/h2>\n<p>A prime location, a five-minute walk from Hoan Kiem Lake.<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/fairmont-hanoi-heritage\/\">Fairmont Hanoi<\/a>It's right by, too. Open daily from 3 p.m., so you can use it for an afternoon cafe visit too.<\/p>\n<p>As a way to spend a Hanoi night,<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/workshop14-hanoi-bar\/\">Workshop14<\/a>the route of having one modernist cocktail before moving on to The Picker lets you experience the forefront of Hanoi's bar scene in a single evening.<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/ao-dai-cocktail\/\">Hanoi's cocktail culture<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Address<\/td>\n<td>20 Hai Ba Trung, Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hours<\/td>\n<td>3 p.m. to late night<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Budget<\/td>\n<td>One whisky about 150,000 to 400,000 VND (about 880 to 2,350 yen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Access<\/td>\n<td>A five-minute walk from Hoan Kiem Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Concept<\/td>\n<td>Retro steampunk x vintage motorbikes x whisky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SNS<\/td>\n<td>Instagram \/ Facebook: @thepicker_vietnam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Hanoi's Old Quarter nightlife diversifies<\/h2>\n<p>There was a time when a Hanoi night meant only the bia hoi of Ta Hien Street. But with Workshop14's modernist cocktails, ZAO's fun dining, and The Picker's whisky, world-standard dining experiences have begun to cluster around the Old Quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Cong Caphe spread cafe culture across Vietnam, there's every chance The Picker could become the starting point of whisky culture.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary: a secret base in Hanoi that opens at 3 p.m.<\/h2>\n<p>Bike lovers, whisky lovers, or simply people who \"want to drink in a cool space.\" The Picker answers all of them. After a stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake, the best strategy is to enter right at the 3 p.m. opening and secure a courtyard seat. That first drink while gazing at the motorbikes will be an exceptional time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thedotmagazine.com\/crafted-in-the-capital-the-new-bars-and-restaurants-in-hanoi-you-need-to-know-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Dot Magazine &#8211; Crafted In The Capital<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nightlifevietnam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nightlife Vietnam<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Picker on Hai Ba Trung street in Hanoi's Old Quarter. 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