Pick up at the hotel at 4pam. We are start walk around the Old Quarter to see the general life and traditional daily foods of Vietnamese. Today, we will taste most of the common dish which is Vietnamese eaten everyday:

First stop will be starter with green papaya salad mixed dry beef, then continue to another local place by foot for really authentic Noodle soup ( Pho). While eating, you will have story explain for the origin of this dish. After enjoy Pho, we are walk around the old quarter to see the traditional life with many of the shops are open by local people living here, the tour guide will have chance to tell you the history of the Old Quarter and the reason of streets named.

Stop at a small shop for another dish which is a little French influence name’s Banh My. But nowadays, with a lot of typical spices, it’s become very popular and convenient for Vietnamese daily meals and gave completely different taste compared to Banh Mi in Europe.

Spend more time to walk, you will know for sure: How different between the streets with many of different products selling around. Vietnam is known as a country with a tea drinking culture.

However, coffee is a popular drink in Vietnam from French war but depend on the weather, on each region we had a different way to make coffee. Now we in Hanoi, come to taste a special egg coffee- unique in Hanoi.

Just a short walk from the coffee place to really small draft beer shop runs by a old man, have a glass of beer with some local snack: Rice cracker ( Banh Da), Spring rolls( Nem). Here is place not only for food, but also we come to know about the life in Hanoi during the subsidize times.

Keep walking to the lake side where we have time enjoy the fresh fruits mixed yogurt for dessert.

What to bring:

• Bring an empty stomach