Au Lac House

Bun Cha

Café Puku

Bohemian cafés are everywhere. Hanoi's Café Puku, run by three New Zealanders, has an East Village feel, with Beck playing... More

Cha Ca La Vong

Tasty morsels of turmeric-dusted whitefish are fried tableside in oil and accompanied by fresh dill, scallions, basil, peanuts, cilantro, and... More

Green Tangerine

Highway 4

Mai Anh

Vietnam's national dish is a piquant consommé spiked with ginger, cinnamon stick, fish sauce, and star anise (though recipes vary)... More

No Noodles

Two Western-style sandwich shops—No Noodles in Hanoi and Sama Café in Ho Chi Minh—combine the best imported meats and cheeses... More

Pho Thin

Press Club

Up in Hanoi, the Press Club, an expat haunt, offers the capital's best wine list, strip steaks from Pennsylvania, Caesar... More

Quan Cu

Quan Hué

It's the best place to try the comfortcuisine of Hué, particularly <em>banh khoai</em> (crisp rice-flour pancakes folded fajita-style around a... More

Verticale

Wild Rice

Wild Rice, which opened last year in Hanoi, breaks the colonial-villa mold with its spare, modern interior, spotlighted rock gardens... More