Banh Ran Mat Hang Chieu (Doughnut with honey)
Banh Ran Mat Hang Chieu is the Vietnamese version of a doughnut, but without the hole in the middle. The cake is made from sticky rice flour, stuffed with steamed mung beans. There is a stall located on Hang Chieu street in the Old Quarter known to sell the best and most authentic version of this cake. You can choose to eat it covered with sugar syrup or honey on top, or even plain.
Chuoi Nep Nuong (Grilled banana)
If you have not tried Vietnamese grilled banana, then you have not had banana at its best. A favorite Vietnamese snack is covering banana with sticky rice and then grilling over charcoal. That is not all, thick sweet coconut milk is draped all over it. While the dish originated in the south, there is a food stall on Hang Duong street that makes this dish even more delicious than what is found in Ho Chi Minh City by adding coconut meat and peanuts into the mix.
Tao Pho Nghia Tan (Tofu)
Located behind Nghia Tan Secondary School, this stall has been opened for many years, constantly attracting a steady crowd of students. Along with meaty dishes here, it is also served with their young tofu, a vegan dish.
A typical bowl of Ha Noi's tofu pudding looks incredibly simple but is refreshing and full of flavour. Observing the seller making tofu pudding might be a strangely satisfying and relaxing experience for customers. First of all, some ice cubes will be put into the serving bowl to help cool off the heat of the tofu pudding. Second, with a sharp flat metal spoon in the hand, the seller will skillfully scoop out some thin slices from the hot pudding in the pot, neatly and quickly putting those slices into the serving bowl. After pouring some sugar syrup into that bowl, jasmine flowers then will be added on top to decorate as well as creating a gentle floral scent and flavour.
Banh Troi Tau
Banh Troi Tau is the one of the popular dishes to local people. Also made from glutinous rice, green beans, but it is also chan water added with biscuits, pungent aroma of ginger. The pot of boiling water on the fire waiting for the diners. Therefore, this is considered a special gift of winter in Ha Noi. In Ha Noi, it is not difficult to find a Banh Troi Tau address as delicious as Bach Mai or Hang Dieu street. Especially, you cannot ignore the address of De To Hoang street.