Dong Xuan Market is nothing short of a culinary paradise where you can find an impressive range of tasty and affordable delicacies.
Dong Xuan Market is Hanoi’s largest indoor market, offering a wide array of goods within its four-story Soviet-style building on the northern edge of the famous Old Quarter.
Start with the ground floor where you can find a bustling wet market, where locals buy fresh seafood, meat and vegetables. Go upstairs for printed tees, fabrics, luggage and much more.
When you are tired, treat yourself with one (or some) of these street food essentials of the capital city.
Dong Xuan is one of the few places selling grilled pork on bamboo stick in Hanoi, which is an interesting version of bun cha, recently made famous by Obama. The dish found in Dong Xuan is made in a traditional style: the pork is wrapped in guise leaves, clipped on bamboo flat sticks and grilled over charcoal. The smell alone is mouth-watering. It is sereved with rice noodles, fresh herbs and a lightly sour dipping source. Photo by Blogphuot.vn |
Near one of the entrances you will find a small snail noodle stand, which is always packed around noon. The most delicious part of the snail noodle is the broth, with a light, delicate taste. The snails are a perfect mixture of soft and chewy. Ask for some fried tofu and turmeric. Each bowl will only set you back VND30,000-35,000 ($1.33-1.55). Photo by Chien Tran |
It’s widely known that Hanoians love pho, and southern Vietnamese love hu tieu, a Cambodian-Chinese concoction that Vietnamese have adapted for their palates. What you are looking at is, wait for it, pho tieu. The name says it all: this is the love child of the two beloved hot noodle dishes. Thin white noodles are served with thin slices of roasted pork, topped with herbs and roasted peanuts. A bowl costs VND25,000, or just a little more than $1. Photo by Dao Cam Nhung |
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