We joined a tour with Hanoi Street Foods which was a great introduction to the local grub and took us places we wouldn't have dared go ourselves.

When we got more confident we sampled the local 'bia hois' where a glass of beer is available for less than 10p!

Also recommended is Highway4 restaurant where we were either ultra-confident or drunk on their rice wine and tucked into local scorpions, bugs, ostrich and crocodile!

www.hanoistreetfood.com
www.hanoibiahoi.com
www.highway4.com

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Check there isn't a lorry or bus, then just walk. Cars and bikes will go around you as long as you don't hesitate or stop!

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Don't hesitate. Cross without stopping.

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Get up at dawn and wander around the old quarter, where joggers and tai chi classes replace the ever-present mopeds.

Near the statue in Hoan Kiem Lake, down a side street, there is a flower market, which transforms the area completely.

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