1. The number one drink in Hanoi should be the coffee.
Vietnam is one of the world-class coffee producers with many kinds of coffees, so is Hanoi.
Coming to Hanoi, you will have chances to enjoy coffee in your own ways. Sitting in a small coffee shop in the sidewalks, sipping your iced coffee and see Hanoi’s streets is nothing as wonderful as it is. Besides ice coffee, there are also iced coffee with condensed milk and mixed coffees such as egg coffee made with whipped egg yolk or yogurt coffee.
Some addresses for coffee are recommended for you:
Giang café: 109, Yen Phu or 39 Nguyen Huu Huan, Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Cong café: 32 Dien Bien Phu, Dien Bien, Ba Dinh district, or 152 Trieu Viet Vuong, Hanoi.
Old Quarter café (Pho Co café): 11 Hang Gai, Old Quarter, Hanoi
2. Beers is another drink you should try. Hanoi has its own beers, Bia hoi for example, with a unique style which is sitting on the small plastic chairs, drinking from cup and watching a tsunami of scooters in streets. Bia hoi Conner is one address for you.
Maos Red Lounge, Funky Buddha, Le Pub
3. Fresh Coconut (dua tuoi). Fresh Coconut water has been a popular drink for centuries. it is grassier, sweeter and refreshing. For me, it is the best beverage. You can easily get a coconut from street vendors in Hanoi with a cheap price.
4. Sugar Cane Juice (Nuoc Mia): In hot days in summer, it is nothing as exciting as to have a cup of iced Sugar Cane Juice. It will make you cool immediately. It can be mixed with kumquat to make it taster.
