Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, has secured the top spot in the Best Food Destinations for 2024 category of the Travelers' Choice Awards from TripAdvisor, the world's leading travel site. This achievement surpasses many famous food destinations around the world, such as Chiang Mai and Phuket in Thailand, Rome in Italy, Paris in France, and New Delhi in India.
This achievement means that Vietnamese cuisine is making its mark on the global culinary scene. It represents a significant opportunity to attract tourists to Hanoi, both domestic and international visitors.
Many visitors to Hanoi do not miss the chance to taste some of its famous dishes, such as beef pho, grilled pork with vermicelli noodles, and Vietnamese baguette. In addition, Hanoi offers other famous dishes such as banh cuon (rolled rice pancake), ca phe trung (egg coffee), cha ca la vong (fish with dill and turmeric), bun dau mam tom (vermicelli with fried tofu and shrimp paste), and bun oc and bun rieu (snail and crab noodle soup).
TripAdvisor recommends several restaurants in Hanoi worth trying, including Bun Cha Huong Lien, Giang Café, Cha ca Thang Long, and Trang Tien Ice Cream. Hanoi also boasts three Michelin-starred restaurants: Gia, Hibana by Koki, and Tam Vi.
As part of its efforts to promote culinary tourism, Hanoi has also developed various specialized routes for culinary tourism, such as the Tong Duy Tan Food Street in Hoan Kiem District and the Night Food Street, and Dao Ngoc - Ngu Xa Walking Street in Ba Dinh District.
The Travelers' Choice Best of the Best 2024 is an annual award presented by TripAdvisor to destinations that have received highly positive reviews and opinions from the global traveler community over the past 12 months. Less than 1% of the eight million destinations listed on TripAdvisor receive the Best of the Best award, indicating an exceptionally high level of excellence in the travel industry.
