Hanoi Walking Street

Hanoi Pedestrian Street was opened and operated on 26 streets, a place that attracts a large number of people to participate in fun activities. The list below includes all the streets and roads included in the Hanoi Walking Street map.

Even for locals, the old streets are often quite messy and make it easy to get lost. But don't worry, you can find free walking street maps around Sword Lake or use google map to find your way. Normally, the area of Hoan Kiem Lake and the bar area (Ta Hien, Ma May) is a place crowded with locals and tourists.

As a place of entertainment for all generations, there are many cultural and fun activities held in the Hanoi Walking Street area including folk games, concerts, New Year celebrations, performances. Music performance on the sidewalk, dance competition…

One of the interesting activities held at the Hanoi Pedestrian Street is the Vietnamese Folk Game. These games usually take place on Saturday and Sunday nights, when most children are there. Some popular games are: jump rope, tug of war, mandarin box, shuttlecock, etc. You can join the crowd if you want to play and the locals will be very friendly to explain the rules if you don't understand. There are many types of games suitable for both children and adults, so you can take your kids there without worry. These folk games will bring you interesting and unforgettable experiences, as well as an opportunity to connect with people and bring you back to your childhood life.

Since its inception, there have been many groups of artists performing on the streets of the pedestrian area. These performances vary in style, from Latin songs to folk, orchestral, light music, V-POP, K-POP and US-UK songs. You can give them a round of applause to encourage them and thank them for bringing joy to the streets.

Furthermore, as the “Public K-POP” trend is gaining popularity among the younger generation, you will also see many dance groups covering popular K-POP songs. If you go to the pedestrian street on Saturday and Sunday, you will be amazed by the skills these dance groups have, even though most of them are very young, only 17-23 years old.

Walking street is also a place to welcome the new year. Every year at 00:00 on January 1, people from all over the world gather here to countdown to welcome a new year. Before midnight, there is usually a concert held by Heineken right on the pedestrian street with many famous artists performing. Then, on the stage screen, a countdown table will appear 1 hour before entering the new year. On this day, the pedestrian street is extremely crowded so it is difficult to navigate. Although the event was fun, there have been many cases of people fainting because of the crowd, so if you are not used to it, you should not try to wriggle into it.

Besides cultural and entertainment activities, you can also find many portrait artists around Hoan Kiem Lake. It will only take about half an hour to have your own portrait. Moreover, you will also have the opportunity to listen to many interesting stories that come from the diverse experiences of the artists.

After participating in street entertainment, it's time to recharge. Vietnamese street food has become legendary, and Hanoi's pedestrian street - the heart of the city - is definitely a local foodie's paradise. Below, you will find a list of must-try local dishes when visiting Hanoi pedestrian street:

Trang Tien ice cream:

Fresh ice cream is only 10,000 VND a piece, you can find many flavors such as vanilla, chocolate, green beans, coconut milk, ... The shop is located near the intersection of Ngo Quyen and Trang Tien. You will easily find this famous ice cream shop because it is always crowded with diners to buy and enjoy the ice cream that has gone down in the history of Hanoi.

Address: 35 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Opening hours: 7:30 AM - 11PM

Dried beef salad

A very interesting dish that you can't find anywhere other than Hanoi's pedestrian street. This dish consists of dried beef covered with herbs and a sauce that gives it a sweet and salty taste. You can find this dried beef mannequin in the corner near Lotteria right by Hoan Kiem Lake called "Long Vi Dung".

Address: 23 Hoan Kiem Lake, Hang Bac, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Opening hours: 8AM - 10:30 PM

Pho Thin by the Lake

Hanoi has two famous Pho Thin restaurants, one on the lakeside and the other at Lo Duc. These two pho shops are unrelated and serve two completely different pho dishes. Pho Thin is one of the best pho restaurants, specializing in serving rare beef noodle soup. In addition, the shop also has a few more overseas stores. However, the shop is quite small and always crowded, hot and fragrant with pho, so you may want to try it on weekdays, when the pedestrian street is less crowded and the pho shops are less crowded.

Address: 61 Dinh Tien Hoang, Ly Thai To, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Opening hours: 6:30 AM–1PM, 5–10: 30PM

In addition, you can find countless street vendors selling street snacks. Moreover, if you want to have a complete dinner, there are many restaurants and fast food stalls around the Ho Lake where you can enjoy excellent food with the flavors of Hanoi.

One for a small note:

• Hanoi Walking Street is only open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights! Don't forget the date because otherwise there won't be any interesting activities to join as mentioned above.
• You should take a taxi or bus to the streets, then walk around so you don't have to find parking. On weekends, it is difficult to find parking in the pedestrian street.
• However, if you still need to park your car, there are still some parking spots such as 15 Hai Ba Trung Street, Ly Thai To Street, Ngo Quyen, Quang Trung, Le Phung Hieu, etc. For motorbikes, it will be 10,000 VND / each. and for a car it's 50,000 VND/unit.