{"id":65919,"date":"2026-09-01T19:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/?p=65919"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:18:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:18:31","slug":"best-things-to-do-in-hanoi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.you.co\/sg\/blog\/best-things-to-do-in-hanoi\/","title":{"rendered":"35 Best Things To Do In Hanoi, Vietnam (2026 Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From egg coffee to train tracks, here are 35 reasons Hanoi deserves your next long weekend<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Vietnam’s capital is chaotic, charming, and completely unbothered by your itinerary. Motorbikes pour around you like water. Coffee arrives with an egg yolk whipped into it, thick and sweet as melted tiramisu. And down a lane named after silk, someone has been ladling the same clear beef broth since the sixties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hanoi is a city best taken slowly, which is exactly what makes it such a good long weekend. It’s a 3h 35min flight from Changi, visa-free for Singaporeans, and so cheap that a bowl of noodles, an ice-cold beer and a museum ticket together won’t clear S$10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read on for the 35 best things to do in Hanoi, from lantern-lit guild streets to the six-storey caf\u00e9s your feed keeps serving you \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udc9c Stay Up To Date:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Short Trips From Singapore: 18 Weekend Getaways <\/a>
\u2013 Phu Quoc Travel Guide: Things To Do + Tips<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TL;DR: Hanoi at a glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Highlights<\/strong><\/th>Details<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Why go<\/strong><\/td>Street food, egg coffee and French-colonial streets, at a third of the price of anywhere else you’d fly to<\/td><\/tr>
How long<\/strong><\/td>3 days for the city, 4 to 5 with a day trip to Halong Bay or Ninh Binh<\/td><\/tr>
Best time<\/strong><\/td>October and November for cool, dry days. Winter gets properly chilly, so pack a jacket<\/td><\/tr>
Getting there<\/strong><\/td>About 3h 35min direct from Changi. 30 days visa-free for Singapore passports<\/td><\/tr>
Don’t miss<\/strong><\/td>Hoan Kiem Lake at 6 AM, egg coffee at Caf\u00e9 Gi\u1ea3ng, b\u00fan ch\u1ea3 for lunch, bia h\u01a1i on Ta Hien<\/td><\/tr>
Rough cost<\/strong><\/td>Around S$60 to S$100 a day per person, all in<\/td><\/tr>
Paying<\/strong><\/td>Tap your YouTrip card at hotels and restaurants, keep dong for street stalls<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\ud83d\udcda Table of Contents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. What Is Hanoi Known For?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What You Can’t Miss in Hanoi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Old Quarter & Hoan Kiem Lake<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. History & Landmarks<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Hanoi’s Coffee Culture<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. What to Eat in Hanoi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Things to Do in Hanoi at Night<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Unique & Underrated Things to Do<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Shopping in Hanoi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Things to Do in Hanoi With Kids<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. Day Trips From Hanoi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. How Many Days Do You Need in Hanoi?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. Best Time to Visit Hanoi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. Where to Stay in Hanoi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. What a Hanoi Trip Costs & How to Pay<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  16. Travel Tips for Exploring Hanoi<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  17. FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    What Is Hanoi Known For?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    Vietnam’s capital and second-biggest city, home to around 8.5 million people spread across the Red River Delta up in the north. It’s about 1,600km from Ho Chi Minh City, and honestly the two feel every bit that far apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Hanoi has been a capital since 1010, when King L\u00fd Th\u00e1i T\u1ed5 moved his court here and named it Th\u0103ng Long, the ascending dragon. That name is still stamped on the Imperial Citadel at number 7 on this list, a thousand years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    So what’s Hanoi actually famous for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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