Minh Tran
Verified Local📍 Hanoi
Born and raised in Hanoi's Old Quarter. I spend my weekends hunting for the best street food that tourists walk right past. My rule: if there's a line of motorbikes outside, go in.
3 spots shared
Minh Tran's hidden gems
Bún Bò Huế Hẻm 28
The best bun bo in Hanoi is not at a restaurant — it's a 70-year-old woman cooking in a 2-meter-wide alley off Đinh Liệt Street. She sets up at 6am and sells out by 9am. The broth has been going for decades, rich with lemongrass and shrimp paste. Plastic stools, no menu, no English. Pure Hanoi.
40,000 – 60,000 VND/person
Phở Gia Truyền Bát Đàn
This is old Hanoi pho — no garnishes, no hoisin, no bean sprouts. Just crystal-clear beef broth, flat rice noodles, and thinly sliced rare beef. The family has been making it the same way since 1955. The queue stretches into the street every morning and moves surprisingly fast.
35,000 – 50,000 VND/person
Cà Phê Trứng Giang
Egg coffee was invented here in 1946 when milk was rationed and a bartender at the Sofitel started whipping egg yolk with sugar and robusta. The original family recipe, in a crumbling colonial apartment on the 3rd floor. You ring a doorbell to get in. The egg cream sits on top of hot coffee like a savory custard.
25,000 – 45,000 VND