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Long Bien wholesale market

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National GeographicSep 26

Follow Hanoi’s Breakfast Trail for a Feast Before Sunrise

At 4am, while most of Hanoi sleeps, its breakfast trade is already in motion. Tours with a local chef reveal where Vietnam’s culinary capital eats first.

Future under threat due to tightening roadside trading restrictions.

11 things in this story
  • Dong Xuan AlleyNeighborhoodBest for bun cha (grilled pork with rice noodles) during the day.
  • A Chef's TourPlaceOffers food experiences across Asia and Latin America.
  • Tet Han ThucFestivalCelebrated on the third day of the third lunar month.
  • Long Bien wholesale marketMarketFuture under threat due to tightening roadside trading restrictions.
  • Chi CuaRestaurantFamily has traded at Long Bien market for over 60 years.
  • banh cuonRestaurantLocal spot with lime-green tables and plastic stools.
  • bun chaRestaurantSizzling pork patties served with cold vermicelli and mint.
  • pho boRestaurantRich beef broth loaded with garlic and chilli.
  • xoi thap camRestaurantFried sticky rice.
  • bun mocRestaurantSoup with vermicelli, meatballs and bamboo shoots.
  • egg coffeeCaféCold coffee drink.
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