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Table for one · Hanoi, Vietnam
Hanoi eats on plastic stools, one bowl at a time; the city is made for a solo traveler.
Every stall makes one thing. Sit down and they'll bring it; no menu needed.
Old Quarter · 49 Bát Đàn
Any seat at the shared tables
Early morning
Get: Phở bò tái (rare beef)
You queue, pay and carry your bowl; nobody eats with company here.
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Hai Bà Trưng · 24 Lê Văn Hưu
A table upstairs
Lunch
Get: The 'Obama combo': bún chả, a nem and a beer
A single portion of bún chả is the classic solo lunch.
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Old Quarter · 25 Hàng Cá
A stool on the pavement
Morning
Get: The mixed bánh mì
A tiny bánh mì counter for a fast solo breakfast.
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Old Quarter · 35B Nguyễn Hữu Huân
A stool upstairs
Breakfast
Get: Xôi with chicken and pork floss
Sticky rice with toppings, fast and filling, at a corner shop where everyone eats alone.
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Old Quarter · 39 Nguyễn Hữu Huân
A low stool upstairs
Afternoon
Get: Egg coffee
The café that invented egg coffee; one cup, one stool.
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