Traditional eateries with menus that include simple dishes like braised meat, fish stock, boiled vegetables, sour soup, and so on have become an important part of Vietnamese food culture. Visit one of Hanoi's favorite traditional rice shops to enjoy the delicious taste of standard rice cooked by the mother.
Rice rinsing (Xới Cơm)
Rice ceremony, traditional rice shop with a cozy and idyllic old-world atmosphere. The shop is simply, rustically, and boldly decorated with rustic wood furniture and delicate decorative details. Diners are permitted to spread rice with subsidy-era chopsticks during the Rice Ceremony. Currently, only a few families consume rice in this manner.
Simple dishes like boiled vegetables, roasted meat, fish stock, and crab soup... will be served at this traditional rice shop. The chefs' team will change the menu on a daily basis to keep guests interested and avoid boredom.
Address: 107 Lane 36 Lang Ha, Hanoi
Price: 15,000 – 150,000 VND per dish
Cơm Lệ
Cơm Lệ has a diverse menu that includes many appealing traditional dishes. This is the ideal location for family or friend gatherings in a small and intimate setting.
Cơm Lệ has a nostalgic design style of the 1950s-1960s with exquisitely arranged interiors, optimal space, tables and chairs, and bowls of chopsticks that are extremely tidy and simple.
Traditional dishes such as ketchup beans, braised fish, roasted meat... are available. The decoration of each dish is also extremely simple, not too fussy in order to preserve the traditional Vietnamese meal.
Address: Trieu Viet Vuong, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Price: 20,000-300,000 VND/item
Tầm vị
Tầm Vị traditional rice shop has a rustic space with meticulously chosen interiors and synchronization from the smallest bowls and chopsticks to simple wooden tables and chairs, reminiscent of childhood and old houses.
The dishes here are made with carefully selected ingredients to ensure freshness and food safety. The restaurant's menu is simple, but it is constantly changed with different characteristics each season, creating novelty and attraction for diners.
Address: No. 4B Yen The Street, Hanoi
Price: From 55,000 – 400,000 VND per dish
Ầu ơ Việt Nam kitchen
The name of this traditional rice shop begins with the words "melancholy," evoking memories of mother's lullaby and eating familiar meals. When you enter the restaurant, you will be impressed by the spacious, airy space, which is ideal for group reunion meals or family gatherings.
With more than 200 traditional Vietnamese dishes on the menu. You'll get a truly rustic taste, with bold flavors from all three regions.
Address: 15 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanoi
Price: From 15,000 to more than 1 million VND
Cửa hàng mậu dịch số 37
Cửa hàng mậu dịch số 37, a traditional rice shop, is inspired by the design of the subsidy era. When you come here, you will be lost in the old Hanoi space and experience the appealing and unforgettable taste of rice. To give each diner the most authentic experience possible, the owner has worked tirelessly, manually collecting items 40-50 years old to display in the restaurant, resulting in an impressive miniature subsidy space in the heart of modern Hanoi.
The dishes here are quite rich, with dishes like elderberry, molded cake, rice filler, tubers, pickles...
Address: 158 Tran Vu/22 Nam Trang
Price: From 40,000 – 150,000 VND per dish
Source: Wanderlust