All our Food & dining guides for Vietnam, in one place.
What Vietnamese people drink, from fresh bia hoi to the modern craft beer scene, plus rice wine, drinking etiquette and the zero tolerance driving rule.
The best places to eat in Hoi An: cao lau, white rose dumplings, legendary banh mi, riverside restaurants and a one day tasting route.
How banh mi and pho change as you travel Vietnam: northern and southern soup, what goes in a sandwich where, and how to spot the good places.
What to eat in Hanoi and how to find it: the dishes the city specialises in, how the plastic-stool places work, what a meal costs, and eating safely.
Vietnamese coffee explained: why it tastes like that, the phin filter, egg coffee and coconut coffee, how to order without guessing, and regional styles.
Eating vegetarian and vegan in Vietnam: the Buddhist com chay tradition, the fish sauce and broth traps, phrases that work, and which regions are easiest.
The Vietnamese food guide: pho, banh mi, bun cha, the coffee obsession, how north, centre and south eat differently, and how to order like a regular.