Bánh cuốn
Steamed paper-thin rice paper rolled around minced pork and wood-ear mushroom, served with fish-sauce dip.
- Where to find it
- The Thanh Trì style is sold from flat baskets by street vendors; sit-down bánh cuốn nóng shops cluster around Hàng Gà and the Đội Cấn stretch of Ba Đình.
- When it is sold
- Breakfast into late morning. Some shops reopen for dinner.
- What it costs
- 35,000–60,000 VND
How to order it
Order it nóng (hot, steamed in front of you) rather than nguội (cold, pre-rolled) if you have the choice. The fried shallots on top are not optional.
We list neighbourhoods rather than street numbers: Hanoi stalls move, and a wrong address is worse than none. The guides below name specific places we stand behind.
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