Nem rán
Crispy Vietnamese spring rolls — pork, glass noodles, wood-ear, wrapped in rice paper and fried.
- Where to find it
- Rarely a standalone stall — you meet it on a bún chả tray or a com bình dân counter.
- When it is sold
- Lunch and dinner.
- What it costs
- 10,000–25,000 VND each
How to order it
In the north they are nem; calling them chả giò marks you as having learned your Vietnamese in Saigon.
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.
3 guides mention Nem rán
Nem rán, not chả giò: spring rolls in the north
What Hanoi calls them, what goes inside, why the wrapper is different, and where you actually meet nem rán in the wild — which is almost never as a dish of its own.
Bánh gối and the Old Quarter fryer corner
Deep-fried pillow dumplings stuffed with pork, glass noodle and quail egg — plus the nem chua rán and bánh rán that come out of the same oil. An afternoon snack crawl in one corner.
What to eat in Hanoi: the complete food guide (2026)
The best food in Hanoi, dish by dish — 20 must-try dishes in the order to eat them, what each costs, when it is sold, and a full index of every dish guide on this site.