On early winter days, having a bowl of hot beef stew with Vietnamese bread is a good breakfast choice for visitors to Hanoi
Beef stew with bread has been for long favored by Hanoians. It is common to see people queuing to enjoy the dish on Dinh Ngang, Thai Thinh, Ta Hien and Chan Cam streets where the dish is believed to be best made.
The decisive factor of the dish is a delicious beef stew with the specific flavors of fresh beef, red wine, cinnamon, star anise, potatoes, carrots and seasonings.
Food is playing an increasingly influential role in the travel decisions of Vietnamese tourists, with 35% citing local cuisine as one of the key factors in choosing a destination, according to Agoda's Travel Outlook 2026 report.