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Saturday, 04 April 2009 06:25
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Bohemia Pivo 47 Quoc Tu Giam, Dong Da Tel: 04 37323566 Czech inspired beer hall and restaurant that brews its own beers. The specialties include a pilsner and a heavy dark stout called ‘Black Beer’. Interior is large, with two floors, and quirkily decorated. The fare is Eastern European with some Vietnamese. They serve both goulash and beef stew.
Cafe Nola 89 Ma May, Hoan Kiem Multi-level artsy cafe built in a colonial era house around an open central courtyard. Located at the end of an enclosed alleyway, the café features two floors including an upstairs outdoor terrace. A typical cafe menu mixes with a range of Asian and western-style dishes (mains around VND45,000 to VND70,000). Cafe den da costs VND17,000. Free Wi-Fi.
Daluva 33 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho Tel: 04 3718 5831 A popular expat and trendy Vietnamese hangout in the up-and-coming Xuan Dieu area on West Lake. A bar and restaurant that combines casual dining with a classy twist, wine, tapas, events and attractive décor. Playroom and kids menu also available. Dragonfly 15 Hang Buom, Hoan Kiem www.dragonfly.vn This new location of the old favourite now features more space and atmosphere. Weekly nights include Russian Night on Wednesday and Ladies’ Night on Sunday. Cheap drinks and popular cocktail specials keep this venue busy. Ete 95 Giang Van Minh, Dong Da Tel: 04 7675 1331
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Halle Club 64 Nguyen Du Tel: 04 3942 1745 Large-scale Vietnamese style nightclub, quite easy to spot from outside at night. Booths and tables surrounding a central stage are serviced by courteous, attractive girls, quick to light your cigarette. Bass heavy music is meant for the scantily clad dancing girls on stage.
Ho Guom Xanh Club 32 Le Thai To, Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 3828 8806 One of the older, more well-known Vietnamese nightclubs in the city, but not a dance club. Dozens of tall tables fill the large room. Bottles of liquor are usually sold by the bottle and are mindfully poured by the abundant, smiling, mostly female staff. Here you watch the girls dance on a stage complete with elevating platforms and live DJs.
Jo Jo’s Bar and Restaurant 23c Hai Ba Trung, Hoan KiemTel: 04 3938 6555 First and foremost a wine bar, Jo Jo’s serves up tasty western-style food in an elegant, candlelit setting. Black sofa chairs line the interior providing the perfect place to park up and chow down. Le Pub 25 Hang Be, Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 3926 2104 An eye-catching bar located in the heart of the old quarter. Decked out in maroon and furnished with dark wooden tables, benches and chairs, the relaxed atmosphere, solid menu and arguably the coldest beers in town causes Le Pub to draw a consistent expat crowd. Runs a pub quiz every Tuesday night. Lighthouse 51 Phuc Tan, Ba Dinh Out-of-the-way grunge bar and nightclub with a back patio facing the banks of the Red River. Often open late, Euro pop fills the air and its famous spotlight gives this venue its name. Loop 6 Hang Bai, Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 6270 0595 Hanoi’s newest nightlife spot, the chic interior of this low-lit basement club makes for a comfortable night out. Local and international DJ’s man the decks bringing the best in dance and house. Mao’s Red Lounge 7 Ta Hien, Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 3926 3104 This two-floored Bohemian looking bar is one of the go-to spots for anyone looking to quench their thirst in the Old Quarter. Run by the affable Mao, one of the faces of Hanoi’s bar scene, think super-cheap Halida beer, cheap mixers and you’ll get the idea. Open late. Matador 41 Hang Giay, Ba Dinh Two Filipino singers (the band is Vietnamese), exposed brickwork, bright lights, wagon wheel tables and a nominal Latino-cum-Wild-West theme make this place a popular spirit drinking and people watching spot with Hanoians. Bottles of the top shelf stuff go for between VND1million and VND2million while the food menu does the standard ‘thuc an nhanh’ range for VND79,000 a dish. Nutz The Sheraton Hotel, 11 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho Tel: 04 3719 9000 Busy nightclub located in the Sheraton Hotel popular with locals and Asian expats. The Lamborghini owners’ club of Hanoi make their base here alongside the capital’s glitterati. Dance the night away in the arms of Vietnam’s rich and famous. Polite Pub 5 Pho Bao Khanh, Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 4825 0959 This long running venue is one of the few remaining bars on Bao Khanh, once known as Pub Street. Offers its large expat clientele the comforts of home. Roasted peanuts, football and beer provide welcome distractions from the Vietnamese Women’s Pool Champion working behind the bar. Roots 2 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Hoan Kiem This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it In the heart of the Old Quarter, this is Hanoi’s premier venue for reggae, salsa, Caribbean & African music. Popular with the French expat crowd. Open late. Red Mask 2d Ta Hien, Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 3928 2299 A well-known dive bar popular amongst the tourist crowd. Has arguably the country’s most lopsided pool table. Open late. Relax Bar 68 Quan Su, Hoan Kiem Long running drinking haunt popular with older expats. A place to mix business with pleasure, Relax Bar offers just what its title suggests. Relax II 36 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem Brightly lit, this recently renovated sequel to the first Relax Bar provides nightly live music and spirits by the bottle, although the main attraction seems to be the ladies. R & R Tavern 10 Tho Nhuom, Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 6295 8215 www.rockandrolltavern-hanoi.com Recently relocated, this airy and spacious bar and restaurant is the newest incarnation of one of Hanoi’s true nightlife institutions. Weekly events, excellent pub grub and live music pull in the crowds and keep the regulars coming back. Seventeen Saloon 98b Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 8946 6822 www.seventeensaloon.com.vn Located a couple of blocks from Hanoi train station, this Wild-West themed bustling live music venue hosts local and international acts nightly. Energetic and friendly staff help make a night out at The Saloon a definite one to remember. Solace End of Chuong Duong Do, Hoan Kiem This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it While the boat-on-the-river location and late-night opening hours make this infamous grunge bar a popular drinking spot, booze-induced tensions have lent it a not-so-amiable reputation. Nonetheless, with a DJ spinning tunes into the early hours, a pool table and great views across the river, Solace remains one of the few ‘places to end up at’ in Hanoi. Just make sure you don’t finish up in the river. Studio 32 Ma May, Hoan Kiem Tel: 04 3926 3882 www.studio-vietnam.com A stylish, two-floor, whitewashed bar daubed in pink light and furnished with comfortable, cushion-style seating. This top-end drinking spot is one of the most attractive bars in town. Sunset Bar InterContinental Westlake, 1A Nghi Tam, Tay Ho Tel: 04 3270 8888 Situated at a confluence of walkways leading to the outer buildings of the InterContinental, this elegant lakeside bar and lounge offers one of the most romantic scenes in the capital. As its name suggests, this a great place to watch the sun set over West Lake. Prices are five-star, but in terms of quality, the service cannot be faulted.
Tadioto 113 Trieu Viet Vuong, Hai Ba Trung Bar-cum-art gallery-cum-the home of Nguyen Qui Duc, one of Hanoi's best-known personalities. A great, chilled out atmosphere mixes in with contemporary, artistic decor to create a space that is as much a piece of art as it is a bar. Beer starts at VND30,000 and spirits here are best bought by the bottle (think VND500,000 for 750ml of Jameson's).
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