Below is a list of quality restaurants offering food for less than VND100,000 (US$ 4.3) per person in the busiest central districts of the capital city of Hanoi. Prices may vary depending on restaurants.
Banh cuon Ba Hoanh (thin steamed rice flour crepe). Address: To Hien Thanh, Hai Ba Trung district. Price: VND30,000 - 60,000 (US$1.3-US$2.6). Time: 6am - 20pm
My van than Thang Huyen (wonton noodle soup). Address: Mai Hac De, Hai Ba Trung district. Price: VND20,000 - 50,000 (US$0.8 - US$2.1). Time: 7am - 22pm
Chao trai (mussel porrigde). Address: Tran Xuan Soan, Hai Ba Trung district, Price: VND30,000 (US$1.3), Time: 11am - 21pm
Pho Thin. Address: Lo Duc, Hai Ba Trung district. Price: VND40,000 - 60,000 (US$1.7 - US$2.6). Time: 6am - 20.30pm
Like many Vietnamese living and working abroad, Nguyen Ngoc Lam, who lives in Denmark, dearly miss traditional dishes like bún chả, phở and bún vịt măng.