Activities after 8 pm in Hanoi

Hanoi at night is a beautiful picture with the sparkling lights of the streets, exciting activities, and a diverse culinary scene.

20/02/2025

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Drink beer on Ta Hien street

Like Bui Vien West Street in Ho Chi Minh City, Ta Hien is an address known to many foreign tourists when visiting Hanoi because of the uniqueness of this street. During the day, the shops at Ta Hien are almost silent, but when the street lights up, the atmosphere here becomes bustling and vibrant with music and toasts. Some delicious dishes you can enjoy with beer at Ta Hien include : grilled dried squid, beef fish, grilled yellowstripe scad, Vietnamese fermented pork roll, fried fermented pork roll, and Nem Phung (fermented pork).

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Water Puppet Show

It is a theater art that tourists should see when coming to Hanoi. This art has a tradition of more than 1,000 years in Vietnam. There are two addresses that many visitors visit: Thang Long Puppet Theater at 57B Dinh Tien Hoang and Vietnam Puppet Theater at 361 Truong Chinh.

Listening to Ca Tru (Vietnamese ceremonial singing)

Ca tru originated in the 11th century, the style bears many similarities to Japanese geisha ceremonies and opera performances. Initially, Ca tru was considered entertainment for the nobility in the royal palace, then it entered the common cultural space of modern Hanoi.

Visitors can listen to Ca Tru at Hanoi Ca Tru Club at 42 Hang Bac, Ca Tru Thang Long 146 Tu Hoa.

Night tour of Hoa Lo prison

Known as hell on earth - Hoa Lo Prison Relics is a highly historical destination of Hanoi, this was once the place where political prisoners were tortured. Previously this monument was only open to visitors during the day, now this place is ready to welcome visitors at night with a new product called Sacred Night. This activity gives visitors vivid experiences of past years.

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Decoding Thang Long Imperial Citadel

The night tour "Decoding the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long" helps visitors partly understand a part of the history of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long stretching from the 7th to the 19th century.

The 90-minute journey starts from Doan Mon gate with the king's court ceremony and the ancient dance "Thang Long Royal Court", admire historical artifacts associated with feudal dynasties, and experience the offering ceremony The incense incense commemorates the 52 emperors at Kinh Thien Palace and ends at the archaeological site at 18 Hoang Dieu.

Real-life show of The Quintessence of Tonkin

The real-life show takes place on a stage at the foot of Thay Mountain, on the surface of a 4,300 square meter lake, taking visitors into the lives of Northern farmers through sound and light performances. Most of the actors participating in the scene are farmers from Quoc Oai district.

In addition to the play, visitors can also directly experience traditional Northern culture outside the stage with shops selling banh gio, banh te, sticky rice cake, sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves and banana leaves, peanut candy, and candies. Tourists can buy and eat on small chairs in the middle of the garden to the sound of Quan Ho(Vietnamese traditional folk music).

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Night cuisine in Old Quarter

To experience night cuisine in Hanoi, visitors can visit "sleepless" streets such as Tong Duy Tan street (Hoan Kiem district), Dao Ngoc - Ngu Xa food street (Ba Dinh district).

Go to the night flower market

Quang Ba flower market and Long Bien wholesale market are two addresses that Westerners whisper to each other that they must visit once if they have the opportunity to come to Hanoi. The market mainly sells flowers and fruits, but visitors are required to stay up late and get up early to fully see the bustling, bustling atmosphere of a very different Hanoi when night falls.

Located right at the foot of Long Bien bridge, Long Bien wholesale market is bustling all year round, the most famous being the fruit wholesale flea market. From 8:00 p.m. the market starts to bustle, getting busier as the night progresses. The Quang Ba flower market is open all night but is most crowded at around 3-4 am, when buyers and sellers are busy. Bouquets of flowers, large and small, piled on the cart, were bustling in and out.