1.

Entertaining
Bars:
Hanoi is a fresh picture with plenty of bars and pubs. However, Hanoi police often
coercive entertaining venues making noise, disturbing public order or
deliberately disregarding the law. Therefore, only a handful of bars, pub
operations at midnight. Some modern bars located in luxury hotels may operate
until 2 am. Ta Hien Street is one of the central streets with the most popular bars
and pubs.

- Cheeky Quarter - 1 Ta Hien, Tel: 09361433999

- Funky Monkey - 31 Hang Thung, Tel: (04) 39286113
- Gambrinus - 198 Tran Quang Khai, Tel: (04) 39351114
- Green Mango - 18 Hang Quat, Tel: (04) 39289917
- Le Pub - 25 Hang Be, Tel: (04) 39262104
- Legend Beer - 109 Nguyen Tuan, Tel: (04) 35571277
- Mao Red Lounge - 5 Ta Hien
- Polite Pub - 5 Bao Khanh, Tel: (04) 38250959
- Roots - No. 2 Luong Ngoc Quyen
- Studio - 32 Ma May, Tel: (04) 39263882
Cinema:
- Cinematheque, 22A Hai Ba Trung, Tel: (04) 39362648
A house full of art for those who love films, with a lovely little barcafe.
- Megastar Cineplex Vicom Center, 191 Ba Trieu Tel: (04) 39743333
A high-quality cinema with a large screen and the most advanced
technology. Over 70,000 VND per ticket, not including drinks and
popcorn.
- Platinum Cineplex
The Garden - The Manor, M nh Tel: (04)3 7878 555
Vincom Long Bien - Vincom Village, Long Bin Tel: (04)3657
4455
- National Cineplex Center, 87 Lang Ha, Tel: (04) 35148647
Live music:
- Classical music: Hanoi Opera House - Opera House, Trang Tien, Tel:
(04) 39930113
This is the largest classical theater in Hanoi, with French-style
design and 900 seats.
- Jazz and modern music:
I-Box - 32 Le Thai To, Tel: (04) 38288820
A stylish cafe-bar with luxurious silk curtains and elegant
seats. There is often live music nightly, mostly non-verbal
music and jazz.
Jazz Club Nguyen Van Minh City: 31 - 33 Luong Van Can, Tel:
(04) 38257655
The bar with joyful atmosphere is a place where you can
enjoy jazz nightly. There is a full range of drinks and
refreshments for you to eat and enjoy the music at once.
Terrace Bar - 59 A Ly Thai To, Tel: (04) 39340888

You should come to this luxurious bar at prime time (about 6

pm, every thursday). There is a live band playing trendy
music.
2. Clubs and Services
Fitness Club:
- Deawoo Hotel Fitness Centre - 36 Kim Ma, Tel: (04) 38351000
It costs you about 400,000 VND for daily card in the club
(including all services, swimming pool and sauna).
Golf:
- King's Island - 45 km from Hanoi to the west, in the area of Ba
Vi Tel: (04) 3772 3160
This is the first 36-hole golf course in Vietnam. The landscape
is very beautiful with the combination of lakes and hills. The
charge is 1.600.000 per week.
Massage and Spa:
- The Spa at Long Bien III Hotels - 78 Dien Bien Phu, Tel: (04)
39271330
If you rest in the Old Quarter, this is the ideal place to relax
for a fee of 130,000 / h. It has pretty good service as
exfoliation, spa with large tub, a modern steam room ...
- Santal Spa: - 112 Xuan Dieu, Tel: (04) 37184686
There are forms of intensive therapy such as herbal baths,
massage with prices ranging from 600,000 - 1,000,000.
- SF salon and Spa - 16 Hang Buom, Tel: (04) 39261032
There are Swedish and Thai massage for the fee from
240.000VND.
Swimming:
- Military Swimming Pool: - Hotel of military, 33C Pham Ngu
Lao
The swimming pool is located in the city center. It only costs
you about 60.000 to swim with no time limit. Swimming pool
is very crowded with children in the afternoon.
- West Lake Water Park: (04) 37532757
Located in the north of the city, the park is a combination of
entertainment for the whole family. The ticket price is about
50.000VND for adults (above 1m1) and 30.000 VND for
children (less than 1m1). Ticket prices will be reduced after
5pm. Parks are usually very crowded on summer afternoons,
especially holidays or weekends. Right next to the park is Mat
Troi Moi park with a lot of majestic and attractive game on
land.
3. Address shopping:
Supermarkets
- Fivimart (210 Tran Quang Khai): This is one of the best
supermarkets in Hanoi.
- Citimart (49 Hai Ba Trung): This supermarket has many
diverse sorts of items.
- Oasis (24 Xuan Dieu): This supermarket specializes in
supplying imported items such as cheese, salami, raw
materials for you to make pasta at home.

Handicrafts:
- Craft Link 43 Van Mieu, Tel (04) 38437710: selling handicraft
items at moderate prices.
- Viet Hien - 88 Ta Hien, Tel: (04) 38269769: selling handicraft
items and pictures with high creativity.
- VietNamese House - 92 Hang Bac Street, Tel: (04) 38262455:
Specializing in selling items made by young creative
designers of Vietnam.
Market:
- Grapefruit Market: Located in the northwest of the city center.
People sell a lot of plants, fish and pets here.
- Market Cua Nam: located near Hanoi train station. The
market is not too special but on Le Duan street nearby, there
are a lot of interesting items such as clothing & sporting
goods, home appliances ...
- Dong Xuan Market: only 900m away from Hoan Kiem Lake.
There are hundreds of stalls with all sorts of goods sold. This
is a great place for you to explore urban street style of old
Hanoi.
- Hang Da Market: a small market, but there are all sorts of
imported goods such as wine, beer, food, flowers ... The
second floor sells clothing, clothing accessories. The market
is about 300 m away from Hoan Kiem Lake.
- Night Market: The market starts on Hang Giay and ends on
Hang Dao. The market sells a variety of goods and attracts
many tourists on every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening.
There are many thieves here, so you should pay attention to
your wallet when going to visit the market.