WriterHanoi · 6 stories

Linh Pham

Old Quarter to Tay Ho, phuong by phuong

Based in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Hanoi neighbourhoods writer walking the 36 guild streets, the French Quarter and the lakeside lanes of Tay Ho.

Hanoi · 6 stories

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Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi: The Coffee Street, the Temple and the Mall the Old Quarter Doesn't Have

South of the French Quarter's villas, Hai Ba Trung trades postcard Hanoi for a working district of century-old cafes, a Trung sisters' temple and a park the locals actually use.

Linh Pham12 Aug 2026

Linh Pham

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Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi: The Coffee Street, the Temple and the Mall the Old Quarter Doesn't Have

Linh Pham

Latest stories

Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi: The Coffee Street, the Temple and the Mall the Old Quarter Doesn't Have

Truc Bach, Hanoi: lakeside noodles, bronze temples and a quieter rhythm

The Old Quarter, Hanoi: guild streets, beer corners and the city’s loudest heart

The French Quarter, Hanoi: colonial calm, grand hotels and the city’s most polished streets

Tay Ho (West Lake), Hanoi: the lake district where Hanoi slows down

Ba Dinh, Hanoi: the city’s ceremonial heart and quietest old quarter