Đỗ Thu Trang
Hanoi from the plastic stool up
Based in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Trang grew up two streets from Chợ Hôm market and writes about the city's food from the pavement up — bún chả at midday, a cà phê trứng in the afternoon lull. She keeps track of which phở counters have quietly changed hands and which chả cá rooms still fry the fish at your table.
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Hanoi's Water Puppets and the Flooded Fields They Came From
Five stages in and around Hanoi still perform múa rối nước, with what each one costs, who it suits, and how far ahead you need to book.
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Beyond the Pho Bowl: Hanoi's Real Street Kitchen, One Plastic Stool at a Time
A precise, no-fluff eater's map to Hanoi's street food — what to order, where to sit, and by what hour the good stuff is gone.
Sticky, Sweet and Streetside: Inside Hanoi's Obsessive Coffee Ritual
From the family stall that invented egg coffee to the pour-over purists roasting their own Robusta, here's exactly where to drink Hanoi's coffee — and by what hour to get there.
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