Hanoi
The lakeside expat-and-locals district north of the centre. Lake-side terraces, craft-beer taprooms, and slower-paced bars. Best on a warm evening watching the sunset over the lake. Save this neighbourhood guide before your next night in Hanoi.
Tay Ho · $$
Lake-side craft beer bar with twenty taps and the best Vietnamese craft beer selection in the country.
You'll find Cocktail Bars, Craft Beer, Rooftop Bars and Sports Bars here, all tightly clustered enough to walk between in a single evening. That's the value of a neighbourhood guide: pick a starting room, end up four bars in, and never get in a cab. Every recommendation below is independent — barsforKings doesn't take payment for editorial placement, ever.
The order below is a working ranking, not gospel. Read the notes, pick the room that fits the night you're planning, and treat Tay Ho like locals do — start early, walk between rooms, end somewhere quieter than you started.
A working editorial ranking. Walkable in a single evening — pick your starting room and let the neighbourhood do the rest.