From Friday to Sunday the Old Quarter closes to traffic and becomes one long night market flowing towards Hoan Kiem Lake — but honestly, Hanoi does this informally every evening. The essential coordinates are Ta Hien street, where fresh bia hoi lager costs pennies and everyone sits on child-sized plastic stools, and the grilled-fish and pho stalls in the surrounding lanes. Note the official midnight-ish wind-down: Hanoi parties early and hard.
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