VietNamNet Bridge - La Salsa, Bobby Chinn, Le Petit, and Don’sare luxury restaurants with European cuisine and highly appreciated in Hanoi. On weekends, choose one of the listed restaurants to enjoy a romantic dinner. Don’s don Despite having been opened for several years, Don’s restaurant at Quang An Street, the view to the West Lake is a favorite destination for diners at home and abroad.  Don’s don is favored because of cozy and romantic space along with melodious music playing in the restaurant.  Regarding cuisine, there are typical dishes such as: foie gras, chicken stew with red wine, grilled American beef tenderloin, Alaskan scallops, smoked Norwegian salmon, New Zealand lamb elbow stew with Pinot Noir wine, Greek-style sausage served with salad, pasta types, Mexico cakes.  Beside rich menu, the restaurant is also favored because of professional staff. … [Read more...]

A four-day Eco-Tourism Festival will begin on Friday in the Cửu Long (Mekong) River Delta City of Cần Thơ. Tài tử (a traditional music genre of the South) performances featuring southern culture and lifestyle will be staged at the Eco-Tourism Festival in Cần Thơ City. - Photo baomoi.com The event will include street shows of traditional martial arts and dances performed by art troupes of Cần Thơ and other provinces in the region. A long-boat race attracting dozens of teams from cities and provinces in the region will also be featured. Organised by the city’s People’s Committee in co-operation with its partners, the festival will also include folk games, artistic performances, and cooking and sports competitions. Tài tử (a … [Read more...]

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is still half a month from now, thousands of local and foreign tourists are rushing to the lantern quarter on Luong Nhu Hoc and Phu Dinh streets in HCMC’s District 5 during the weekend to admire the beauty of sparkling lanterns in different shapes and vibrant colors, pose for stunning photos and immerse themselves in the joyful and jubilant atmosphere.  Nestled in the heart of Cholon area where many Vietnamese of Chinese descent reside, the long-established lantern street has been seen as a special cultural trait not only for the Chinese community in Saigon but also local youths and those from abroad on every occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival.  Numerous households in the quarter sell their own products of traditional paper lanterns aside from electronic lanterns produced by China. According to some lantern shop owners on Phu Dinh Street, this street is often overcrowded with visitors on two weekend nights as young people, … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge - The flavor of tea appears clearly after drinking, and the scent spreads in the mouth with a sour and bitter taste that only tea connoisseurs can realize. When introduced into Vietnam over 10 years ago, Taiwan milk tea became popular with student. After this time, there were more and more beverage restaurants, with various kinds of tea milk. Depending on personal taste, some people like to drink more milk, some prefer more tea, and pearl. However, it is not easy to find a milk tea address that cares much about tea’s taste. They only use prepared tea powder. The small shop on Hang Giay street looks fairly modest, but has recently become well known, not only for teens but also for many older customers, or the young families.  Each shop has a different way to make its product, but the shop’s owner decided to give her own direction by focusing on tea flavor which is distilled … [Read more...]

Many local and international visitors on Saturday took a fantastic tour of the French consul general’s heritage residence in HCMC’s District 1 to gain an insight into the history and distinctive architectures of the nearly-150-year-old building in the heart of the city. The facade of the residence of France’s consul general in HCMC at 6 Le Duan Boulevard in District 1  Located at the corner of Le Duan Boulevard and Hai Ba Trung Street, the rectangular-shape building is surrounded by a 1.5-hectare beautiful garden under the shades of trees that are more than a hundred years old. In response to this year’s European Heritage Day, the French consul general’s heritage residence was opened for public viewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 16 with free admission.  The visitors were admitted in groups, with each group spending only 30 minutes going around the property. The tour … [Read more...]

Paragliding festival will be held from September 23-24 at Mu Cang Chai district’s Khau Pha mountain pass, one of the longest mountain passes in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) Yen Bai (VNA) – Various cultural activities will dazzle audiences throughout Muong Lo Culture Tourism Week, scheduled to take place in Nghia Lo town, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai from September 23-29. The activities include art performances on the traditional cultural values of Muong Lo-Nghia Lo and Mu Cang Chai lands, performance of “khen be”- a unique bamboo musical instrument of Thai ethnic people, food street and community-based tourism activities. Additionally, a paragliding festival will be held from September 23-24 at Mu Cang Chai district’s Khau Pha mountain pass, one of the longest mountain passes in Vietnam at more than 1,200 metres above sea level. The event … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge - The highest food price sold at Dong Xuan Market lane is just VND35,000 ($1.2). This alley is knownas an eater's paradise among foreign and domestic customers. The lane of just a few hundred metersnear Dong Xuan market attracts thousands of customers daily because of its prices from VND10,000 to VND35,000. There are many shops that have been here a long time. Snail noodle soup and meat cake noodle soup are high-demand dishes in Dong Xuan lane. Mr. Marion from the United States said he came to Hanoi two years ago and tasted all dishes in the lane. On this occasion of returning to Vietnam with his girlfriend, he visited Dong Xuanto enjoy delicious and cheap snail noodle soup. The snail noodle soup of Ms. Thuy has been served for 70 years. Her shop always attract crowd of customers because materials here are fresh and hygienic with various vegetables. A bowl of snail noodle soup costs from … [Read more...]

VietNamNet Bridge - Chicken feet are processed with many spices and enjoyed in different ways which can satisfyany diner’s taste. The dishes have become more popular in Hanoi. Grilled chicken feet Grilled chicken feet have long been popular with the young generation and students in Hanoi.  Every afternoon, at Nguyen Thai Hoc street or Ly Van Phuc street, an appealing fragrance of grilled chicken feet will attract you to stop in any street shop and enjoy. Roasted chicken feet with salt The roasted chicken feet with salt is a new dish but is quite popular with Hanoi diners. The new dish has appeared in restaurants, diners and sidewalk drinking restaurants in Hanoi. Steamed chicken feet with chili and lemongrass Steamed … [Read more...]

According to the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention, the tropical typhoon killed nine people in the provinces of Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Thua Thien- Hue while four others were reported missing. Around 112 injured persons, 1,185 collapsed houses and 152, 599 destroyed houses were reported in the natural disaster. Additionally, big waves sunk 200 fishing boats under the water. On the same day, Vietnam Red Cross Society called on staffs, officials, youth and volunteers of organizations and companies to help the typhoon victims after this year’s tenth typhoon hitting the central provinces of Vietnam Currently, the functional forces have collaborated with local authorities to help residents to repair their houses, clean uprooted along roads and strengthen dyke systems. Amid to infectious diseases caused by the typhoon, the Ha Tinh Preventive Health Center provided the large number of … [Read more...]

US magazine Saveur has suggested interesting places to eat and drink out at night in the 1,000-year-old capital of Vietnam. Egg Coffee at Cafe Pho Co: you’ll have to pass through a clothing store on Hang Gai (Silk Street), into a courtyard filled with antiques and birdcages, and up a few sets of stairs.  The drink tops Vietnam’s traditional dark-roast brew with a vigorously whipped mix of egg yolk and condensed milk for a sip reminiscent of liquid coffee cake. Noodles at Bun Bo Nam Bo or Bun Cha 34: The Old Quarter is all about street-style bun, or rice vermicelli noodle, dishes. Two standouts here are Bun Cha 34, hawking the Hanoi-born fatty pork and pork belly broth noodles, and Bun Bo Nam Bo, dishing up the namesake southern beef noodle salad that northerners have come to love. Happy Hour at Bia Hoi U Phao: Sitting on the … [Read more...]