| Option | Duration | Indicative price | For whom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend night market (Hang Ngang - Hang Dao) | free-flow | free | everyone, weekend evenings |
| Ta Hien Street (bars, cheap beer) | free-flow | a few tens of thousands of VND a beer | going out, young travellers |
| Walking street food tour at night | 2 to 3.5 h | about $25 and more depending on the source | first evening, tastings |
| Night Vespa tour | 4 h | from about $67 | comfort, more sights |
| Evening cyclo + water puppets | evening | variable | couples, family |
How to plan the evening
- First evening: a walking street food tour, to eat without hesitating over menus, see the street food tour.
- A weekend evening: the night market, then a drink on Ta Hien Street. See the weekend night market.
- Culture: the water puppet show, a short session by the lake.
- View: a drink on a rooftop.
Safety
Go home by Grab rather than an unbooked taxi, keep your phone on the inner side of the pavement and read scams in Hanoi. In the evening, night tours often stop near Train Street: check access on the spot.
Related reading
Hanoi Old Quarter at night: the weekend market and late food
The weekend night market runs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings along the pedestrian streets from Hang Dao, near Hoan Kiem Lake, north through Hang Ngang and Hang Duong to Dong Xuan Market, a walk of about 2 to 3 km. Sources give hours between 18:00 and midnight, with 19:00 to 23:00 the commonly listed window: plan to arrive around 19:00 and check locally (November 2026). Vehicles do not enter while it runs: take a ride to Hoan Kiem Lake and walk in.
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| Friday to Sunday, 19:00 to 23:00 | Walk the market from Hang Dao to Dong Xuan |
| Other evenings | Beer and snacks on Ta Hien Street, a night street food tour |
| After 23:00 | Late noodle and grill stalls in the lanes |
