Hanoi voted as ‘Best Food Destination for 2024’ by TripAdvisor readers
Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has topped the list of the Best Food Destination 2024 voted by readers of the world's largest travel guidance platform TripAdvisor.
Late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdin enjoys bun oc (rice vermicelli with snails) in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Bourdin)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi has toppedthe list of the Best Food Destination 2024 voted by readers of the world'slargest travel guidance platform TripAdvisor.
The city has successfully surpassed several other famous food destinationsacross the world such as Rome of Italy, Paris of France, and New Delhi of Indiato win the prize.
Along with plenty of sightseeing spots, the capital is also known for its richand diverse range of culinary culture. For most of visitors to Hanoi, theirtrip can’t be completed without sampling some of its famous dishes, such as pho (noodle soup), bun cha (grilledpork with vermicelli), and banhmi (baguettes). Other renowned dishes of Hanoi include egg coffee, cha ca La Vong (charcoaledgrilled fish), and bundau mam tom (vermicelli with fried tofu and shrimp paste).
In the list, the top 10 Best Food Destinations also includes Rome (Italy) Crete(Greece), Cusco (Peru), Florence (Italy), New Delhi (India), Barcelona (Spain),New Orleans (the US), Lisbon (Portugal), and Phuket (Thailand).
“The Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best title celebrates the highestlevel of excellence in travel. It’s awarded to those who receive a high volumeof above-and-beyond reviews and opinions from the Tripadvisor community over a12-month period. Out of our 8 million listings, fewer than 1% achieve thismilestone,” Tripadvisor wrote on its website.
Hanoi’s food and drinks have been presented in different reality shows of latecelebrity chef Anthony Bourdin,who visited Hanoi four times to film season 2 (Episode 12) of A Cook’s Tour, season 1(Episode 3) and season 6 (Episode 1) of No Reservations, and season 8 (Episode 1) of Parts Unknown.
The famous chef tasted several famous street food and drink of the cityincluding bun cha, bun oc ricevermicelli soup with snails), bunsuon chan gio (rice vermicelli soup with pork rib and taro stems), banh cuon (steamedrice rolls), and biahoi (draught beer)./.
Hanoi has been honoured in two categories of the Travelers’ Choice Awards Best of the Best 2024 from TripAdvisor - the world’s largest travel guidance platform.
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Late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdin enjoys bun oc (rice vermicelli with snails) in Hanoi. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Bourdin) 
