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Eight quarters, 49 streets

Suzy divides the Old Quarter into eight quarters, the way locals feel the city rather than the way maps draw it. Every street below keeps the trade that named it, checked on foot.

The 8 quarters

The Lake and the South Gate

Lake & South GateHoan Kiem Lake, the Cathedral and sunset walks

Silk and Style

Silk & StyleSilk, tailoring, galleries and quiet cafes

The Night Market Spine

Night Market SpineThe weekend night market and sweet preserved fruit

Dong Xuan and the North Gate

Dong Xuan & North GateThe great market, wholesale streets and the old city gate

Silver, Paper and Festival Crafts

Silver & Festival CraftsSilversmiths, festival paper and Mid Autumn colour

Eat and Drink in the East

Eat & Drink EastBia hoi corner, food streets and late night bowls

Medicine, Fabric and Old Trades

Old Trades Centre WestTraditional medicine and the surviving guild crafts

Train Street and the West Edge

Train Street & West EdgeTrain street, mural street and the way to the basecamp

The 49 streets

The interactive map is being built for this page with the verified coordinates the project has already collected for every street. Until it lands, the full index below is the fastest way in.

The Lake and the South Gate

Hàng Khay Hàng Bài Hàng Trống Hàng Hành Cầu Gỗ

Silk and Style

Hàng Gai Hàng Bông Hàng Da Hàng Hòm

The Night Market Spine

Hàng Đào Hàng Ngang Hàng Đường Hàng Bồ

Dong Xuan and the North Gate

Đồng Xuân Hàng Đậu Hàng Giấy Hàng Khoai Hàng Chiếu Cầu Đông

Silver, Paper and Festival Crafts

Hàng Bạc Hàng Mã Hàng Lược Hàng Rươi Hàng Chai

Eat and Drink in the East

Tạ Hiện Mã Mây Hàng Buồm Hàng Mắm Hàng Muối Hàng Bè Đào Duy Từ

Medicine, Fabric and Old Trades

Lãn Ông Thuốc Bắc Hàng Vải Hàng Thiếc Hàng Đồng Hàng Điếu Hàng Cót Hàng Gà Hàng Tre Hàng Thùng Hàng Bát Hàng Nón Hàng Mây Hàng Than

Train Street and the West Edge

Phùng Hưng Lê Duẩn Trần Phú Chả Cá