Stories from the Old Quarter
Two kinds of reading live here: Suzy's street stories, which belong to the streets themselves, and dated news briefs from the desk, which state only what the team has verified and when.
Channel news · 1 November 2026
Old Quarter Girl is live on YouTube and Facebook
Our channel has an address of its own now. Here is where to find Suzy, and what is coming first.
By The Old Quarter Girl desk
Good to know · 1 November 2026
Before you fly: our arrival guides are live
Visa, airport, emergency, eSIM and insurance: the five pages every first time visitor needs, checked on 1 November 2026.
By The Old Quarter Girl desk
Dates to know · 1 November 2026
23 November is Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day
A good day to be in the Old Quarter: the national day that celebrates the heritage this neighbourhood is made of.
By The Old Quarter Girl desk
Community · 30 October 2026
Old Quarter Travellers, our Facebook group, is open
A public group for visitors to swap notes, ask prices and share finds from the quarter.
By The Old Quarter Girl desk
Street story
Hang Ma, the street that dresses the festivals
Lanterns, votive paper and colour stacked to the ceiling. The full story of the quarter's most photogenic street.
By Suzy
Food street
Ta Hien at beer o'clock
How the famous corner works, what a glass of fresh bia hoi honestly costs, and how to get a seat like a local.
By Suzy
Old trades
Lan Ong, the medicine street
Herbs, roots and remedies in the air. The Old Quarter's oldest working pharmacy row, explained.
By Suzy
The map
Eight areas, one quarter
How we group the guild streets so a first time visitor can actually walk them. Start with the map.
By Suzy
On foot
The Night Market Walk, stop by stop
Our signature evening roadmap, from the great market gate down to the lake.
By Suzy
Looking for a traveller's own story? The stories shelf, where guests share their Hanoi in their own words, joins this section in the next phase, at its own address, so the two never get mixed up.