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Guides by topic

Three ways into the quarter, one for each kind of traveller I meet. Pick the one that sounds like you and walk it panel by panel; every stop links to its street, its area or the guided version.

Turtle Tower on Hoan Kiem Lake

First time in the Old Quarter

Six anchors that turn a beautiful maze into a place you can read

Walk this guide

A bowl of bun cha with grilled pork and herbs

Eat and drink your way around

Five stops, no long sit down dinners, prices shown before you order

Walk this guide

Hang Gai, the silk street

The craft streets, guild by guild

The street names are the directory: every guild still answers to its own

Walk this guide