Hanoi 's Up and Coming Art Scene
The Globe-Trotters Collective
Hanoi's Art scene is booming and art spaces as well as artsy bars and cafés are sprouting throughout the city. Below are a few of our favorites. We also recommend checking out Hanoi Grapevine and Word Hanoi for cool events and exhibits.
BARS
Bar Betta (Ba Dinh District)
Old Hollywood-themed bar on Cao Ba Quat Street with a great rooftop to sip a margarita after touring nearby Fine Arts Museum, HCM Mausoleum or Temple of Literature.
Address: 34C Cao Ba Quat, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam
T: +84 165 897 9073
21 North (Tay Ho/West Lake)
New hip art space and bar directly facing the lake with outdoor seating to sip on some Ricard (zee-ka, in Vietnamese) at sunset.
Address: 49 Duong Ven Ho Tay
T: +84 (0)9 4670 8286
Tadioto (Hoan Kiem District)
Artsy bar and alternative art space near the Opera House. Perfect to relax with a book and a coffee by day, or with a drink after a long week. We recommend their passion fruit margaritas!
Address: 24B Tong Dan, Hanoi, Vietnam
T: +84 (0)4 6680 9124
CAFÉS
Cong Caphe (Ba Dinh District)
Cafe on Dien Bien Phu with funky art and a refreshing yoghurt coffee on ice.
Address: 32 Điện Biên Phủ, Hanoi
T: +84 (0)4 2247 0602
Manzi (photo courtesy of Hanoi Grapevine)
Manzi (Ba Dinh District)
Restored colonial house that’s been transformed into an independent art space, art shop and cafe.
Address: 14 Phan Huy Ích, Hanoi
T: +84 (0)4 3716 3397
CULTURAL CENTERS
Hanoi is home to many cultural centers that frequently host exhibitions. Although it might sound strange to go to your home country's cultural institute while traveling in Vietnam, we recommend checking out what the cultural centers are up to as the exhibitions often aim to bridge their own culture with Vietnam's. Below are 3 of our favorite cultural centers in Hanoi.
Goethe Institute Hanoi (photo courtesy of Goethe Institute)
Goethe Institute Hanoi
Address: 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
T: +84 (0)4 3734 2251
Japan Foundation
Address: 27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam
T: +84 (0)4 3944 7419
Yayoi Kusama Exhibition at the Japan Foundation (June 2013)
Vespa Exhibition at Casa Italia (August 2013)
Casa Italia
Address: 86 Le Loi (near the Metropole Hotel), Hanoi, Vietnam
T: +84 (0)8 3824 4286
Globe-Trotting Contributors
Pierre-Emmanuel Mol, Sara Lehman, Marie-Adélaïde Mol, Rafael Fernández
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