Is HANOI 🇻🇳 REALLY Worth it in 2025? (WATCH BEFORE COMING!)

Is HANOI 🇻🇳 REALLY Worth it in 2025? (WATCH BEFORE COMING!)

So, you’re thinking of coming to Hanoi.

But you’re wondering…

Is it actually worth your time?
Or is it just another chaotic city that travel influencers romanticize between sips of overpriced egg coffee?

Well, I just spent weeks exploring Hanoi’s alleyways, chaos, and crispy pork — and let me tell you…

This place is WILD.
And kind of wonderful.

But also… not for everyone.

So before you book your flight, let me show you what Hanoi is really like in 2025.

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IRST IMPRESSIONS: “Wait… is this normal?!”
The second you land in Hanoi, the city hits you like a scooter to the shins.

The sounds, the smells, the traffic that operates on pure telepathy — it’s all part of the initiation.

Within minutes, you’ll witness:

A grandma balancing 40 baguettes on a bike

A family of five on one motorbike (with a dog)

A guy cooking meat over a coal fire directly on the sidewalk — and yes, it smells amazing

Is it messy? Yes.
Is it confusing? Absolutely.
But is it… kinda magical? Also yes.

Once the initial “what-is-happening” fades, you start to get it.

This city has soul.

🛵 GETTING AROUND: Chaos, but fun if you lean in
Let’s talk transport.

Hanoi’s traffic looks like a video game glitch — zero lanes, zero rules, and somehow… zero crashes. (Most of the time.)

Your best bet? GrabBike.
It’s cheap, fast, and riding on the back of a motorbike while weaving through traffic is basically a free adrenaline rush.

FOOD IN HANOI: I came for the pho, I stayed for everything else
Okay. Let’s get serious.

The food in Hanoi is NEXT LEVEL.
We’re talking meals that cost $1.50 and make you rethink your life choices.

It takes a lo