Suggestions to go and eat on the weekend of 2/26

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Food tour in Hai Phong, watching buckwheat in Moc Chau, camping at Dau Tieng lake… are suggestions for this week.

This weekend, the North ends a long cold spell, the South is sunny and dry, suitable for tourists to explore food and participate in outdoor activities.

Enjoy Mediterranean cuisine in Hanoi

Space at Kali restaurant.  Photo: Dieu Minh Tri
Space at Kali restaurant. Photo: Dieu Minh Tri

If you want to change the wind in the heart of the capital without going far, you can visit the Kalí restaurant by the West Lake. The restaurant is designed in a Mediterranean style, with the main white-blue color scheme, reminiscent of the Greek islands of Santorini and Mykonos. The highlight of the restaurant is the shallow swimming pool in the middle of the room, where diners can take off their shoes and enjoy the feeling of relaxation on the cushions, sipping coffee or cocktails.

The food menu features typical Mediterranean dishes, with variations from pita bread. The dish is named after Greek myths such as Zeus (the god of thunder), Poseidon (the god of the sea), Hades (the god of hell)… Price for each meal is from 100,000 VND, drinks from 30,000 VND.

Address: 102 Quang An, Hanoi

Take a food tour in Hai Phong

Snail shop in lane 263 Lach Tray, foot of Rao bridge 1. Photo: Ngoc Anh
The snail restaurant attracts diners. Photo: Ngoc Anh

Rao Bridge 1 is open to traffic from January 25, helping visitors go directly from the center of Hai Phong to Do Son faster. Thuy Duong snail shop right near the foot of Rao 1 bridge is a famous address, with many types of snails and typical sauces. In it, you should try snails with butter sauce or salted eggs.

Spicy bread, Thai tea at 37 Dinh Tien Hoang right near the Opera House could be the next destination. On this route, there is also Co Ly chrysanthemum tea . Some other chrysanthemum tea shops in Hai Phong are concentrated on Phan Boi Chau and Minh Khai streets, serving roasted salted sunflower seeds, hot when brought to the table. If you don’t mind cold food, you can try more coconut milk coffee and coconut pickle Ms. Hanh at 102 Lam Son.

From Hanoi, visitors move to Hai Phong by car along the 5B highway, about 120 km.

See the buckwheat triangle in Moc Chau

Buckwheat garden in Moc Chau.  Photo: Quang Kien
Buckwheat garden in Moc Chau. Photo: Quang Kien

If you do not have time to see the buckwheat triangle in October or November in Ha Giang, you can choose Moc Chau as the point to enjoy the beauty of this flower right in the middle of spring. This is almost the last chance before having to wait until the end of the year to continue watching the triangle. Flowers were brought by relatives from Ha Giang to plant wonders. This flower garden is located right on the road from Hanoi to Moc Chau, so it is easy to find. The flowers will wilt in about 2 weeks.

The flower garden is trimmed in the shape of a heart. In the garden, there are many miniatures such as swings and huts to serve “virtual living” guests. After visiting the buckwheat flower, don’t forget to check in with the S-shaped road on the way to Moc Chau. At Moc Chau, you can enjoy a hotpot with fresh milk , strawberries and special Northwest cuisine.

Address: Triangle Garden, AH13, Long Luong, Moc Chau, Son La. The distance from Hanoi to Moc Chau is about 200 km, passing Xuan Mai, following Highway 6, Thung Khe passes through Mai Chau – Moc Chau junction.

Check-in Thailand corner in the heart of Da Lat

A meal with Thai specialties.  Photo:Y am
A meal with Thai specialties. Photo: Yam

If you are too familiar with the specialties of Da Lat , Yam – Chiangmai in Dalat is the choice to help you have a “changing wind” day. This is a restaurant, cafe with unique architecture with many photo angles for visitors of all ages.

During the day, Yam is a lovely cafe, and after 5pm it becomes a Thai restaurant serving a variety of delicious dishes. The campus is surrounded by a rustic black charcoal wall, but stepping inside is a garden, house, steel stairs and green space, creating the feeling of stepping into Chiang Mai. The menu is also very diverse from drinks to food, visitors can enjoy most of the famous Thai dishes such as shrimp pad, son tam, yam Khai, shrimp curry, hot pot…

Address: No. 286, Hai Ba Trung, Ward 6, Da Lat City, Lam Dong

Camping at Dau Tieng Lake, Tay Ninh

Dau Tieng is a camping spot where you can go on weekends from Ho Chi Minh City.  Photo: Kim Ngan
Because this area is still unspoiled, with few tourist services, visitors should prepare their own personal belongings, picnic items, and buy food and water before going to the camping site. Photo: Kim Ngan

About 90 km from Ho Chi Minh City and more than 20 km from Tay Ninh, Dau Tieng Lake is a suitable weekend camping spot for groups of friends and small families who want to find a green space but are afraid to go far. The artificial lake has a charming landscape with lawns, a large lake, surrounded by mountains. The ideal time to camp at Dau Tieng Lake is in the dry season from December to April.

During the day, it is sunny and beautiful, coming to Dau Tieng, visitors can row a boat, swim in the lake, fish, eat at sunrise or sunset, and watch Ba Den mountain. At night, it’s time to gather around the barbecue, light a campfire with friends and family.

From Ho Chi Minh City, tourists traveling by car or personal motorbike in about 1.5 hours will arrive at the lake in the direction: QL13 – Suoi Giua junction, Thu Dau Mot city, Binh Duong – turn Nguyen Chi Thanh street – DT744 – turn road August Revolution connects Tran Van Lac – turn to DT702, follow this road to Dau Tieng Lake.

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