When you first come to Hanoi, you want to find weekend entertainment places frequented by Hanoi youth but do not have “local” guidance. Then take a look at 10 weekend fun places in Hanoi . Most of the entertainment venues this weekend are very familiar to Hanoi youth, but not everyone knows it to tourists. What are you waiting for without going now to explore the weekend life in the capital!
1. Hoan Kiem Lake Walking Street
Address: Hoan Kiem Lake, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Opening hours: Friday, 19:00 – 00:00 Sunday
On weekends, the pedestrian street around Sword Lake was put into operation again. Most of the day there were pedestrians walking around and taking pictures. However, the most exciting times are still weekend nights. Freelance groups attract a lot of people who linger to enjoy street art with all the styles from Vietnamese folk, young music, hip hop, latin dances and even the most vibrant dance groups.
From Hoan Kiem Lake, you can take many branches to go deep into the old town such as going to Trang Tien for ice cream, Hang Dau to buy shoes, Hang Bac to buy jewelry, to Bao Khanh for coffee or turn to Cau Go. Dinh Liet, Ta Hien gathered with their best friends with a little bit of gear and music.
2. West Lake
Address: Thanh Nien Street, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Operation time: All day
Talking about temples and pagodas, there is no place in Hanoi as much as Tay Ho district. In fact, if you walk around the banks of West Lake, you cannot count how many temples and pagodas are around. Some of the most famous and sacred sightseeing spots include Tran Quoc Pagoda, Vong Thi Pagoda, Kim Lien Pagoda, Tao Sach Pagoda, Ba Danh Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple, Tay Ho Palace, Trich Sai Temple, Yen Phu Communal House, Nghi Tam Temple …
Bun snail, vermicelli, shrimp cakes in West Lake are famous for not having to say too much. You can also visit the Ngu Xa bronze casting village to enjoy the pho paradise including pho water, stir-fried pho, pho roll, sour and puffed pho served with sweet and sour lucky water and raw vegetables.
Around West Lake, there is also a road with cafes playing weekends in Hanoi piling up to the roof, attracting Ha Thanh youths on weekends. You can schedule a check-in to a spot around the West Lake each week.
3. Monument to Ly Thai To
Address: 12 Le Lai, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Operation time: All day
No stranger to the statue of Ly Thai To located in the heart of Hanoi, overlooking Sword Lake. This is a weekend fun spot in Hanoi frequented by many groups of young people with the same passion such as yo-yo playing, hip hop dancing, skateboarding, photography, card magic or portrait painting.
With the spacious and airy square, the weekend afternoon here is like a youthful and vibrant art space where young people meet and find common passions. Who knows, you will come across an activity that makes you visit the monument every week.
4. Old town cultural exchange center
Address: 50 Dao Duy Tu, Hang Buom, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Opening hours: 8:00 – 17:30 every day
Lac Viet Theater. Probably only in the time of grandparents and parents could they know a hundred-year-old cultural meeting place. Currently, this theater has been beautifully renovated at 50 Dao Duy Tu and becomes a cultural exchange center in the old town.
The building is a harmony of classical and modern architecture designed by experts from Toulouse (France) with the aim of promoting the heritage and preserving the cultural features of Ha Thanh land.
This is also a weekend fun place in Hanoi where many young people invite each other to see the exhibition with many themes changed over time. At the same time, art and architecture students often make appointments to seek more creative ideas for their projects. Many young people call this the old town culture salon, which gives them endless inspiration for art, especially those related to Hanoi.
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5. Dinh Le Book Street
Address: Dinh Le, Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Opening hours: 8:00 – 19:00 every day
For a long time, Dinh Le Book Street has been a familiar place for book lovers in Hanoi. You can visit Dinh Le Book Street to find and read some of your favorite books, novels, foreign literature, essays or detective, any book. Some stores even keep very rare and old books that sometimes even go to Hanoi can not be bought.
Less than 5 minutes walk from Dinh Le, you will be present at Trang Tien ice cream. Great, isn’t it? Reading ice cream, free of charge.
Recently, in Hanoi also appeared a new book street that is the book street on December 19. If Dinh Le Book Street bears the breath of ancient Hanoi, the 19/12 book street has a modern and civilized style.
In the book street on December 19, wooden chairs are arranged so that people can sit and rest after “wading” the bookway or relaxing to read books in the shade. In addition, there is an electronic information lookup table to help people find books easily as well as learn about Hanoi culture and history.
6. Hanoi Creative City
Address: No. 1 Luong Yen street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi
Opening hours: 8:30 – 22:00
A 20-storey entertainment complex has erased the questions of “where to go today, what to play” of Ha Thanh youth. Hanoi Creative City was conceptualized by the people who started Zone 9, an entertainment area that once captivated young people. Therefore, Hanoi Creative City is an endless, youthful, creative entertainment destination that you should visit at least once.
Hanoi Creative City has a different beauty on each floor, suitable for many styles. The colorful containers are populated cafes, large squares with various types of street art such as music, painting and magic. In addition, you can play sports such as artificial climbing, archery, shopping for souvenirs, clothing, dining and watching exhibitions at the site itself.
7. Bat Trang Pottery Village
Address: Bat Trang commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi
Opening hours: 7:00 – 17:00 every day
Hearing the craft village you think may seem far away, but from the center of Hanoi to Bat Trang it is only about 10 km. Pottery Village is an ancient village on the left bank of the Red River, located at the foot of Vinh Tuy Bridge. You can spend an entire weekend here, which makes perfect sense. However, there is another very beautiful way, which is the road passing Chuong Duong Bridge, then turn right to enlist the whole of Hanoi from the other side of the Red River. Especially in the autumn afternoon, the scenery here is extremely beautiful in the golden afternoon light.
Coming to Bat Trang, you can walk around the most famous pottery-making village in Vietnam with brick walls, red tile roofs and a drying yard full of beautiful pottery items.
The price of ceramics here is also very reasonable with many dishes, teapots, flower pots, animal statues and jewelry made of simple, rustic ceramics with Bat Trang style.
8. Great Church
Address: 40 Nha Chung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Operation time: All day
The church area is always the place where Ha Thanh youths prioritize dating on weekends because it is easy to find a lemon tea shop or a restaurant with authentic Hanoi dishes, everything is easily found in just one music note. The atmosphere around the church is always crowded, crowded and youthful.
In addition, hidden behind the groves, on small balconies with iron flower fences, you can spend a weekend morning sipping coffee and watching the flow of people. Ancient space, small, beautiful and very quiet from above is an impossible plus point of such hidden cafes.
9. Contemporary art center
Address: Royal City, 72A Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi
Opening hours: 9:30 – 20:00 every day
Vincom Contemporary Art Center (VCCA) located in Royal City Urban Area (Nguyen Trai, Hanoi) is a new face in the list of weekend entertainment venues in Hanoi.
VCCA is a place that concentrates a lot of creative ideas in art, expressing the way and the ego of the author. The center also houses movie studios, creative studios, art classrooms, libraries, tea houses and archives. It is also a place to preserve art works of international standards.
If you need a virtual place to live as if you need to drift into another world, the VCCA can fulfill your requirements. A photo with a unique work of art must satisfy young people. The importance is very poisonous and strange, cannot be found elsewhere.
10. Uncle Ho’s mausoleum
Address: Hung Vuong, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
Opening hours: 7:00 – 21:00 every day
The square in front of the mausoleum is very wide, windy and airy, so there are always many people walking around. For people in Hanoi, walking in front of the mausoleum on weekends is a very familiar thing. In particular, the flag-raising ceremony of the soldiers at 21:00 was carried out in a very solemn and serious manner. Many people watched attentively every action made by the soldiers at the mausoleum decisively and precisely.
Autumn is at the doorstep, this is also the most beautiful season in Hanoi with picturesque golden leaf trees. If you come to Hanoi this fall, try a weekend experience like a genuine Hanoi. In addition, if you come to Hanoi for the first time and are still wondering about accommodation, immediately consult the list of luxury hotels and quality homestay in Hanoi.
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