Known as the place that attracts the most number of domestic and foreign tourists in Hanoi, Hoan Kiem Lake is not only famous as the heart of the capital but also home to many restaurants and cafes with a great view. very beautiful. Let's take a look at the top 9 cafes with great view of Hoan Kiem Lake!

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1. Highland Coffee - Shark Jaws Building

The name Highland Coffee is probably no stranger to Vietnamese people, especially young people. Highland Coffee is a famous chain of coffee shops located all over the country. Highland Coffee is located on the 3rd floor of Shark's Jaw Building, where you can have a panoramic view of Sword Lake from here. The space of the restaurant is airy, spacious, the design is youthful, simple but quite impressive. In particular, you can choose to seat on the restaurant's balcony to watch the busy flow of people below or look around Hoan Kiem Lake.

Remember to enjoy lemongrass peach tea, this is a drink that many young people love when coming here. The sweet peach flavor added to the fragrant crispy lemongrass slice will help you forget all your troubles.

However, the shop does not have free parking, you need to find a parking space underneath the building and pay for it.

Address: 5 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Phone: 024 7106 5858

Opening hours: 07:00–23:00

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2. Luc Thuy

Luc Thuy is actually a service complex that includes dining, coffee, event organization... but many people come here to drink coffee, so it can also be called Luc Thuy cafe. The shop is located right on the Hoan Kiem Lake walking street, facing the lake. If you come here on the weekend, you can enjoy coffee while watching the flow of people walking around Hoan Kiem Lake.

Luc Thuy has an airy garden, seats are among the cool green foliage, the architecture and layout of the shop are a bit like a European-style street cafe

Because located in a beautiful location, attracting many foreign tourists to come here, therefore the cost of drinks at the bar are also more expensive than other places. The shop not only serves coffee but also has many other foods and services for you to choose.

Address: 16 Le Thai To, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Phone: 091 600 83 38

Opening hours: 07:00–23:00

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3. Dinh coffee

 For true coffee lovers, it is definitely impossible not to know Dinh cafe, this shop is listed in the list of long-standing cafes in Hanoi. Opened in 1990, until now, Dinh cafe has always been a favorite Hanoi vintage cafe place for young Hanoians. 

The shop is located on the 2nd floor, there is no sign or signboard, to enter the shop must go through a small alley and narrow wooden stairs. The space of the restaurant is quite small, the decoration details are unified in a nostalgic style, with some black and white photos or old sketches hanging on the walls that make you feel like you are "lost" in the middle of Hanoi in the last years of the 20th century.

 The most famous drink of the restaurant is egg coffee. Imagine, holding a cup of warm egg coffee with a faint fragrance, sitting on the balcony, waiting for a bit of winter breeze in the afternoon to creep in, laughing happily with friends, it will certainly be an unforgettable memory. 

Address: 13 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Phone: 0359 026 626

Open hours: 07:00–21:30

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4. Hanoi Time Coffee

Just like Dinh cafe, Hanoi Time Coffee gives you a nostalgic and old feeling about Hanoi, as its name suggests, a cafe that keeps Hanoi time. If viewed from afar, it is not difficult to recognize Hanoi Time by its striking orange-yellow color. The restaurant is decorated quite simply but delicately and warmly. If you want to enter the shop, you have to go through a small alley, go up a narrow wooden staircase, then you will see the old pictures of old Hanoi over the ages hanging on the walls.

Inside the door, the whole contemplation space brings you "back" in time to the old days with the rustic wooden tables and chairs, the pictures are hung improvised. 

The plus point of this coffee shop that everyone who has ever visited here must recognize is the view. From the balcony, you can overlook redly The Huc bridge, the busy flow of people going back and forth on the roadway below. Just sipping a cup of hot coffee, it feels like Hanoi Time coffee is keeping your time slow, making people's hearts become more peaceful and warm on a cold Hanoi afternoon.

Address: 39 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Opening hours: 08:00–24:00

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5. L'etage

If you are looking for a space that is a bit old-fashioned in Hanoi and has a balcony overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake, L'etage is another choice for you. The space here is not too large, the decoration is not really special, but the restaurant simply brings a warm, close and intimate feeling like at home, so it is frequented by many people.

L'etage has a beautiful small balcony overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake, which is the main "goal" of customers when coming here. A note for you is the shop does not have a parking place so if you want to go to the shop, so please park your car or motorbike outside the Hoan Kiem Lake pedestrian street and walk around the lakeside while looking for the shop.

Address: 9A Hang Khay, Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Phone: 094 942 97 93

Opening hours: 08:00–23:00

6. Avalon Cafe & Lounge

 Avalon Cafe & Lounge is located in a prime location, with one side overlooking the Old Town, one side overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake and The Huc Bridge without being covered by trees. With that advantage, Avalon cafe & Lounge is always the most attractive place among the cafe area around Hoan Kiem Lake. 

Each floor of the cafe is designed differently, but the most favorite space is still the terrace. From the rooftop of Avalon cafe & Lounge, you can see the entire Hoan Kiem Lake in your eyes, especially on weekends, when all streets around Hoan Kiem Lake become a walking area, drink a cup of coffee while looking down the flow of people, it feels nothing better.

 Avalon Cafe & Lounge is also highly appreciated for the quality of drinks and services. In addition to drinks such as coffee, cocktails, smoothies, the shop also serves meals, fruit, cakes... 

Address: 73 Cau Go, Hang Bac, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Phone: 024 3926 0801 

Opening hours: 07:00–23:00

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7. Old Quarter Cafe

Unlike the cafes mentioned above, Old Quarter Cafe is located in a somewhat difficult position to find, if there is no guide, you will most likely pass by without noticing. You can park your car outside of Hoan Kiem Lake area to conveniently walk to looking for this cafe shop. Walking to 11 Hang Gai, turn into a small alley, go deep inside you will see it. If comparing with the cafes around the Hoan Kiem Lake area in terms of architecture and drinks, the Old Quarter Cafe is not so prominent, it is closer to the "popularity". The design is not too impressive and unique, the drinks are not more prominent than other shops, but the egg coffee in the shop is loved by many people. Perhaps, the space of the restaurant is quite popular, so it brings a simple, rustic feeling, not too luxurious and "difficult to approach", the impression of the shop is both peaceful and light.

Address: 11 Hang Gai, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Phone: 024 3928 8153

Opening hours: 08:00–23:00

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8. Thuy Ta Cafe

 Thuy Ta Cafe is probably no stranger to Hanoians or those who visit Hoan Kiem Lake a few times. Before coffee, the name Thuy Ta is probably best known by the Thuy Ta ice cream. It is located right next to Hoan Kiem Lake, just walking by the lake, you will see it with a little attention.

If you want to choose a place to enjoy the wind and admire the scenery of Hoan Kiem Lake with friends, this is the most perfect place. After walking around Hoan Kiem Lake, when you are quite tired, you can choose Thuy Ta cafe with a sitting position right by the lake, sipping a glass of water and enjoying the cool breeze. How enjoyable it feels!

The shop sells a lot of drinks, coffee, and smoothies, but the most famous one is fresh ice cream. Although the price of ice cream here is quite high (a glass of ice cream costs 70,000 - 150,000 VND), try once sipping some cool ice cream while enjoying the cool and airy space next to this lake.

Address: 1- 6 Le Thai To, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Phone: 024 3828 8148

Opening hours: 09:00–23:00

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9. I Feel Cafe Lounge

Located on the 5th floor of the building at 63 Cau Go street, I Feel Cafe Lounge has a beautiful location that attracts many young people to come here on weekends. With a youthful and dynamic style, the space of the restaurant is decorated to catch up with the trend, bringing new to customers.

From the 5th floor, you can see the whole space of Hoan Kiem Lake. If you are considering choosing a romantic date spot where you can both watch Hoan Kiem Lake at night and enjoy coffee or a glass of cool ice cream, I Feel Cafe Lounge is a worthy place.

Address: 19 Dinh Tien Hoang, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Phone: 024 3935 0128

Opening hours: 8:00 - 23:00

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