Hanoi - Pho

Vietnamese cuisine is great. It's subtle, fragrant, and borrows from many other cuisines and traditions to create something entirely unique. When I think of Vietnamese food the first thing I think of is pho, and Hanoi is the gold standard for pho. We found a great pho shop right down the street from our hotel named '10 Ly Quoc Su' (which is simply the street address of the restaurant). They specialized in beef pho, and the folks preparing the food were pretty much working non-stop slicing beef and cooking up the noodle soup every time we went there. Delicious!