For a break from your shopping expedition, take a visit to Ta Hien Street, where some of the best food stalls in Hanoi are located. You’ll find yourself sitting on tiny, rickety stools on the narrow street, laughing along with locals as they sip cheap beer (bia hoi) and eat fresh, flavorful Vietnamese food.

Ta Hien Street is also known as “international crossroads” because of how many foreign tourists visit this street. It’s one of the best places to come for people watching and trying several different traditional Vietnamese dishes at cheap prices. The 200-meter street is in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, right in the middle of all of the action.