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Cafe Giang
The Hanoi cafe where Nguyen Van Giang invented ca phe trung: egg coffee, in 1946 while working at the Metropole during a milk shortage. It is still run by his family down a narrow alley off Nguyen Huu Huan.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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Bắc Giang
Bac Ninh, Vietnam · Asia
About Bắc Giang
Bắc Giang sits on the route: 10 minutes from Việt Yên, 45km from Hanoi Old Quarter.
Bắc Giang is in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, with about 450,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Việt Yên, about 6 km away.
Bắc Giang is a ward (phường) of Bắc Ninh city, Vietnam. It is the capital of Bắc Ninh city.
On June 16, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 1658/NQ-UBTVQH15 on reorganizing the entire natural area and population of the wards Dĩnh Kế, Hoàng Văn Thụ, Lê Lợi, Ngô Quyền, Thọ Xương,Read more
Trần Nguyên Hãn, Trần Phú, Xương Giang, and Dĩnh Trì Commune into a new ward named Bắc Giang Ward.
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Within an hour or so of Bắc Giang: Cafe Giang (44 km), Hanoi Old Quarter (45 km), Hoan Kiem Lake (45 km), Bun Cha Huong Lien (45 km).
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Bắc Giang is in Bac Ninh, Vietnam, about 6 km from Việt Yên.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 450,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Bac Ninh
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 21.2731, 106.1946
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Worth the detour from Bắc Giang
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Hanoi Old Quarter
A chaotic and charming maze of 36 ancient streets in Hanoi's historic heart, each named for the goods traditionally sold there.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Hoan Kiem Lake
A picturesque lake in the center of Hanoi with the iconic red Huc Bridge leading to the Turtle Tower temple island.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Bun Cha Huong Lien
The plastic-stool bun cha shop where Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain ate in 2016; the table they used is preserved under a glass case. Grilled pork patties come in a bowl of sweet-sour broth with cold noodles.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
The final resting place of Vietnam's revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, a grand granite mausoleum in the center of Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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Hanoi Train Street
A narrow residential street in Hanoi where a railway track runs just inches from houses, with trains passing through twice daily.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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