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The word "stalwart" comes to mind when visiting Cafe Mot. Everything just works. The food is unspectacular but tasty, and served really fast. You feel full when you're done.
There's nothing flashy about this place, just good food at reasonable prices.
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Seconding Dratman. This is a great little place. Good beer (Bia Hoi Hanoi), good food (you should try one of the many varieties of chicken they offer), and polite, attentive (for the most part) staff.
They advertise wifi, oddly, but I haven't risked getting beer on the laptop to test that.
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Great Scott! This is some kick-ass pizza.
I had the "Godfather" pizza, which has a bit of everything on it: onion, sausage ( unfortunately, the viet duc kind, not rough italian sausage ), tomato, mushrooms, plenty of good tomato sauce, and a hint of anchovies.
Most importantly, though, this pizza had cheese on it, lots of it, and by my reckoning a decent impersonation of mozzarella. If anything, there was too much of it.
Being lazy enough to order delivery in a city with as many food choices as Hanoi, I am also cheap enough that food tastes better when it costs less. 112 pizza charges a reasonable 70,000 for their Godfather. Since when should pizza cost 100,000+?
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Posted Thursday May 25th, 2006.
Word. If you're just arriving, take the time to find a comfortable guesthouse, and tell yourself you're going to house-hunt as long as it takes to find a good place at the right price.
Also, consider putting an ad up in the "Marketplace" section of this house, looking for a roommate. Multi-bedroom houses are often better value.
In response to the question: Are the housing agents I see numbers for up in bars trustworthy? ...
Posted Thursday May 25th, 2006.
Not really an answer, but another question:
how much should I expect to pay for a nice-ish motorbike, per month?
Cheers.
In response to the question: What about motorbikes in general? I know there are several places around Hanoi that rent them....especially in the Old Quarter, but are any of them a...
Posted Friday July 14th, 2006.
Strangely, Ly Nam De ( computer street ) is not the place to go to buy tools for fixing laptops. I've tried, unsuccessfully.
The tool mecca you are seeking is Thuoc Bac Street in the Old Quarter. There they sell tools of all kinds and sizes. You'd be unlucky not to find what you're looking for there.
HTH
In response to the question: Where can I buy a tiny screwdriver to fix my laptop?...
Posted Monday August 27th, 2007.
I don't remember seeing any tv's in the Doi Can Pacific, but then I wasn't looking for them.
Bia Hoi Zin:
http://www.newhanoian.com/details/venueid/963
has tv's and good beer. They don't seem to mind staying open late, either.
In response to the question: Hi, can anyone recommend the best place to view the Rugby World Cup in Hanoi?...
Posted Tuesday August 28th, 2007.
That's correct. As for speaking English, you won't find much of that on Hai Ba Trung, but that won't be an impediment to someone selling you something decent.
Maybe bring some DVDs from different zones with you to try if you have them, but I've never encountered zoning here.
In response to the question: Hi all. Can anyone recommend an electronics store where they speak english? I want to buy a DVD player and have tried to ask about zone-free machines ...
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