Top beautiful Starbucks stores in Hanoi

Starbucks Hanoi coffee shops are captivating a large number of Hanoian and visitors who love the world-famous brand. They are coming there more and more not just to try the special tastes of coffee and other beverages, but also contemplate the bustling city view. At present, there are five Starbucks Hanoi shattering at five ideal locations in the capital city. They are Starbuck Coffee Press Club at 59 Ly Thai Tho Street, Starbucks Coffee Lan Vien at 32 Hang Bai Street, Starbucks Coffee Ba Trieu at 314 Ba Trieu Street, Starbucks Coffee at 27 Le Dai Hanh Street, and Starbucks Coffee IPH on Xuan Thuy Street. All of these stores are decorated simple but attractive almost guests. They also have great views of city and streets. Let’s take a small “tour” to these Starbucks stores in text and images with AloTrip, and do not forget to drop by when having a chance!

Starbucks stores in Hanoi 

Starbucks Coffee Lan Vien – 32 Hang Bai Street

Starbucks Coffee Lan Vien

This is the first Starbucks coffee shop opened in Hanoi. It is located at 32 Hang Bai Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi – a central streets in this city, near many famous attractions in Hanoi. It has great view of Hang Bai Street with green trees and clean road in the harmony with bustling life. The coffee store of Starbucks is serving takeaway mainly with 30 coffee types. In addition, beverage menu here is quite diverse, especially Asia Dolce Latte which is favored by many Asian tasters. The interior and decoration of Starbucks Coffee Lan Vien are designed by artists in Hanoi, which features cultural identity of the city.

Starbuck Coffee Press Club – 59 Ly Thai To Street

Starbucks Press Club

Starbuck Coffee Press Club at 59 Ly Thai To Street (Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) demonstrates more Starbucks deep commitment to the Vietnamese community. On reaching the coffee shop, guests will be attracted with an eye-catching outside decoration, and totally captivated by harmonic and cozy atmosphere inside. The coffee shop serves a wide range of coffee and tasty drinks. The Hanoi Starbucks store is opposite to Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel Hanoi – one of the most beautiful and oldest hotels in Vietnam. At night, from the coffee store, coffee tasters can sip their drink and contemplate the shimmering beauty of the hotel, along with nice view of street and even wonderful view of Hanoi Opera House and Hanoi Hilton Hotel.

Starbucks Coffee Ba Trieu – 314 Ba Trieu Street

Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks Coffee Ba Trieu is situated at one of the best streets in Hanoi, opposite the most expensive shopping mall in the city – Vincom Center Hanoi. This is also one of the most beautiful coffee shops in Hanoi. Like other stores of Starbucks in Hanoi, Starbucks Coffee Ba Trieu has a variety of beverages and cakes. In addition, it has great interior and exterior design, creating a cozy and comfortable atmosphere. From the second floor, guests can enjoy the beautiful city view and the business of Vincom Center. This in an ideal place for chilling out with friends.

Starbucks Coffee – 27 Le Dai Hanh Street

Starbucks Coffee

Not far from Starbucks Coffee Ba Trieu, another Starbucks Coffee store is located at 27 Le Dai Hanh Street. Le Dai Hanh Street is a convergence of many coffee shops, but Starbucks Coffee still appeals a great number of coffee fans. The store has two floors with simple and cozy architectural design. Perhaps, the branch of Starbucks Hanoi has less beautiful view than other; yet, from the second floor, guests can enjoy spacious atmosphere of terrace with view of city’s bustle. It also attracts tasters by serving manners and decoration inside.

Starbucks Coffee IPH – 241 Xuan Thuy Street

Starbucks Coffee

Quite far from the city center compared to other Starbucks stores in Hanoi, Starbucks Coffee IPH lies at 241 Xuan Thuy Street, Cau Giay District. Located on the ground floor of Indochina Plaza Hanoi, Starbucks Coffee IPH is a cozy and ideal place for families and friends to share wonderful time toghether while sipping tasty drinks. Maybe, this is one of the largest Starbucks stores in Hanoi with wide and spacious terrace. From the terrace, guests can see the exciting city life and lines of workers and students who are in hurry.

Despite newly opened in Hanoi, Starbucks Coffee in Hanoi is engaging many visitors and becomes interesting dating and meeting place of Hanoian, especially the youth to come and enjoy happy time toghether.

Imposing architecture of St. Joseph's Cathedral

Situated at 40 Nha Chung Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, St. Joseph's Cathedral, also known as Hanoi Cathedral is now considered to be one of the symbols of the city and is a must-see tourist spot for those who love to explore impressive architecture in Vietnam travel. Looking at the history of any structures, it can be easy to recognize the culture and civilization at that period. In Ly Dynasty, with the strong development of Buddhism, temples were built all over Vietnam country. To Nguyen Dynasty, Catholicism is widely developed. Especially, when the French came to Vietnam, they left the mark of their civilization by building numerous churches. The typical architectural works was St. Joseph's Cathedral, which has retained its intact values so far. It also becomes one of the appealing attractions in Hanoi.

St. Joseph Cathedral

Viewed from outside, St. Joseph's Cathedral is ancient with unique architectural features and moss on the walls. Yet stepping through the big entrance gate inside the church, tourists will witness a modern architectural works which seems not to change with the time. Built in the late nineteenth century, St. Joseph's Cathedral is simulated architecture of Notre-Dame de Paris in France. It can be considered as one of the outstanding architectural works of Catholicism. This is also the product of the intercultural between Buddhist and Catholicism, between the East and the West. The Cathedral now becomes an indispensable tourist spot in Vietnam tour packages for tourists who are interested in exploring unique architectural features. 

Back alley of St. Joseph Cathedral

Most tourists taking part in Hanoi travel do not ignore the impressive attraction. Like numerous other churches in Vietnam, St. Joseph's Cathedral was localized thanks to the carvings and gilded lacquer deeply inspired by Vietnam folklore. Building materials of the Cathedral was terracotta tiles, the walls were plastered with pasteboard. Yet the structural elements were still built in the medieval Gothic architectural style. The Cathedral was designed and under construction by the Bishop Puginier. This was a typical church strongly affected by Gothic architecture with wide curved arches pointing at the sky. This style was most strongly developed in Europe in the 13th century. Gothic architectural style was seen as a gigantic step and the pinnacle of construction science and technology at that time. 

Stained glass in St. Joseph 

St. Joseph's Cathedral was clearly characterized of this architecture with high walls and arches retaining the large number of windows. There are a large entrance door in the middle of the church and two smaller doorways on either sides of the bell tower. The doors and windows were domed arches in combination with the pictures of saints in eye-catching and harmonious stained glasses create the natural light right inside the Cathedral. The chancel was decorated in a traditional folk art and carved with sophisticated and unique wooden motifs. Right at the center of the sanctuary area is a terracotta statue of St. Joseph with the height of more than 2m. The chancel is one of special highlights in the overall architecture of St. Joseph Cathedral which strongly attracts tourists when participating in Hanoi travel. The Cathedral also owns a set of Western bells including four small bells and a big one. Especially, the most prominent feature is the big clock mounted at the front of the Cathedral. The alarm system of the clock is linked with 5 bells hung on two towers. 

Inside St. Joseph

The center of Square in front of the Cathedral is the statue of Our Lady of Perpetual Help made of metal. Surroundings of the Cathedral is procession route, parterre and a small stone cave behind. Overall architecture built in harmony with the landscapes makes the Cathedral have strong appeal for tourists participating in Vietnam tours to Hanoi. Over time, Hanoi citizens have been familiar and considered St. Joseph Cathedral as a new cultural symbol of the city. It will be a deficiency if not mentioning the influence of French culture reflected in Hanoi culture today, nor ignore the ancient French villas when referring the architecture of the capital. Immersing in the flow, St. Joseph has become an inseparable part of Hanoi. It has become a familiar address not only with Hanoi citizens but all tourists wishing to explore the typical architectural features in Vietnam culture. St.Joseph Cathedral thus contributes to promote Vietnam tourism in general and Hanoi tourism in particular to international friends.