Especially in the summer you”ll have to line up for 15 minutes to buy the ice-cream. But the most interesting part is jostling in a crowd. People come here not only to buy Trang Tien ice-cream but also to experience the shopping. You will have a feeling that you have never had before: to jostle with everyone for the ice-cream like the old time in Viet Nam, when there was still the System of Budget Subsidies.

 But why do Hanoians like Trang Tien ice-creams? Are they really that delicious? Yes, they are. Once you try the ice-creams you will never forget how they taste: totally delicious and cooled to death. There are plenty of flavourings to choose, such as: chocolate, coconut, green rice flakes or milk…. The reason why the ice-cream special is that when you eat it, you will feel its original ingredients, its natural flavor.

What’s more, another intereting part is at that shop, you’ll stand eating that delicious ice-cream on the street side because there are no chairs and tables. I think eating ice-cream while chatting with friends and observing the streets is pretty cool. Moreover, you can walk to the Opera House to enjoy your ice-cream with friends. There, it not only has a good view of the streets but also has fresh air.

Buying ice cream at the shop has become a tradition for generations of Hanoians, who say the shop reminds them of the post-war period when shopping was hard work, requiring hours of waiting.

People from across Việt Nam still flock to the original shop at No. 35 Tràng Tiền Street in Hà Nội for the special icy taste that has become a symbol of the old capital city./.

Getting There

 Kem Tràng Tiền is located on the corner of H. Khay Trang Tien and Ngo Quyen in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, just a hundred meters from the Southern point of Hoan Kiem Lake. If you don’t see the sign, you will surely see the crowds loitering around the street or sitting on their motorcycles, all eating ice cream.

If you go to Hanoi, you can NOT miss this ice cream motorbike drive-in!