Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi, along with other famous destinations worldwide, was listed in the top 10 walking tours for globetrotting foodies by lonelyplanet.com in April.

Those loving street food will have to plan their Hanoi tours well to enjoy the specialties offered by the capital city, according to the website.

Hanoi tours should begin at the bustling Chau Long market in Hanoi’s labyrinthine Old Quarter before visiting places that serve local street food, including Pho Bo (beef noodle soup), robust Banh Xeo (egg crepes), and gossamer-light Banh Cuon, (steamed rice crepes filled with minced pork, shallots and mushrooms), said lonelyplanet.com.

Later, the tour should end at Café Duy Tri, located at 43A Yen Phu Street in Tay Ho District for a special flavor, Sua Chua Ca Phe (coffee with yoghurt), in order to discover the Hanoi coffee culture, which is, according to caffeine – loving travel writer Leif Pettersen, one of the best and most distinctive coffee cultures in the world.

“Vietnamese coffee can’t possibly linger in relative obscurity for much longer. Indeed, I’m mystified as to why there isn’t a Vietnambucks on every trendy corner in the US already”, he said.

Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide book publisher, was recently sold by BBC Worldwide to Kentucky billionaire Brad Kelley's NC2 Media for US$75 million. The company changed its name from Lonely Planet Publications to Lonely Planet in July 2009.

Moreover, Hanoi was also named by CNN as one of ten greatest street food cities in Asia in March. The website introduced the top 10 Hanoi street foods, includingpho, bun cha (grilled pork noodle), bun rieu cua (freshwater crab noodles), barbecue chicken (grilled chicken wings and feet), and xoi (sticky rice with crushed peanuts and sesame salt).

Food lovers can get more information about Hanoi cuisine through www.hanoicookingcentre.com.