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After three months of residents being locked down at home, Hà Nội has lowered its coronavirus alert mode a level. Public exercising is allowed again, provided it is no more than 10 people in a group. Restaurants can deliver food, and hair salons are up and running at full speed. 

Since September 16, Hà Nội has loosened social distancing restrictions, allowing restaurants to reopen. To fully implement epidemic prevention measures, food service establishments only serve take-out and close before 9pm daily.

Stuck at home, living in fear of an invisible virus, people have been urged to stay inside. With this in mind, it is good to have a list of food options ready to hand. Ngô Minh suggests some places that deliver great meals straight to your door.

Social distancing can lead to fatigue, both physically and mentally, but it should not stop us from enjoying great food. Though transport options are much restricted in Hà Nội, there are still a plethora of great shops managing to deliver ready-to-eat foods for people to enjoy in the safety of their own home.

Since last weekend, Hà Nội has been under a strict lockdown. But we will survive this pandemic through a little comfort food, good preparation and picking up some new skills.

We want to give readers a look at a few of the delivery options available for food that, shall we say, is good for the soul.

As soon as social distancing measures were relaxed in the city early this month, my friends and I immediately took the chance to get together, visiting Âu Lạc Club by Sword Lake.

When Hà Nội announced dine-in restaurants could open again last Monday, everyone rushed out to have their much-longed-for bowl of phở. While phở recipes are widely available online, traditional restaurants with secret recipes still have a strong allure.

This week, Svetlana Nguyễn's personal story made headlines online. "Ukrainian lady who spent 20 years helping her husband recover from strokes" was the article that went viral. Svetlana Nguyễn opened a small cafe serving Russian food in their home on Ngọc Khánh Street in 2004 and they named it Cafe CCCP (Russian abbreviation of the USSR).

As restaurants are closed due to COVID-19, it can be difficult organising a meal. For your family or your own daily needs, in terms of food, you can have anything delivered.

There are few things that can bring people from across the UK together these days, but I think it’s safe to say we all have our fond memories of nights out or in accompanied with spicy, rich curries and good company.

Hà Nội ordered all restaurants, cafes, food stalls and hairdresser's salons to shut from noon on May 25. While everyone stays at home, you still need food and here are some picks our reporters have tried, tested and recommended.

There are a few must-do things for any trip to Sa Pa, no matter how many times you have been, including a calm walk, a sizzling hotpot for dinner and a hot Dao forest leaf bath or foot massage. 

With the return of COVID-19 community infections up and down the country, health authorities have once again stepped up messaging to encourage everyone in society to keep each other safe by wearing masks and other measures. 

Painter, scientist, sculptor and inventor. Leonardo da Vinci was a giant of the Italian Renaissance. Now the great polymath’s legacy is being kept alive in a recent addition to Hà Nội’s culinary scene.

Along with bánh canh, a thick rice-noodle soup, hủ tiếu (thin rice-noodle soup) is a popular dish in southern Viet Nam, and it also happens to be my favourite.

During my first visit to the newly opened Capella Hanoi's restaurant for brunch one recent Sunday, I was overwhelmed by the lavish theatrical design that transports people back to the 1920s and the “heyday” of opera and performance.

How wonderful it is to enjoy a meal from the top of a building overlooking Long Biên Bridge and the Old Quarter. Ngô Minh enjoys the view and the food.