Discover twice the city in half the time as our discerning author recommends the very best neighbourhoods, sights, restaurants, shops and entertainment. Locals also give us the lowdown on everything from art to driving a cyclo and smoking a water pipe.

Features unique itineraries and highlights help you make the most of a short trip, plus a full-colour pull-out map for easy navigation.

• Check out the architecture and early-morning exercisers around Hoan Kiem Lake
• Dodge motorbikes and food vendors in the maze of the Old Quarter
• Bargain for silks, ceramics and art ¿til you¿re blue in the face
• Slurp noodles and sipping cheap beer at a streetside bia hoi joint