Bars · Our pick in Hanoi

YY Bar

Cocktail bar·Hoàn Kiếm

Fairmont Hanoi

The Fairmont’s candlelit cocktail bar: local botanicals, jazz each week and a DJ at weekends.

Our take

  • Weekly live jazz
  • Terrace
  • To 2am Fri–Sat
Address
10 Trần Nguyên Hãn, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi
Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi

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About YY Bar

YY Bar is the cocktail bar of Fairmont Hanoi, on level 2 with a terrace, opposite Hoàn Kiếm Lake. Its signature cocktails use Vietnamese ingredients and botanicals, with fine wines and pan-Asian bites, by candlelight. There is live jazz every week and a DJ playing funk, soul and R&B from Wednesday to Saturday. Open 5pm to midnight, to 2am on Fridays and Saturdays. Smart casual; no flip-flops or beachwear.

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with YY Bar before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from YY Bar are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Key sights

  1. Hoàn Kiếm Lake400 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 10 min
  2. St Joseph’s Cathedral700 mWalk 9 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 11 min
  3. Long Biên Bridge1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 14 min
  4. The Imperial Citadel1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 15 min
  5. The Temple of Literature2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 16 min
  6. Trấn Quốc Pagoda2.8 kmWalk 36 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
  7. Nội Bài airport22 kmCar or taxi 95 min

Railway station

  1. Hanoi Railway Station (Ga Hà Nội)1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 15 min

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