Xôi chè bà Thìn

Xôi chè bà Thìn is recognizable by the cluster of customers often gathered around small plastic chairs and tables on the sidewalk at the intersection of Bát Đàn and Hàng Bồ streets. The shop traces its origins to a street vendor cart operated by a woman named Thìn in the nineteen thirties. For nearly a century, the family has maintained a tradition of serving traditional northern-style sweet soups and sticky rice.