Hanoi ơi! Urbanist Hanoi started in 2018 as a sister site of Saigoneer, the well-established culture magazine based in the south. The idea at the time was that Urbanist Hanoi would continue what Saigoneer had been doing so well: telling stories of people, places, food and culture — the only difference was the geographical focus. The teams behind Urbanist Hanoi and Saigoneer are one and the same, and after four years of being on separate sites, Urbanist Hanoi is coming home. Starting from this month, all content from our website will transition to Hanoi-specific sections on saigoneer.com. This change won’t affect how we produce content in any way: our Hanoi-based team members will continue to tell stories, review street food, and marvel at our home city’s many charms, as we have always done. For readers, see you on Saigoneer’s social media and website — now in both Vietnamese and English! Follow us on @saigoneer.en for English and @saigoneer.vn for Vietnamese. Overall, we are excited for this change, and this opportunity to play on one team, so to speak. This unification means our articles can reach a wider audience, and we hope you will discover stories that you otherwise may have missed. It is with sadness that we say goodbye to the name Urbanist Hanoi, but at the end of the day, no matter how we publish, we are just grateful to be doing what we are doing: telling stories about this land that we love. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know in the comments below or send us an email at [email protected] and our team will get back to you. With gratitude, Urbanist Hanoi.

While we wait for the metro to open, think back to Saigon's original tramway, which ran from the 1880s until the 1950s. . Photo via Flickr user manhhai . We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

This work by @buingann re-imagines 17 famous paintings in the context of a typical Vietnamese coffee shop. How many can you recognize? . Illustration by @buingann .⠀ We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

“Waacking was born in the gay bars of Los Angeles, and the moves associated with waacking are closer to the feminine side…I love all that is willowy and beautiful. Waacking feels natural to me because it aspires to beauty. And waacking is opening your body, let it be free. It is liberating!" . Photos by Trần Hoàng Sinh (@_nouuuuuu_) for urbanisthanoi.com . We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

At the B-52 Victory Museum, where children play among the ruins of war. . Photo by Linh Pham (@storyweaver.vn) .⠀ We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

What will Vietnam be like in 2088? Will floating markets have moved to the clouds? . Illustration by Tran Phung .⠀ We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

Why does that woman second in line look so worried? . Illustration by Hannah Hoang (@hannahoang_39) .⠀ We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

Laughter and scowls wrinkle a face the way rain and sunshine ages a building. . Photo by @anh_mat . We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

Thang Trần Phềnh's depiction of a musical troupe thrilling a village in the early 20th century. . Photo via Flickr user Manhhai .⠀ We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

Vietnam has been doing drive-through since before McDonald's was invented. . Photo by Le Thai Hoang Nguyen (@nguyenle120_) .⠀ We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

"In the US during Easter, a common tradition is painting eggs with many vibrant designs and colors as gifts or home decorations. I wanted to add a Vietnamese flair to a western custom, so I used salted eggs instead of normal ones, and decorated them with Indochinese patterns." - @thu.buser .⠀ We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi

With all those glass bottles, he must sound like a maraca band when he hits a speed bump. . Photo by Pete Walls (@pjwphoto) .⠀ We'd love to feature your photos and artworks. Follow @urbanist.han on Instagram and hashtag your work with #urbanisthanoi or send them to [email protected] . #urbanisthanoi