Buzz
An optical store built around visitors, not just walk-ins
Travellers who need glasses in Hanoi usually run into the same problem: the shop is easy enough to find, but nobody speaks enough English to talk through a prescription. Manh Long Optical sits at 147A Lê Duẩn, within walking distance of Hanoi Railway Station and a short ride from the Old Quarter, and every staff member on every shift speaks English.
The store handles eye examinations, prescription glasses, prescription sunglasses and progressive lenses. What sets the visit apart is the fitting itself. Instead of picking a frame off the shelf and having lenses dropped into it, you are measured — prescription, facial dimensions, how you spend your day, the look you actually want — and the frame is adjusted to you before you leave.
Lenses are measured and cut on the premises rather than sent to an outside workshop, and a range of prescriptions is kept in stock. For many single-vision prescriptions that means glasses ready the same day. If you have three days in Hanoi, or you have just sat on your only pair, this is the part that matters.
What Manh Long Optical offers
Twenty-five years in the eyewear trade. Free eye examinations, with no obligation to buy afterwards. Premium lenses from Essilor/Crizal and ZEISS alongside mid-range options. Korean-style acetate, titanium and flexible frames. Personal fitting and lens consultation rather than an off-the-shelf sale. In-store measuring and cutting. Same-day glasses for stocked single-vision lenses. Free re-checks, adjustments, cleaning and nose-pad replacement. Free delivery to hotels in central Hanoi, and international shipping if you have already flown home. Cards accepted.
That last group deserves a mention on its own. Glasses drift out of shape with everyday wear — the temples loosen, the nose pads flatten. Manh Long will straighten, clean and re-pad them at no charge, which means somewhere to walk back into rather than living with a pair that sits crooked.
For residents and visitors alike, Manh Long Optical suits anyone who wants more than a ready-made pair handed across a counter: long experience, lenses worth the money, a fitting done properly, and staff you can actually talk to.
Contact Information:
Address: 147A Lê Duẩn, Cửa Nam Ward, Hanoi (formerly Hoàn Kiếm District)
Phone/Zalo: 0777 986 999
Open daily 8:00–21:30
Website: manhlongoptical.com
Fanpage: facebook.com/ManhLong.Optical
Instagram: instagram.com/manhlong.optical
