Hanoi Street Vendor Fruit - Street Vendors, Hanoi Old Quarter - In Hanoi, life is convenient for shoppers, especially housewives. . No matter where you are, you can easily get anything you need from ubiquitous street vendors. They can make their living by carrying a yoke - baskets slung from each end of a bamboo pole, or from the back of a bicycle. Street vendors are everywhere in Hanoi. They are up before sunrise, carrying and peddling everything from baguettes to brooms to baskets.