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A bowl of noodles here typically costs around 25,000 dong, unless you opt for various toppings. It's quite reasonable for breakfast, even on tight budget days. The noodle bowl comes with a decent amount of toppings, not overly generous, but enough to satisfy at a reasonable price. The added bonus is that the place offers complimentary iced tea. The shop operates only in the morning, closing around 9 am.
2. Mrs. Nga's Snail Noodle
Located in a narrow alley, quite close to Bà Minh's noodle shop, Mrs. Nga's snail noodle shop only opens in the morning, offering a variety of snails, cooked in the banana blossom style. According to many, the noodle broth here has a tangy and spicy flavor, rich and traditional. The snails in the noodle bowl are cleaned thoroughly, plump, and tender, providing a delightful crunch.
This noodle shop is tucked deep into the alley, but it gets bustling with customers every morning. An average bowl of noodle costs only 25,000 dong. Apart from snail noodles, you can also try ox blood soup or opt for a mixed variety. In terms of space, the shop provides both indoor and outdoor seating options.
3. Spicy Ribs Sticky Rice, Trường Chinh Street
This is a sidewalk sticky rice shop located on Trường Chinh Street, near the Ngã Tư Sở intersection. Despite being a sidewalk establishment, this place attracts a large number of customers due to its delicious and unique spicy ribs sticky rice with a fiery and flavorful sauce.
The bowl of sticky rice here might seem a bit small, just about waist-high, but it's not too little – just enough to satisfy. Besides the delicious grilled ribs, fragrant and mouthwatering, you'll find a variety of sausages, meats, and other toppings like many other sticky rice stalls.
Sticky rice on Trường Chinh specializes in evening sales, operating from 5 pm until midnight. The price ranges from 25,000 to 35,000 dong per serving, depending on the type. So, if you're looking for a surefire dish to enjoy, this is a highly recommended spot. Especially on cool days, a bowl of sticky rice with plenty of meat toppings and a spicy sauce is simply unbeatable.
4. Tofu and Vermicelli at Cây Bàng, Đại La
This tofu and vermicelli shop is so popular that come lunchtime, the customers spill onto the sidewalk to eat. A notable aspect of this place is the beautifully presented and efficiently prepared ingredients for the vermicelli dish. The tofu is lightly fried, the sausage neatly stacked, and the shrimp paste piled up, with someone cutting the vermicelli separately. The bustling scene leaves a lasting impression on diners.
Talking about the deliciousness of Đại La tofu and vermicelli is not an exaggeration. The tofu is sourced from the famous Mơ Béo village, tender, golden and crispy on all sides when fried. When eating, you can still feel the crunch of the outer layer, the soft and fragrant inner layer, not dry at all. Especially, the dipping sauce here is exceptionally unique, whether it's shrimp paste, fish sauce, or soup powder, all are enhanced with a touch of homemade chili oil, giving the dipping sauce a very distinctive flavor.
The only drawback of this eatery is that during peak hours, you might face some difficulty in finding parking space. You can either park at the nearby market or patiently wait for a few minutes for the staff to assist you in parking! The shop operates from around 11 am to 2 pm.
5. Tuan Tau's Wonton Noodles
Wonton noodles here are quite renowned, a bowl filled with a combination of char siu, steamed and fried wontons, eggs, liver, mustard greens, chives, quite abundant. The broth here is rich, and the amount of noodles is generously satisfying, enough to leave you full and satisfied.
6. Hot Fried Dough - Đại La
The fried dough here is skillfully made. The dough is thin and delicate, the two sides of the fried dough expand evenly, with a perfect golden brown color, slightly leaning towards the color of butterfly wings. The hot fried dough is crispy, but still retains the fluffiness and elasticity of the dough. The two sides of the fried dough also dance freely, curling and sometimes forming a curved shape like butterfly wings, not rigid and straight like crispy fried dough.
The dipping sauce for the fried dough is sweeter and milder than the dipping sauce for nem, but it's enhanced with a bit of pickled vegetables, sometimes cucumber, other times papaya, carrots, and of course, the indispensable chili sauce. Moreover, the shop here uses a 'traditional' style ground chili sauce (chili sauce for pho) to add to the dipping sauce, instead of using finely ground chili sauce or tomato chili sauce like some other shops.
7. Nostalgic Noodle Hotpot
This restaurant is among the top places for tasty and affordable hotpot in Hanoi, offering a variety of hotpot dishes. Here, you can easily find options like chicken hotpot, frog hotpot, and crab noodle hotpot with an average price of 150,000 to 200,000 VND per pot, sufficient for 3 to 4 people. The portion of food is considered generous and abundant for the price.
In addition to the budget-friendly food factor, the restaurant also boasts a modern and spacious ambiance, with separate rooms for groups of over 30 people, safe and ample indoor parking space, etc. Due to its affordable prices and high customer turnout, this eatery tends to fill up quickly, especially during holidays, and weekends.
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Reference: Travel guide from Mytour
MytourApril 21, 2017
