Nghia Tan Street, “snack paradise” in Hanoi has been locally famous for “fine” cuisine. Talking this amazing place, a series of popular dishes need to be mentioned, including Tao Pho (tofu dessert), Chao Trai (mussel porridge), Banh Gio, Banh My Ap Chao (Vietnamese hamburger), etc.
Mussel Porridge
During your cuisine exploration in Hanoi, you should drop by the famous mussel porridge on A14 Nghia Tan collective house. This restaurant features the well-cooked, tasteful and fragrant porridge, added much more mussel than others. Noticeably, the mussel is poured into the porridge pot instead of separating from the porride as many restaurants do.
This flavored dish is accompanied by “Quay” (Fried breadsticks) to make it a better taste.Tray This shop is small but always crowded with guests. In addition to mussel porridge, this restaurant offers duck eggs as an accompaniment to warm your stomach. Imagining that, paying less than 1$ and you will have a full belly afterward.
The special Nghia Tan hamburger
A loaf of Nghia Tan hamburger includes a piece of fried pate, an omelette, mashed potatoes, and three to four pieces of grilled pork, accompanied by the wonderful sauce. All of these ingredients are placed in a small hot pan to offer fragrant smell.
Pate is quite soft and fragrant. The sauce is eye-catching with brown, fragrant with butter, the sour with tomatoes and vinegar, and sweet with sugar. This amazing sauce makes the dish more “perfect” that promises to satisfy the appetite for food of the gourmets. However, for those who do not usually eat sour dishes, this sauce is quite sour.
In addition, this dish is served with pickled cucumbers to release the grease of pate and meat. The price of a full portion is 2$.
Dried beef salads
This restaurant is near Nghia Tan street and offers various variations of dried beef salads in Hanoi. It is because it also serves “unique” dishes, namely pig’s ears, Banh Bot Loc (clear dumpling wrapped in banana leaf), and Goi Cuon (spring rolls salads).
A dish of salads is full and served with a small bowl of sauce to give it a better taste. When observing the owner processing this dish, you might unconditionally swallow saliva. Thus, it probably satisfies your appetite for food.
Some guests think that the price of 2$ for a bowl of dried beef salads is quite higher than others. However, if you give it a try, you will see that it deserves your money. You do not only enjoy a tasteful dish but also full your stomach with just a bowl. Additionally, it offers spring rolls at 7,000 VND/piece.
Tung Diep Wonton Spaghetti
Located in A14 Nghia Tan collective house, Tung Diep restaurant is quite small but neatly arranged with plastic furniture. It’s always crowded with guests. Moreover, guests to Tung Diep get used to waiting outside for a short time to be enjoyed a bowl of Wonton. The bowl is quite full with Char Xiu, boiled eggs, ravioli, etc. that definitely full your stomach.
The meat is soft and tasteful while ravioli is fragrant with chilly. The sauce is sweet and flavored of shrimps. In addition, it serves “unique” dried wonton spaghetti priced at 2$. It is totally reasonable to enjoy a tasteful snack. Give it a try!
