Old Hanoi Lakeside — Vietnamese Kitchen by the Water
A kitchen on the water in Hanoi, cooking the food we grew up on: clay pots over charcoal, herbs cut the same morning, broth that has been going since dawn. No fusion, no shortcuts — just what a Vietnamese family actually eats, with the lake outside the window.
- Open today 10:00 – 22:00
- Find us 12 P. Đào Duy Từ, Phố cổ Hà Nội, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Việt Nam
- Call us 0916400858
Contemporary Vietnamese flavours
The menu
Vietnamese cooking that follows the seasons, laid out in a book left open on the table. Turn the pages, or pick a course below.
Menu
Old Hanoi Lakeside
Main Dishes
Small plates, noodle bowls, clay pots and grills from across Vietnam.
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Fresh Summer Rolls — Gỏi Cuốn
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Rice paper rolls with prawn, pork, mint and chives, with peanut dipping sauce.
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Crispy Spring Rolls — Nem Rán
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Hand-rolled pork and wood-ear mushroom rolls, fried until shattering.
Main Dishes
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Green Papaya Salad — Nộm Đu Đủ
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Shredded green papaya, roasted peanuts, Vietnamese coriander and lime.
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Grilled Prawn Skewers — Tôm Nướng
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Charcoal-grilled tiger prawns with salt, pepper and lime.
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Phở Bò — Hanoi Beef Noodle Soup
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Twelve-hour beef bone broth, flat rice noodles, rare beef and herbs.
Main Dishes
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Bún Chả Hà Nội
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Charcoal-grilled pork patties and belly in sweet-sour broth with noodles.
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Cá Kho Tộ — Caramelised Clay Pot Fish
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Basa fillets braised in palm sugar caramel and black pepper.
Main Dishes
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Bò Lúc Lắc — Shaking Beef
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Cubed beef tenderloin seared hard, with watercress and lime pepper dip.
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Gà Nướng Lá Chanh — Lime Leaf Grilled Chicken
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Half chicken marinated in lemongrass and lime leaf, grilled over charcoal.
Vegetarian
Plant-based cooking from the Vietnamese Buddhist tradition.
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Đậu Hũ Sốt Cà — Tofu in Tomato
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Silken tofu in a slow tomato and spring onion sauce.
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Rau Muống Xào Tỏi — Garlic Morning Glory
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Water spinach flash-fried with a great deal of garlic.
Vegetarian
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Cà Tím Nướng Mỡ Hành — Grilled Aubergine
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Charred aubergine with spring onion oil and crushed peanuts.
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Phở Chay — Vegetarian Phở
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Mushroom and daikon broth with tofu, rice noodles and herbs.
Desserts
Sweet endings with coconut, fruit and sticky rice.
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Chè Ba Màu — Three Colour Dessert
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Mung bean, red bean and pandan jelly with coconut cream and ice.
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Bánh Flan Cà Phê — Coffee Caramel Flan
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Set custard with burnt caramel and a spoon of coffee.
Desserts
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Chuối Nướng — Grilled Banana
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Banana grilled in its leaf, with warm coconut cream.
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Mango Sticky Rice
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Ripe mango, coconut sticky rice, salted coconut cream.
Drinks
Coffee, tea and cold drinks, Vietnamese style.
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Cà Phê Sữa Đá — Iced Coffee
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Robusta drip coffee over condensed milk and ice.
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Cà Phê Trứng — Egg Coffee
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Whipped egg yolk and condensed milk over hot coffee.
Drinks
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Fresh Young Coconut
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Whole chilled coconut, opened at the table.
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Lotus Tea — Trà Sen
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Green tea scented with lotus, served in a small pot.
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Bia Hà Nội — Local Draught Beer
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Cold local lager, by the glass.
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What we are proud of this month
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Fresh Summer Rolls — Gỏi Cuốn
Rice paper rolls with prawn, pork, mint and chives, with peanut dipping sauce.
Not set yet
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Crispy Spring Rolls — Nem Rán
Hand-rolled pork and wood-ear mushroom rolls, fried until shattering.
Not set yet
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Phở Bò — Hanoi Beef Noodle Soup
Twelve-hour beef bone broth, flat rice noodles, rare beef and herbs.
Not set yet
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Bún Chả Hà Nội
Charcoal-grilled pork patties and belly in sweet-sour broth with noodles.
Not set yet
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Rau Muống Xào Tỏi — Garlic Morning Glory
Water spinach flash-fried with a great deal of garlic.
Not set yet
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Phở Chay — Vegetarian Phở
Mushroom and daikon broth with tofu, rice noodles and herbs.
Not set yet
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Chè Ba Màu — Three Colour Dessert
Mung bean, red bean and pandan jelly with coconut cream and ice.
Not set yet
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Cà Phê Sữa Đá — Iced Coffee
Robusta drip coffee over condensed milk and ice.
Not set yet
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Cà Phê Trứng — Egg Coffee
Whipped egg yolk and condensed milk over hot coffee.
Not set yet
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Three generations, one stove
Our grandmother sold bún chả from a cart by the water. Her daughter moved it indoors, one room at a time. We kept the recipes and the charcoal, and added just enough tables to see the lake from all of them.
Everything is cooked to order in an open kitchen you can watch from the terrace. If you want to know what is in a dish, ask — we will tell you, and we will tell you honestly if it is too hot for you.
What guests tell us
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Finding us
We are on the lake road, a few minutes from the water. Look for the red lantern and the smell of charcoal.