Delicious dishes near the ancient church in Hanoi 

Hanoi is one of the food heavens in Vietnam, so if coming in Hanoi tours and forget to try the street foods here, then you probably understand nothing about this tourist destination.

Therefore, in this article, I’ll introduce to you some suggestions near Hanoi’s ancient church that can make your mouth watering because of their attractive fragrance, their awesome taste,…

1. Au Trieu grilled sour nem

Most people who come to Hanoi’s ancient church area, once try the fancy cuisine here, won’t be able to forget about it, especially the barbecue here. No one knows since when these food stalls appear along the path in the alleyway here, but they really made this place a food heaven of Hanoi, even with just some small chairs and tables, simple ingredients,… but whenever dropping by this place in the afternoon, you won’t be able to resist the attraction of the fragrance from grilled dishes.

Grilled sour nem, a specialty of Hanoi

Especially, the grilled sour nem, a specialty that you can only enjoy when being in Hanoi. At first time seeing this dish, you will absolutely be attracted by its beautiful look: the fresh pink of the meat along with a little burn outside, and when taking a bite, you will be surprised by discovering that it’s extremely delicious, crunchy but still soft and juicy. It’s often served with rice paper, small bowls of light chili fish sauce and fruit like sliced green mango,… Price for a grilled sour nem plate is about 50,000VND.

2. Ly Quoc Su fried meat cake

Wandering around the ancient church, you will be immediately attracted by the exotic fragrance from Ly Quoc Su street, that’s the fragrance of fried meat cake here.

You won’t be able to imagine how fancy it is when taking a bite into the fried meat cake here without really trying eating it.

The stunning fried meat cake on Ly Quoc Su street

You know, when taking a bite on it, you will feel the crunchy cover broken into pieces, the sweet water from the meat inside pouring out in your mouth, mixed with a little spicy, a little sour, a little sweet of the sauce that’s used to eat along.

To some people, no need to wait until try eating it, they fell for this beautiful, delicious dish since the first time seeing the cakes newly taken out of the oil pan, with their stunning yellow cover. This cake is eaten along with green papaya salad and raw vegetables, with a small bowl of light sweet fish sauce that’s created according to the secret recipe of seller. The price is 7,000 – 9,000 VND / cake.

3. Ly Quoc Su Pho

One of the most delicious Pho eateries is located on Ly Quoc Su Street. Pho here has long been famous for its distinctive broth, rich but still light and sweet.

A beautiful bowl of Ly Quoc Su Pho

Although serving all kinds of Pho, but in particular, Ly Quoc Su Pho specialize mainly in beef Pho. And the Pho eateries often serve breakfast from 6h – 14h and night meal from 17h30 – 22h. The price of a bowl of Pho ranges from 45,000 to 75,000 VND.

4. Pork rib porridge

Formerly known as Ngo Huyen porridge, it has now moved to 2A Ly Quoc Su, this pork rib porridge is still crowded with customers through decades. The porridge here is cooked with bone stewed water and minced meat, with crispy crusted cartilage.

Eating a bowl of pork rib porridge is one of the ways that Hanoians use to enjoy the coldness of Winter here

Eating a bowl of pork rib porridge here will definitely bring you happiness and warmth in the cold days of Hanoi. The price of a bowl of porridge is 30,000 VND.