Bun Cha Huong Lien
Hanoi, Vietnam
The read// why locals go
Bun Cha Huong Lien had been grilling pork over charcoal on Le Van Huu Street since 1970 before Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain sat down here in 2016. The fame has not changed the dish: grilled pork meatballs in a sweet, warm broth, served with vermicelli and herbs to assemble yourself. Bun cha is Hanoi's lunch, and this remains a weekday lunch canteen for the surrounding streets rather than a monument to a photograph. A vegetarian option is available. Around 45,000 VND a portion, which is roughly what the neighbourhood has always paid for it.
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The read// why locals go
Bun Cha Huong Lien had been grilling pork over charcoal on Le Van Huu Street since 1970 before Barack Obama and Anthony Bourdain sat down here in 2016. The fame has not changed the dish: grilled pork meatballs in a sweet, warm broth, served with vermicelli and herbs to assemble yourself. Bun cha is Hanoi's lunch, and this remains a weekday lunch canteen for the surrounding streets rather than a monument to a photograph. A vegetarian option is available. Around 45,000 VND a portion, which is roughly what the neighbourhood has always paid for it.