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Every tourist when coming to the capital should enjoy Hanoi rice rolls. Although present in many provinces and cities, Hanoi rice rolls are still attractive with their own distinct flavor. It can be affirmed that this delicious dish is enough to conquer the taste buds of the most demanding diners.
Banh cuon is a dish that many diners love when traveling to Hanoi. Hanoi banh cuon has existed for a long time with a very special rich and delicious flavor. If you come to Hanoi and don't know where to eat banh cuon, please refer to the list of 15 famous delicious restaurants below!
1. Mrs. Hanh's Rice Rolls
Opening hours: 06:00 – 15:00 | 17:00 – 22:00
Reference price: 80,000 VND - 100,000 VND
This restaurant is located in a small alley on Tho Xuong Street near the cathedral. The space of the restaurant is really cute, with a kitchen corner right in front and small wooden tables and chairs. Banh cuon is the main dish at the restaurant, with thick rice paper and the main filling is mushrooms. The restaurant is often aimed at tourists, because the menu has English and many cocktails and beers, so the prices are not cheap. However, it cannot be denied that the dipping sauce here is really delicious and rich.
2. Mrs. Xuan's rice rolls
Opening hours: 06:30 – 23:30
Reference price: 40,000 VND - 50,000 VND
This restaurant has a small space and not many seats. The rice rolls here have a unique flavor, with the rice flour making the cake chewy and fragrant, along with the filling of meat, wood ear mushrooms and cinnamon sausage, creating a delicious flavor. The dipping sauce is delicious, the coriander is fresh, and especially the sausage here is also very delicious. The restaurant attracts a lot of customers and the service is attentive, the utensils at the restaurant are always kept clean.
3. Cao Bang Trung Kinh Rice Rolls
Opening hours: 05:30 – 14:00 | 16:00 – 21:30
Reference price: 45,000 VND
This restaurant is not too spacious, with only 5-6 tables for customers to sit. The restaurant specializes in Cao Bang rice rolls. Unlike Hanoi rice rolls, the rice rolls here are not served with fish sauce, but instead are served with delicious bone broth. The rolls are large and soft, with a lot of meat and wood ear inside. A full portion includes 4 rice rolls, 1 egg roll and 1 side dish. The broth is mixed at a moderate level, not too sweet or MSG.
4. Banh Cuon - Bao Khanh
Opening hours: 06:15 – 20:00
Reference price: 40,000 VND - 50,000 VND
This restaurant has a very small space and few seats, so it is often quite crowded at noon. The menu is quite diverse, with many dishes to choose from such as meat/shrimp/vegetarian rolls, egg rolls, noodles/rice noodles/mixed noodles, wonton noodles/dumplings, eel vermicelli soup/mixed/stir-fried. The rice rolls here are quite thin and the filling inside is rich, containing lots of meat and wood ear mushrooms. The dipping sauce at the restaurant is not too salty. In addition, the other drinks at the restaurant are also very delicious.
5. Gia An rice rolls
Opening hours: 08:00 – 22:00
Reference price: 35,000 VND - 70,000 VND
This is a fairly large chain of banh cuon shops and has been a long-standing brand in Hanoi. Banh cuon here is considered delicious and fragrant. The dipping sauce has a moderate taste, you can feel the aroma of kumquat, chili and fresh vegetables. Banh cuon is soft, meat and shrimp are both delicious, the shrimp cake is big and has a characteristic aroma. The service is very attentive and professional, which increases the score of the shop. However, the price of banh cuon here is higher than other shops.
6. Yen Phu Rice Rolls
Opening hours: 07:00 – 17:30
Reference price: 25,000 VND
At Banh Cuon Yen Phu, the price of banh cuon is usually 25,000 VND. A serving of banh cuon includes 1 piece of ham, 1 meatball and 1 plate of banh cuon. If you want, you can add egg banh cuon for 8,000 VND/piece. The banh cuon skin here is thin, flexible, not crushed or sour, and the filling is a stable combination of meat and wood ear. The accompanying dipping sauce has a palatable flavor, and the accompanying fresh herbs are washed clean. The price of the restaurant is very reasonable compared to the quality of the food.
7. Ky Dong Rice Rolls
Opening hours: 06:00 – 04:00
Reference price: 40,000 VND - 60,000 VND
Ky Dong Banh Cuon Restaurant has a spacious and airy space. The staff here are cheerful, enthusiastic and polite. The Ky Dong Banh Cuon here is very delicious, a serving of Banh Cuon has a very valuable amount of food. The filling is delicious with the flavor of meat and wood ear. In particular, the dipping sauce here is very standard. In addition to Banh Cuon, the restaurant also offers many other delicious dishes such as stir-fried Pho, mixed Hu Tieu, shrimp and pork spring rolls, Pho Cuon, and Hanoi spring rolls.
8. Phuong Rice Rolls
Opening hours: 06:30 – 11:00 | 16:00 – 21:00
Reference price: 40,000 VND - 60,000 VND
Phuong Banh Cuon Restaurant is rich with a plate full of food, including mushroom and meat rolls, fatty sausage, cinnamon sausage and shrimp floss. The filling is made from minced meat, shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms, and the most impressive thing is that the filling is not smooth but still retains the meat, creating a very rich feeling. In particular, the dipping sauce here does not use fish sauce, but instead is pure meat juice mixed with spices and sugar, combined with shiitake mushroom juice... creating a unique flavor. In addition to being served with cinnamon sausage and fatty sausage, the restaurant also provides grilled Chinese sausage, dried shrimp floss and water beetle essential oil to add more flavor.
9. Mrs. Huyen's Rice Rolls
Opening hours: 06:30 – 11:00 | 16:00 – 21:00
Reference price: 30,000 VND - 50,000 VND
Banh Cuon Ba Huyen has a wide frontage and comfortable parking space. It is always crowded with customers and tables are always full. The restaurant specializes in banh cuon, although the taste is not the same as the restaurants in the old quarter, it is still considered delicious. The cinnamon sausage is delicious, and especially the dipping sauce is great. The price is suitable for the quality. The banh cuon here is delicious, soft, and thin, and most importantly, after eating, you do not feel full like in other restaurants.
The banh cuon restaurants in Hanoi mentioned in this article are all long-standing restaurants with high-quality banh cuon. When visiting these restaurants, you will definitely experience more of Hanoi's typical cuisine.
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