Vermicelli is another kind of noodle fibers which is thinner than Pho and is round. Vermicelli is a popular food of Hanoi. This dish is served with meat, herbs, and sauce. Due to many kinds of meat, Hanoians have various kinds of rice vermicelli.
1. Buncha – Rice vermicelli with grilled pork
There is a plate of rice vermicelli, a bowl of grilled pork including pork meatballs and fried pork, and sauce. The sauce is a mixture of fish sauce, water, limes, chili, sugar, vinegar, and garlic, papaya, onion, and carrots. The dish is served together with a plate of vegetables and fresh herbs like cabbage, Vietnamese balm, and beansprout. When you eat, you have to dip the rice vermicelli into the bowl of sauce, put some herbs and vegetables in and enjoy! Besides the main ingredients, they often offer you extra spices including garlic, chili, sliced limes, and pepper so that you can put in to fit your taste.
There are countless Buncha restaurants around Hanoi. Of all, we would like to recommend you the best ones in the area of Hanoi Old Quarter so that you can easily schedule your own Hanoi food tour.
Buncha Nguyen Bieu
Address: No. 23 Nguyen Bieu Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 10:00 to 18:00
Price: VND 30,000
Buncha Hang Quat
Address: Alley 74 Hang Quat Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 10:00 to 14:00
Price: from VND 25,000 to VND 40,000
Buncha Dac Kim
Website: http://bunchahangmanh.vn/
Address: No. 1 Hang Manh Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 8:30 to 21:00
Tel: (+84) 2438 285 022
Hotline: (+84) 904 047 557
Price: VND 50,000
Buncha Duy Diem
Address: No. 140 Ngoc Khanh Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 7:00 to 22:00
Price: from VND 20,000 to VND 50,000
Buncha Tuyet
Address: No. 34 Hang Than Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 7:00 to 17:00
Hotline: (+84) 94 836 19 71
Price: from VND 35,000
2. Bun Nem – Rice vermicelli with fried rolls
The ingredients of Bun Nem is quite similar to Buncha except for the pork. Here, they replace fried pork and pork meatballs with fried rolls (Nem). Nem is a mixture of minced pork, chopped fungus, spring onion, cabbage, carrot, and kohlrabi wrapped with a rice paper and fried. Nem is a traditional dish appearing in any important feasts of Hanoians. Nem and vermicelli is an amazing combination that you shouldn’t miss for a wonderful food tour in Hanoi. Below are good Bun Nem stalls recommended for you.
Buncha Hang Quat
Address: Alley 74 Hang Quat Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 10:00 to 14:00
Price: from VND 25,000 to VND 40,000
Minhchay restaurant
Website: https://minhchay.com
Store 1:
Address: No. 30 Ma May Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hotline: (+84) 98 12345 45
Email: [email protected]
Store 2:
Address: No. 45 Xuan Dieu Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Hotline: (+84) 98 12345 45
Email: [email protected]
3. Bun thang – Vermicelli soup with pork, chicken, and eggs
A bowl of Bun thang contains vermicelli of the medium thickness, shredded chicken, scrambled eggs, and pork sausage dip into the sauce. The sauce is a mixture of chicken bone, onion, halved, dried shrimp, monosodium glutamate, salt, and fish sauce cooked in hours. As other kinds of noodles, vermicelli is eaten with many kinds of raw and green herbs and vegetables. Bun thang is a traditional food of Hanoi. Therefore, we would like to recommend you and hope that you will have a chance to try it when coming to Vietnam. Below are the most well-known Bun thang stalls in Hanoi, ideal spots for a Hanoi tour package, especially a Hanoi street food tour.
Bun thang Cau Go
Address: No. 48 Cau Go Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 7:00 to 22:00
Tel: (+84) 243 825 1286
Price: from VND 30,000 to VND 66,000
Bun thang Hang Hom
Address: No. 11 Hang Hom Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 6:30 to 21:30
Price: from VND 20,000 to VND 33,000
Bun thang Ha Hoi
Address: No. 11 Ha Hoi Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 6:00 to 23:00
Price: from VND 22,000 to VND 55,000
4. Bun dau – Vermicelli with fried tofu and shrimp paste
Vermicelli is put on a plate. Tofu is on another. Tofu is fried in until it turns into a golden brown color. The dish is served with a bowl of shrimp paste and a variety of green vegetables and herbs. When you eat, you have to dip the tofu and vermicelli into the shrimp paste. If you don’t like shrimp paste, you can just ask the waiter to replace the shrimp with a bowl of fish sauce. Vermicelli with tofu and shrimp paste is a light, idyllic, traditional, and tasty food of Hanoians. Therefore, if you want to eat like a local, don’t miss Bun dau. Below are some good Bun dau stalls in Hanoi that you may take into consideration.
Bun dau Phat Loc
Website: https://bundauphatloc.vn/
Address: No. 64-66 Phat Loc Alley, Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 6:00 to 21:30
Tel: (+84) 243 9264 785
Price: from VND 30,000 to VND 50,000
Bun dau Hang Khay
Address: No. 31 Hang Khay Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 8:00 to 22:00
Tel:(+8) 1648 579 436
Price: about VND 40,000
Bun dau Ngo Gach
Address: No. 4 Ngo Gach Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 10:00 to 22:00
Price: from VND 35,000 to VND 50,000
5. Bun oc – Snail noodle soup
Even if people in your country don’t really eat snails, don’t worry about it. Snails noodle is a common dish of Hanoians. Therefore, if you want to eat like a local, you shouldn’t miss this type of noodle soup. Vietnamese snails are caught from the freshwater. They are small, chewy, and tasty. Good snails are the one fat and not soaked in the water or mood so long. To make a bowl of Bun oc, they put the noodles insides, the cooked snails above the noodles with tofu and green herbs, and finally pour the broth into the bowl. Now, the snail noodle is ready! If you have a chance to do a Hanoi tour, don’t forget to drop off for some snails noodles. It’s worth your try, definitely.
These are the best Bun oc stores in Hanoi that we are recommending for you for a wonderful street food tour in Hanoi.
Oc Ba Sau:
Address: No. 70 Mai Hac De Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 7:00 to 15:00
Price: VND 35,000
Bun oc Dong Xuan
Address: No. 11 Ngo Cho Dong Xuan Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 7:00 to 22:00
Price: from VND 30,000 to VND 55,000
Bun oc Hang Chai
Address: No. 6 Hang Chai Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
Opening hours: daily from 7:00 to 15:00
Price: from VND 20,000 to VND 50,000
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