1Hue beef noodle soup has excellent flavor
When talking about Hue dishes, we must definitely mention the famous beef noodle dish from domestic to international. Although this Hue specialty is now popular throughout the provinces and cities, nowhere is it as delicious and flavorful as in the ancient capital. Standard Hue beef vermicelli noodles are small vermicelli noodles, eaten with broth simmered directly from beef bones for a sweet flavor. Especially if you taste carefully, you will see that the broth is seasoned with a little shrimp flesh, creating a rich yet elegant taste. When enjoying, you will feel the softness and chewiness of pork trotters, shrimp rolls, and Hue rolls.
Suggestions for restaurants selling delicious Hue beef noodle soup:
My Tam beef noodle soup: 5 Tran Cao Van, Vinh Ninh, City. Hue
Me Keo Restaurant: 20 Bach Dang, Phu Cat, City. Hue
Ba Tuyet beef noodle soup: Western Quarter, 47 Nguyen Cong Tru, Phu Hoi, City. Hue
Ong Vong – o Phung beef noodle soup: 5 Nguyen Du, Phu Cat, City. Hue
Me Roi beef noodle soup: 40 Nguyen Chi Dieu, Thuan Thanh, City. Hue
2Great combination of mussel rice dish
True Hue mussel rice must use cooled rice, eat with succulent stir-fried mussels and some bean sprouts, banana ears, raw vegetables and chopped white taro. According to travel experience, when enjoying, we can sprinkle a little fish sauce and pork rind on top. Surely the flavor of the ingredients combined with a little spicy taste on the tip of the tongue can captivate every diner.
Suggestions for restaurants selling delicious mussel rice:
Hoa Dong mussel rice: 64 Kiet 7 Ung Binh, City. Hue
Ba Cam mussel rice: 49 Tung Thien Vuong, Vy Da ward, City. Hue
Small Restaurant: 28 Pham Hong Thai, City. Hue
Com Hen Dap Da: 01 Han Mac Tu, Vi Da, Hue City
Mussel rice – Lanh mussel vermicelli: 38 Ngo Gia Tu, City. Hue
3 Mussels scooped with crispy rice paper
Another unique Hue dish using mussels as the main ingredient. The sweet flavor of stir-fried mussels with a bit of spicy lemongrass, onions and Vietnamese coriander can captivate all diners. A plate of finished mussels will be sprinkled with golden roasted peanuts on top and eaten with crispy rice paper.
Suggestions for shops selling delicious mussels with rice paper:
Hoa Dong mussel rice: 7 Ung Binh, Vy Da, City. Hue
Khai Hoan Com Nieu Restaurant: 90 Le Loi, Phu Hoi, City. Hue
Quan Binh 3: Phu Hoa, City. Hue
4Diverse Hue sweet soup dishes
A famous Hue dish from near and far when this land was also known as the capital of all kinds of sweet soup. The characteristic of the capital is the alley tea shop. You just need to walk around the streets to see a shop or a sidewalk tea shop in the alley. There are many different types of sweet soup sold all year round such as: banana sweet soup, royal bean sweet soup, filtered sweet soup wrapped with roasted pork…
Suggestions for shops selling delicious Hue sweet soup:
Hue alley tea: 17 Hung Vuong, Phu Hoi, City. Hue
Hue royal tea: 31 Nguyen Hue, Vinh Ninh, City. Hue
Jelly tea at Dong Ba market: 2 Tran Hung Dao, Phu Hoa, City. Hue
Ong Lac Hue Tea: 36 Thanh Tinh, Vy Da, City. Hue
Thai Le Tea: 116 Le Thanh Ton, Thuan Thanh, City. Hue
5 Tré – An ideal Hue dish to sip
This Hue dish is often confused with spring rolls because it looks quite similar and is also “related”. However, the way to make bamboo is very different, it takes time to ferment the ingredients. Tre is fragrant, has a sweet and slightly sour taste. There are two types of catfish commonly found in Hue: pig catfish and beef catfish. The address to buy spring rolls and grilled pork in Hue is Dao Duy Tu street, this is also the place where grilled spring rolls have been sold for generations in the ancient capital.
Vietnamtravelio suggests places to sell delicious Hue tea:
Dong Ba spring rolls: 25 Dao Duy Tu, City. Hue
Nem tre Ba Ngon: 222 and 220/4 Nguyen Sinh Cung, City. Hue
Nem tre Nguyen Tat Thanh: Nguyen Tat Thanh, Huong Thuy Town, City. Hue (near Mai Thuy Duong market)
6Nam Pho noodle soup is soft and fragrant
Nam Pho noodle soup has an easily recognizable characteristic of being slightly cloudy and candy because it is cooked in a ratio of 3 rice flour – 1 filter flour. In the soup broth there is pork belly and shrimp. You can add a little chili when enjoying to fully feel the flavor of Hue dish.
Suggested shops selling delicious Nam Pho noodle soup:
O Thu Restaurant: 374 Chi Lang, City. Hue
Quan Thuy: 16 Pham Hong Thai, City. Hue
O Hang Restaurant: 16 Ha Huy Tap, Xuan Phu Ward, City. Hue
7Mix figs and eat with rice paper
Mixed fig is a Hue dish used for entertainment and appetizers. The rich, slightly acrid flavor when mixed with other ingredients can captivate many diners. Mixed figs are often eaten with grilled rice paper. You can see this “pair of cards” at any restaurant in Hue.
Suggestions for shops that sell delicious mixed figs:
Buffalo Restaurant: 68 Nguyen Huu Tho, City. Hue
Song Xanh Restaurant – Countryside Seafood: 103 Nguyen Lo Trach, Xuan Phu Ward, City. Hue
LaTus Restaurant: 103 Nguyen Lo Trach, Xuan Phu Ward, City. Hue
8White banh beo in a small bowl
When talking about Hue dishes, we cannot ignore the countless delicious cakes, and the famous banh beo dish is probably at the top of the list. Hue’s standard banh beo dish will be placed in small bowls and placed on a bamboo tray. On the surface of those white cakes you can see the orange-red color of shrimp, the light yellow of fried onions and pork rinds, and the green color of onion fat. When enjoying, Hue tourists will pour a little rich fish sauce on top.
Suggestions for shops selling delicious banh beo:
Ba Do’s Restaurant: 8 Nguyen Binh Khiem, City. Hue
Hue Suong Banh Beo: 4 Doan Huu Trung, City. Hue
Banh Chi Restaurant: 52 Le Viet Luong, City. Hue
Banh Beo O Le: 104/17/9 Kim Long, City. Hue
9Filter cake is attractive from its appearance
Hue tapioca cake is divided into wrapped cake (wrapped in leaves) and bare cake (not wrapped in leaves). Although they have different shapes, each type of cake still attracts diners with its transparent cooked dough, with brick-red shrimp filling inside and thinly sliced pork belly.
Suggestions for shops selling delicious tapioca cakes:
Ba Cu Restaurant: 23/177 Phan Dinh Phung, City. Hue
Hue Ba Van tapioca cake: 106B Luong Ngoc Quyen, Thuan Loc, City. Hue
Ba Do Restaurant: 8 Nguyen Binh Khiem, City. Hue
O Gia Restaurant: 109 Le Huan, City. Hue
10Soft rice cake in a layer of leaves
A rectangular Hue dish wrapped in dong leaves. When opened, we can see the dark orange color of ground shrimp standing out on the white dough. Banh nam often appears at street vendors throughout the city.
Suggestions for shops selling delicious banh nam:
Ba Do Restaurant: 8 Nguyen Binh Khiem, Phu Hiep, City. Hue
Restaurant 109: No. 109 Le Huan, City. Hue
Me Le Restaurant: No. 104/17/9 Kim Long, City. Hue
Trung Bo Restaurant: 16 To Hien Thanh, Phu Cat, City. Hue
11Crispy and delicious cake
Many people who first come to the ancient capital will mistake this Hue dish for banh xeo, but if you look closely you can see that the dough layer of banh hoi is smaller, thicker and crispier. In addition, the dipping sauce served with banh hoi is “broth” made from pork liver, minced lean meat, roasted sesame, crushed peanuts and original Hue bean paste.
Suggestions for shops selling delicious cakes:
Ms. Hanh’s favorite cake: 11 Phu Duc Chinh, City. Hue
Lac Thien cake: 6 Dinh Tien Hoang, City. Hue
Hong Mai Cake: 78 Dinh Tien Hoang, City. Hue
Thu Suong Cake: 86 Kim Long, City. Hue
12Rice from the underworld to the king
Underworld rice is a unique Hue dish associated with the legend that when King Bao Dai went on a journey, he was treated by local people. This specialty includes vegetables, cucumbers, eggs, and meat presented on a plate.
Suggestions for restaurants selling delicious underworld rice:
Auntie Thu Restaurant: 37 Son La Phu Tu, Tay Loc Ward, City. Hue
ABC Restaurant: 48 Ngo Quyen, City. Hue
Xuan Trang Restaurant: 42 Chu Van An, Phu Hoi Ward, City. Hue
Hopefully the list of Hue dishes above will help you choose a delicious dish you want to try before preparing your suitcase to go to the capital. The rich flavor and a bit of spiciness here always have an irresistible attraction for all visitors from near and far.