Based on its bare-bones exterior, the restaurant at number 14 Cha Ca Street doesn’t look like much. But the line out the door indicates we’re in the right place. This is Cha Ca La Vong – one of the ...

A mainstay of Hanoi's cuisine for years, cha ca features turmeric-marinated fish cooked with dill and herbs, served with a savory-sweet shrimp paste for dipping. Cha ca received praise from CNN as a ...

When former President Barack Obama traveled to Hanoi in 2016, he famously joined the late Anthony Bourdain for a meal of bun cha, a beloved local specialty made up of bits of marinated, ...

Hanoi’s cuisine is known for its delicacy and elegance from the simplest dish. Cha ca (grilled fish), a simple but truly tasty dish, characterizes the essence of the capital city’s gastronomy. Hanoi’s ...

Foreign and local cognoscenti coming to Hanoi seem to hit the Cha Ca La Vong restaurant on Cha Ca Street in Hanoi. It was recently included on an MSNBC.com list of 10 places to see before you die.

Cha ca La Vong, featuring turmeric-marinated fish with dill and noodle, has earned ninth place in TasteAtlas's 2025 ranking of the world's top seafood dishes. The ranking by the international magazine ...

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BEFORE CHEF Eric Johnson teamed up with Seth Hammond to open Stateside, their exciting new Vietnamese restaurant on Capitol Hill, they went on a tasting expedition to Vietnam. “Before we went, we ...

The old quarter of Hanoi in Northern Vietnam is maze of narrow streets, crammed with food stalls and makeshift storefronts. Each street has its own specialty. Some sell nothing but kitchen utensils or ...