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No. 29 in the world · November 2026

Bún Chả Hương Liên

24 Lê Văn Hưu, Hai Bà Trưng · Hanoi, Vietnam

Bún Chả Hương LiênNo. 29
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The one to order off the fire

The "Obama combo": bún chả with grilled pork patties and belly, a fried seafood roll, and a Hanoi beer

Where to sit: Lunch, with the Hanoi office crowd. Upstairs is quieter.

What it burns: Charcoal grills on the sidewalk

Pork patties and slices of belly are grilled over charcoal on the pavement and served in a warm sweet-sour broth.

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Bún chả: Hanoi grilled pork with noodles

Bún chả: Hanoi grilled pork with noodles

1 hr plus 1 hr marinating · 4 people. Hanoi's lunch: little pork patties and slices of pork belly grilled over charcoal, dropped into a warm sweet-sour dipping broth, eaten with rice noodles and a pile of herbs.

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