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| Neils bbq Pork Steak with chips and a nice salad |
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| Sesame coated squid. The outer coat was crunchy and I was amazed the sesame seeds stayed coated onto the squid . The squid was tender inside and beautifully cooked. |
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| This is Pho Ga in Vietnamese . Chicken Pho Soup. It also comes in beef as well. This to me will always be the signature dish of Hanoi I'd say. Along with Bun Cha it is on every Hanoi restaurant menu and also available on every street corner as a local dish too. We even had it included on our breakfast menu at our hotel. It is so different to any other asian noodle soup that I have tried. The reason is the soup base has a distincly different group of flavours. Ginger that has been bbq'd and peeled, cloves, star anise and cinnamon. Fresh corander and spring onion greens along with beansprouts are added last as a garnish. The broth is light and delicate but is bursting with so much flavour. A good place to find the recipes for these vietnamese classics is http://vietworldkitchen.typepad.com/blog/2007/06/chicken_pho_noo.html |
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The decor is restored back to it's 18th century character |
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| Cold beer and old shuttered windows |
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| The Best Fried Spring rolls in the world |
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Amy enjoying the chicken thighs 69 style We were very fortunate indeed to be staying in a hotel in Ma May Street in Hanoi's old quarter. The very first day my husband discovered the 69 restaurant which unsurprisingly is at 69 Ma May St. Being so close to our hotel we did end up using it on many occasions . For lunch and dinner both dining in and taking away. I can say that every meal we had was beautifully cooked and the staff were extremely attentive. The drinks were cold and in the really stifling heat of the Hanoi summer they sat us upstairs in front of the air-conditioner, that was much appreciated. Some of our favourite dishes included their spring rolls, chicken thighs 69 style, the Cha Ca fish ,sesame coated squid. |
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