In the “culinary map” of Hanoi Old Quarter, there is a small lane – narrow – cramped but converging enough delicious dishes that “gourmet” can not ignore, even if crowded and lined up.
Trung Yen Lane is located in the core area of the old town, directly connected with the most gourmet market in Ha Thanh, Hang Be.
Trung Yen alley has a small, narrow and short passage, but is the convergence of many delicious old town dishes such as Pho Sieu restaurant, Pho Vui, Sam Cay Si fish noodle soup, Ngan Nhan noodle soup, squid vermicelli, lotus tea longan … Ten restaurants crowded in the small alley, creating a bustling, crowded scene.
Entering here at around noon, diners will see the full scene of the restaurant squeezing in, people squeezing, the sound of food urges, the loud siren of a shipper … sometimes even the owner ” scold “guests.
“At this time, due to the influence of the Covid-19 translation , the new lane is” more peaceful “than that. Customers are now afraid of translation, so they call ship or eat to avoid peak hours,” said a shipper.
“Before, around noon, there was no place to store a motorbike. There was a lot of misery to turn the car. Sometimes, customers would leave the car far away and walk in to help,” this person added.
Trung Yen is a small alley located on Dinh Liet street and connects to the old Hang Be market. Trung Yen Lane has a narrow and short passage, but it is the convergence of many delicious old town dishes.In this small alley, there is no shortage of things from wet, dry, cooked, undercooked food, toys, full food … but talent is always expensive.Pho Soong, located in Trung Yen lane, is a familiar destination for many diners who love Hanoi pho. Pho Pho is not the best but also belongs to the name of the old town’s pho, making many people fall in love with it and become “real customers”.According to the reporter, this name started to be used about 30 years ago. The word “Joy” expresses the owner’s wish: every time a customer finishes their bowl of pho, they will feel happy because they satisfy their hunger, their craving for the scent of pho and a little something. good taste, good mouth is really rustic, close.Bun ngan Nhan is an indispensable dish when talking about Trung Yen lane cuisine. This is a famous vermicelli shop for a long time because eating “bun Nhan” but not leisure. At noon, guests must line up for an hour to enjoy the sweet bowl of vermicelli with sweet and rich broth.Many diners have complained about the temper, somewhat difficult of this restaurant owner, but because of the delicious and quality food, the restaurant still greets customers.Next to Nhan Nhan is a restaurant called Sam fish noodle soup that many diners refer to happily as “fish noodle soup si”. This vermicelli food has to be eaten hot to taste it, so even though worrying about the disease, many diners still come to enjoy it.The specialty of the Soya Noodle Shop is a unique fish meat dish. Each meat-roll fish ball looks like a savory donut with a golden crispy crust covered with thin deep fried flour, inside is a cleverly wrapped white fish meat with minced meat, wood ear inside. In Trung Yen, there are all kinds of delicious dishes, from chicken noodle soup, beef noodle soup, vermicelli noodle, vermicelli, fish noodle soup, vermicelli noodles, Southern beef noodle soup, western noodle soup, Chinese zebra, Taiwan milk tea … and iced tea on the sidewalk.
