The tiny restaurant in Hai Ba Trung district would recall the nostalgia of old Hanoi in 1990s by its traditional dishes and impressive decoration.

Sauce is a staple of almost every dish in Vietnam. A Vietnamese meal without particular sauce is considered incomplete.

Rich in vegetables, rice and seafood, Hanoian speciates have incorporated Cambodia and Thai influences into style that is distinctively its own.

The fragrance of steaming khuc pie will live forever as one of most potent childhood memories of Hanoian.