Other specialties include Hai Phong-style fried dumplings and Hanoi-style shrimp fritters.

Dish prices start at VND35,000 ($1.40), with desserts and light bites from VND25,000 ($1). A typical meal for 3 to 4 guests featuring dishes like steamed clams, steamed rice rolls, steamed snails, grilled pork with broken rice, and banh xeoalong with dessert, costs around VND500,000 ($19.50).

According to head chef Nguyen Van Thanh, peak hours are typically from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

“The only downside is the price, it’s higher than street food or sidewalk eateries. But everything comes at a price,” said Nguyen Trong Trung, a 25-year-old customer who has visited the restaurant twice.