Famous bun cha restaurants in Hanoi are highly appreciated by Michelin and TripAdvisor

Instead of keeping the vermicelli separate and dipping it with sweet and sour fish sauce, the ingredients including vermicelli, spring rolls and onions are placed in the bowl, and when the customer orders, they add the broth. The broth is simmered from the bones for many hours, seasoned according to its own secret, and MSG is not used.

In addition to vermicelli noodles, the restaurant also serves regular vermicelli noodles with dipping sauce. The shop is open from 10:30 a.m. to about 4:00 p.m. every day. It can close early if out of stock. It is most crowded from about 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Bun cha Ta, Nguyen Huu Huan street, Hoan Kiem ward, is on Michelin's Bib Gourmand list, and is considered to have a "harmonious" broth. The restaurant serves a variety of vermicelli and fried spring rolls, including seafood crab spring rolls, chicken spring rolls, and vegetarian options such as fried tofu vermicelli with sauce and vegetarian fried spring rolls.

On TripAdvisor, the restaurant is rated 4.7/5 stars, some reviews say the broth is "a bit salty".

Tuyet Bun Cha 34, Hang Than Street, Ba Dinh Ward, is on Michelin's Bib Gourmand list, and is said to have rich broth and caramel-colored grilled meat.

The restaurant is simply decorated with plastic tables and chairs, diners dine on the sidewalk amid the atmosphere of the old town. According to some international tourists on TripAdvisor, the restaurant is easy to miss if you just pass by. The restaurant is rated 4.3/5 stars.

Bun cha Huong Lien, Le Van Huu street, Cua Nam ward, is on the Michelin Selected list. The restaurant has become more known to international tourists since 2016, after the visit of then US President Barack Obama.

On TripAdvisor, the restaurant is rated 4.1/5 stars. Grilled spring rolls are commented by many diners as "soft, sweet, rich and fragrant with onion", while the dipping sauce is described as "sometimes hot and sometimes cold". Some international visitors said they visited the restaurant mainly to see the table where Mr. Obama once ate with the late chef Anthony Bourdain, rather than for the culinary experience.