Vegan
Take-out
Vietnamese

Small restaurant just north of the Imperial Citadel. Opening hours reported to be incorrect, please send in an update with the correct hours. Reported closed October 2024.


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13 Reviews

First Review by VeganJazzman

LauraFleurie

Points +102

Vegan
28 Aug 2022

Nouvelle adresse ;)

Ce lieu se trouve actuellement dans l'allée : 17 Nguyễn Thái Học, tổ 14, Thành phố Huế, Thừa Thiên Huế, Viêt Nam.

Pros: Bon , super rapide et pas cher , Tout est vegan

ldenkewi

Points +51

Mostly Veg
17 Jan 2020

Tasty and local

Just passed by for some breakfast and followed the recommendation from the owner: Mi Xao Koh.
Fabulous. Lots of greens beside the rice noodle, peanuts. The sauce you drip over is sweet and a bit spicy and contains the seitan, soaked and soft.
Definitely to recommend!

ssorcacceber

Points +77

Vegan
25 Oct 2018

Not sure this is a vegan place

I had a crispy noodle dish here (as this is what the owner pointed to) and it was okay, nothing special but I’m an convinced the sauce I was told to pour all over was full of fish sauce. The lady there was very kind and gave me free water and made such I was happy, also very cheap.

Pros: Lovely host

Cons: Not actually vegan

nafanc

Points +1615

Vegan
06 Jun 2018

Convenient, but nothing fancy

Nothing fancy here, but very convenient from the citadel. Just simple soups and noodle bowls. I came here for a quick snack before exploring the citadel. I had the Bun Kho, which was pretty good. I liked the crunchy puffed chips that came with it.

Updated from previous review on 2018-06-06

brtknr

Points +225

Vegan
30 Sep 2017

Cheap vegan food near the citadel

Handily located near to the citadel- northern gate. When we arrived there was nobody and we had to call but did find somebody to make an order. We had crispy fried noodle as she pointed to it on the menu- this was an interesting Vietnamese dish we would like to have again. The place was a bit grubby.

Worth noting you aren’t really allowed to return to the citadel once you leave- we tried to leave for lunch as not much vegan food there, had a miscommunication with the guard on the gate and thought he understood but nearly weren’t allowed back in.

Zeyloyz

Points +62

Vegan
22 Feb 2017

simple mais bon

Accueil très sympathique dans un cadre sommaire. Pour nous expliquer certains ingredients, les propriétaires n ont pas hésité à faire des recherches sur Internet.
Plats très bons.

Nebulloyd

Points +54

Vegan
22 Aug 2016

cheap n friendly

Great for lunch after visiting the ancient citadel. We found it fairly easy and ordered the banh cuon and tomato noodle soup. Both came out pretty quick, I am pretty sure they roll the cuon to order. Both were served with a mixed leafy salad and the cuon with a tasty sesame seed sauce. The portions were decent but I am a big eater so we got a second serving of the banh cuon. We also asked for chilli paste which turns out is home made and super tasty!! Seems vegan, no reason to suspect otherwise. Great service and friendly owners. All up cost was 50,000 VND. Would go again if I had time!

Pros: friendly staff, near a main attraction, yummy!

Tiggy

Points +14136

Vegan
21 Jun 2016

If you need vegan food

Simple but reliably vegan place with a set meal. The food is fairly average, but it's close to popular tourist attraction the Imperial Citadel. I was assured of no egg, milk, or meat. When I queried something that looked eggy, I was told it was tofu, which it was. Come if you're in the area.

Pros: Reliably vegan

Cons: Food just OK

jojoinbrighton

Points +1283

Vegan
13 Apr 2015

Wonderful

I loved this place! Super friendly owner and it's in a really convenient location if you're sightseeing in the Imperial City and the food was delicious. I ordered a noodle dish and the pancake and she was super helpful showing me how to use the various sauces and even mixing the noodles, salad, herbs, faux prawn crackers and mock meats up for me so that I was eating it like a local! I would love to go back one day.

Aya

Points +627

Vegan
01 Apr 2015

A strange place

First, it's one of those places where both the food table and the eating area are not clean at all.

Second, foreigners are required to pay extra, even though there is a menu with local prices on the wall. I did not really mind paying extra, but it was still not very pleasant, as eating there was not a nice experience.

Cons: Dirty..., A very very simple place

mfalgas

Points +183

Mostly Veg
31 Dec 2014

Good food and nice staff

We were looking for the other vegetarian restaurant near this one but could not find it and we ended up in this one following people's directions.

We had the crispy fried noodles, which were very good.

The owner seemed very happy that I could speak some Vietnamese, although the menu was in English. The other reviews pointing to the fact that the English menu is 30% more expensive are correct, in fact, you can just look at the Vietnamese menu on the wall (they do not hide it) and see it has different prices. I asked the owner why the prices were different and she explained that Westerners tend to eat more so she gives larger portions, hence the price differences. She pointed to the dish that a local was eating on the next table and it was smaller than ours.

Pros: Nice staff, Good food, Quiet place

medus

Points +790

Vegan
20 Nov 2014

nothing impressive

Small local place with no English spoken. Foreigners get separate menu with 30% higher prices. Staff was quite intrusive, instructing us how to eat with chopsticks and almost constantly watching what we do. Despite higher prices, portions were rather small. At the end it felt like not really worth the price compared with other places in Hue.

Pros: close to imperial palace

Cons: 'foreigner' tax, intrusive staff, small portions

VeganJazzman

Points +179

Vegan
01 Mar 2014

Eat where the Vietnamese are eating!

Very authentic restaurant. Many local people are here which I claim to be a good sign. Prices are inexpensive, the food is great, simple menu, quick service and very nice people. Added pictures of correct location and menu.
Note:The prices on th e English menu are ~30% more than the vietnamese menu, but still super cheap. Three dishes, one tea makes 85.000VND (= 4$)

Pros: Athentic, Simple, Food




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