Two addresses, one kitchen

Hoa Túc means the poppy flower

The original Hai Bà Trưng restaurant is usually crowded. The Ngô Thời Nhiệm branch came later and quieter — and kept everything the restaurant is known for.

Hoa Túc cooks Vietnamese food the contemporary way: familiar ingredients and flavours, presented and combined with a new spirit. The menu runs from leaf-wrapped starters to cubed beef, from sour shrimp soup to the three-kind sweet soup.

The Ngô Thời Nhiệm branch sits at the back of a modest courtyard, with seating inside and outside, plus an upstairs room. Guests who have eaten at both restaurants say the same thing: same ownership, same menu, but more relaxing here.

Lunch brings the set lunch; evenings are for the signatures, eaten slowly. Groups over 10 should call the hotline ahead.

Hoa Túc Ngô Thời Nhiệm shopfront at night, number 29 — The shopfront at 29 Ngô Thời Nhiệm

The courtyard

From Ngô Thời Nhiệm street, the restaurant tucks into the back of a modest courtyard. There is seating inside and outside, and reviewers keep coming back to the relaxing atmosphere.

The upstairs room

Unlike the usually crowded original, this branch has a quieter upstairs room — a place to eat without the squeeze.

The same menu

Guests who have eaten at both restaurants say the same thing: same ownership, same menu. From betel-leaf beef to cubed beef, the signatures are all here.

Dining room, green walls and shutters — Inside the restaurant

Upstairs dining room with red curtains — The upstairs room