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Best Bun Cha Hanoi in Sydney

“Cold rice noodles are dunked into a warm, sweet-sour dipping broth loaded with grilled pork — assembled bite by bite, not pre-mixed.”

Bun Cha Hanoi

What the real thing tastes like

Unlike broth-forward Vietnamese noodle soups, bun cha keeps the noodles cold and separate, served alongside a shallow bowl of nuoc cham-style broth with grilled pork patties and slices of pork belly floating in it. Diners dunk noodles and herbs into the broth themselves, controlling the ratio bite by bite.

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Reviewers consistently cite the char on the grilled pork and the broth's sweet-sour-savory balance as the deciding factors between an average and an exceptional bowl. Complaints are rare but centre on broth served too sweet or pork patties packed too densely to render properly.

Order it here when it has

  • charred pork
  • balanced dipping broth
  • fresh herbs
  • interactive eating

Walk away when you see

  • can be messy to eat
  • broth sometimes too sweet
  • small portions

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