Jun 20
Vietnamese cuisine is fast gaining popularity in Europe, but sadly here aside from the likes of the fabulous yet expensive French-Vietnamese Voi at Jumeirah Zabeel Saray and Hoi An at Shangri La, together with a fleeting visit from TV chef-come-restaurateur in Vietnam, Bobby Chinn, we’ve not had our fix of authentic, affordable Vietnamese…until now with the opening of not just one, but three standalone secret gems in Dubai, Al Reem Island and Abu Dhabi. All credit for discovering Hanoi goes to the Chinese-American food blogger half of Ginger and Scotch who was born in Vietnam. Rather uninspiringly named after the capital, the Dubai outpost of Hanoi is well and truly hidden amidst the gleaming skyscrapers of Jumeirah Lake Towers.
