Cha ca is Hanoi's single-dish kitchen tradition: turmeric-marinated freshwater fish finished tableside in a pan with dill, spring onions and shrimp paste.
Cha ca was created at 14 Cha Ca street in 1871, where the Doan family began grilling marinated fish for Vietnamese resistance fighters using their home as a meeting place. The family named the restaurant Cha Ca La Vong after a statue inside the shop. The street was renamed Pho Cha Ca in recognition of the dish. Cha Ca Thang Long on Duong Thanh now holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for the same dish, with multiple branches on one street.
2 editor picks for Chả Cá in Hanoi, ranked by editorial score. All Hanoi signature dishes · Chả Cá across every city.
Chả Cá Thăng Long ★ 4.4
old-quarter · 21 Duong Thanh, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Cha Ca Thang Long in Hanoi is a Michelin Bib Gourmand single-dish kitchen on Duong Thanh: turmeric-marinated catfish finished tableside with dill.
Chả Cá Lã Vọng ★ 4.0
old-quarter · 14 Cha Ca, Hang Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Cha Ca La Vong in Hanoi has cooked one turmeric-grilled fish dish at 14 Cha Ca street since 1871, and the street itself takes its name from the dish.