Nguyen Sinh looks and feels like a typical Vietnamese shop. But the resemblance stops there. Founded in 1950, Nguyen Sinh has successfully kept alive the art of baking bread and cooking French food. At first glance, the menu was confusing with the abundance of choices and foreign languages. But once we gathered our composure, we knew what we wanted.
Nguyen Sinh is located right opposite of Pho 10.
This reasonably priced deli was the cause for carnivorous jubilation.
Baguette (5,000 VND ~ RM0.72)
Pate Foie Gras (50,000 VND ~ RM7.2) - The spreadable pate had a subdued liver flavor with an unctuous texture. The photo may not do justice, but believe me, the pate was out of this world!
Assorted Cold Cuts (70,000 VND ~ RM10) - A beyond reasonable RM10 landed us with an assortment of fresh salami, precooked sausage, beerwurst, bologna and pate. The smooth pate coupled with some cold cuts was simply delicious when spread on a warm baguette.
Pate Omelette (70,000 VND ~ RM10) - The fatty pate was lightly seared then tossed onto a sizzling pan with eggs. The texture of the pate changed when cooked, but it was equally tongue tingling. Each bite was delicious, pleading for a bottle of Hanoi beer.
The warm baguette and fresh pate had us coming back for more. We were back the next day and we actually bought additional pate to bring back to Malaysia. This is by far the best pate I've tasted. =D
Verdict: TOTALLY SMITTEN
Nguten Sinh, Hanoi
Address: 17-19 Ly Quoc Su, Hanoi
Tel: 04-38265234
Operating Hours: 7am to 10pm
I have never tried foe grass before but do like chicken liver. Would love to dig into the pate omelette and I am surely impressed with the food spread this place has to offer.
ReplyDeleteThe pate omelette is something new to me. Don't think we can find this dish in Msia. =)
DeleteSo cheap in MYR!! Envy you la... get to eat in so many countries!
ReplyDeleteHanoi is a food heaven, you should go there one of these days. =)
DeleteRM10 for all those cold cuts is an amazing price! i think we'd have to pay RM20 for something like that in KL :D
ReplyDeleteOr maybe more expensive... the best part is everything is so fresh.
DeleteThat sure is a piiiiile of meat! Generous servings and good price. Goes nicely with that French baguette - just missing a nice glass of wine to sip on. :-)
ReplyDeleteThey do serve wine but we don't know how to read the menu. We only know how to order Hanoi beer. hhehhehe.. =)
DeleteGood stuff at such affordable price. I doubt we can even get any here:P
ReplyDeletei agree....
Deletegood price with good food...
especially the fresh baquette...
the bread in malaysia is very expensive...
Yeap. Prices were ridiculously low and the food quality was out of this world. Really enjoy myself in Hanoi.
Deletepate omelette at only RM10?? my goodness, that's a great steal!
ReplyDeleteLatest: Of Balloons and Memes