With over 20 years of experience, Sâm Cây Si fish noodle in Trung Yên alley is famous throughout Hanoi, especially for its unique and creative rolled meat fish noodle dish. Despite being a small restaurant, it still attracts customers with its aromatic flavor, clear broth, and meticulously cooked and garnished ingredients such as noodles, fish cakes, fresh vegetables, and fish sauce, creating a one-of-a-kind fish noodle dish that stands out from the rest. Let’s find out what makes Sâm Cây Si fish noodle restaurant so appealing!
1 Introduction to Sâm Cây Si fish noodle restaurant, Trung Yên, Hanoi
Sâm Cây Si fish noodle
Quality rating: 4.3/5 (Google review)
Address: 5 Trung Yên alley, Hàng Bạc street, Hoàn Kiếm district, Hanoi
Opening hours: 07:00 – 17:00 (Usually crowded at 12:00)
Price range: Around 15,000 – 55,000 VND
Phone number: 0901267899
Facebook: Sâm Cây Si fish noodle
Delivery: Available (Shopee Food)
Menu: Fish noodle soup, mixed fish noodle, mixed flat rice noodles, flat rice noodle soup, mixed vermicelli, vermicelli soup,…
Best dish: Full fish noodle (Around 55,000 VND)
Advantages: Famous restaurant, experienced, delicious food, enthusiastic service
Disadvantages: Small space
Sâm Cây Si fish noodle restaurant is one of the most famous fish noodle restaurants in Hanoi. The restaurant is located in Trung Yên alley, Hoàn Kiếm district, in a small alley with limited seating, but it’s always crowded.
Sâm Cây Si fish noodle restaurant has a special feature of adding rolled meat fish to their dishes, which is not found in any other restaurants in the capital city of Hanoi.
A bowl of Sâm Cây Si fish noodle with all the ingredients costs around 55,000 VND. It is reasonably priced for a delicious and attractive dish.
Sâm Cây Si fish noodle restaurant has a special feature of adding rolled meat fish to their dishes, which is not found in any other restaurants in the capital city of Hanoi.
2 What makes Sâm Cây Si fish noodle restaurant special?
Special from the name Sâm Cây Si
The restaurant was opened by Ms. Lê Thị Sâm over 20 years ago. As she is originally from Huế, the flavor of the fish noodle here carries the Huế style.
The name of the restaurant is a combination of the owner’s name and the location: Aunt Sâm’s fish noodle restaurant is located below the Cây Si tree.
Ms. Sâm shared that more than ten years ago, she used to carry her food basket to Hàng Bè market to sell fish noodle under the Cây Si tree. In recent years, she utilized the small front yard to have additional assistants selling with her.
She added: “In the past, my family used to enjoy this dish during meals, on special occasions. Then, people praised it, so I started selling it for more customers to try.“
Special from the name Sâm Cây Si
Unique rolled meat fish dish
Sâm Cây Si fish noodle offers a unique dish that is unmatched by other restaurants outside of Hanoi, which is rolled meat fish. The rolled meat fish is made from minced lean pork, mixed with dried shallots, shiitake mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and spices. Afterward, this mixture is wrapped in a piece of fish fillet, deep-fried until golden and crispy.
Unique rolled meat fish dish
In addition, the fish noodle dish here is carefully prepared and garnished with each ingredient to create the most flavorful result.
The fish noodle broth here is simmered from pork bones, freshwater fish, fish head bones, creating a sweet and savory taste. The broth has a light yellow color and the fragrant aroma of fish, bones, and spices.
The fish used for cooking fish noodle here is freshwater fish. The fish is carefully deboned, cut into bite-sized pieces, and deep-fried until golden and crispy. The fish has a sweet and aromatic taste, without any unpleasant fishy odor.
Sâm Cây Si fish noodle is served with fresh vegetables (including coriander, mint leaves), lime, and chili. The coriander here is blanched in boiling water, resulting in a crisp and sweet flavor.
The fish noodle dipping sauce here is prepared according to the restaurant’s own recipe, featuring a harmonious blend of sour, sweet, spicy, and salty flavors.
The fish noodle broth here is simmered from pork bones, freshwater fish, fish head bones
Sâm Cây Si fish noodle is a delicious and attractive restaurant that you should not miss when visiting Hanoi. If you have the opportunity to visit the capital city, take the time to enjoy this dish.
