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Vietnamese food in Lotte Department Store Hanoi

Address: Lotte Center Tầng 3, TTTM, 54 P. Liễu Giai, Cống Vị, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 100000 Vietnam Environment/Facilities: Spacious environment Features: Vietnamese cuisine Price per person: hkd100 Rating: 8/10 This restaurant is called Phố Ngon 37 Đào Tấn, located on the 3rd floor of Lotte Department Store next to Lotte Hotel. The restaurant has basic Vietnamese pho, spring rolls and Vietnamese lemon noodles. I ordered a pork platter, which contains a lot of vegetables, as well as pineapple and mango strips, which can be wrapped and eaten together. It is not bad with other dishes 😀😀😀
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Posted: Apr 1, 2023
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