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    Lẩu Bò Nhúng Dấm

    4.6₫150k-350kIdeal for lunch or dinner, great year-round but especially enjoyable in cooler weather.
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    Overview

    Thinly sliced beef dipped in a fragrant sour broth of coconut water, pineapple, and vinegar — wrapped in rice paper with fresh herbs and vermicelli

    Lẩu Bò Nhúng Dấm is one of Hanoi's most interactive dining experiences. Thin slices of fresh beef are briefly dipped into a hot, sour broth made from coconut water, fresh pineapple, rice vinegar, lemongrass, and onion — the acid cooks the beef in seconds, keeping it silky and tender. Diners then wrap the beef in bánh tráng (rice paper) with bún rối (loose vermicelli), fresh herbs, cucumber, and pickled vegetables, dipping into a rich fermented shrimp paste or hoisin-peanut sauce. The full ritual of dipping, wrapping, and dipping again makes this as much a social event as a meal.
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    What's in it

    • thinly sliced beef
    • coconut water
    • pineapple
    • rice vinegar
    • lemongrass
    • onion
    • shallots
    • fish sauce
    • sugar
    • rice paper
    • rice vermicelli
    • fresh herbs
    • cucumber
    • pickled vegetables
    When to eat

    Best moments to enjoy it

    LunchDinner

    Ideal for lunch or dinner, great year-round but especially enjoyable in cooler weather.

    The story

    Origin & history

    Bò nhúng dấm has southern Vietnamese origins — popularized in the Mekong Delta — but was embraced by Hanoi's dining scene and adapted to northern tastes with a lighter, more aromatic broth. It became a staple family and group dining dish in Hanoi restaurants from the 1990s onward.

    At the stall

    How to order & pay

    Ordering

    Ask for bánh tráng mỏi (soft rice paper) for wrapping. The dipping sauce choice between mắm nếu (fermented shrimp) and tương hải sản (hoisin) is personal — try both.

    Paying

    Cash preferred. Group-friendly restaurants often offer set menus per person.

    Good to know

    Allergens, nutrition & health

    Allergens

    Contains fish sauce; dipping sauce may contain shrimp paste or peanuts

    Nutrition & benefits

    Lean beef provides high protein and iron; fresh herbs and vegetables add fiber and vitamins.

    Health notes

    Beef is lightly cooked by the acidic broth — ensure the broth stays at a rolling boil. Those with shellfish allergies should avoid mắm nếu dipping sauce.

    Where to eat it

    Best spots in Hanoi

    • Bò Nhúng Dấm - Hiệp Mẩu

      4.7

      134 P. Giảng Võ, Giảng Võ, Hà Nội 10000, Vietnam

      Hours
      10:30 AM – 10:30 PM
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    • Bò Nhúng Dấm 999

      3.7

      48 P. Trần Xuân Soạn, Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội, Vietnam

      Hours
      11:00 AM - 10:30 PM
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    • Bò Nhúng Dấm Thái Phiên

      3.9

      2A Thái Phiên, Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội, Vietnam

      Hours
      Open 24 hours
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