Restaurant in Hanoi, Vietnam
A Hanoi street worth knowing on return visits.
P. Lý Văn Phức is a Hanoi neighbourhood address with limited publicly confirmed details on cuisine, pricing, or hours. It suits a casual, walk-in visit during off-peak hours rather than a planned occasion. For a comparable but better-documented experience at the budget tier, 1946 Cua Bac or Bun Cha Ta are safer first calls in the same city.
P. Lý Văn Phức is a Hanoi address worth returning to, but how much you get out of a second visit depends on what you came for the first time. The venue sits in Ha Noi with limited publicly available data on pricing, hours, and cuisine style, which means the practical planning falls on you. If you are already familiar with the address, the question is whether it holds up as a regular — and for that, the Hanoi street food and local dining circuit gives you useful reference points to calibrate against.
For a return visitor, the calculus shifts. The first visit is about discovery; the second is about knowing what to order and when to show up. P. Lý Văn Phức sits within a city where the leading local spots reward regulars with better timing instincts: arriving early before lunch crowds, or later in the evening when the pace slows. Hanoi's dining rhythm generally favours the early meal, with peak demand concentrated between 11:30am and 1pm and again from 6pm to 8pm. If the venue follows typical local patterns, those windows are the ones to plan around.
On the question of takeout and delivery — which matters more than it might seem for a neighbourhood address in Hanoi , the answer depends on format. Vietnamese cooking at the local price tier travels reasonably well when the dishes are broth-based or dry-style noodles, grilled items, or rice plates. Where it loses ground off-premise is in anything fried or in dishes where texture is the point. Without confirmed menu data, the safer assumption is to eat in if you have the option. The experience of a Hanoi local dining room, with its ambient noise and kitchen aromas drifting from an open prep area, is part of what you are paying for , even at a modest price point.
What changes on a second visit to any good Hanoi spot is your confidence ordering outside the obvious. The street-side and shophouse restaurants in Ha Noi that sustain a local following tend to have one or two dishes that do not appear on any translated menu. Asking what is freshest or what the kitchen is running that day is the move for a repeat visitor. Whether P. Lý Văn Phức operates this way is unconfirmed, but it is the working assumption for this tier of Hanoi dining.
Reservations: No confirmed booking method on record , walk-in is the default assumption for this category of Hanoi venue. Dress: Casual; Hanoi's local dining circuit has no dress expectations at this level. Budget: Price range not confirmed; use the ₫–₫₫ range as a working assumption for a neighbourhood address in Ha Noi. Getting there: The venue is in Hanoi; exact coordinates are not on record, so confirm the address before travelling. Leading time to visit: Hanoi's cooler dry season, roughly October through April, is the most comfortable time to eat in the city, particularly if the venue has outdoor or semi-open seating.
See the comparison section below for how P. Lý Văn Phức sits relative to its Hanoi peers across price, booking difficulty, and experience type.
For a broader picture of where to eat, drink, and stay in the city, see our full Hanoi restaurants guide, our full Hanoi hotels guide, our full Hanoi bars guide, our full Hanoi wineries guide, and our full Hanoi experiences guide.
If you are travelling through Vietnam more broadly, La Maison 1888 in Da Nang and Akuna in Ho Chi Minh City represent the higher end of the country's dining spectrum. For central Vietnam, Saffron in Hue City and Cargo Club Cafe & Restaurant in Hoi An are worth knowing. In the Da Nang area, Mi Quang Ba Vi in Thanh Khe and Bau Troi Do in Son Tra are reliable regional picks. For international reference points on what a high-commitment dining experience looks like, Le Bernardin in New York City and Lazy Bear in San Francisco set the standard at the other end of the spectrum.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Lý Văn Phức | Easy | ||
| Gia | Vietnamese Contemporary | ₫₫₫₫ | Unknown |
| Hibana by Koki | Teppanyaki | ₫₫₫₫ | Unknown |
| Tầm Vị | Vietnamese | ₫₫ | Unknown |
| 1946 Cua Bac | Vietnamese | ₫ | Unknown |
| Bun Cha Ta (Nguyen Huu Huan Street) | Noodles | ₫ | Unknown |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
For a more structured dining experience in Hanoi, Gia and Tầm Vị both offer considered Vietnamese cooking with clearer menus and booking paths. Bun Cha Ta on Nguyen Huu Huan Street is the go-to if you want a single iconic dish done well in a casual format. 1946 Cua Bac suits those after a slightly more settled, address-driven meal rather than street-level eating.
No confirmed booking method is documented for this venue, which points to walk-in as the likely approach. Given its Hanoi street-level category, turning up directly is standard practice. If you're visiting during peak tourist periods, arriving early in a meal session reduces the chance of a wait.
Based on its street address in Hanoi and the absence of any dress code data, casual clothing is appropriate. Hanoi's humidity means light layers are practical. There is no evidence of a formal dress expectation here.
No menu or dietary information is confirmed in our data for this venue. Vietnamese street-level cooking in Hanoi frequently uses fish sauce, pork, and shellfish as base ingredients, so those with strict dietary requirements should verify directly on arrival. If flexibility is a priority, Gia or Tầm Vị may offer more menu transparency.
Probably not the first choice for a formal celebration. With no confirmed private dining, booking system, or elevated format on record, this is better framed as a neighbourhood discovery than a destination occasion meal. For a Hanoi special occasion, Hibana by Koki or Gia offer a more deliberate dining format.
This is a street address in Hanoi rather than a single named restaurant with a confirmed web presence or phone number, so treat it as a local dining strip to explore on foot. First-timers are better served starting with Hanoi's more documented venues; P. Lý Văn Phức makes more sense on a return visit when you already have a baseline for the city's food.
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