Brother's Café
Buffet only, Brother's is an inexpensive starting point to explore gourmet Vietnamese cuisine. Lunch includes dishes such as salted chicken, sweet-and-sour bean sprouts, shrimp, noodles, and spring rolls; a full dessert table of sweet tofu, sweet baby rice, dragon fruit, and other exotic offerings; and fresh lemon or melon juice. Dinner features grilled items -- shrimp, fish, lamb, and pork -- and a glass of wine. There are faux street stalls encircling the garden with Vietnamese favorites like pho (noodle soup) and bun cha (cold rice noodles, spring rolls, and lettuce eaten by dipping into a slightly sweet sauce with meat). Don't expect anyone to explain anything; the staff here does little more than schlep drinks and smilingly point to the buffet, but it's about the food, really, and a meal here is not without nice details like pressed linen napkins and tiny fresh flowers. Sit in the courtyard (under canvas umbrellas) or in the casual corners of this lushly restored colonial. The word is out, though, so especially at lunch, it's not uncommon to see tour buses pulled up in front. Get here early or get ready for an old-time smorgasbord push and shove.
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Cuisine
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Vietnamese
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Hours
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Daily 11:30am-2pm and 6:30-10pm
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Address
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26 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi
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Location
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Around Town
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Phone
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04/733-3866
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Prices
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Buffets 90,000 VND ($6) lunch, 178,000 VND ($12) dinner
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Credit Cards
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AE, DC, MC, V
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