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Nem rán
Crispy Vietnamese spring rolls — pork, glass noodles, wood-ear, wrapped in rice paper and fried.
- Where to find it
- Rarely a standalone stall — you meet it on a bún chả tray or a com bình dân counter.
- When it is sold
- Lunch and dinner.
- What it costs
- 10,000–25,000 VND each
How to order it
In the north they are nem; calling them chả giò marks you as having learned your Vietnamese in Saigon.
We list neighbourhoods rather than street numbers: Hanoi stalls move, and a wrong address is worse than none. The guides below name specific places we stand behind.