94–96 LE LAI · DISTRICT 1 · HANOI PHO

The workshop that never sleeps

Hanoi-style pho on Le Lai — rare beef and brisket, flank, tendon, and bo hotpot for Saigon's sleepless nights. Open daily 06:00–04:00.

The night shift · 22 hours

The six plates of the shift

The house runs like a production shift: the broth pot on fire all day, hand-cut beef, full dipping cuts, and the old-Hanoi room.

Marrow-bone brothMarrow bones simmered to the last drop — clear, clean, old-Hanoi style.

The fire never diesThe broth pot stays on the fire from 6am to 4am the next morning.

Hand-cut beefRare, brisket, flank — each slice cut by hand, never by machine.

The full offal cutTripe, oxtail, tendon — the dipping cuts for the night hotpot.

The old-Hanoi roomVintage northern decor — old walls, warm lamps, wooden tables.

The 22-hour shift06:00–04:00 daily — the workshop never sleeps.

Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).

Signatures · no prices

No price board published — only the four most-loved dishes. Described, not priced.

Quick-blanched rare beef and soft brisket in the clear old-Hanoi marrow-bone broth, fragrant with scallion and ginger.

Beef flank with crisp fat and scallions in a clear, balanced broth.

Beef tendon simmered tender with a satisfying bite — the connoisseur's pick.

The night-shift hotpot — brisket, flank, tendon, tripe and oxtail in bubbling broth.

The story

The vintage northern room on Le Lai — the marrow-bone broth keeps bubbling till 4am.

OLD HANOI

Vintage old-Hanoi decor in the heart of District 1 — old walls, warm lamps, plain wooden tables.

LE LAI

94–96 Le Lai, the Ben Thanh quarter — a big house, lit till 4am.

4AM

The broth pot still bubbles after the street goes dark — the night shift of Saigon's night owls.

Visit

The big corner on Le Lai, open daily 06:00–04:00.

94–96 Le Lai, District 1, HCMC (Ben Thanh / Pham Ngu Lao quarter)

Open daily 06:00–04:00 (per Maps).

A 22-hour shift — the workshop stays open through the night.