Yum Yum Viet Nam — Restaurant in Krakow

Embarking on a dining experience at this “Vietnamese restaurant” felt like an unconventional test of my authenticity as a Vietnamese individual.

The culinary journey kicked off with an intriguing version of “gỏi cuốn” (spring rolls) featuring shrimp paired with an unprecedented dipping sauce, a mysterious concoction I'd never encountered back in Vietnam.

Moving on to the main course, the “phở” arrived boasting an unexpected guest: beef sausage, a component that, to my knowledge, has never traditionally graced a bowl of “phở” in Vietnam. This innovative twist left me both bewildered and amused. Following this was a serving of “bò tái”, featuring a peculiar cut of rare beef that seemed alien to the Vietnamese “phở” lexicon I was familiar with.

The third act introduced a dish of “bánh hỏi thịt heo quay” (rice vermicelli with crispy pork) accompanied, quite surprisingly, by kimchi of Korean (?). Even the kimchi smelled stale. As for the roasted belly pork, it's all fat and oily. The absence of the customary fish sauce and the presence of Indonesian soy sauce added another layer of delightful confusion.

The grand finale, a dessert of mango and avocado “chè”, presented an avant-garde interpretation with minuscule, overly sour mango pieces and astonishingly tough avocado, challenging the very concept of 'edible'.

In conclusion, dining at this establishment was a rollercoaster of culinary emotions, blending amusement with shock. It wasn't just a meal; it was an adventure, albeit one that ventured far from the familiar shores of traditional...

I ate here with my friend in early July 2024. First of the restaurant is on the smaller side and therefore quite, which was nice and fit the interior design. Next I can only say good things about the staff. They are so kind and very attentive. We didn’t have to long wait for our food at all and on to the next point, Food. The food won’t only looked good, it tasted amazing. My friend and I shared the sommerrolls and mango Salat as an appetizer. As a main course I choose fried tofu with a really really good sauce. I had to reorder the sauce two times because I had so much of it. I will say the tofu won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. It’s self made in the restaurant and its consistancy is very different to store bought tofu. The tofu didn’t had to be chewed because it was that soft but I loved it. My friend had some kind of Pho with mushrooms, tofu and other vegetables. We both liked her dish a lot as well. With that we hat really refreshing lemonades.

One unfortunate thing is that we wanted to tip, am I gave them 50zł and told them to give me, I think 20 or 30zł back and later realised they have me 50zł back just smaller bills. So they don’t unterstand...

I found the restaurant space quite small but there were many tables, making the aisles narrow. I had a bowl of "Pho Bo Tai" rare beef, everything looks good at first but when I tried it, I didn't smell cinnamon and star anise in the broth. As for the meat, I didn't feel the fresh taste when eating but there was a faint unpleasant smell. The meat is tasteless, the broth is thin, and the "Pho" noodles are hard, I had to spend time separating and mixing them well otherwise it looks like a "block" of hard noodles. As for the waiting time, I didn't understand why it takes them more than 30 minutes to make a bowl of "Pho" while the dishes for my friends were brought out first and were dishes that took more time to make than "Pho". And of course this morning I had diarrhea and stomach ache. My friend had to "release" 7 times...