NHI-HA VIETNAM — Restaurant in Dakar

Hailing from the US on vacation in Senegal, I knew that as one of my main to do while traveling anywhere (at least in the states) is to find a pho restaurant. Now Senegal didn’t seem to be as diverse in this area of food expertise. However, I was lucky enough to find Nhi-Ha via Google and had to make it out there to try the pho as this restaurant seemed to be the only place that serves it.

The location of the restaurant may seem daunting for people to want to dine it. We still went because it’s part of the adventure. We, a party of three, were the only ones in the restaurant. The owner served us a small side of assorted nuts and asked what we wanted on the menu.

What I loved about this experience was that we had a great conversation with the owner and learned a bit about each other as we talked and ate our pho and nem. They were delicious and despite the pho being different to the ones I’ve had many a times in the US, my pho craving was satisfied and I’m glad we found this place existing in Senegal. The food is made to order so the wait time may take a while but this is just one person making and serving the food for her customers she gets. So given that, you have to be patient and...

Very cute restaurant with the most loving and welcoming host. Authentic Vietnamese food and she even imports her own mushrooms. Make sure you try her desserts. On Fridays there is live music.

Would have never stopped here during the week as it gets too busy but on Sundays it the perfect...

Sur la recommandation d’un ami, j’ai décidé de tester ce restaurant. J’ai opté pour des nems en entrée et un plat de bœuf aux légumes. Les nems étaient délicieux : bien croustillants à l’extérieur et parfaitement assaisonnés, ils m’ont vraiment séduit. En revanche, le plat de bœuf aux légumes m’a laissé une impression mitigée. Il était très épicé, ce que je n’avais pas anticipé, et surtout, j’espérais une plus grande variété de légumes. À part des haricots, des carottes et une quantité excessive de poivrons, il y avait peu de diversité – j’ai eu l’impression de manger principalement du poivron. De plus, la viande manquait de tendreté, ce qui a été une petite déception.

Malgré cela, cette expérience ne m’a pas découragé. Je pense y retourner pour explorer d’autres plats, attiré notamment par la qualité des nems qui valent à eux...