Studios Dining — Restaurant in Hà Nội

It’s been a while since a menu got me this excited! The menu comes from Chef Phuc Nguyen of Studios in Hanoi and Law Jia Jun of Province restaurant in Singapore, themed around “decoding the roots for flavours.”

The story of the elements shaping the culinary styles of these two chefs—from their hometowns, childhood, and memories—is told through an adorable mini menu notebook. When you understand the story behind a dish, it becomes so much more fascinating.

I was completely won over by two seafood dishes: Shima aji and squid. 🐟 The Shima aji (yellow jack fish) is prepared in the Singaporean raw fish style, with the gentle tang of pickled vegetables highlighting the fish’s freshness. I heard the chef had to “pickle” the fish and hand-carry it from Singapore. 🦑 The squid, lightly seared and drizzled with Hue’s signature “squid fish sauce,” is a harmonious yet bold combination of Vietnamese flavors.

The wines paired with the 14 dishes were...

I got the lamb rack for the night and have to say the chef DID NOT fail me. Perfectly done jus they way I want !

The seafood noodles wowed me too but didn’t get a chance to capture it in frame. Octopus was cooked very on point, and pretty interesting to taste the ‘sa sung’ in its sauce.

And I would hate myself for not giving praise to the fermented rice panna cotta. What a lovely dessert in the end.

Oh try their Tropical Highball or Ume-tini and you’ll...

A beautiful dining experience for both your eyes and palette at Studios Dining. From the beautiful restaurant to the art inspired plating of the dishes with some Northern Vietnamese inspirations (like the family style rice platter for the Wagyu) and the mindfully selected wine pairing to go with each dish. The melon dessert is sweet and delicate, a very nice way to finish the night. The amazing service from Tien and her team is the cherry on top of...