We drove 2.5 hours from Da Nang to Hue for a day trip. We starved ourselves and avoided breakfast, in anticipation of eating Bun Bo Hue at its place of origin. We're huge fans of Bun Bo Hue and we had very high expectations. Our driver recommended this place and it was the first stop on our Hue tour. What a fantastic find this was.

We ordered the 'Tham Cam' or fully loaded, which came with all the essential cuts of meat that make up a bowl of the famous noodle soup. It was 50k VND, it was generous in both vermicelli noodles and meats. A common misconception about Bun Bo Hue is that it should be spicy from the get go. It is not. The base of the soup should be sweet, heavily scented with lemongrass and have a generous hint of fermented prawn paste, which this soup has copious amounts of. It was a very hearty and deeply flavourful soup. The spiciness comes from adding the home made chilli paste and pickled chilli vinegar. You add the chilli paste slowly until the spice level is right. It's a really nice chilli paste, not the best I've had, but really good and compliments the dish. It was fantastic, 4 bowls of the special bun bo hue devoured.

A special mention to the nem and cha they had, specially made in banana leaves. It was so good we ate and then took away more. You can't get this stuff and at these small prices. We were eating it until evening. Made a great snack.

This is a great place if you want really good, hearty Bun Bo Hue. Highly recommended.