Hanoi Cafe
Long-standing family-run Vietnamese cafe on Kingsland Road's Pho Mile — pho, salads and banh mi at budget prices, with a lunch deal and dogs welcome.
Why it's listed: Hanoi Cafe Vietnamese, Kingsland Rd E2 (Pho Mile), East London
Profile last updated 14 July 2026.
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- Home-style Vietnamese — pho, bún salads, summer rolls and banh mi“Family run restaurant serving authentic Vietnamese dishes. Delicious pho, fresh & crispy summer rolls”
— reviews - Ownership / staffing model
- Family-run, with a woman at the helm per long-time regulars“I love the family and woman who runs the restaurant, she is wonderful”
— reviews - Vietnamese focus
- full vietnamese“Delicious pho, fresh & crispy summer rolls and great papaya salad... The bun noodle salad with pork was excellent”
— reviews - Price band
- budget“fabulous lunch time deal (two courses + drink for £14.5)”
— reviews
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Dog friendly
- Yes“and they allow dogs 🐶”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- chicken pho · banh mi · bún noodle salad with pork · spicy beef salad · summer rolls · papaya salad“settled on the spicy beef salad and it was absolutely delicious”
— reviews - Recurring caveats in reviews
- atmosphere can feel a bit dull · service occasionally less warm“Atmosphere is a bit dull though, staff could be a bit nicer too”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- Warm, welcoming and accommodating — 'like eating at home' — though one reviewer found staff less warm“the warm atmosphere you welcome your customers with, it's like eating at home”
— reviews - Value for money as customers see it
- Great value; two-course lunch deal around £14.50 and generous portions“the serving size was great value for money”
— reviews
Only the owner knows it
Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.
We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.