Luk Lak Vietnamese Restaurant

It’s not that the food was bad, it was actually decent, but in Hanoi, the real charm lies in the street food scene, not in sit-down restaurants. Eating here felt a bit too polished, missing that lively street buzz that makes the city’s food so special. We tried the soft-shell crab summer rolls, the broccoli with scallops, and a crispy duck salad. All three dishes were fine, but nothing particularly memorable. The duck was a bit too chewy, the sauce for the summer rolls lacked flavor, and the scallops didn’t really taste like much. Overall, I’d give it a solid 2.5 out of 5! okay for a quiet dinner, but definitely not a must-try in Hanoi.

This is a Michelin Guide 2024 & 2025 Vietnamese restaurant. We booked weeks ahead. The restaurant was fully booked when we arrived. As we were a party of 8, we were put in a private room. The service staff was excellent and patient. We ordered 8 dishes plus dessert. All were very impressive. The best were the porridge and soft shell crab roll. Worth a revisit.

Had such a great dinner at Lik Lak! The food was seriously good ... everything we tried was full of flavor and beautifully done. The place has a really nice vibe too, cozy but still classy. We even got to meet the sous-chef, who was super kind and clearly loves her craft. Felt special to be there and totally deserves the Michelin recognition. Vietnam has amazing food!

Was recommended this by one of the staff in The Sofitel, It's near The Opera so any easy walk from hotels in the French Quarter, Nice looking and inviting frontage simply decorated, we were a party of 4 walk in. The staff were very accomadating and offered us a table on the 2nd floor, and once they realised that one of the party was unable to walk upstairs immediately reshuffled even though very busy moved tables about for us to sit on the ground floor with a great people watching view. Food is amazing, we ate tapas style with a few sharing plates, the quality of the food is just incredible, nice presentation, very well seasoned and presented Yum yum Check the 📸 it says it all

Came here last minute without reservation, the staffs spotted us and usher us to a empty table on the 2nd floor. Food was served quickly after the orders was placed, loved the soup, the grilled pork and the mushroom stuffed with pumpkin. The glutinous rice was very dry, could not finish at all. Overall is a good dining experience to savor authentic Hanoi cuisine!

Luk Lak is a Vietnamese eatery in Hanoi that has won the Michelin Bib Gourmand label for the last two years. It is a nice cosy place, and the food is good, without being pretentious. As is always in Bib Gourmand, the price is reasonable. Be prepared to spend US 20 each.

A huge mistake and lie… We came here with an expectation since it’s in Michelin list but such a big disappointment… We ordered grilled chicken that is quite expensive but it was the hardest and tasteless chicken I’ve ever had in my life. It comes with 2 sauces: one with lemon or yuzu ( that was nice) and another one with tomato and garlic was very tasteless. I think in general everything was just tasteless here. For instance, we had mushroom spring rolls that was also tasteless. It comes as 5 pieces and we only had 2, the rest we just left because it doesn’t have any taste. Lastly, we had catfish soup and it was also very tasteless. Almost like a plain water with tasteless chopped fish inside so again we didn’t finish it. The portions are huge, very irrelevantly. For example the soup comes in a ramen bowl. You just can’t finish! Also the spring rolls. With one portion you can easily get full. Also the prices are quite high.. We were very much disappointed and leaving with an empty stomach… Unfortunately couldn’t finish anything here, such a waste of food. Very sorry.. (The best thing was the sticky rice comes with the chicken 4,5 out of 5)

It is a more upscale Vietnamese restaurant with beautiful decor and powerful AC (the coldest place in Hanoi 😃). The food is outstanding. I understand why it lands on the Bib Gourmand. The spring rolls are super fresh. The fish with sweet and sour sauce was tender and full of flavor.