Vegan-friendly
Vietnamese

Stylish vegetarian restaurant. On the menu are dishes like fresh or deep fried spring rolls, macadamia pineapple fried rice, hotpots, soups. Prices are slightly higher than other veg places. English menu available. Relocated from 34 Hang Bai. Open Mon-Thu 7:30am-9:30pm, Fri-Sun 7:30am-10:00pm.


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88 Reviews

First Review by tom_87

BobFan

Points +13

Vegetarian
16 Mar 2025

Good vegan Fine dinning

Nice decor and food is flavorful. High price.

Pros: Decoration , Service

Cons: Truffle rice, Pumpkin soup

exmachina

Points +65

Vegan
05 Feb 2025

Experience to remember

Wonderful atmosphere with an extensive menu with lots of vegan options. The three dishes i had were perfect. Delicate flavors. Many dishes also use things i have never seen before . Yes this is more expensive but really an extra few dollars is a trivial price to pay for the experience and amazing food. I will go back!

Pros: Unique food choices , Lots of vegan choice , Great atmosphere and staff.

tofu_panda

Points +787

Vegan
20 Jan 2025

very average

Visited especially based on some bloggee reviews. A bit disappointed as very limited options were vegan and they don't really compensate I..e change a dairy item to something vegan.
A bit over priced for Hanoi imho. You pay for the venue.

Pros: nice venue

Cons: Limited vegan options , expensive

TahliaKlugman

Points +121

Vegetarian
31 Oct 2024

Mostly vegan fine dining

I would come here again and again. You are welcomed with a little lemongrass tea shot. Then you are given a menu that looks like a book with endless options. Staff are so welcoming. The food is so tasteful and presented beautifully. I recommend ordering a few options to share so you can try multiple dishes. As if the food couldn’t get any better the drinks were amazing. Do yourself a favour and GO!

ColinYap

Points +64

Vegan
20 Apr 2024

Great if u like to try many small dishes

Great if u like to try many small dishes

J811673

Points +60

Vegetarian
16 Apr 2024

Excellent

Very good food. Agree with poster who described as refined dining. Had sticky rice with 3 different toppings and Tom yum soup. Service was very good. Have mix of alcohol and non-alcoholic cocktails.

KarnR

Points +61

Vegan
06 Feb 2024

Unique and Plenty of Options

This was easily the most "refined" vegan dining experience I had during my time in Vietnam. While that also comes with a slightly higher price tag as compared to other Vietnamese restaurants, I would not say it was extremely expensive. The options were plentiful (too many maybe, was so confused as to what to order!), and the flavours fresh. The dishes and presentation were unique, and the place had a really nice ambience too. Highly recommend if you want a change from the street food style dining experience.

Pros: Ambience, Options, Flavours

anautrecht

Points +2343

Vegan
26 Dec 2023

Lovely fine dining spot

The presentation of dishes and the location/atmosphere definitely steal the show here, but the food was also really good. We had some interesting dishes that felt like different takes on local ingredients. Al were good.

When we were there about half of the drinks menu was unavailable which was disappointing, they also don't serve alcohol (the mojito is without alcohol).

A great festive place for a quiet date night in the middle of busy Hanoi.

Alexanna

Points +628

Vegan
21 Jul 2023

Good food slow staff

Really good vietnamese food. Try vegan Hot Pot.
Some orders will arrive very late.

Updated from previous review on 2023-07-21

Pros: Hot Pot

Cons: Speed of order delivery

greenwok

Points +19

Vegetarian
15 Jan 2023

Great ambience

This a nice fine dining place with great ambience which you have to make a reservation. We made ours through our hotel. The food is delicious with great presentation. There's English menu. The waiters spoke limited English but we managed to communicate through Google translate.

Cons: Expensive, Limited english

RitwikRoy

Points +82

Vegan
21 Dec 2022

Good, not Great

A good meal but not a great one. The space is incredibly impressive and it is so encouraging to see a Vegetarian joint enjoying the success that UU Dam Chay has enjoyed.

The Pesto Rice and the Pad Thai noodles were both very nice. The Mushroom tempura platter was oily and under seasoned. The fried tofu was nice but the tofu with the young rice crumb wasn't great. The Vegan options were not marked and I am not sure everything we ended up ordering was Vegan :(

The service wasn't great but maybe we went on a day when it was incredibly packed and busy. Considering the prices, this was quite disappointing.

It was challenging to place an order because of the abundance of options but mainly because the menu felt like a text book – it might have been more than 50 pages in total. It's very hard to scan and make up your mind. Most fancy Vegetarian places in Vietnam have this kind of menu and it's not a great way to help people make up their minds! Overall, in Vietnam, we really loved our meals in the smaller, home-like restaurants than the fancier spots like UU Dam.

marconicoli

Points +196

Vegan
12 Nov 2022

Amazing presentation and flavors

All dishes and drinks are very well presented, picture-worth, and very flavorful. Only small complain is that vegan options are not clearly marked on the beautiful menus.

Pros: Presentation, Flavor

Cons: Vegan options not marked, ingredients not listed

Laurenlanezzz

Points +104

Vegan
18 Sep 2022

Good choice

Lots of great options, however staff were a little unsure when asked about ingredients regarding vegan food.

AmberKhan

Points +160

Vegetarian
23 Jun 2022

My favourite vegan place so far

I'm pretty certain it's 100% vegan and it's delicious.

Pros: Great vegan options, A variety of choices

Cons: One of the pricier restaurants

Malika.EM

Points +40

Vegan
24 Sep 2021

Overpriced

This place is expensive for what you get.. needs more flavour and really small portions.. they did a real good effort on presenting it really Nice and original, but for me the Taste is still the most important.. would definitely not go back..

Updated from previous review on 2019-12-20

lime.skyblue

Points +554

Vegan
09 May 2021

A Treat for Diners Who Love Visuals. Beautifully Plated Food.

If you enjoy the visuals of food and restaurant spaces, I believe you will enjoy eating at Uu Dam Chay. The restaurant offers a very specific experience, so it is not suitable for everyone, which is OK.

I personally enjoyed my experience at Uu Dam Chay a lot. Walking underneath a canopy with lights is necessary before you enter the restaurant building. I thought that canopy was grand!

The best dishes I experienced were:

the Noodle Platter with an assortment of side ingredients, including starfruit;

the mini hot pot with veggies;

the mango sticky rice dessert (with 5 scoops of rice in 5 different colors).

I agree that this is not the type of place that you would eat at every week, but it is a great place when you want a special treat and experience.

piratkoeket

Points +289

Vegan
04 Mar 2021

Vegan Fine Dining

I went here with my Vietnamese family and we enjoyed it so much! They have a great amount of fancy vegan dishes. It’s worth going there, if you wanna eat somewhere stylish and tasty. Maybe worth if you want to celebrate something since it’s pretty expensive for Vietnamese food.

Pros: aesthetically beautiful dishes, tasty food, pretty place

yumchadong

Points +5732

Vegan
06 Dec 2020

Nothing to complain about

Good food and drinks, great atmosphere for dinner!

Updated from previous review on 2017-09-02

ZuzanaC

Points +581

Vegan
27 Feb 2020

Fancy eating

This restaurant is definitely for those who likes to eat/dine with style or some special opportunities. The food was good and service friendly. The prices corresponding to the style for the restaurant, so be ready to spend some dongs there.

amina_azm

Points +36

Vegan
04 Jan 2020

Ok food, bad service

The restaurant itself is very cozy, but the energy and negative vibe from the staff, ruined the whole experience. The food was ok, but not a place I would come back to for more.

Cons: Lack of vegan options, unless you want salad

Yaelita

Points +196

Vegan
29 Dec 2019

Huge vegetarian menu

Two independent people recommended checking out this place. We went there for dinner. Looked at the menu and wanted to orderer a few dishes that looked great (two soups and a tofu dish). Sadly three of those dishes were not vegan and couldn't be made vegan. The items on the menu are not labeled as vegetarian / vegan so u have to wait for the waiters to come to confirm.

We ended up ordering a mushroom soup (was very small, I didnt like the flavors even though I like mushrooms), fried tofu dish with tomato sauce - pretty tasty, Nem vuong and rice with seaweed - good!

For dessert we ordered a fruit soup - very interesting flavours.

Overall, you can tell they put a lot of effort in making so many vegan and vegetarian food.

Pros: Lots of vegetarian options. Very unique cousins.

Cons: Expensive. Some food comes in a very small portion

Misspeabrain

Points +106

Vegan
22 Dec 2019

Pricey but lovely

Definitely our most expensive meal in Vietnam but the restaurant itself is absolutely stunning and a very zen space to spend time. food was tasty also. I had the pecan soup and it was very buttery, never had anything quite like it and it was delicious. My partner had Tom yum soup and it was very good. We then shared the sticky rice platter...the coconut sauce was to die for!! We also shared the mushroom fried a dish, bit bland but good texture. This plus coffee and water was around £21 which for Vietnam is pricey but everything was beautifully presented so I didn't mind too much.

Updated from previous review on 2019-12-22

Juniorjansen

Points +15

Vegetarian
18 Dec 2019

Overrated

Overpriced for small portions, seasoning not on point and we got a burned sauce. The cocktails weren't that good either. Only good thing here was the nice setting and the quiet environment. The waiters were also very friendly

Pros: Lots of options, Nice interior

Cons: Expensive, Small portions, Bad seasoning

Connoisseursf

Points +21

Vegetarian
10 Dec 2019

Love love love this place!

The variety is great and so is the taste. Full of nutritional value. Yummmy!

amberrosemag

Points +408

Vegan
08 Dec 2019

Incredible salads

Had the mango avocado salad that came as summer rolls and the lotus salad - both packed with flavour and delicious combinations of fragrant, sweet, sour and salty. Pricey but worth it if you want to treat yourself!

AliceLooi

Points +462

Vegetarian
09 Oct 2019

Nutritious meals

Our 1st visit. Environment is good. Restaurant is big. Foods are nice, just a little too bland for the lotus leaf rice. And portion are small. Many staff around, but only 1-2 staff can speak good English and listen well. Expensive meals too, so don't think would visit again. It's however a good experience to visit at least once for the environment.

MeganMTV

Points +86

Vegan
21 Sep 2019

Good but not mind blowing

I was really looking forward to coming here. We went for lunch after walking around Hanoi on a very hot day. The restaurant was beautifully decorated, good bathroom and hand washing facilities and air conditioning was a dream. The menu is fairly extensive. The food was mostly good with the exception of a weird sushi dish. Service was ok but not great.




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