Hai Nam Pho

The family-run Hai Nam Pho’s story began in Budapest’s 8th district in the early 2000s, and now, their Northern Vietnamese flavours return to the neighbourhood as part of Time Out Market Budapest. Founded by brothers Hai and Nam Vo Son, second-generation Vietnamese Hungarians, the restaurant draws on nearly 30 years of family recipes — from handmade noodles to a broth refined over decades. The menu blends tradition and adaptation, shaped by childhood breakfasts, everyday family meals, and dishes whose names were first translated into Hungarian to make them accessible. Using locally sourced ingredients, Hai Nam Pho brings the essence and aromatics of Vietnamese favourites — infused with inventive twists — into a setting alongside some of the city’s top restaurants, offering a taste deeply rooted in its heritage.