Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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The first day after the Obama presidency, we decided to make a little pilgrimage to Bun Cha Huong Lien (aka. Bun Cha Obama).

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President Obama and Anthony Bourdain sat down on small stools and enjoyed bowls of bun cha here in May 2016. Bun Cha is a Hanoi specialty and Bun Cha Huong Lien looks set to become a shrine to the Obama presidency in Hanoi. Loved the fact that one of the local customers was wearing a Take Pride In America T-shirt!