It is then eaten with bún noodles,[3] fresh herbs, peanuts and a pungent shrimp-based sauce called mắm tôm.

[1][4][5] Chả Cá Lá Vọng is considered a Hanoi delicacy, as it is nearly exclusively served in restaurants and is not found in street food.

The dish became so popular that the local community helped the family open an eatery at 17 Hàng Sơn Street in 1871.

[1] [8] The restaurant became so popular that Hàng Sơn Street was later renamed Grilled Fish Lane or Phố Chả Cá.

[1] The original Chả Cá Lã Vọng restaurant is still in business today, where it only serves its signature dish, and guests eat from charcoal burners at communal tables.