Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang returned to Vietnam for the second time to fulfill his commitment to making Vietnam his "second home". On December 5 and 6, he enjoyed many delicious dishes of the capital, walking around the streets like a tourist on a Hanoi food tour.
This December 2024, Jensen Huang continues to explore Hanoi cuisine with traditional dishes at artisan Anh Tuyet's restaurant, Bat Dan beef pho, Giang coffee, Ta Hien beer...
At noon on December 5, the American CEO also had a meal at a restaurant on Ma May Street. This is the restaurant of artist Anh Tuyet, who regularly promotes Hanoi cuisine through media channels in the US, Germany, Japan, Korea... At the restaurant, visitors can enjoy countless traditional dishes such as ham, sticky rice, spring rolls, salads, bun thang, bun cha...
Artist Anh Tuyet said she was not informed in advance who the guests were. However, with many years of experience as a chef serving politicians and celebrities around the world, she always carefully prepared everything from the serving space to the menu.
After the meal, Mr. Jensen Huang shared with the artisan that he really enjoyed the traditional dishes here, promising to come back and bring his whole family to eat together. As a chef, she was very happy to see the American billionaire friendly, enjoying most of the dishes served from appetizers, main courses to desserts.
That evening, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh invited Jensen Huang and senior executives of Nvidia Corporation to enjoy Hanoi street food. The menu served at the beer house on Ta Hien Street that night included nem tai (ear spring rolls), nem chua ran (fried spring rolls), boneless chicken feet marinated in lemongrass and chili, shredded grilled squid, french fries, fried tofu with onion and Truc Bach beer.
The meeting of two famous leaders on the "street that never sleeps" attracted the attention of many people and tourists in Hanoi.
Egg coffee at Giang Cafe is a special drink that almost every tourist coming to Hanoi wants to try. Jensen Huang is no exception, having had the opportunity to enjoy it both times he visited Vietnam. The first time he went to Giang Cafe on Nguyen Huu Huan Street to drink and take souvenir photos with the staff.
At a meeting with about 100 AI experts in Hanoi on the afternoon of December 5, the founder of the billion-dollar corporation Nvidia not only enjoyed but also had the opportunity to practice making egg coffee for everyone to drink.
During his visit to Vietnam, Nvidia CEO enjoyed beef pho at a long-standing pho shop on Bat Dan Street. He chose rare beef pho with fried dough sticks. Bat Dan Traditional Pho is one of the first pho shops in Hanoi, with over 100 years of operation, welcoming tourists from all over the world and appearing many times on international media such as CNN (USA), EBS (Korea).
Jensen Huang is an American of Taiwanese (Chinese) descent, Asian cuisine is not unfamiliar to this billionaire. Both times he visited Vietnam, Nvidia CEO was very excited about local food and spent a little time exploring Hanoi street food.
Previously, during his visit to Hanoi in early December 2023, billionaire Nvidia enjoyed pho tray at Hang Non, duck hotpot at Hang Thiec, bun thang, egg coffee on Nguyen Huu Huan street...
The first time he came to Hanoi, he ordered beef pho with wine sauce from Pho Ly Beo on Hang Non Street. The restaurant has been open for more than 30 years, usually open in the evening, and is a familiar place for pho lovers in Hanoi's Old Quarter. The restaurant's menu mainly consists of beef pho, and the beef pho with wine sauce is considered the most delicious by many diners.
Besides egg coffee, billionaire Nvidia also likes to drink beer with snacks right on the sidewalk of Hanoi's Old Quarter. In December 2023, he dressed comfortably in a black T-shirt and jeans and chose to drink beer and eat spring rolls at a sidewalk restaurant on Luong Ngoc Quyen Street.
