Au Vieux Hanoi sur Paris

21/07/2026: I had a chicken banh mi and coconut water. It was excellent. I think it's the best banh mi I've ever had, honestly. The service was great too.

20/07/2026: Not bad. Don't miss the bánh cuốn (chicken or vegetarian), in addition to the rather ordinary and standardized bò bún (beef, chicken, shrimp, or vegetarian). Saigon Export Premium beer. A possible antidote to the routine, the caramel pork wasn't available. All in all, not worth crossing all of Paris for. A soulless street in a soulless neighborhood, a relic of Mitterrand's architectural (and social?) policies. Even this Bercy park seems poorly designed to me, based on twisted concepts (ah, urban composting, what a joy!). It's hard to find a place to sit, on benches covered in droppings, and try to feel comfortable. It's reminiscent of the failed parks in the 15th arrondissement, which date from the same era. All of this, like the BNF (National Library of France), seems quite outdated to me. He said he loved cloisters! What won't they make Parisians believe! And they keep asking for more!