Vietnamese eatery by Ewha Station: Hanoi pho and rice rolls, Kkua Ewha

Hi, this is Jarim. Today I'm writing up my visit to Kkua, one of the Ewha restaurants famous for great pho! It's a place I'd recommend for a clean, satisfying meal whether you drop by for lunch or dinner~!

Kkua Ewha's location and hours

Kkua, an Ewha restaurant. Hours 11:00 - 20:30, last order 20:00. It's about a 3-minute walk from Ewha Station Exit 3. Walk straight down from the station and you'll easily spot the Kkua sign on a green building!

The vibe, the seats, and can you eat here alone?

The interior is pretty spacious. It's clean but also kind of cute, giving off a relaxed vacation-spot feel haha. There's a good variety of seating — solo bar tables great for eating alone, plus 2-person and 4-person tables. There were actually a lot of solo diners there too!

Ordering by kiosk and what I got

You order easily through the kiosk on the table. There's bun cha, pho, fried rice, morning glory (stir-fried water spinach), and set menus too.

• Hanoi original pho ₩12,000
• Shrimp fried rice ₩12,000
• Shrimp rice rolls ₩7,000
• Pink lychee chamomile ade ₩5,500

This is what I ordered. >.<

Pink lychee chamomile ade

A sweet, fragrant lychee-flavored pink chamomile ade. It was such a hot day, and one sip of this cold ade just cleared my head, haha, ㅠㅠ. Sweet yet refreshing, it went really well alongside the food.

The food comes out fast. I was starving so getting it quickly made me happy haha~~. Oh, and adding an egg yolk on top of the shrimp fried rice is an option you can choose when ordering! I added it so I could pop it and mix it in, haha.

Shrimp rice rolls, ₩7,000

The shrimp rice rolls arrived >.<. Crispy on the outside rice roll with a savory sauce and springy shrimp texture! I'd recommend it as a great side to pair with your meal.

Hanoi original pho, ₩12,000

Kkua's Hanoi original pho has a light, clean flavor I really liked. It's got chives and meat in it, and the broth is rich yet clean! I love noodle dishes, but lately my digestion hasn't been great ㅠ — pho is one I especially like because my stomach still feels comfortable after eating it.

The shrimp rice rolls, with their crispy-outside-chewy-inside texture and sauce combo, were great! Eating them as a side alongside the light, clean pho was really nice. The Hanoi original pho has such a light, clean flavor that it's kind of addictive. I kept scooping it up, haha.

Shrimp fried rice, ₩12,000

But a meal doesn't feel complete without rice, so I ordered the shrimp fried rice too, haha. Crunchy bean sprouts and springy shrimp give it good texture, and it's savory yet light — delicious as always haha. Pho — shrimp fried rice — shrimp rice rolls: the combination of these three menu items was really good. Nice, nice~~

The sauces, pickled onion, and final thoughts

The sauce containers were also kept very clean, which I appreciated haha. There are two sauces essential for pho — hoisin sauce and sriracha — set out at the table. Add some pickled onion on top of that, and alternating between the two sauces, a whole bowl disappears in no time....

Kkua, an Ewha restaurant. Light, clean flavors that leave your stomach feeling comfortable afterward make it a good choice for lunch or dinner, and being right near Ewha makes it easy to reach on foot. The place is run cleanly too, so it was a pleasant, comfortable place to eat. The staff are friendly as well, so if you're eating around here, I'd recommend giving it a visit~^^