Rico South American Steakhouse

02What to order

• Premium Black Angus ribeyeAustralian Black Angus. 200 g for 849,000 ₫ or 350 g for 1,479,000 ₫ on the October 2026 menu, before VAT.
• Black Angus tenderloin or striploinAlso Australian Black Angus, per the Vietnamese lines of the menu.
• Wagyu striploin, MB5/6The menu gives the marbling score, not the country.
• Wagyu petite tender, MS9The highest marbling score on the menu.
• Wagyu tomahawk, MS6/7The bone-in cut of the Wagyu list.
• Empanadas or Beef WellingtonNamed among its dishes by Tạp chí Công Thương in 2019. Check the current menu.

03The beef

Two lines of beef. Black Angus from Australia: the Vietnamese lines of the menu read "bò Úc Black Angus" for the ribeye, the tenderloin and the striploin. It is sold as "Premium", with no formal grade. Then Wagyu, with a marbling score on each cut: MB5/6 for the striploin, MS9 for the petite tender, MS6/7 for the tomahawk. The menu does not say where the Wagyu comes from. The house says its beef is aged before cooking ("lên tuổi") but gives no number of days, and never says dry. VinWonders (December 2025) describes it as premium beef from cattle under 2.5 years old.

04The fire

Charcoal. "Chỉ nướng than hoa", only charcoal, says the menu page, and the homepage calls the grilling South American style. The steak section of the menu is titled "Kamado Grilled Steak" (Bò nướng lò Kamado): a kamado is a closed charcoal cooker with a lid. The house says it controls the fire's temperature and the cooking time, and rests each steak before carving. It gives no figures for either.

05The story

Rico opened at the end of 2015, per the house, from an idea that started that summer between two friends, one from Vietnam and one from Uruguay; the house does not name them. It took a French colonial villa at No. 7 Nguyễn Gia Thiều and kept the structure, with its high ceilings and large windows. Inside: dark wood, leather chairs and paintings with South American themes. In 2019 Tạp chí Công Thương listed it among five beef restaurants in Hanoi. A sister restaurant, RICO Seafood & Grills, is a separate place at 56 Trần Quốc Toản; Visa's Affluent Dining 2026 list names both.

06The practical

7 Nguyễn Gia Thiều, Hoàn Kiếm (now Cửa Nam ward). Open every day, 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 22:00; last order 21:15. Hotline 0772 996 789; the house says online requests are confirmed within two hours. Menu prices are in thousands of dong and exclude VAT. Floor one has a skylight atrium, floor two a chandelier room, and there are private rooms for events. 56 Trần Quốc Toản is a different restaurant, the seafood sister.

Address

7 Nguyễn Gia Thiều, Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi

Website

ricosteakhouse.com

Directions

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