Ha VL

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Ha VL
Ha VL
Restaurant information
Food type Vietnamese
Street address2738 Southeast 82nd Avenue
City Portland
State Oregon
Postal/ZIP Code97266
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 45°30′09″N122°34′42″W / 45.5026°N 122.5784°W / 45.5026; -122.5784

Ha VL is a Vietnamese restaurant in Portland, Oregon, United States. [1] [2]

Contents

Description

The restaurant serves soups, [3] [4] including pho. [5]

History

Ha (Christina) Luu and William Vuong opened Ha VL in 2004. [6] Rose VL Deli is a "sister" restaurant. [7] Annam VL opened in 2024.

Reception

In 2017, the restaurant's Luu was nominated in the Best Chef Northwest category of the James Beard Foundation Awards. [8] Ha VL was nominated in the Outstanding Restaurant category in 2020. [9] In 2019, Michael Russell of The Oregonian called the restaurant "one of America’s most celebrated Vietnamese soup destinations". [10] He included Ha VL in the newspaper's 2020 list of the city's 40 best inexpensive restaurants. [11] Ha VL was included in The Infatuation 's 2024 list of Portland's best restaurants. [12]

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References

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  11. Russell, Michael (2020-03-11). "Portland's 40 best inexpensive restaurants". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  12. "The 21 Best Restaurants In Portland, Oregon 2025 - Portland, OR". The Infatuation. 2022-01-21. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-12-23.