Obama’s preserved table draws diners

THE table where former US president Barack Obama famously slurped noodles in central Hanoi has been preserved – chopsticks and all – under a glass box for eternity, in a move that has attracted legions of bemused diners to the once low-key eatery.

Bun Cha Huong Lien restaurant shot to stardom in 2016 when the then-US leader took a break from official duties on a Hanoi visit to enjoy a bowl of pork noodles with fried spring rolls with globetrotting chef Anthony Bourdain.

Now customers are thronging to the hotspot for a taste of that famous evening.