Melbourne is home to many Vietnamese restaurants and in this article we hope to have a listing of some of the city's very best Vietnamese establishments. Key Vietnamese dishes include noodle soups such as
Phở, rice dishes such as
Cơm tấm, Sticky rice dishes such as
Bánh chưng, pancakes, wraps and rolls such as
Bánh xèo,
Bánh cuốn and
Chả giò. Popular desserts and sweets include
Chè and
crème caramel.
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Melbourne is home to several Vietnamese Restaurants, I would estimate at least 150 establishments are currently open in and around the city, so creating a listing of the top 15 or so, is not an easy task. Given we probably won't mention everyone's favourite, you will have a chance to contribute to this listing also.
I'll start with a well known establishment;
MaiTai Bar & Restaurant, located in the CBD. The
menu is wide and varied, featuring both Thai and Vietnamese dishes. The set menus are quite popular here, given the prices start from $36. Main menu highlights include Vietnamese salad and various stir fry noodles and noodle soup dishes. The dessert menu is unfortunately limited to a few ice cream dishes and one sticky rice dish. Nevertheless, this is a great place to start your Vietnamese cuisine journey.
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Indochine, located in Box Hill, is another popular spot for Vietnamese cuisine. The Vietnamese noodle soups are a highlight here, as are the various rice vermicelli dishes. You can view the menu
here. Most mains are priced under $20. This restaurant has been around since 1982.
Tom Phat is another great Vietnamese Melbourne establishment. The breakfast and lunch
menus feature a range of tempting dishes such as black sticky rice with mango and coconut, Viet fried eggs with with chilli soy and roti omelette with wok tossed eggs. The prices of the breakfast/lunch dishes are around the $15 mark.
Red Spice Road, located in the CBD is a great Vietnamese spot. The lunch banquets are very affordable and are priced from $25. Dishes include with pork belly with chilli caramel and chicken with black pepper and lamb, sweet potato and cauliflower yellow curry.
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There are of course, many more great Vietnamese establishments in Melbourne, so if you know of a great cafe or restaurant which serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine, please let us know about it by leaving a comment.
As always, we look forward to your feedback.
