Vietnamese
Vietnam’s most powerful leader dies leaving no obvious successor
Vietnam’s Communist Party’s Nguyen Phu Trong presided over his country’s transformation and reshaped its leadership with his “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign.
- by Sui-Lee Wee
Latest
Your inside guide to the best eats and seats at Richmond’s reopened Anchovy restaurant
The lowdown on where to sit and what to order to give you the very best dining experience at the top-rated Vietnamese restaurant.
- by Dani Valent
As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, May 22
Only got a little time between commitments? We’ve collected the day’s headlines here for you to catch up in a flash.
- by Holly Thompson
Three things I love: Perth’s banh mi royalty share their day on a plate
Warning: after reading about a typical Saturday “food adventure” for Perth’s “banh mi king and queen” and their Mini-Me, your cravings will be uncontrollable.
- by DJ Lee
Review
Sydney
Welcome the onset of Sydney summer with cocktails and pho’s sexier, spicy cousin
True happiness comes from eating bun bo hue with a cold margarita at Cash Only Diner.
- by Callan Boys
Review
Richmond
An old Victoria Street Vietnamese favourite springs back
Thy Thy Counter and Canteen is the latest iteration of a much-loved Viet-Naarm institution.
- by Dani Valent
Parramatta’s top 10 eateries − from a backyard pizza joint to legendary laksa
Plus a Mediterranean and Middle Eastern brunch spot in a pretty setting, crazy good mushroom toasties, and a Vietnamese pho institution going strong since 1992.
- by Andrew Levins
Review
Fitzroy
Rue de Thanh is serving some of the most interesting and delicious Vietnamese food in Melbourne
This forward-thinking newcomer on the precarious end of Brunswick Street deserves to succeed. Let’s make it happen.
- by Besha Rodell
Review
Sydney
Searching for a midnight snack in the city? Hey Chu’s chicken wings are pretty much perfect
Hot tip: you can book this CBD Vietnamese venue until 1am on weekends, and there’s live music or a DJ at every service (to varying success).
- by Callan Boys
Fitzroy newcomer Rue de Thanh gives Vietnamese flavours an izakaya spin
Prop at the bar for hibachi-grilled street eats and cocktails in a warehouse-chic Brunswick Street setting.
- by Dani Valent
Review
Prahran
Is Firebird still firing? The flavours are fantastic but the service is lukewarm
This fire-driven restaurant may not be writing an entirely new chapter on modern Australian cooking, but it is representing the genre admirably.
- by Besha Rodell