The Best Vietnamese Restaurants In Melbourne

With a significant Vietnamese population, there’s no shortage in Melbourne of restaurants that harken back to Saigon. Lucky us! From hawker-style to high-end eateries you can satisfy your cravings for pho, banh mi and rice paper rolls at these six Vietnamese restaurants.

1. Rice Paper Scissors

Cocktail Bar, Restaurant, Asian, Cocktails, Australian, Thai, Vietnamese

Vietnamese rice paper rolls with shrimp, red cabbage, carrot and rice noodles. Asian cuisine food. Spring rolls

Inspired by the hawker dining bars of South East Asia, Rice Paper Scissors opened in 2013, and, recently opened a swankier sister venue called Rice Paper Sister, which opened in Hardware Lane. The concept was to create a place where diners could share plates with their hands. On the menu, you’ll find fresh, organically sourced dishes full of zing, including Banh Mi crispy soft shell crab, Thai fried chicken and Mekong whiskey marinated lamb ribs. Rice Paper Scissors is also set to release a cookbook featuring all your favourite dishes.

2. Hanoi Hannah

Restaurant, Vietnamese

Named after a Vietnamese radio personality best known for her broadcasts during the Vietnam War, Hanoi Hannah is a hawker-style restaurant in Windsor. Opened in 2012 by Simon Blacher and Paul Nguyen, and Nick Coulter of Sarti, Hanoi Hannah is known for its pork belly sliders, yellowfin tuna rice paper rolls and seven steaming hot types of pho with the option to ‘pimk your po.’

3. Hem 27

Restaurant, Vietnamese

Courtesy Hem 27

4. Kin

Restaurant, Vietnamese, Asian, Vegetarian

Translated from the Vietnamese word gia meaning a person’s relative or descendant, Kin is a wholesome restaurant that centers on the concept ‘that a family that cooks and eats together … stays together.’ From the $5 pho cups to the soft-shell crab, tofu papaya salad and spring rolls, Kin prides itself on authenticity. Located on Chapel Street, no visit to Kin is complete without trying its refreshing coconut juice.

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