VN Street Foods

If you want to enjoy Vietnamese fare like the locals do on the streets of Hanoi, then it’s time to join the weekend queues at this unassuming eatery tucked away in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. Drawing crowds thanks to its popular bento boxes, grab a laminated menu and customise your own – selecting your preferred rice, main, vegetable, salad and soup – or choose one of the set boxes. Owner Xuan Thang Nguyen recommends the caramelised pork belly or salmon with pepper sauce, although the beef in betel leaf and stuffed tofu options are just as mouth-watering. More familiar items such as pho, pork buns, dumplings and rice paper rolls are also available.