UNUSUAL EATERIES
West African comfort reaches Hà Nội
At Makeni the broth, deep and very peppery, sends warmth through you with each mouthful. This will get us through the impending northern winter.
Join The Union? Don’t mind if I do
It’s a homage to British food, a knowing scoff towards the TikTok generation that would file away British food as but a beige meme.
Making friends with salad: a night at Ưu Đàm Chay
Making friends with salad: a night at Ưu Đàm Chay
So, if the aim here is to showcase what can be achieved with high-quality ingredients and no meat, then I, for one, am convinced.
Experiencing Phở Chào’s renowned ‘Phở-Tine’
Making friends with salad: a night at Ưu Đàm Chay
Knowing how much phở means here, who is out there straddling the line between bravery and madness with the nation's most beloved dish?
Coraggio: big pasta in Little Tokyo
This is homely, affordable Japanese-style Italian food. Think Japanese interpretations of Italian fare, mozzarella meets mentaiko.
Parting with Pyongyang
Koryo Restaurant somehow manages to be just as, if not more mysterious, than its origins and is worth an interesting evening of your time.