The thought of transcending gastronomic frontiers is pleasing to most of us and that should explain the burgeoning culinary scene in the UK, and London for sure spearheads this movement. So when an opportunity presents itself in the form a Vietnamese meal, and a healthy one at that, it certainly seems like a hard-to-say-no proposition, and Viet Garden may well prove to be a real delight.

The menu is long and detailed, but one of the best things about this place is that the staff are happy for you to take your time and knowledgeable enough to guide you. Specialities here include the Vietnamese noodle soups with flat rice noodles making for a light and fragrant concoction or the hot and spicy rice vermicelli, both with beef, chicken, prawns, seafood or tofu. Add pork kho to the not-to-be-missed list as well, a remarkable combination of pork with duck eggs and pickled beans.

The smooth and fruity Coreto features on the house list at Viet Garden.