Indochine

A small outlet serving traditional Vietnamese food, including Banh Mi, noodle soups, and rice/noodle boxes. I visited for lunch today and ordered the £9 char sui pork with eggs and rice. The portion is huge, so you have to be very hungry to take it on. The rice was a bit dry and would have benefitted from some sriracha sauce as a topping rather than the dressing. However, the food was good, so 4 stars for the nice meal!

Squashed between a barber and vape shop is this independent Vietnamese eatery. Clean and tidy inside. Popular with the city suits. Visited just after closing time around 15:30 were the very polite lady let me in and served me up a pho soup and pork spring rolls and Hanoi banh mi. The soup was not oily but very fragrant of cinnamon and other aromatics. No sign of msg (no dry mouth after drinking it all) very delicious and piping hot. The banh mi bread looks like it's homemade. Soft and light. She told me that she took longer for it to arrive as she was toasting it back to crispiness. The marinated pork was nice with pickles. No sign of herbs inside which would have been nice. Comes with a pot of chilli garlic sauce on the side. The pork spring rolls were nice. Freshly fried and fish sauce was good to. Overall a happy experience. Would definitely recommend if you are in the St Paul's area for lunch.