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Char-grilled marinated chicken satay skewers and crispy spring rolls on a dark plate, with fresh mint, lime, lettuce, sliced chilli, peanut dipping sauce and bottles of chilli sauce behind.

Est. 2002 — Islington

A family-run Vietnamese kitchen cooking the food of the Mekong Delta, Huế, Sài Gòn and Hà Nội — the same way we have since 2002.

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207 Liverpool Road, N1 1LX

  • Phở
  • Gỏi Cuốn
  • Bánh Xèo
  • Bún Chả Giò
  • Chả Cá Lá Vọng
  • Bò Lúc Lắc
  • Bún Bò Huế
  • Hủ Tíu
  • Cari Gà
  • Chạo Tôm
The Việt Garden dining room — exposed brick walls, dark wooden tables and chairs, a pendant light, red silk lanterns and a stocked bar visible through an archway at the back.

Our story

Việt Garden opened on Liverpool Road in 2002 and has been run by the same family ever since. No group behind it, no second branch — one kitchen, one dining room, and a menu that has grown slowly because every dish had to earn its place.

What we cook is home food rather than restaurant food: the clear, long-simmered broths of Hà Nội, the chilli and lemongrass heat of Huế, the herbs and fresh rice paper of the Mekong Delta, and the grilled, peanut-strewn plates you would eat on a Sài Gòn street.

Nearly everything comes together to order — the stocks each morning, the sauces by hand, the herbs cut when the plate goes out. It is why some dishes take a few minutes longer than you might expect, and why we would rather they did.

Est.
2002 — 24 years in Islington
Run by
One family, still cooking
Cooking from
Mekong Delta · Huế · Sài Gòn · Hà Nội

A few favourites

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The dining room

Have a look around

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A sharing spread on dark ceramic plates — fresh summer rolls with prawns, golden crispy spring rolls with mint, salt and pepper squid with chilli and onion, and a bowl of dipping sauce.
A close-up of wok-tossed beef with lemongrass, crushed peanuts and crispy fried shallots over fresh salad, served with a bowl of nước chấm dipping sauce and shredded carrot.
Char-grilled marinated chicken satay skewers and crispy spring rolls on a dark plate, with fresh mint, lime, lettuce, sliced chilli, peanut dipping sauce and bottles of chilli sauce behind.
A bowl of phở — sliced beef and flat rice noodles in clear aromatic broth topped with coriander and spring onion, with a side plate of Thai basil, mint, beansprouts, lime and fresh red chilli.
Caramelised slices of pork belly on a hot cast-iron plate, scattered with spring onion and fried garlic, served alongside a plate of rice vermicelli noodles.
The Việt Garden dining room — exposed brick walls, dark wooden tables and chairs, a pendant light, red silk lanterns and a stocked bar visible through an archway at the back.
Overhead view of three long dark plates on a wooden table — crispy spring rolls with herbs and pickled carrot, salt and pepper squid, and fresh prawn summer rolls with a peanut dipping sauce.

Visit us

Ten minutes from Angel and from Highbury & Islington, on the quiet end of Liverpool Road. Booking is wise at weekends.

  • 207 Liverpool Road
    Islington, London N1 1LX
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    • Angel — Northern line — 10 min walk
    • Highbury & Islington — Victoria line & Overground — 10 min walk
    • Buses 4, 19, 30, 43 — Upper Street & Liverpool Road
  • 020 7700 6040
  • info@vietgarden.co.uk

Opening hours

Mon – Fri
17:30 – 23:00
Sat – Sun
12:30 – 15:30, 17:30 – 23:30

Kitchen times can shift on bank holidays and over Tết — give us a ring if you are travelling in specially.

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