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The Little Viet Kitchen serves traditional Vietnamese noodle, pancake and soup dishes; hidden away in Islington. This Vietnamese restaurant is a real gem and soared in popularity over social media so I had to check it out. On a cold Wednesday evening, I met up with Aftab from Fresh and Fearless to try The LVK’s menu and we were sure excited to document our visit. Unbeknown to us; the owner of The LVK restaurant was serving and we had the pleasure to meet her in person and to experience the food first hand through Thuy. She told us a cute story how the trinkets, chandeliers and ornaments around the restaurant were recycled from her Wedding and that the beautiful wallpaper was all done up by her and her husband. With little money to open up a restaurant; you just gotta DIY and she has done an amazing job because it feels very warm and welcoming.
Drinks: We tried every Vietnamese coffee they could offer and my favourite by far was off-the-menu Vietnamese Coffee/Espresso Martini. I have noticed that this is now on the menu which I am sooo glad to see Image may be NSFW.
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it was a life changing martini for any espressotini lovers.
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Starters: There were so many deliciously sounding starters to choose from so Aftab and I decided to order a few and share between us. They had some special of the day options and went for the Prawn scotch eggs with a twist. Served on a bed of salad; this was the best scotch egg I have ever had. Warm and crispy, the yolk was perfectly runny…I wish I had another! It’s not on the current menu but be sure to check the their specials. Aftab ordered the beef wrapped in peailla leaf; the minced beef is organic, lightly fried served on a bed of Vietnamese salad. It was really tasty; but my scotch eggs were so amazing it took the limelight for starters.
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First Main: Thuy recommended the Banh Xeo (cripsy egg pancake) to share as she warned the pancake was almost the size of our table. We chose the lemongrass chicken filling served with fresh herbs, lettuce, carrots, cucumber and fish sauce. Despite the size; it was rather light so more room in my tummy for a second main. A couple sat next to us and stared at our very large pancake; we knew they were intrigued so as fans of LVK, we told them what that was on the menu and suggested what we had already to try. They certainly took our word for it Image may be NSFW.
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Second Main: Beef pho noodle broth…an 8 hour slow cooked broth with noodles, onions, 6 different cuts of beef and a nice chunk of bone (sucking out of it for flavour was optional). You can’t go in to a Vietnamese restaurant and not order a pho and it’s true, I really enjoyed my pho but the bowl was so huge; I actually couldn’t finish it. It was so filling, I was rather sad that I couldn’t order any dessert! Sad times; but that meant I was going to come back for more and eventually try their dessert. Thuy was an amazing hostess; incredibly passionate to the food, the ideas, the restaurant and most importantly; her customers love for her food. I cannot wait to come back. Do check out her menu and her supperclub arrangements at The Little Viet Kitchen.
The LVK is located at 2 Chapel Market, Angel, London, N1 9EZ. Reserve your booking in advanced.
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