Experts' Choice Award Viet Hoa Cafe & Mess
What the experts agree on
This Shoreditch stalwart punches above its plain-jane cafe exterior with inventive Vietnamese cooking at bargain prices. The split-level space—casual upstairs, lively Mess below—draws crowds seeking late-night noodles and their famous restorative
“One of the first Vietnamese restaurants to be ‘discovered’, this is still cheap and still good.”
– Lonely Planet
Zagat4.2
"“Jostle with East London types” seeking “pre-clubbing noodles” at this Shoreditch standard for “ridiculously reasonably priced” Vietnamese eats like a “cure-all hot-and-sour soup”." Full review
Not For Tourists "Bland looking cafe hides gorgeous delicacies."
Time Out "It's set over two floors, with the cafe upstairs and the 'Mess' downstairs...the menu blends traditional and modern Vietnamese cooking, whilst incorporating influences from elsewhere, too." Full review
