Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Sydney 2023

Set within a designer space reminiscent of French Colonial Vietnam, Red Lantern on Riley offers all the favourites of the original Red Lantern (on Crown), with a greater focus on shared dishes. The stomping ground of TV Chef, Luke Nguyen, Red Lantern on Riley offers upmarket Vietnamese fare that plays with the form and flavour of traditional street food. Behind the restaurant, Red Lily Bar serves Vietnamese beer and Asian-inspired cocktails.

Photography: Courtesy of Red Lantern On Riley

Viet on the Mekong is set in Chippendale's Kensington Street, one of Sydney's most exciting and fast-growing dining precincts is a piece of Vietnam at Mekong. Located at the start of Spice Ally, come and enjoy authentic Vietnamese-street style food like rice paper pancakes and pork buns created by the talented and experienced head chef Chef Tiw Rakarin. Chef Tiw Rakarin (ex Alphabet Street, Mama’s Buoi) has created a higher end dining experience that melds Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian and Thai fare.

Chin Chin Sydney is housed in the historic and heritage listed Griffiths Tea Building on the corner of Wentworth Avenue and Commonwealth Street in Surry Hills. Chin Chin lives by the philosophy that eating and drinking should be fun and relaxing . The extensive menu offers a selection of Asian dishes all blended with a mix of freshness, spice, heat and exotic herbs. Chin Chin's unique private dining room and event space with three separate private dining rooms, accommodates from 12 to 80 guests.

Madame Nhu brings Saigon to Sydney and its Surry Hills kitchen pays homage to the glory days of post-colonial Vietnamese street food. Drop in for one of the best pho lunches in the city; the line of chefs dishing up fresh, fast fare to teeming masses of hungry diners is a sight to behold. To accompany your meal, the restaurant also offers suave Asian-inspired cocktails and an impressive selection of Asian beers.

Also located in Crown Street Surry Hills, Chatswood and Hornsby. 

Sun-Thu 11am - 2:30pm | 5pm - 9pm and Fri-Sat 11am - 2:30pm | 5pm - 9.30pm

Following the highly successful Long Chim in Perth, David Thompson brings his authentic and creative Thai flavours to Sydney with the second Long Chim in Australia. Inspired by the vibrant and bustling streets of Bangkok, the decor is light industrial married with bright food packages and furnishings. The menu is alive with fire engine red chilis, elegant glass noodles and the zest of lime and is diverse taking diners and their taste buds on a sensory journey. P

Ms. G's has brought five floors of fun to its Potts Point neighbourhood. The funky noodle bar displays an irreverent edge, with super-charged Asian classics and an "anything goes" kind of style. Vietnamese banh mi are re-imagined as zingy sliders and Thai green curry is sandwiched into a jaffle with braised beed and buffalo mozarella. The cool decor, with its graffiti, pink neon and veggie garden, is just a bonus.

A contemporary Vietnamese restaurant with traditional roots, Hello Auntie is a produce-driven Marrickville eatery. The barbecue is the hero of the menu; pork, beef and seafood is spiced and thrown on the flames. Short ribs, too, are a work of art; slow braised and then torched for smoky flavour and a juicy interior. Keep things traditional with roll-your-own rice paper rolls and a bowl of steaming beef pho.

Tre Viet brings traditional Vietnamese pho to Newtown's main drag. The cosy King Street restaurant offers seriously good value on its healthy, fresh and fast meals and is known for its range of gluten-free dishes, including vegetarian spring rolls and stir fried chilli and lemongrass tofu. The menu's main game is pho, served with your choice of chicken, beef, tripe or beef brisket. Get into the spirit by rolling your own rice paper rolls.

One of Marrickville's classic Vietnamese diners, Bay Tinh has been serving traditional nosh for more than three decades. While the decor's been refreshed, the must-order dishes are still on the menu - anything less may have sparked a riot. Don't leave without sampling the crispy pancake stuffed with pork, prawns and bean sprouts or the savoury little rice cakes. DIY-lovers can roll their own cold rolls or order the steamboat, a huge pot of veggies cooked on your tabletop.

Open for lunch Wednesday-Friday and dinner Tuesday-Sunday

Image courtesy of Mr T Vietnamese