Hop Namo (Restaurant)

Namô, Victoria Park opened in 2005 and is the sister restaurant to the original Huong Viet, Englefield road, London N1. Huong Viet was one of the first in London to serve traditional food to locals in the Vietnamese Community Centre, founded by Linh’s parents. Linh is one of a new generation building on layers of historical influences, evolving traditional recipes using fresh local ingredients.

“We visited on a Thursday night - probably only 10 other customers in total. You sit in a shipping container that is open to the elements so it's a bit cold in October! Don't expect to seated or greeted, it wont happen. Just grab one of the upturned KFC buckets and sit yourself down for a memorable experience. You may believe that you are missing about 70% of the menu. You are not. Basically its pho or hue. We also ordered some spring rolls that seemed to be Scottish in origin as they were deep fat fried in a mountain of oil. A badly dressed man will appear 10 minutes later. He may look like a fellow diner but actually he works here. This man will ask you what you want and nothing more, don't try and order food and drink as although you might be hungry from the 20 minute wait, it's just drinks for now! Awful place, awful service and awful food. Just Don't Do It. (tm)”
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chris, london (4 years 8 months 19 days ago)

“Ate a superb lotus root and tofu salad here yesterday whilst sitting on the wooden benches outside in the sun with cool tunes being pumped out of the stereo. It was a wholly satisfying London moment. Excellent value for money at only £6.50 too. Boxpark is one of my new fave places to eat.”
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The Restaurant Hunter, London (5 years 28 days ago)

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