A Canberra foodie's adventures
Since its shipping container days, the return of Miss Van’s has been highly anticipated. Now set up in Civic, the restaurant is difficult to get in to without a booking. I thought it was a good opportunity to book lunch here for my birthday earlier in the year. I like that the online booking form […] Read more…
Ms Ba Co is one of the vendors at the Majura Park shopping centre food court (Woolworths entrance) selling all sorts of Vietnamese street food. We had just bought some groceries and walked past Ms Ba Co to head back to the car. I saw various $8 banh mi’s on the menu and suggested we […] Read more…
After leaving Nha Trang, we flew into Vietnam’s capital – Ho Chi Minh City. We got there in the afternoon, and after visiting the War Remnants Museum, it was time for dinner. My friend chose Ngon restaurant, located at a colonial-style mansion where we sat outdoors. Menus were noticeably fancier than previous restaurants we had […] Read more…
After Eating in Vietnam – Hanoi and Halong Bay, we hired a mini-bus and headed south to Phong Nha. Phong Nha We had booked ourselves into the Phong Nha Farmstay for 2 nights mainly to take a break from the hustle and bustle of city life and to explore some caves. In 2003, Phong Nha-Ke […] Read more…
Following on from my Eating in Laos – Luang Prabang trip, we flew to Hanoi, Vietnam, to start our third leg of the holiday. As soon as we landed, we checked into our hotel and met up with the rest of our friends before heading out to find some dinner. We decided to try New […] Read more…
I’ve dined at Pho Phu Quoc in Dickson a couple of times now. It’s a great place for fast Vietnamese food with an extensive menu. House specialties include camp fire beef, roast duck, chilli mussels, Vietnamese sour soup and steam boat. On a Friday night, the place is absolutely packed. There are always people coming […] Read more…
iPho in Garema Place has opened up a second restaurant of the same name on the corner of Marcus Clarke and Rudd Street. This is great news given the limited amount of seating available at the Garema Place eatery. I’ve been to the new iPho twice now for lunch mainly because the Garema Place eatery […] Read more…
A friend and I caught up for dinner in Belconnen one night and I suggested Can Tho as I’d heard good things about it and had never had a chance to dine there previously. The restaurant had plenty of seating inside, though the decor is nothing fancy. The menu was extensive and it was difficult […] Read more…
I only managed to try the popular Vietnamese restaurant, Tu Do, in O’Connor very recently to the chagrin of my foodie friends. Located at the O’Connor shops, Tu Do was not hard to find and filled with diners. The restaurant was a lot more modern than expected – I loved the dark timber floorboards. It […] Read more…
The last time I dined at Au Lac in Dickson was for Chinese New Year about two years ago. I can’t believe it’s been that long. Being one of the most popular vegetarian restaurants in Canberra, I was happy to go back. I noticed the restaurant has had a bit of a revamp including new […] Read more…