Bau Truong

Never has a Vietnamese restaurant looked this hot: the double-storey Marrickville outlet of this western Sydney institution features scarlet chopsticks reclining across rough-hewn aqua ceramic plates and a statement floor-to-ceiling Chinese opera mask. The good news is the food is equal to its stylish surroundings. Both the lemongrass-scented chargrilled pork chop and sizzling satay beef might just be the tastiest things you've ever squeezed between a pair of chopsticks while the thick slab of crabmeat omelette is a hearty enough entree for two. Service is warm, friendly and attentive.