Chợ Vỉa Hè is the new "Street cuisine" address that changes: go simple to Vietnam!
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Opened only a few days ago at 8 rue de Metz, Chợ Vỉa Hè, so it is a new restaurant that transports Vietnam , both thanks to the colorful and animated dishes, bewitching and balanced flavors. At the maneuver, there are three partners, including Viet Nguyen, already at the head of two addresses in the neighborhood.
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exit the bakery with the purple facade transmitted from generation to generation, place in Chợ Vỉa Hè, a typically Asian address that offers a real "street cuisine" , as in Saigon, where we stop a few minutes to eat on the thumb. Because the objective of this restaurant opened on December 2: that people say " I really feel like I am in Saigon ", says Elsa Gleizes, one of the co-managers.
to go to the end of their idea nestled in the heart of Toulouse, Elsa Gleizes and Viet Nguyen went to Viet Nâ several times. " I went there twice. Once in February 2024 when I was able to be in total immersion and realize their operation and their culture, without that, we do not imagine how they live. And a second in July 2024 to buy everything ", she reveals to us.
indeed, all the tables) From dispersed trinkets from the wall to the ceiling (lanterns, conical hats ...), the low stools, the fabrics, the flowers hanging on the wall were made by grandmothers in the village of Thanh Tiên ... and even the dishes come from the village of Ceramics of Bat Tràng , while most of the articles were merchant in Hanoi!
" No less than 27 boxes arrived by boat, in October, from Vietnam in Toulouse! ", assures, with emotions, Elsa Gleizes at the editorial staff of Touloustope.
Plates to travel 2> Toulousains are therefore immediately immersed in An atypical and 100 % exotic atmosphere , side plates, the result is the same: a single one to Vietnam, from the north, to the south, via the center!
à la carte where everything is homemade and prepared at the minute, to perfect this real way ( Taste), we find Vietnamese tapas to share (or not) like an excellent steamed brioche, spring rolls (emblematic dishes of Hanoi street cuisine: breaded pork sticks at Panko ...), or a banh trang trön (an emblematic dish of the kitchen rice leaves, hard egg, dried shrimp powder, fried onions, peanuts ...).
several dishes-hearty, perfectly balanced and authentic-are also offered , whose Signature dish : the "Pho bo of the North", i.e. Rice in meat broth with spices, raw beef and cooked ... " to taste with lemon or garlic vinegar for a tangy touch ", advises the head of the premises!
without forgetting the drinks (called Zô Card) which enhance the menu: cocktails, mocktails, but also a safe phê dá and a homemade iced tea (trà dá) and other cold drinks.
whether for traditional recipes or drinks, " we work with Asian grocery stores based in Toulouse, vegetables come from local meat. comes from an Aveyron producer, and of course, we also have certain spices that come directly from Vietnam , "says one of the trio associates.