Nha Trang

Rice paper salad rolls with deep-fried pieces of sole.

Green papaya salad with barbecued pork neck.

Hanoi fish cakes.

Grilled squid, stuffed with pork, corn, ginger and pieces of squid.

Nha Trang
88-90 Wellington Street
Central, Hong Kong

Notes:
One night before going out for cocktail, B and I decided to go for a casual dinner at Nha Trang. We had passed the restaurant several times and had seen how the place seemed to attract lines of people around lunch time. When we arrived at around 7pm there was also a line, but we were seated within 10 minutes and easily spent the time just across the street, where there is a cute, little wine shop. We decided to share a few different things and kicked things off with rice paper, salad rolls with deep-fried sole, which were very tasty, though probably not too authentic. The fish cakes I found too greasy and not sufficiently seasoned. The papaya salad with grilled pork was however excellent, while the grilled squid really was the showstopper of the evening. The squid had simply been stuffed with minced pork, more squid, corn, garlic and ginger, then pan-seared, which turned out to be a very tasty combination. B had a Saigon Beer with the meal while I sipped on a rather anonymous but very affordable glass of Chardonnay. The price level is certainly fair, and most of the food we had that night was excellent. Nha Trang tries to be a modern, Vietnamese restaurant and I think they succeed in that. Recommended.