Fung Lok Chinese Vietnamese Restaurant

Head down Allerton Road and you'll find yourself in a proper neighbourhood restaurant that doesn't need Instagram to prove itself. Fung Lok does that rare thing—it takes two cuisines seriously without trying to be clever about it. You're sat at simple tables with locals who've been coming here for years, watching the kitchen work through lunch rushes with the kind of ease that only comes from knowing exactly what you're doing. The Vietnamese pho broth is patient work, fragrant and deep, whilst their Chinese roasts come bronzed and glistening. It's unpretentious in the best way—no tricks, just good food at prices that won't have you crying into your wallet.