Dzo Viet Kitchen

Head to Islington's Upper Street and you'll find Dzo tucked in amongst the neighbourhood's mix of independent shops and established restaurants. This is where you come for straightforward, well-executed Vietnamese food that feels like it knows what it's doing. The menu reads like a tour through the essentials: fragrant pho broths that have clearly been tended properly, bánh mì sandwiches with proper pickled vegetables, and curries that actually taste like someone's thought about the balance of spice and richness. It's the kind of place locals keep coming back to because the cooking is consistent and honest.