Dao

You'll find yourself on Above Bar—that stretch that's quietly become one of Southampton's better eating destinations—pushing through into Dao, where the kitchen takes Vietnamese cooking seriously without pretension. The space has that unpretentious warmth you want from a neighbourhood spot: good lighting, proper tables, staff who actually know their menu. The 4.8-star rating isn't accident; people keep coming back because the food delivers. Whether it's pho, banh mi, or whatever's on the rotating specials, there's real care in the cooking.