The Vietnamese Lunar New Year, Tet begins this Friday January 31. One of Vietnam's biggest holidays, Tet brings special foods, greetings and gifts. 2014 is the Year of the Horse, which means folks in the Derby City should be especially ready to celebrate. See where someone might welcome in another new year with Vietnamese food:
Known locally as "K8 with pork," Hủ tiếu Saté, is possibly the most popular Vietnamese dish in Louisville, served up daily in this venerable spot on the backside of the Iroquois Manor shopping center.
Chef/owner Annie Tran presents Vietnamese, vegetarian and even a few Chinese dishes in a humble but pleasant restaurant where people can enjoy both pho and Vietnamese pop music.
A tiny restaurant that’s been described as “Vietnamese for Vietnamese,” serving banh mi, pho, noodle and rice dishes and more “authentic Vietnamese dishes.” [Image: Yelp]
One Urbanspooner sums it up by saying "as a Vietnamese, I have had better authentic Vietnamese food. However, the price is cheap and the service is great."
Cafe Mimosa combines Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese cuisines inside what was once Louisville's premier Italian-American restaurant. (There's a fresco of Tuscany buried underneath one wall.)
It's everything buzzy about the Louisville restaurant scene: local ingredients, modern cooking techniques, a "food-driven wine list" and interesting cocktails. Plus clay pot catfish.
Tacked on to the end of a St. Matthews convenience store, Nam Nam manages to consistently find good, fresh ingredients and turn them into Vietnamese food that, as the owner says, is "not messed with too much.”
Vietnamese dumplings, rolls, hot pots and more can be found along with Chinese and Thai dishes and "an extensive variety of drinks with equally fair prices." As their website says, "Come visit Lemongrass for a delicious and fun time!"
Known locally as "K8 with pork," Hủ tiếu Saté, is possibly the most popular Vietnamese dish in Louisville, served up daily in this venerable spot on the backside of the Iroquois Manor shopping center.
Chef/owner Annie Tran presents Vietnamese, vegetarian and even a few Chinese dishes in a humble but pleasant restaurant where people can enjoy both pho and Vietnamese pop music.
A tiny restaurant that’s been described as “Vietnamese for Vietnamese,” serving banh mi, pho, noodle and rice dishes and more “authentic Vietnamese dishes.” [Image: Yelp]
One Urbanspooner sums it up by saying "as a Vietnamese, I have had better authentic Vietnamese food. However, the price is cheap and the service is great."
Cafe Mimosa combines Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese cuisines inside what was once Louisville's premier Italian-American restaurant. (There's a fresco of Tuscany buried underneath one wall.)
It's everything buzzy about the Louisville restaurant scene: local ingredients, modern cooking techniques, a "food-driven wine list" and interesting cocktails. Plus clay pot catfish.
Tacked on to the end of a St. Matthews convenience store, Nam Nam manages to consistently find good, fresh ingredients and turn them into Vietnamese food that, as the owner says, is "not messed with too much.”
Vietnamese dumplings, rolls, hot pots and more can be found along with Chinese and Thai dishes and "an extensive variety of drinks with equally fair prices." As their website says, "Come visit Lemongrass for a delicious and fun time!"
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