Some recipes are written. Others are remembered.
Everyday Vietnamese cooking, passed around one table on Joo Chiat Road.
A Vietnamese meal served together at the table.
Our story
What we keep from home
Three things from everyday Vietnamese cooking that shape every tray.
01 · Family table
Dishes arrive for everyone and rice is passed around.
02 · Fresh herbs
Herbs, slow broths and claypots, balanced sour, salty and sweet.
03 · Slow cooking
Braises take their time, down to the last warm cup of tea.
A day at An Nam
From the market to the last tray
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08:00
Market
Herbs, greens and fish arrive from the morning market.
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10:00
Clay pots on
Braises go into clay and cook slowly until lunch.
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11:30
Lunch
Doors open. Trays for 2, 4 or 6 go out together.
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15:00
Prep
Rice paper is rolled and pickles are turned.
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17:30
Dinner
Doors open again. The side room is laid.
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22:00
Last tray
Tea for the tables still talking.
The people
Who you will meet
Hạnh Lê · Head cook
Cooks the family recipes she grew up with.
Minh Võ · Host
Seats every family and keeps the high chairs ready.
The place
On Joo Chiat Road
A 7 min walk from Paya Lebar MRT, Singapore.