Lai Rai

Lai Rai (meaning ‘little by little’) has brought the Vietnamese culture of bia hơi – meeting for snacks and cold beers – to Rye Lane, with a menu of banh mi and Vietnamese coffee by day and Vietnamese dishes and drinks by night. Blair Nguyen, co-founder of Vinaxoa (a collective that combines food and raving), has designed the menu, taking inspo from her upbringing in Saigon, dessert runs with her dad and snacks she’d eat after school and after nights out. At the two-floor, retro canteen-inspired space, you can expect dishes like prawn lollies with fish sauce satay; tofu whip with sesame crackers; rice paper salad with beef jerky, quail eggs and green mango; mussels with coconut and lemongrass broth; and Laughing Cow cheese sweetcorn ice cream by Clingy Wrap.