Lemongrass
Dortmund, Germany
The read// why locals go
Nine independent Dortmund sources point at Lemongrass — a quiet Vietnamese kitchen doing the unglamorous work well. The house line is that nothing is preserved or boosted with flavour enhancers, and the menu backs it up with the dishes that expose a kitchen quickly: phở, thịt kho braised in caramel, gỏi cuốn with hoisin. A rotating Mittagstisch changes the lunch dish week by week, which is how regulars end up working through the whole of Vietnamese home cooking without ever ordering twice. Guests can bring their own reusable containers for anything they take away. Reservations are by telephone only.
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Ostwall 2, 44135 — Dortmund
The read// why locals go
Nine independent Dortmund sources point at Lemongrass — a quiet Vietnamese kitchen doing the unglamorous work well. The house line is that nothing is preserved or boosted with flavour enhancers, and the menu backs it up with the dishes that expose a kitchen quickly: phở, thịt kho braised in caramel, gỏi cuốn with hoisin. A rotating Mittagstisch changes the lunch dish week by week, which is how regulars end up working through the whole of Vietnamese home cooking without ever ordering twice. Guests can bring their own reusable containers for anything they take away. Reservations are by telephone only.