Super Ngon Vietnamese Cafe – Authentic Hanoi Pho and Coffee in Lavender

I entered Super Ngon Vietnamese Café and could hear chatter in Vietnamese all around. I was stoked, because this means that the Vietnamese food here must be real authentic.

Super Ngon Vietnamese Cafe is a pretty cosy place which can seat about 30 people. I was lucky enough to get the last table that was available during lunchtime.

The menu at Super Ngon Vietnamese Cafe is quite lean. I ordered the Beef Pho (Regular, $6.90/ Large, $7.90/ Special, $8.90). The Special version comes with a serving of beef tendon which happens to be one of my favourite parts of beef so I had to get it. I also got the Dry Chicken Noodle ($6.90) as well as an Iced Vietnamese Coffee ($3.50) and a Black Vietnamese Drip Coffee ($3.50).

I like to start with the broth when it comes to noodle soups like the Beef Pho (Special, $8.90). The beefy soup was contrasted really well by the sharp flavours of fresh spring onion and Chinese celery. The soft and silky smooth rice noodles were accompanied with a generous amount of beef slices and of course, gelatinous tendon.

Pho is not pho until you have seasoned it yourself. Along with the chilli and pickled garlic available on the table, Super Ngon Vietnamese Cafe offers a selection of sauces that you can help yourself to at the counter. I like my pho spicy and zesty.

The Chicken Noodle, Dry ($6.90) surprised me. I have almost been conditioned to expect dry pieces of chicken on top of noodles such as this, but the chicken was moist and tender! The noodles were dressed with fried garlic, fried onion, peanuts and bean sprouts.

The crux of the bowl was the delicious secret sauce mixed by the chef. It reminded me of yuzu shoyu but was still distinctively Vietnamese.

The noodles made a satisfying lunch. But, if you can only have one thing here, it has to be coffee.

The Iced Vietnamese Coffee ($3.50) was creamy and incredibly chocolatey. The sweetness of the milk melded perfectly with the characteristic bitterness of coffee — what a perfect end to the meal.

I actually preferred the Black Vietnamese Drip Coffee ($3.50). It had the same chocolatey notes as the iced version, just much more pronounced as there’s no milk. The bitterness and fragrance of the coffee was also more intense.

A satisfying, yet light, lunch and a good strong cup of coffee; I was all ready to get back to work.

P.S. Super Ngon Vietnamese Cafe is actually located right beside the Michelin-starred Hill Street Tai Hwa Bak Chor Mee at Crawford Lane. If you’re in the area for some Bak Chor Mee, drop by for a cup of coffee after your meal (or maybe while your friend is waiting in queue).

MissTamChiak.com made an anonymous visit and paid its own meal at the stall featured here.

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