This is neighbourhood food in the regional sense – countries close enough that their cooking has been part of the local diet for a long time. These 14 guides cover Thai restaurants, pad thai and tom yum, Vietnamese food and banh mi, Indonesian restaurants and home cooking, Filipino restaurants and lechon, and the Taiwanese side including fried chicken and street snacks. Each list covers the address and what the kitchen does best. Many are run by families cooking the food they grew up on, and the menu usually tells you where they are from if you read it closely. Spice levels are not standardised anywhere. Ask first, then order.

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