Viki Vietnamese street food is a casual Vietnamese restaurant inside Glenfield Mall on Glenfield Road, Auckland's North Shore, holding a 4.4 Google rating with details at vikivietnamesestreetfood.co.nz.
The surest sign of a good Vietnamese kitchen is the broth: proper pho is simmered for hours with star anise and charred onion, never rushed. Street-food-style spots tend to favour a short, focused lineup — noodle bowls, bánh mì, rice paper rolls — served quickly, so they suit a lunch break better than a long, leisurely dinner. Regulars head straight for the pho or a noodle salad, add their own heap of Thai basil, mint and bean sprouts, and judge a place by how bright and fresh the herbs are. Quick, generous and full-flavoured is the whole idea.
Set among the shops at Glenfield Mall, Viki makes an easy stop for North Shore locals after a warming bowl between errands.