Thanh Van Restaurant — Restaurant in Sydney

the best way to wake up on a cold morning especially in the colder weather these days is a big bowl of congee 😌 congee is my ultimate comfort food

👅 Chao Long (Vietnamese Pork Intestine Congee) congee just warms you up in the perfect spot and bursting with flavour. the congee was cooked perfectly as it melted in your mouth. it was warm with a savoury taste from the pork intestines and condiments! 😇 the intestines/organs were chewy, gamey and also cooked to perfection 👌 fried shallot gave it a nice CRONCH and deep flavour 😋 the best part is the chinese donut of course and it was exactly everything i expected; crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside with that oily exterior. garnish with bean sprouts, fresh chilli and lemon and you’ve got the best soup any time of the day. 🌄🌌it was also a HUGEEE serving, easily could feed two people!

OVERALL, service ⚡️ 6/6 (fast and friendly) timing ⚡️ 6/6 (fast af boi) flavour ⚡️6/6 (amazing :)) presentation ⚡️6/6 (bootyful 🍑) freshness ⚡️6/6 (crispy donut + fresh meat) pricing ⚡️6/6 (good deal esp shared with 2 ppl)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 6/6 will return to eat more congee!! ^__^

want more in depth reviews no bs? ig...

Not many places that open quite early that day, even typical cafe with breakfast menu that we knew we wouldn't enjoy.

Turned out Bankstown got many food places open already and this one Vietnam Restaurant on Gmaps caught my eyes, Thanh Van. Seemed like it's not just Pho so we went there.

We had this seafood noodles soup that we really like surprisingly, also it's my first time having the seafood one. And we had this seafood noodles with a thick sauce that was also nice, it came with a shrimp crackers. Apparently it's the dry style ones, there's also the soup ones with the sauce as the flavor.

And of course Vietnamese iced...

In my opinion this is the best Vietnamese noodle soup restaurant in Sydney! And when i say soup noodles, I mean egg noodles or hu tieu dai (clear chewy rice noodle), not pho! I usually opt for the dry noodle option, that comes with a separate bowl of soup - the noodles have a special sauce on them when its dry and it's soo soo good! Oh and don't forget the Prawn Cracker, I think its an add-on but it's a must. Eat the cracker however you want, break it up and scatter it over you noods or just keep it on the side for a bite but just don't let it...