New Vietnamese eatery 14 North 108 East opens in Leppington
The dining scene in southwest Sydney is flourishing, with new Vietnamese eatery 14 North 108 East the latest restaurant to set up shop in the growing region.
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Serving pan-Asian dishes, coffee and cocktails, the owners behind a new Vietnamese eatery at Leppington are hoping to create an escape for southwest Sydney residents in their own back yard.
Joining a number of new dining venues that have set up shop at Liverpool is 14 North 108 East, located on Emerald Hills Blvd.
With its open-plan kitchen and a stunning floor-to-ceiling graffiti mural by Sydney artist Sophi Odling, the owners are determined to set it apart from others.
The eatery offers all-day dining and three different spaces in which to enjoy your drinks and tucker, including a cafe and breakfast bar, the main dining hub and a cocktail bar.
Venue manager Alex Zucchi said the restaurant reflected a blend of cultures, passion and experiences.
“Most of the owners are of Vietnamese heritage, so that is a massive part of their lives and comes through in the cuisines and decor,” he said.
“We (are) all passionate about coffee and wanted it to be a cornerstone of what we do.
“We also wanted to create a dining experience that reflected what we would wanted to experience — one that offered great food, was comfortable and relaxing and delivered a dining experience that was truly unique.”
With its name a reference to the co-ordinates for the Vietnamese city of Pleiku, where one of the owners has family ties, Zucchi says the menu features Vietnamese dishes with a “slightly” modern twist — “fusion, some might say”.
“I think our point of difference is very clear — especially on our breakfast menu — who is doing Vietnamese breakfast that caters to a Western palette?” he said.
Dishes include Vietnamese pancakes (banh xeo), son-in-law eggs with XO sauce, enoki beef skewers, salmon and papaya salad, as well as breakfast classics.
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14 North 108 East recently opened in Leppington
It offers all-day dining, coffee and cocktails
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