"Some hot dining spots seem to expand almost the moment they open, but east London's Vietnamese stalwart Song Que has waited almost 25 years to spawn a little sister, Song Que Pho Bar. The new offshoot sits on Commercial Street, a mile or so down the road, and serves a tiny menu focusing on pho, as well as a smattering of the original cafe's small plates in the form of summer rolls, green papaya salad, grilled lamb chops and savoury banh khot cupcakes."
"The new pho bar has appeared in what at a glance seems a pretty good location, almost directly opposite the much-adored (not least by me) Xian Biang Biang Noodles (go for the belt noodles, I implore you), and close to the beloved Thai hotspot Som Saa. It's also just down the road from somewhere called Slurp Thai, but the less said about that name, the better."
Song Que has opened a new offshoot called Song Que Pho Bar on Commercial Street after almost 25 years. The offshoot offers a tiny menu focused on pho plus a few small plates from the original cafe, including summer rolls, green papaya salad, grilled lamb chops and savoury banh khot cupcakes. The parent restaurant's long-lived popularity and weekend queues contrast with caution about premature roll-outs and the difficulty of replicating an institutional magic elsewhere. The location sits near Xian Biang Biang Noodles and Som Saa, but the Spitalfields margins can be hard to attract passing trade, and the site has hosted short-lived venues before.
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