Mr T’s

Mr T's sits on the Five Ways side of Paddington and turns out modern Vietnamese across six nights a week — Tuesday through Sunday, dinner only, closed Mondays. The menu runs belly pork, curry duck, Vietnamese pancakes and a rotating short list cooked fresh each day. The bar is fully licensed, though the room reads more neighbourhood restaurant than cocktail den. Soft pine panelling, a honey-toned bar, a handful of tables out the back in a small walled garden: the fit-out is warm. Service runs friendly and unhurried.

Dogs are welcome at the front of the restaurant and in the back garden, both of which run as the de facto dog sections in a space this tight. The garden is the pick on warmer Paddington nights.