K Sing Restaurant

If you are looking for a Vietnamese restaurant in Petone, Lower Hutt, K. Sing Restaurant at 192 Jackson Street in Petone is one of the places worth knowing about. From the Lower Hutt city centre it is roughly 2.8 km away – a short drive, bus or bike ride.

Expect the flavours of Vietnam: at Vietnamese food venues like this, favourites such as pho bo and bun cha are usually on the menu. With 4 Vietnamese options across Lower Hutt, this corner of the local food scene is well covered. The menu also crosses into Thai territory.

K. Sing Restaurant opens 6 days a week and is closed on Sundays. The earliest start is 11:30 am on Mondays, and the latest finish is 10 pm on Thursdays. Like many traditional restaurants, it closes between lunch and dinner service on several days, so check the times before heading over mid-afternoon. In total it trades for about 39 hours each week.

As a rough guide, expect to spend about $20–$40 a head at a Vietnamese restaurant like this. The neighbourhood is a busy food area – there are at least 10 other places to eat within a kilometre, so you have plenty of options for drinks before or dessert after.