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Key to Symbols Pricing Credit Cards
* 2008 Dining Award Winners
B Breakfast
BR Brunch
L Lunch
D Dinner
h Reservations recommended
n Extensive wine list
$ Dinner entrées under $10
$$ Dinner entrées $10-$15
$$$ Dinner entrées $15-$25
$$$$ Dinner entrées more than $25
AE American Express
DC Diner’s Club
DS Discover
MC MasterCard
V Visa

Vietnamese

Ánh Hong Restaurant 1124 East Colonial Drive, Orlando 407-999-2656. L-D daily. The Vietnamese district’s best restaurant, Ánh Hong features an extensive menu of steaming soups, roll-your-own summer rolls and stir-fry dishes. Price: $-$$ Credit cards: AE DS MC V

*Little Saigon 1106 East Colonial Drive, Orlando 407-423-8539. littlesaigonrestaurant.com L-D daily. Begin by dipping summer rolls into peanuty sauce, then share a bowl of aromatic beef broth at Little Saigon, which has a fashionable edge. For more substance, try the pork barbecue over rice vermicelli. Price: $ Credit cards: All

*Rice Paper 7637 Turkey Lake Road, Dr. Phillips 407-352-4700. L-D daily. A huge step above other Orlando Vietnamese restaurants in quality and décor, Rice Paper offers exceptionally flavorful fare in a stylish setting. Aromatic lemongrass pervades the menu. Price: $$ Credit cards: All h

*Viet Garden 1237-1239 East Colonial Drive, Orlando 407-896-4154. vietgardenorlando.com L-D daily. Fusing the cuisines of Vietnam and Thailand freely, Viet Garden garners reader votes regularly for its reasonably priced chicken satay, pho soups and stir-fried beef with lemongrass and chili. Price: $-$$$ Credit cards:  AE DS MC V

Vinh’s Vietnamese Restaurant 1231 East Colonial Drive, Orlando 407-894-5007. L-D daily. You’ll swoon over bánh mì cári gà, a savory soup flavored with coconut milk and hints of curry as well as slivers of chicken breast, chunks of yam, and bits of onion and cilantro. The rice platters are simple and filling, the barbecued pork smoky and satisfying. Price: $-$$$ Credit cards: AE DS MC V