Before there were restaurants, there were mothers—standing by the hot stove, sleeves rolled, sweat beading at the brow, stirring pots of soup that tasted like love. These five Vietnamese eateries—Nhà Tú, HOME, Vị Quê, A Bản, and Mặn Mòi—don’t just serve food; they gather the scattered flavors of childhood memory, from Mom’s kitchen and countryside gardens to the plant-based family meals and time-honored dishes of Vietnam’s highlands. In every bite is a story. In their own ways, each preserves the essence of home.