For good authentic Vietnamese food at reasonable prices, you can't go past this place. The soups are really tasty, and the pork and prawn cake in banana leaf is especially well done. For something unusual, try the chef's special of steamed oyster with ginger and shallots which is not Vietnamese at all but tastes great anyway.

Approximate cost: $10

Amongst the sea of vietnamese restaurants on the same bustling strip in Richmond, I'd have to say that Co Do does stand out. It is authentic in atmosphere (ie. less of a polished bistro and more of an asian cafe) yet clean, neat and reasonably comfortable. It also offers a great meal experience. The obligatory pho is served in an enormous bowl filled almost to the brim with a rich tasty broth and lots of noodles & meat lurking the bowl. The pho is served with a large side plate of bean shoots & more herbs. Also on the menu are fantastic prawn spring rolls, thin crunchy batons, encasing juicy and bouncy prawn meat.
Yum.