THIS place used to be the place to look for authentic Japanese streetfood, now it has a new member: a Vietnamese streetfood stall. A very welcome addition, I say.
It was Miggy who invited me to have dinner with couple Miles and Malou. She learned of the place because the owner contacted her to buy herbs.
It was not a letdown such that I was there again two days later to join two friends who I made drool over a photo I posted on Facebook.
It has three kinds of spring rolls (Cha Gio, Cha Nuong, and Goi Cuon), my favorite of which is Cha Nuong, that you get to wrap yourself or request to be wrapped for you.
It also has noodles with soup: Pho Dac Biet (beef with everything pho), Hu Tien Torn Thit (shrimp and pork with rice noodles), Mi Tom Thit (egg noodles with shrimp), Mi Ca (sorry, I haven't tried this, yet), and Pho Ga (chicken soup with pho noodles).
Another must-try is the Suon Ram Man or caramelized pork. It’s your humba without the tausi, but with a totally delicious melt-in-your-mouth taba (fat).
I still have to go back as I haven't tried their rice toppings, sauteed noodles, cold noodles, and the others in the entrée aside from the caramelized pork.
Prices are reasonable. There is nothing there that costs more than P200.
It's definitely a very welcome addition to this small community of tiny restaurants along Damosa Road right before Sumo Asia Hotel (used to be Sea Urchin Restaurant), which houses the 7-Eleven shop in that part of the city. Little Nam is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for lunch and 6-10 p.m. for dinner every day, including Sunday.