Ming Ming’s Kitchen Named National Finalist for Best Vietnamese at The Australian Dining Awards 2026

Ming Ming’s Kitchen is incredibly proud to celebrate a major milestone in our journey: being named a National Finalist for Best Vietnamese at The Australian Dining Awards 2026, alongside receiving 2 Plate Recognition.

The recognition, presented through The Australian Dining Awards 2026 by Online Dining, is something our entire team is deeply honoured to receive. But beyond the awards themselves, this achievement represents something even more meaningful to us — the incredible love, loyalty and support we have received from our local community.

A Proud Moment for Ming Ming’s Kitchen as Best Vietnamese

Receiving the news that Ming Ming’s Kitchen had reached the National Finalist stage for Best Vietnamese is a moment we will remember for a very long time.

Being recognised among Vietnamese restaurants across Australia is an incredible honour. Vietnamese food is at the heart of everything we do, and we have always wanted to create a dining experience that feels authentic, welcoming, generous and full of flavour.

From our kitchen in Brisbane, our goal has always been simple: serve delicious Vietnamese food, look after our guests, and create a place people genuinely enjoy coming back to.

To now be recognised on a national level is incredibly special.

Our final results at The Australian Dining Awards 2026 are:

🏆 Best Vietnamese – National Finalist

🏆 Best Vietnamese – State Winner

⭐ 2 Plate Recognition

What Does This Recognition Mean to Us?

For a restaurant, there are many ways to measure success. For our team, these results are more than just awards. They are a reflection of the passion, hard work and care that goes into what we do every day.

It can be the number of tables served on a busy Saturday night. It can be a new dish that customers love. It can be seeing familiar faces walk through the door again and again.

And sometimes, it is receiving recognition from the wider dining industry.

But for us, nothing can compare with the love and support we receive from our community.

Every customer who chooses to dine with us, every person who recommends Ming Ming’s Kitchen to a friend, every Google review, every social media share, every celebration held around our tables and every customer who comes back for their favourite dish has played a part in our journey.

That support has helped us grow, improve and keep doing what we love.

Thank You to Our Amazing Community

We want to take this opportunity to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has continuously supported Ming Ming’s Kitchen.

To our amazing customers, friends, family and locals — thank you for dining with us, sharing our posts, leaving reviews, recommending us to your friends and family, enjoying a drink at our bar, or even getting a little too drunk at the bar and keeping our tap beers VERY busy! 😂🍻

Every visit, every order, every review and every kind word means so much to our team.

Restaurants are built around people, and we feel incredibly lucky to have such a supportive community around us.

Some customers have been with us from the beginning. Others may have discovered us recently. Some come in every week for their favourite bowl of phở, while others visit us for birthdays, catch-ups, date nights, family dinners or simply because they don't feel like cooking.

Whatever the reason, thank you for choosing Ming Ming’s Kitchen.

More Than Just Vietnamese Food

Vietnamese food is known around the world for its balance of fresh herbs, aromatic spices, savoury flavours, fresh vegetables, noodles, rice and delicious proteins.

But Vietnamese food is also about the experience.

It is about sitting around a table with people you care about. It is about sharing dishes, passing bowls around, trying something new and enjoying a meal together.

That is the feeling we want to create at Ming Ming’s Kitchen.

Whether you're joining us for a comforting bowl of phở, a fresh vermicelli salad, crispy chicken, steamed buns, rice dishes, Vietnamese favourites or a selection of dishes to share, we want every visit to feel relaxed, generous and memorable.

We are constantly working on our menu, introducing new dishes while continuing to serve the favourites our customers know and love.

And yes — we also love seeing what everyone orders at the bar. 😂🍻

From Our Kitchen to Brisbane

Ming Ming’s Kitchen is proud to be part of Brisbane's diverse and vibrant dining community.

We love seeing Vietnamese food enjoyed by everyone — from people who grew up eating Vietnamese cuisine to guests discovering Vietnamese flavours for the first time.

One of the most rewarding parts of running a restaurant is watching different groups of people come through our doors.

Families gathering for dinner.

Friends catching up over drinks.

Couples enjoying a night out.

Workmates sharing a meal.

Locals popping in for their regular favourites.

And customers who tell us, “We keep coming back because we love it here.”

Those moments are what make all the long days, busy services and behind-the-scenes work worth it.

The People Behind Ming Ming’s Kitchen

An award is never the result of one person.

Behind every dish is a team of people who arrive early, prepare ingredients, cook during busy services, serve guests, clean, organise, restock, solve problems and keep everything moving.

Restaurant life can be hectic. There are quiet days, crazy busy days, unexpected challenges and nights when the kitchen doesn't stop.

But our team keeps showing up.

We are incredibly grateful to every member of the Ming Ming’s Kitchen team who contributes their skills, energy and care to what we do.

The food that reaches your table is the result of many hands working together.

So this recognition is our team's recognition too.

Why Our Local Community Means So Much

Being recognised nationally is exciting, but there is something particularly special about being loved by the people who live around us.

Our local customers are a huge part of the Ming Ming’s Kitchen story.

They are the people who come back.

They bring their friends.

They tell their family about us.

They celebrate special occasions with us.

They recommend us when someone asks, “Where should we eat tonight?”

And they continue to support us even when they have countless other restaurants to choose from.

That kind of loyalty cannot be bought.

It has to be earned.

And we never take it for granted.

Nothing can compare with the love and support from our community.

Looking Ahead

The Australian Dining Awards 2026 is an exciting milestone for Ming Ming’s Kitchen, but it is certainly not the end of the journey.

We are always looking for ways to improve — whether that means creating new dishes, refining our menu, improving our service, creating a better atmosphere or simply finding more ways to make our customers' experience memorable.

We want to continue growing while staying true to what makes Ming Ming’s Kitchen special.

• Vietnamese food.

• Big flavours.

• Fresh ingredients.

• Generous plates.

• Good drinks.

• Warm hospitality.

And, of course, plenty of good times around the table.

Visit Ming Ming’s Kitchen

Whether you're a long-time local or discovering us for the first time, we'd love to welcome you to Ming Ming’s Kitchen and share some of our favourite Vietnamese dishes with you.

Come hungry, bring your favourite people, grab a drink, order plenty of food to share — and maybe help us keep those tap beers busy. 😂🍻

Ming Ming’s Kitchen — proudly serving Vietnamese food in Brisbane.