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Lai Rai is a glowing beacon of flavour, planted right in the middle of Peckham’s Rye Lane. The name translates to “bit by bit” in English, which is how you’ll enjoy your meal. Inside, the restaurant is irresistibly photogenic, with yellow walls and postbox-red accents, all cinematically lit up by evening sun pouring in through the café-curtained windows. Fried prawn lollipops, lemongrass chicken leg, and the tofu whip with black sesame crackers are the stars of the food menu, which should really be accompanied by the sweet and punchy mango and tequila Xoai Kick cocktail, topped off with a strong and sweet Vietnamese coffee.