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Dzo Viet Eatery, a Nhậu House in Downtown Toronto

When Vietnamese family and friends gather, they don’t just eat or drink — they nhậu.

Nhậu is the culture of coming together, as friends or as strangers, to shake off the day and revel in life through shared street food and communal drinking. It lives in loud, lively eateries where you stay as long as you want, eat and drink as you please, sing, laugh, and chant MỘT – HAI – BA – DZÔ! Dzô (pronounced “yo!”) means “cheers!” — “come on in!” — and it’s where we take our name.

Dzo (DZÔ) began with David’s belief that Toronto deserved to experience nhậu for real. His vision was a Vietnamese restaurant and bar that captures the whole feeling — the noise, the generosity, the long nights — and introduces it to the city through modern Vietnamese street food and regional dishes made for sharing. Order a round, pass the plates, stay late.

At the heart of it all is Mama 9. David’s late mother, Chef D. Luong, passed down the classic Vietnamese recipes and techniques that built this menu. We take her foundations, layer in vibrant herbs and spices, and serve them in a contemporary room in downtown Toronto, on Dundas Street West across from the Art Gallery of Ontario.

MỘT – HAI – BA – DZÔ!