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The Nostalgia Trap

Why London's Southeast Asian restaurants are starting to look similar. Words by Rahel Stephanie. Illustration by Ula Zuhra.

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Jul 07, 2025
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Good morning, and welcome to Vittles! Today, Rahel Stephanie writes about the increasing use of nostalgic aesthetics to sell Southeast Asian cuisines in London, and reflects on her own complicity in doing so.

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