While I’m having a chat with Esmond Wong, Laksa King’s founder, customers stop to say hi, and one of them tries to convince him to open a branch in his neighbourhood. “My customers always ask me to open where they live,” says Wong, smiling.
It’s not surprising since his spicy noodle soup is known to be one of the best in Melbourne. What might surprise you is that Wong didn’t grow up anywhere near laksa.
