Vietnamese people are Berlin's largest South East Asian community, comprising 1.16% of the total population.
As of 2014 the German Federal Foreign Office estimated that Berlin had 20,000 Vietnamese people, the largest group of East Asians in Germany.
Many Vietnamese operate Spätkauf (late night convenience stores in Berlin), flower shops, and restaurants in the city.
[citation needed] Dong Xuan Market in Lichtenberg is the centre of Vietnamese economic activity in the city.
Prior to Monsieur Vuong's opening, Berlin restaurants operated by Vietnamese had fusion cuisine with Thai influences.