Pho Hung Vuong 2 ★ 4.5
Pho Hung Vuong 2 on Victoria Street is Melbourne's pho standard-bearer: long-simmered broth with charred onion and ginger, piled with fresh herbs.
Order: Rare beef and brisket pho with bean sprouts and fresh herbs
Victoria Street is Melbourne's Vietnamese heartland, a dense strip of pho houses and banh mi shops that has been feeding the city since the 1980s. The suburb also carries Carlton and Swan Street dining.
Pho Hung Vuong 2 on Victoria Street is Melbourne's pho standard-bearer: long-simmered broth with charred onion and ginger, piled with fresh herbs.
Order: Rare beef and brisket pho with bean sprouts and fresh herbs
Minamishima earns three Good Food Guide hats for Edomae nigiri omakase: one set menu, 40 seats and one of Australia's tightest reservation systems.
The defining pho on Victoria Street: long-simmered beef broth with rare beef and brisket in a no-frills Richmond room that has fed the city since the 1980s.
Order: Rare beef and brisket pho, large
Padre Coffee in Richmond roasts approachable specialty beans for its cafes and wholesale accounts, bridging third-wave precision and everyday drinkability.
Pho Hung Vuong 2 on Victoria Street is Melbourne's pho standard-bearer: 12-hour bone broth, fresh herbs and the no-frills room that earns repeat visits.
Order: Large beef pho with tendon and tripe
Pho Hung Vuong 2 on Victoria Street is the Richmond pho standard: a 12-hour bone broth, fresh herbs and the type of no-frills room that earns repeat visits.
Order: Large beef pho with tendon and tripe
The Corner Hotel on Swan Street is Melbourne's most important mid-sized live music venue: a 1,000-capacity front bar and band room that has launched or hosted every significant Australian band since the 1990s.