San Jose's Vietnamese corridor on Story Road produces some of California's most consistent bowls: deep marrow broth, fresh herbs and thin-sliced beef.
Vietnamese refugees who arrived in San Jose after 1975 brought pho north from Saigon and built the Little Saigon corridor on Story Road into the largest Vietnamese commercial district in California. By the 1990s Story Road had more pho shops per mile than anywhere outside Vietnam, and the broth style here leans toward the southern Vietnamese clear-but-rich tradition rather than the cloudier northern style.
2 editor picks for Pho in San Jose, ranked by editorial score. All San Jose signature dishes · Pho across every city.
Pho Ha Noi ★ 4.1
Little Saigon · 969 Story Rd, Unit 6048, San Jose, CA 95122
Pho Ha Noi on Story Road is a San Jose Little Saigon institution, simmering 500 pounds of shank bones daily for its silky Northern-style pho.
Pho 90 Degree ★ 3.8
Little Saigon · 999 Story Rd, Ste 9090, San Jose, CA 95122
Pho 90 Degree on Story Road in San Jose is open until midnight with generous pho bowls, an outdoor patio, and Vietnamese combination plate specials.