5 pho restaurants worth the trip across Vietnam, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Vietnam.
Pho Hoa Pasteur ★ 4.4 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-3 · 260C Pasteur Street, Ward 8, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Pho Hoa Pasteur has poured beef pho on this District 3 corner since 1968 and now carries a Michelin Bib Gourmand for its long-simmered, clean-tasting broth.
Tip: Prices are posted by bowl size; the tables of fresh herbs and gio chao quay are self-serve.
Pho Le ★ 4.3 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-5 · 413-415 Nguyen Trai Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
Pho Le is a Cho Lon institution famous for a rich, sweet Southern-style beef broth and generous portions, drawing steady queues on the edge of Chinatown.
Tip: Southern pho runs sweeter than Hanoi's; the hoisin and sriracha on the table are meant for it.
Pho Phu Vuong ★ 4.1 · Ho Chi Minh City
phu-nhuan · 399 Le Van Si Street, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City
Pho Phu Vuong has poured beef pho for nearly twenty years, a Le Van Si mainstay whose broth balances Northern depth with the sweeter Southern palate.
Tip: It runs from early morning to midnight, a dependable pho stop outside the tourist centre.
Pho Quynh ★ 3.9 · Ho Chi Minh City
pham-ngu-lao · 323 Pham Ngu Lao Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Pho Quynh sits on the backpacker strip of Pham Ngu Lao and runs nearly around the clock, a reliable late bowl of pho and beef stew for the Bui Vien crowd.
Tip: It is one of the few kitchens serving proper pho well after midnight in the backpacker area.
Pho Hung ★ 3.9 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · 243 Nguyen Trai Street, Cau Ong Lanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Pho Hung is a big, busy pho hall on Nguyen Trai near the backpacker area, a convenient all-day bowl of Southern beef pho with the full raft of herbs.
Tip: It is roomy and central, an easy pho stop between District 1 and Cho Lon.