Cham Chicken Pho, Yen Ninh
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Cham Chicken Pho is praised by diners as expensive but worth the price. First-time visitors are advised to check prices before ordering.

Cham Chicken Pho has been included in the Michelin Selected list for four consecutive years. The restaurant has also long been known among diners as one of Hanoi’s most expensive places for pho.

A bowl costs between $3 and $6 (VND80,000-160,000). Add extras such as thigh or wing meat and immature chicken eggs, and a meal can cost more than $7.60 (VND200,000).

According to the owner, all ingredients have clear origins and are carefully selected with hygiene and food safety in mind. Everything from the chicken and pho noodles to the limes and chilies is sourced from trusted suppliers. Instead of machine-cut noodles, the restaurant uses hand-cut pho noodles for a softer texture.

The restaurant attracts large crowds and often sells out early. Diners praise its fragrant chicken, crisp skin and richly flavored meat, as well as the aromatic broth infused with the flavors of bones and herbs.

Chinh Thang Pho Rolls, Mac Dinh Chi

This well-known pho roll restaurant in Ba Dinh has been open for more than 20 years and is regarded as one of the places that helped give birth to pho cuon, or pho rolls, in Ngu Xa Village.

Here, the rolls are filled with tender stir-fried beef and fresh herbs, wrapped in wide sheets of pho noodles and served with a sweet-and-sour dipping sauce. Each order is rolled only after it is placed, keeping the beef hot, the herbs fresh and the noodle sheets soft and silky.

Beyond pho rolls, the restaurant also serves crispy fried pho, puffed fried pho and egg-fried pho, all popular with diners. Groups of two or three can order a mixed platter of fried pho for a filling meal.

The restaurant gets extremely busy, so waits can be long on weekends. Dishes cost around $1.90-$3 (VND50,000-80,000) per plate.

Hung Ben Pho Rolls, Tran Vu

Located on Tran Vu Street, Hung Ben is one of Hanoi’s popular pho roll restaurants and regularly attracts large numbers of diners.

Its pho rolls are highly rated for their noodle sheets, which are not overly thick. The stir-fried beef is tender and generously coated in sauce, giving the filling a rich, savory flavor.

The rolls are neatly prepared and generously filled, making them appealing in both taste and presentation. Another highlight is the dipping sauce, which suits a broad range of palates with a harmonious balance of sour, spicy, salty and sweet flavors.

Tien Chicken Pho, Nguyen Truong To

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Tien Chicken Pho attracts large numbers of Vietnamese and international diners.

Tien Chicken Pho has appeared on the Michelin Selected list three times. The restaurant is busiest between 7am and 8:30am, particularly on weekends. Its more than 60 indoor seats are often completely occupied, with new customers taking a table almost as soon as others leave.

One advantage is the spacious, air-conditioned dining area, allowing customers to comfortably enjoy a steaming bowl of pho even during Hanoi’s hot summer days. Michelin has praised not only the food but also the clean, cozy interior, where large windows and classic yellow walls complement the atmosphere of Hanoi’s streets.

According to the owner, the restaurant uses Vietnamese free-range hens weighing an average of 1.8-2.5kg. This type of chicken is chosen for its thick, firm meat and relatively low fat content.

A standard bowl of chicken pho costs around $2.30 (VND60,000). A fully loaded bowl with several cuts of chicken, giblets and immature eggs costs $3.80 (VND100,000).

Lan Pho, Ong Ich Khiem

A long-established Hanoi pho shop, Lan is known for its consistently good flavors and has built a large following of regular customers.

Its broth is relatively clear with a natural sweetness and has received positive reviews from diners. The restaurant uses soft pho noodles that retain their texture, alongside fresh beef.

In addition to the familiar rare and well-done beef pho, its tai lan pho, featuring quickly stir-fried beef, is a bestseller. The tender, flavorful beef pairs with an aromatic broth that coats the pho noodles.

The restaurant, however, is fairly small and can feel cramped, while parking space is limited.

Phuong Pho, Hang Bun

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Phuong Pho stands out for its remarkably affordable prices.

Despite its location in central Hanoi, Nguyen Thi Phuong’s beef pho shop surprises first-time visitors with remarkably low prices.

A bowl of pho with rare or well-done beef costs just under $1 (VND25,000). Depending on what customers want, Phuong is even willing to prepare a bowl for about $0.75 (VND20,000).

The restaurant is small and simple. Its pho counter at the entrance to an alley consists of little more than a stainless-steel table, a pot of broth and trays piled with meat and spring onions. Plastic tables and chairs are tucked along the walls on both sides of the alley.

Diners describe the broth as light and clear. While not particularly intense or elaborate, it is easy on the palate. The cooked beef is tender and flavorful. Customers wanting a more generous serving of meat can order a fuller $1.30 (VND35,000) bowl.

The Beo Pho, Tran Te Xuong

This pho restaurant has been well known for years, but more recently it has become a social media sensation thanks to images of the owner and staff skillfully riding self-balancing electric scooters while carrying steaming-hot bowls of pho to customers.

Alongside traditional beef pho, the restaurant serves chicken pho, stir-fried rare beef pho and side dishes such as quay, or fried dough sticks, and immature chicken eggs.

Beef pho topped with rare beef, brisket and fatty brisket is among its bestsellers, combining tender rare beef, pleasantly chewy brisket and rich fatty cuts with a light, clean-tasting broth.

Khoi Vy