7 famous pho restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City honored by Michelin in 2025: Is this your favorite restaurant?

Which famous pho restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City were just named 'delicious, affordable' at the Michelin Guide 2025 announcement ceremony held in Da Nang last night, June 5?

7 pho restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City were included in the Bib Gourmand category (good restaurant, affordable price) by Michelin Guide this year, including: Pho Chao, Pho Hoang, Pho Huong Binh, Pho Le, Pho Minh, Pho Phuong and Ky Dong chicken noodle soup. What's interesting?

1. Pho Chao

Located at 52 Nguyen Cong Tru (Binh Thanh District), Pho Chao restaurant continues to be honored by Michelin as "delicious restaurant, affordable price".

Pho Chao restaurant is not as old as many other pho restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City, having opened in late 2020 and early 2021. However, the restaurant soon "caught the eye" of Michelin reviewers.

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"Despite the expansion, Pho Chao has not lost its street-side charm. You can choose between a rich three-day-simmered beef broth and a chicken broth. Top dishes include pho bong hoa with medium rare beef, crispy fried chicken with shrimp sauce and the famous "Photine", where pho is served with fries and cheese," the Michelin Guide describes.

“70% of the restaurant's customers are foreigners. The restaurant's name is Chao, as a welcome to foreign and Vietnamese guests coming to the restaurant to enjoy traditional Vietnamese dishes. The restaurant's name also shows the welcome, when coming here, customers always receive smiles, warmth, and happiness from the owner and staff", Ms. Bui Thi Dung, the proud owner of the pho restaurant, once shared with Thanh Nien .

2. Pho Hoang

According to the Michelin Guide, this pho restaurant has been open since 2008 and owner Hoang is very proud of his clear broth, which takes more than 12 hours to cook. Diners can freely order tendons, ribs, minced beef or even eggs.

Pho Hoang has been honored by Michelin in the Bib Gourmand category for many consecutive years.

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"Each bowl of pho is garnished with coriander, basil, lime and onion. For drinks, try their herbal tea made with more than 10 different herbs," suggests the Michelin Guide. Accordingly, the restaurant is located at 460 Nguyen Tri Phuong (District 10).

3. Pho Huong Binh

Sharing with Thanh Nien , Ms. Tran Thi Phuc Thinh, owner of Pho Huong Binh restaurant at 148 Vo Thi Sau (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) said that it was Michelin's recognition that helped "revive" the restaurant that was opened in 1958 in Saigon by her grandmother. As the third generation to inherit the family pho restaurant, the owner shared that she always stands at the counter making dishes from morning to night and rarely lets anyone replace her.

According to the owner, the pho restaurant was opened by her grandmother, Doan Thi Ran (deceased) in 1958, when many pho restaurants were located next to each other on this street. Her family both sold motorbike and bicycle spare parts and sold pho. Later, when her husband was old, they focused entirely on running the restaurant, when they received a lot of support from customers.

Pho Huong Binh restaurant has been around since 1958.

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Up to now, the pho restaurant has been passed down to the third generation, from her grandparents to her parents, then to her siblings. As the only daughter in a family of four siblings, Ms. Thinh inherited the family pho restaurant and devoted a lot of effort to the restaurant built by her grandparents and parents. The restaurant sells chicken pho and beef pho with many ingredients for customers to choose from such as chicken skin, young eggs, breast meat and tendons... The broth is made fresh every day, clear and light.

4. Pho Le

Pho Le opened in 1970, more than half a century ago. The restaurant's menu includes main dishes such as rare beef, tendon, brisket, flank, beef balls, beef shank... The first branch of Pho Le restaurant is located on Nguyen Trai street, an area where many ethnic Chinese people live.

From the past to the present, Pho Le has attracted many people because of its rich, Southern flavor. Each bowl of Pho Le has soft, smooth noodles, a sweet and creamy broth, and a characteristically soft and sweet meat. In addition, the restaurant prepares many side dishes such as vegetables, bean sprouts, etc., attracting many diners.

Pho Le is a "true" Southern dish. The restaurant is located at 413 - 415 Nguyen Trai (District 5)

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"In your opinion, what makes Pho Le restaurant be on the Michelin list?", Mr. Hung, from the Pho restaurant, told Thanh Nien Newspaper that the secret lies in the pho broth, which is cooked according to a special recipe and passed down through many generations in the family. The harmony of flavors and ingredients also makes a bowl of Pho Le special.

5. Pho Minh

According to Michelin Guide, although located in a small alley 63/6 Pasteur (District 1), Pho Minh still attracts diners in Ho Chi Minh City with its 80-year-old traditional pho. "Diners can choose between beef tenderloin, brisket and many other meats available throughout the day. They close at 10 a.m., so come early before they run out of food," Michelin advises.

Pho Minh is one of the oldest pho restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City.

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It is known that this pho restaurant started from a small cart in an alley on Pasteur Street, next to the Casino Cinema (later renamed Vinh Quang). In 1950, the family had a small house to set up tables and started welcoming customers. At that time, the restaurant was located opposite the current location and was not as spacious as it is now.

6. Pho Phuong

Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, owner of Pho Phuong restaurant at 25 Hoang Sa (District 1), said the restaurant has been around for 40 years. Ms. Phuong, 57 years old, said she opened the restaurant when she was 18 years old, and the restaurant is her life's work.

Located on Hoang Sa street, close to many shops, Pho Phuong is still crowded with customers at the present time.

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"Each bowl of pho is prepared with the utmost care. The accompanying vegetables are carefully garnished, trimmed and cleaned for maximum freshness. The restaurant's signature pho is a series of beef cuts. The highlight of the dish is the oxtail, which is stewed for 40 hours until tender and has a wonderful gelatinous finish," the Michelin Guide reviews.

7. Ky Dong Chicken Noodle Soup

Ky Dong chicken vermicelli, located right in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, is no longer strange to diners when for the past half century it has been crowded with customers, regardless of the time. The restaurant is located at 14/5Bis Ky Dong (Ward 9, District 3).

After the reunification, Mr. Nguyen Van Duc's (50 years old) parents together created a small cart, selling chicken noodles at the beginning of Ky Dong street. At that time, he was still very young. His childhood was the days when he saw his parents stay up late and wake up early to take care of the street stall to raise 4 children, the days when 4 siblings in the house helped their parents with the business.

Ky Dong chicken noodle soup is always crowded with customers.

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In the 1980s, from the initial street food cart with a stable number of customers, they rented a space, also on Ky Dong Street to sell. And in 2004, Mr. Duc's family bought a space on this street and has been selling until now. What he is most proud of in his family's dishes is the quality of the chicken and the recipe for the broth. That is also the secret to the restaurant always being crowded with customers for nearly half a century.

The new Michelin Guide 2025 list features 181 dining establishments in Hanoi , Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, with nine restaurants receiving one Michelin star (including one new restaurant and one upgraded restaurant), 63 Bib Gourmand establishments (including nine new establishments) and 109 dining establishments selected based on the quality of the dishes served (including 14 new establishments).

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