Best Vietnamese in NYC
The 10 best Vietnamese restaurants in NYC, from Pete Wells-approved pho to Michelin-listed newcomers across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.
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- 1East Village · $$ · 1 Av (L) · 212 E 10th St
An East Village anchor for modern Vietnamese cooking built on a 24-hour pho broth and homestyle family recipes. It helped put contemporary Vietnamese dining on the New York map.
That short-rib pho, dark and beefy from a full day on the stove, is the bowl that converts skeptics.
Go at an off-peak hour or expect a wait, and get the short rib add-on for the pho.
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Chef Nhu Ton and John Nguyen's East Village room, sister to the Upper West Side's Banh, turning out made-to-order banh mi and tableside cha ca la vong. It is one of the most talked-about Vietnamese openings in the city.
The cha ca la vong, sizzling with turmeric and dill at your table, is worth every minute of the wait.
Recent reviews flag long waits driven by demand, so aim for a weekday and order the cha ca la vong prepared tableside.
@banh.anhem ↗Bánh Anh Em
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- 3Greenpoint · $$ · Greenpoint Av (G) · 68 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
A modern Vietnamese restaurant and bar near Greenpoint's Transmitter Park with a serious pho program and inventive small plates. The kitchen plays with tradition without losing the plot.
It is the rare spot where an ambitious cocktail and a deeply satisfying bowl of pho share the same table.
A 2026 listing briefly showed conflicting status, so call ahead, then order a pho plus one of the crispy-rice small plates.
@diandi.nyc ↗Đi Ăn Đi
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- 4Lower East Side · $$ · Delancey St-Essex St (F J M Z) · 172 Orchard St
Chef Helen Nguyen's Lower East Side favorite, known for bun cha and a whole fried Cornish hen over chicken-fat rice. It reads homey and personal rather than trendy.
The bun cha tastes like someone's actual family recipe, because it is.
It is closed Tuesdays, so come for weekend brunch and get the whole fried Cornish hen with chicken-fat rice.
@saigonsocialnyc ↗Saigon Social
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- 5East Village · $$ · 1 Av (L) · 119 St Marks Pl
Northern Vietnamese cooking set in a former French-colonial-style pharmacy space in the East Village. The bun cha is among the borough's best.
The bun cha, smoky and bright in a former apothecary, is Northern Vietnam in a single bite.
The former-pharmacy room is small, so book ahead and lead with the bun cha.
@hanoi.house ↗Hanoi House
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- 6Lower East Side · $$ · Grand St (B D) · 70 Forsyth St
A central Vietnamese street-food specialist on the Lower East Side, built around fish sauce, mam tom, and hot pot. It grew from a 2020 pop-up into a full brick-and-mortar.
It is unapologetically funky central Vietnamese cooking, and the catfish hot pot is a revelation.
This is central Vietnamese cooking built on funky fish sauce and mam tom, so come hungry with a group for the hot pot.
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Also No. 2 on Best of Sunset Park →
A no-frills, family-run Sunset Park storefront widely cited for one of the best banh mi in New York. Cheap, fast, and consistently excellent.
For a few dollars you get a banh mi that outshines sandwiches three times the price.
Bring cash, order the special combo banh mi, and add a Vietnamese iced coffee to go.
- 8Chinatown · $$ · Canal St (6 J N Q R W Z) · 89 Baxter St
A longtime Baxter Street mainstay in Chinatown known for grilled pork banh mi and crisp cha gio. It has the reviews and the years to back the reputation.
The grilled pork banh mi has the char and crackle that keep Baxter Street lined up.
Grab a grilled pork banh mi with an order of cha gio and eat it on the go.
- 9Astoria · $$ · Steinway St (M R) · 37-15 Broadway, Astoria, NY 11103
An Astoria sit-down spot elevating Vietnamese classics like steak pho and short-rib fried rice, with a real cocktail program. It is polished without abandoning the fundamentals.
It proves a steak pho and a proper cocktail belong on the same Astoria menu.
Come for the cocktail program as much as the food, and anchor the meal with the steak pho and short-rib fried rice.
@district_saigon ↗District Saigon
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- 10Elmhurst · $$ · Elmhurst Av (M R) · 82-90 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY 11373
The original Elmhurst pho institution, rebuilt after a fire and still among the longest-running Vietnamese spots in Queens. A reliable bowl in a neighborhood full of them.
This is the unfussy Elmhurst bowl generations of Queens diners grew up on.
Keep it classic with the beef pho, the dish that made this Elmhurst room a landmark.
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