jellydog Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I've a friend arriving in BKK soon who is a pho freak. Any recommendations where we can find top notch pho hereabouts ? Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 First off I'll try to figure out what ...pho....is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 What is a pho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) Phở : Vietnamese noodle soup, usually with beef (Phở Bò), but can also have chicken (Phở Gà). Great stuff if well made. Edited January 3, 2018 by Kaoboi Bebobp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiem Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Best pho for me was at Mui Ne. It’s in Habito mall at OnNut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) Pho, pronounced foo, is really no different essentially, from Thai noodle soups. Its just got a more marketable name is all. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g293916-c41-Bangkok.html/ I go to Vietnam every year and do food tours but the only Vietnamese restaurant I've been to in Thailand was in Ubon Rachathani which was excellent but I did not bother with the Pho. Too many other good things to eat Edited January 3, 2018 by The manic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckio Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I live in Calfornia most of my life and I love pho from CA... when I moved to Thailand I figured the pho has to be good and be easy to find due to the close proximity of Vietnam... however as it turns out decent pho seems to be pretty difficult to find in Bangkok. (I eventually gave up on looking for good Vietnamese food that isn't overpriced) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbob Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 59 minutes ago, speckio said: I live in Calfornia most of my life and I love pho from CA... when I moved to Thailand I figured the pho has to be good and be easy to find due to the close proximity of Vietnam... however as it turns out decent pho seems to be pretty difficult to find in Bangkok. (I eventually gave up on looking for good Vietnamese food that isn't overpriced) The best pho I have found, which is almost indistinguishable from what I've eaten in Seattle, California, and Viet Nam is at Pho An in Chiang Mai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 1 hour ago, The manic said: Pho, pronounced foo, is really no different essentially, from Thai noodle soups. Its just got a more marketable name is all. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g293916-c41-Bangkok.html/ I go to Vietnam every year and do food tours but the only Vietnamese restaurant I've been to in Thailand was in Ubon Rachathani which was excellent but I did not bother with the Pho. Too many other good things to eat That's ridiculous. A true long cooked distinctively spiced Pho broth is very different than the simple (often chemical) broth of a Thai noodle soup. The origin of Pho is French beef pot au feu. Also Pho is mostly with beef cuts and balls (less common in Thai noodle soups). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, gbob said: The best pho I have found, which is almost indistinguishable from what I've eaten in Seattle, California, and Viet Nam is at Pho An in Chiang Mai. Yeah, I've never had anything close to decent Pho in Bangkok or Pattaya. I've given up in Pattaya but I have heard there are a few places in Bangkok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forrwhat Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 https://www.facebook.com/vietnamesebowl/ Vietnam Bowl on soi 33 is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac98 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 When I stayed out at Soi 22 not far was an upscale Viet restaurant in a house behind a wall with a semicircular driveway and valet parking. I had river prawns but chances ate you could get what you want. Can't remember the name but ask at your hotel, or hired driver. They may know that or another place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, The manic said: Pho, pronounced foo, is really no different essentially, from Thai noodle soups. Its just got a more marketable name is all. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurants-g293916-c41-Bangkok.html/ I go to Vietnam every year and do food tours but the only Vietnamese restaurant I've been to in Thailand was in Ubon Rachathani which was excellent but I did not bother with the Pho. Too many other good things to eat No. This is so wrong, I don't know where to start. Viet noodle soup requires 6 + hours of simmering with bones and seasonings. Thai soup is a quickie, with loads of MSG and a few other things. I know from my ex-GF who sold soup from a cart in the Soi Buakhao market. Also, it's not pronounced "foo". It's like "fur" without the "r". It's a quick rising tone, then falling, then rising tone, indicated by the "?" diacritic. 3 hours ago, Jingthing said: That's ridiculous. A true long cooked distinctively spiced Pho broth is very different than the simple (often chemical) broth of a Thai noodle soup. The origin of Pho is French beef pot au feu. Also Pho is mostly with beef cuts and balls (less common in Thai noodle soups). Exactly. Key phrase: "Often chemical". There's no comparison. Viet pho can be superb, if done in the traditional way. It started in the north. The central highlands (especially Hue) did their own thing with pho, and the south did their own interpretation. To add: Several Viet restos have come and gone in BKK. Good ones. Not much left to recommend. Edited January 3, 2018 by Kaoboi Bebobp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Pho 24 Resturant in the Emporium - Good Vietnamese food - forget Viet Cuisine on 7th fl MBK, not even a good facimile of Vietnamese food. Ate there for the first time today, I don't recommend it. The cook doesn't even speak Vietnamese (haha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc K Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 12 hours ago, Jingthing said: The origin of Pho is French beef pot au feu. Pho is not pronounced "foo". It is interesting to speculate that the word comes from the French "feu" because, come to think of it, the word does sound very much like the French word (for fire). Best English transliteration might be "fuhh" or simply "fuh". Vietnamese food is great! When last working in Hanoi I got introduced to "bun cha" which also quickly became one of my favorites, but rather hard to find good renditions outside Vietnam. The closest I have come is a great French-Vietnamese place on Street 136 in Phnom Penh just a few doors away from the riverfront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thanks for all the responses. I'm not surprised that most don't have a stand by recommendation. I had been told by some long time BKK residents that good pho was pretty much missing in BKK. A pity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtof2 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Vietnamese and more behind Rama 4 close to sukhumvit 24 saigon recipe on sukhumvit 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 15 hours ago, TunnelRat69 said: Pho 24 Resturant in the Emporium where is this at emporium ? i don't think i've seen it. they have 'le dalat', which is where i get pho. but it isn't all that great. i've eaten at alot of Pho 24's in vietnam, love the pho they make with the beef brisket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Very authentic to have a NUMBER in a Pho restaurant name. Always a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Ron Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Go on Facebook Search for "Smalls Bangkok" It's on Suan Phlu soi 1 (I think) Look for their "Pho Night" I think it's once a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 04/01/2018 at 1:11 AM, TunnelRat69 said: Pho 24 Resturant in the Emporium - Good Vietnamese food - forget Viet Cuisine on 7th fl MBK, not even a good facimile of Vietnamese food. Ate there for the first time today, I don't recommend it. The cook doesn't even speak Vietnamese (haha) A Pho 24 in Emporium? Is it related to the Pho 24s in Vietnam? If so that would be worth a try. Agree with the rest of the comments that there is no good Pho in Bangkok otherwise. Was quite interested when I saw a Pho place called PhotyNine open in Ekamai......but it was rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 On 03/01/2018 at 5:21 PM, speckio said: I live in Calfornia most of my life and I love pho from CA... when I moved to Thailand I figured the pho has to be good and be easy to find due to the close proximity of Vietnam... however as it turns out decent pho seems to be pretty difficult to find in Bangkok. (I eventually gave up on looking for good Vietnamese food that isn't overpriced) Overpriced it is for soup which in Vietnam is about 70 baht. There is a whole new food area near Ploenchit which has Vietnamese restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Requiem Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Guys come on, obviously you haven't tried enough Vietnamese food places in Bangkok. I recommend the Pho in Mui Ne, Habito mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Just fly to Hanoi for the weekend Jellybean ya skinflint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 7 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said: Just fly to Hanoi for the weekend Jellybean ya skinflint. My buddy, the pho fiend, is going to do just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 30 minutes ago, jellydog said: My buddy, the pho fiend, is going to do just that. You joining us Jellybean? Or will we do a curry soon?? PM me old chap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) This article is a year old but worth a look. http://bk.asia-city.com/restaurants/news/bangkok-best-vietnamese-restaurants I was surprised during a visit to Nong Khai a few years ago to find several Vietnamese/Thai restaurants downtown on the riverfront. Apparently, there is a sizable Vietnamese community there dating back to the days of heavy river trade on the Mekong. Edited January 7, 2018 by dddave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Same magazine as above just reviewed this new place in soi sala daeng. Beef pho looks good. http://bk.asia-city.com/restaurants/bangkok-restaurant-reviews/happy-endings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, lamyai3 said: Same magazine as above just reviewed this new place in soi sala daeng. Beef pho looks good. http://bk.asia-city.com/restaurants/bangkok-restaurant-reviews/happy-endings As a Pho-x-pert it doesn't look all that good to me at all. But it is good they are using imported beef and you can't taste a picture. Now, here is some Pho -- Edited January 9, 2018 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I'd have been willing to try it until I saw the photos. Neither the bahn mi nor pho look all that desirable. Still, photos can lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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