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This broth runs a little on the sweet side and is laced with anise and cloves. Located on University Avenue — ground zero for pho spots in St. Paul — Minh Ngyuen’s restaurant Trieu Chau serves a pho broth that’s clear and slightly sweet, with strong notes of star anise. Rich, beefy, and layered, it may take the cake for the city’s finest bowl of pho. Pho Ca Dao’s pho is packed with flavor, so clear you can almost see to the bottom of the bowl. This spot’s succinct menu features only pho and egg rolls and is cash-only. Ai Hue’s hearty pho is best paired with an order of the deli’s banh tieu — Vietnamese doughnuts that are hollow, subtly sweet, and coated with a fine layer of sesame seeds. Link copied to the clipboard. Saigon Pho Tempo Saigon Pho Tempo’s broth balances its sweet notes out with powerfully savory beef flavor, dishing up pho that’s well-balanced, satisfying, and never watery. Expect generous sheets of rare beef cresting through the surface of the broth, and pungent culantro served on the side. Open in Google Maps Foursquare Pho Tau Bay The southernmost stop on Eat Street’s remarkable pho trail, Pho Tau Bay’s steaming bowls have a strong, beefy both that’s balanced by bunches of fresh basil. The Lai family’s menu leans heavily into beef, from tripe and tendon to meatballs and lean sliced beef — though the seafood pho is especially hearty, combining shrimp with crab meat and fried fish balls. Open in Google Maps Foursquare My Huong Kitchen Eat Street is a hot spot for Vietnamese food in a city that’s, well, a hot spot for Vietnamese food. Just across the street from Quang is Tracy Wong’s My Huong Kitchen, a snug, stellar Vietnamese restaurant. The pho here is ample and lightly sweet — try the pho dac biet, a hearty combination of rare lean beef, well-done flank, and sliced meatball with all the requisite bright herbs. (My Huong’s curry soup is equally as good, too.) Open in Google Maps Foursquare Quang Restaurant One of the cornerstone restaurants of Nicollet Avenue’s Eat Street corridor, Quang was founded by matriarch chef Lung Tran 30 years ago Three decades later, the current restaurant is run by her children, and it’s now a go-to for enormous bowls of pho, their broth aromatic and balanced, beef sliced into delicate sheets. Quang’s flavorful pho

Pho broth simmering at Quang. Rebecca Slater/Eater Twin Cities The finest beefy broths, laced with anise and cloves by Updated Jan 5, 2024, 3:15pm CST View as Map Pho broth simmering at Quang. | Rebecca Slater/Eater Twin Cities There’s no better medicine for a long, hard winter than a fragrant bowl of pho, layered with rice noodles, meats cooked gently from the heat of the broth, and bright bunches of herbs. Minneapolis and St. Paul have an abundance of excellent Vietnamese restaurants — among those are well-loved spots on University Avenue in Frogtown, on Eat Street, and elsewhere across the Cities serving rich, aromatic pho. (For a look at pho spots across the broader metro area, check out this map.) From broths distilled to beefy ambrosia to vegan varieties, here’s a trail of restaurants serving flavorful bowls of pho in the Twin Cities. Note that these restaurants are listed geographically. Read More Saigon Pho Tempo’s broth balances its sweet notes out with powerfully savory beef flavor, dishing up pho that’s well-balanced, satisfying, and never watery. Expect generous sheets of rare beef cresting through the surface of the broth, and pungent culantro served on the side. The southernmost stop on Eat Street’s remarkable pho trail, Pho Tau Bay’s steaming bowls have a strong, beefy both that’s balanced by bunches of fresh basil. The Lai family’s menu leans heavily into beef, from tripe and tendon to meatballs and lean sliced beef — though the seafood pho is especially hearty, combining shrimp with crab meat and fried fish balls. Eat Street is a hot spot for Vietnamese food in a city that’s, well, a hot spot for Vietnamese food. Just across the street from Quang is Tracy Wong’s My Huong Kitchen, a snug, stellar Vietnamese restaurant. The pho here is ample and lightly sweet — try the pho dac biet, a hearty combination of rare lean beef, well-done flank, and sliced meatball with all the requisite bright herbs. (My Huong’s curry soup is equally as good, too.) One of the cornerstone restaurants of Nicollet Avenue’s Eat Street corridor, Quang was founded by matriarch chef Lung Tran 30 years ago Three decades later, the current restaurant is run by her children, and it’s now a go-to for enormous bowls of pho, their broth aromatic and balanced, beef sliced into delicate sheets. Quang’s flavorful pho needs little help from hoisin and hot sauce. Pho 79’s

Needs little help from hoisin and hot sauce. Open in Google Maps Foursquare Pho 79 Pho 79’s broth leans a tad less sweet, letting its aromatic spices and rich, meaty notes shine through. The signature dish doesn’t skimp on the meat: Try the Special Pho 79, which comes with rare lean beef, well-done flank, fat brisket, soft tendon, tripe, and meatballs. Find a second location in St. Anthony Park, on Energy Park Drive. Open in Google Maps Foursquare Lotus Restaurant Trung and Van Nguyen’s 40-year legacy endures at Lotus Restaurant, which has a second Hennepin Avenue Location. Lotus Restaurant’s somewhat unconventional “stew pho” has a hearty mix of potatoes and carrots added to the usual meat, rice noodles, and broth. It serves traditional bowls as well — the house pho combines beef, meatballs, seafood, and chicken and clocks in at just $11 for a large. Open in Google Maps Vietnam House Restaurant Vietnam House, just north of Minneapolis in Brooklyn Park, has a vast menu of Vietnamese soups, from hu tieu to bun bo hue, a meaty soup made with vermicelli noodles. But don’t overlook the pho, which is densely flavorful. The menu leans into beef more than seafood, and there are both chicken and vegetable varieties available. Open in Google Maps Foursquare Pho Mai Dinkytown Pho Mai’s hearty seafood pho combines shrimp, squid, crab, and fish balls — or keep things simple with the satisfying pho tai, made with tender sheets of lean beef. This light, balanced broth ties it all together. Owners Mai and Michael Bui recently opened a second location at Eden Prairie’s Asia Mall. Open in Google Maps Foursquare Pho 400 Chef Hong Phan slow-simmers her acclaimed pho for more than 24 hours, gently coaxing the gelatin into the broth, where it melds with star anise and cloves. Few things are better worth the northward trek to New Brighton. Open in Google Maps Foursquare Pho Pasteur Tiny, golden orbs of fat float on the surface of this broth, one of St. Paul’s most recent additions to the Vietnamese food scene. Tuck into the pho dac biet, which leaves meat lovers wanting for nothing: It combines steak, both lean and fatty flank, tendon, tripe, and meatballs. Open in Google Maps Foursquare Hoa Bien Hoa Bien’s delicately sweet pho shimmers with gelatin, and comes served with an ample plate of fresh herbs and bean sprouts. It’s best paired

With (at least) one of the restaurant’s popular egg rolls. Open in Google Maps iPho-Saigon iPho by Saigon is famous for its 10-pound jumbo pho. (Huge soup bowl or tiny bathtub? TBD.) This popular Frogtown spot offers every kind of meat combo imaginable, from a seafood medley to brisket and flank steak. This broth runs a little on the sweet side and is laced with anise and cloves. Open in Google Maps Trieu Chau Located on University Avenue — ground zero for pho spots in St. Paul — Minh Ngyuen’s restaurant Trieu Chau serves a pho broth that’s clear and slightly sweet, with strong notes of star anise. Rich, beefy, and layered, it may take the cake for the city’s finest bowl of pho. Open in Google Maps Foursquare Pho Ca Dao Pho Ca Dao’s pho is packed with flavor, so clear you can almost see to the bottom of the bowl. This spot’s succinct menu features only pho and egg rolls and is cash-only. Open in Google Maps Ai Hue's Bakery & Deli Ai Hue’s hearty pho is best paired with an order of the deli’s banh tieu — Vietnamese doughnuts that are hollow, subtly sweet, and coated with a fine layer of sesame seeds. Open in Google Maps Foursquare Related Maps 15 Underrated Restaurants to Explore in the Twin Cities The Best Restaurants in Northeast Minneapolis The Best Soup in the Twin Cities

Broth leans a tad less sweet, letting its aromatic spices and rich, meaty notes shine through. The signature dish doesn’t skimp on the meat: Try the Special Pho 79, which comes with rare lean beef, well-done flank, fat brisket, soft tendon, tripe, and meatballs. Find a second location in St. Anthony Park, on Energy Park Drive. Trung and Van Nguyen’s 40-year legacy endures at Lotus Restaurant, which has a second Hennepin Avenue Location. Lotus Restaurant’s somewhat unconventional “stew pho” has a hearty mix of potatoes and carrots added to the usual meat, rice noodles, and broth. It serves traditional bowls as well — the house pho combines beef, meatballs, seafood, and chicken and clocks in at just $11 for a large. Sign up for the newsletter Eater Twin Cities Sign up for our newsletter. Vietnam House, just north of Minneapolis in Brooklyn Park, has a vast menu of Vietnamese soups, from hu tieu to bun bo hue, a meaty soup made with vermicelli noodles. But don’t overlook the pho, which is densely flavorful. The menu leans into beef more than seafood, and there are both chicken and vegetable varieties available. Pho Mai’s hearty seafood pho combines shrimp, squid, crab, and fish balls — or keep things simple with the satisfying pho tai, made with tender sheets of lean beef. This light, balanced broth ties it all together. Owners Mai and Michael Bui recently opened a second location at Eden Prairie’s Asia Mall. Chef Hong Phan slow-simmers her acclaimed pho for more than 24 hours, gently coaxing the gelatin into the broth, where it melds with star anise and cloves. Few things are better worth the northward trek to New Brighton. Tiny, golden orbs of fat float on the surface of this broth, one of St. Paul’s most recent additions to the Vietnamese food scene. Tuck into the pho dac biet, which leaves meat lovers wanting for nothing: It combines steak, both lean and fatty flank, tendon, tripe, and meatballs. Hoa Bien’s delicately sweet pho shimmers with gelatin, and comes served with an ample plate of fresh herbs and bean sprouts. It’s best paired with (at least) one of the restaurant’s popular egg rolls. iPho by Saigon is famous for its 10-pound jumbo pho. (Huge soup bowl or tiny bathtub? TBD.) This popular Frogtown spot offers every kind of meat combo imaginable, from a seafood medley to brisket and flank steak.

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