The best Vietnamese restaurants in Metro Manila right now

Pho, banh mi, bun cha and beyond: these are the Vietnamese restaurants our editors and readers keep returning to across Metro Manila

Vietnamese cuisine is many things at once. At its simplest, it is clean and nourishing—a bowl of pho, clear-brothed and herb-strewn, that has the particular quality of making you feel better than you did before you ordered it. At its most indulgent, it is still somehow comforting: the banh mi, that remarkable Saigon sandwich stuffed with pâté, housemade mayo, and thick slabs of roasted pork, is proof that a cuisine built on humility and freshness is not without its pleasures. Between these two poles lies a philosophy of balance, precision, and restraint—one that rewards the cook’s discipline and the diner’s full attention.

No one understood this better than Anthony Bourdain, who returned to Vietnam more than any other country across his decades of food television. What drew him back, time and again, was not spectacle but sincerity: the idea that a bowl of noodles eaten at a plastic stool on a Hanoi street corner could be, in his own words, as sophisticated and complex as anything served in a French restaurant. Vietnamese food, at its heart, does not need to announce itself. It earns everything through flavour alone.

Metro Manila has taken note. For years, great Vietnamese food was difficult to find. That has changed, and changed quickly. A new wave of Vietnamese concepts has opened across the city, from Vietnamese-native owners carrying heirloom recipes to Filipinos who fell hard for the cuisine and came back with something worth sharing. Below, Tatler Dining rounds up the best places to order Vietnamese food in Metro Manila, drawn from our editors’ picks and the most enthusiastic recommendations from our readers.

This list is in alphabetical order.

1. Em Hà Nội

Location: F1 Hotel, BGC, Taguig City

A family-style Vietnamese eatery that brings the warmth and spirit of Hanoi’s street food culture to BGC, Em Hà Nội sources many of its ingredients directly from Vietnam to ensure the kind of fidelity to flavour that most Vietnamese restaurants in the city can only approximate. The name is an affectionate nod to the Vietnamese capital, and the kitchen leans into northern Vietnamese cooking with quiet confidence. Readers highlight the special pho, bun cha, and fresh spring rolls as the standout orders, while the salt coffee has developed something of a devoted following of its own.

2. Ha Noi Pho

Location: 925 JP Rizal Avenue, Poblacion, Makati City

Tucked into Poblacion in what feels unmistakably like a converted residential house, Ha Noi Pho wears its identity clearly: this is what dining in Hanoi actually feels like, transplanted to Makati with minimal fuss and maximum atmosphere. The interiors are low-key with a charming, lived-in feel. Readers single it out for what they describe as the best bun cha in Manila, and the coconut coffee—an unusual and welcome find at a restaurant of this register—has quietly become one of the most talked-about items on the menu.

3. Man Man Saigon

Location: 624 Molina Street, Poblacion, Makati City

Nestled in the quieter end of Poblacion, Man Man Saigon is a Vietnamese-native-owned hole-in-the-wall that captures the lively, irreverent spirit of Ho Chi Minh City’s street food scene—colourful vintage posters, hanging plants, nostalgic knick-knacks, and repurposed sewing machine tables included. The menu is a celebration of Vietnamese street food classics: pho, banh mi, chicken curry noodles, banh xeo, banh hoi heo quay, and even Vietnamese fried chicken, all executed with the confidence that comes from cooking what you grew up eating.

4. Năm Năm 20

Location: 20 Maginhawa Street, Diliman, Quezon City; 53 14th Street, New Manila, Quezon City

One of the most consistently praised Vietnamese spots in the city for authenticity, Năm Năm 20 keeps things deliberately and refreshingly minimal: the menu runs to two noodle soups—pho bo and bun bo hue—and two spring roll options, nothing more. The Maginhawa original, with its yellow ceiling, concrete walls, overgrowth, and mismatched furniture, is the kind of place that transports you somewhere else entirely. Readers recommend it without reservation, and the Vietnamese coffee is worth the trip on its own.

5. Pho 90’s

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Above Pho 90’s in Muntinlupa city (Photo: Pho 90’s official Facebook page)

Pho 90’s in Muntinlupa city (Photo: Pho 90’s official Facebook page)

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Location: Civic Prime Building, Civic Drive, Muntinlupa City

Vietnamese siblings Jen Tran and her brother run this six-table neighbourhood restaurant across from Festival Mall in Alabang with the kind of personal investment that larger operations rarely manage. Jen, originally from the south of Vietnam, opened Pho 90’s here deliberately—drawn to the tight-knit community down south rather than the more competitive dining corridors further north. The food is pared-back and honest: pho is the centrepiece, banh mi a more recent addition by popular demand, and everything is cooked by Vietnamese hands using recipes from home.

6. Phở Bar

Location: 248 Aguirre Avenue, BF Homes, Parañaque City

The newest entry on this list, Phở Bar opened its doors on June 8, 2026, joining the already vibrant dining scene along Aguirre Avenue in BF Homes—a stretch well known for its eclectic and ever-expanding range of food and drink. The menu is deliberately lean and focused: summer rolls, fried spring rolls, and pomelo salad to start, followed by pho bo, bun bowls, and a Pho Bar fried rice. To drink, Vietnamese coffee, lime soda, and Bia Saigon lager. Early reviews highlight tender beef and a clean, flavourful broth—exactly the right foundation for a restaurant this new, and reason enough to keep a close eye on it.

7. Pho Kim

Location: Metropolitan Medical Center, Binondo, Manila

The story behind Pho Kim is one of the most compelling on this list. Matriarch Kim Phung mastered over 60 years of traditional pho-making, tracing her craft back to a streetside stall in 1950s Ho Chi Minh City. After a decade of living in the Philippines, she opened Pho Kim Manila to share her family's heirloom recipes with the city that had become her home. The setting is unlike anything else in this guide—cheerfully and accurately described as the most beautiful restaurant inside a hospital, it occupies the ground floor of the Metropolitan Medical Center in Binondo, where the evocative interiors call to mind old Vietnam with genuine feeling.

8. Phở Minh Vũ

Location: 8889 Sampaloc Street, Barangay San Antonio, Makati City

A quietly reliable Vietnamese address in Makati, Phở Minh Vũ covers the essentials— pho, banh mi, rolls, and coffee—with a level of care that has earned it a loyal following. The banh mi is worth ordering for a small but genuine lesson in Vietnamese culinary tradition: what lines the baguette is bơ, their housemade Vietnamese mayo that many Filipino diners mistake for butter. The coconut coffee has drawn consistent praise from readers and reviewers alike.

9. Pho Saigon

The most popular recommendation from our readers!

Location: Westgate Center, Alabang, Muntinlupa City

Founded by a Filipino couple united by a shared love for authentic Vietnamese cooking, Pho Saigon began as a humble kitchen and has since grown into one of the most beloved Vietnamese restaurants in Metro Manila, with two older branches in Laguna—dominating the reader recommendations on both Instagram and Facebook by a considerable margin. The pho, banh mi, and lemongrass BBQ are the orders most cited, and the egg coffee, ca phe trung, has quietly become a signature in its own right. The Westgate branch is the only Metro Manila location.

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10. Propaganda Vietnamese Bistro

Location: Molito Lifestyle Center, Alabang, Muntinlupa City

Rooted in the food culture of Saigon, Propaganda Vietnamese Bistro has built a steady reputation on a menu of proprietary recipes that go beyond the standard Vietnamese restaurant playbook—think spring rolls, noodle salads, and crunchy rice bowls made with fresh, largely local ingredients. It remains one of the southside’s most consistent Vietnamese addresses, and a reliable choice for anyone who has exhausted the obvious options.

11. Saigon Corner

Location: 22 Scout Bayoran, South Triangle, Quezon City

The founding story of Saigon Corner is one worth knowing. Eugene backpacked through Vietnam, met Thao in her coffee shop in the north of the country, and married her three months later. Years later, the couple opened this restaurant as a tribute, as Thao shares, to the Filipinos who welcomed and sheltered generations of Vietnamese people on these shores. While the restaurant is now under new ownership, the menu continues to reflect that spirit: special pho, egg coffee, flying sea bass, and a thoughtful vegetarian selection sit alongside more unusual offerings.

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Lauren Golangco

Tatler Dining associate editor, Tatler Philippines

About

Lauren’s love for food came much later in life than one would expect— an obsession awakened in the streets of Melbourne’s multicultural dining scene. Armed with this newfound passion, she returned to the Philippines determined to discover the best eats in her home country, with a personal advocacy to champion local cuisines and homegrown talent. Nothing is off-limits; if it’s delicious, it’s worth celebrating.

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As Tatler Dining associate editor, Lauren covers all things food and drink, from listing the latest openings in our monthly Dining Radar to interviewing chefs and bartenders about the biggest obstacles crippling the industry today. Beyond the digital space, she also organises Tatler Dining’s tentpole events, including Off Menu and Tatler Dining Kitchen, as well as the annual Tatler Best Philippines awards night and guide launch, detailing the best restaurants in the country.

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Tatler’s ultimate guide: where to order the best Vietnamese food in Metro Manila