Austin, TX
For Vietnamese in Austin, the local food press points to Phở Phong Lưu, 1618 Asian Fusion, and Fresh Bowl. Picks from The Infatuation Austin and Austin Chronicle, updated July 2026.
Editor’s picks
Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation Austin and Austin Chronicle. Updated July 2026.
Phở Phong Lưu · North Austin
Infatuation's #1 Vietnamese (9.0). Best phở in Austin. Aromatic broth with cinnamon and clove notes over slow-cooked beef bones; weekend lines are real.
1618 Asian Fusion · East Riverside
Infatuation (8.4). Does Vietnamese noodle soups especially well. Phở, hủ tiếu with a slightly sweet pork broth.
Fresh Bowl · North Austin
Infatuation (8.2). The bánh mì on a housemade baguette (toasted, puffy) and the ube coffee are the draws.
Elizabeth Street Café · Bouldin Creek
Elizabeth Street Cafe is a French-Vietnamese cafe and bakery on South First in Bouldin Creek. Pho, vermicelli bowls, and banh mi share the menu with croissants and pastries in a pink-hued, flower-filled room. A back-to-back Austin Chronicle Vietnamese readers'-poll honoree, it brings a bistro polish to the cuisine and doubles as one of the prettier brunch spots in the neighborhood.
Kim Phung · North Lamar
Kim Phung is a North Lamar Vietnamese and Chinese restaurant and one of Austin's oldest, founded in 1992. The pho is the reason to come, ladled from a deep, long-simmered broth over rice noodles and your choice of beef. A Chronicle all-time honoree, it anchors the North Lamar Asian corridor and stays a reliable, generous bowl for regulars.
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