Pho Quyen
With a history of nearly 50 years, Quyen specializes in beef pho soup. The shop is named after the first child of a family of five sons whose father is a northerner and whose mother a southerner. The owner of Pho Quyen now is Duong Huu Phuc, Quyen's brother. Phuc has a 20-year experience in the trade, including being the chef.
Address: 33 Hoang Van Thu, Phu Nhuan Dist, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3842 3962
Price range: 50.000 VNĐ- 100.000 VNĐ


Pho Hoa
Established during the 1960s, Pho Hoa has been a favorite address of Saigonese with high income. At first, the pho shop was named Hoa Loc. After many ups and downs, the word Loc was dropped and only Hoa is retained, which is shorter and easier to remember.
At Pho Hoa, pho tai (rare beef pho) is finely chopped and treated with spices to make it more delicious.
Address: 260C Pasteur, Ward 8, Dist 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3829 7943
Price range: 40,000 - 100,000 VNĐ

Pho Thanh Canh
Set up before 1975 by Chau Thanh Canh as the owner and chef, Thanh Canh now has three shops. Canh says he knows how to combine the tastes of Hanoian and Saigonese pho while remaining faithful to the bone-stewing method of the north.
Address: 01 Phan Phu Tien Str, Ward 10, Dist , Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3857 2529
Price: 40,000- 100,0000 VNĐ

Pho Tau Bay
Pham Xuan Tien, manager and chef of Pho Tau Bay, says that in 1950 his grandfather opened his pho shop in Hanoi, which did not have a name. Tien's grandfather was given a pilot's helmet by a friend. He liked the helmet very much and often wore it. Diners called him tau bay, which means "aircraft," and he named his pho shop after it.
In 1954, Tien's family moved south, bringing with them the pho trade. They set up the Tau Bay shop.
Address: 435 Ly Thai To, Ward 9, Dist 10, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: + 84 90 730 45 46
Price range: 50,000-100,000 VNĐ