6 good places for Vietnamese Pho in KL & Selangor

Slurp on the popular Vietnamese noodle soup at these destinations, which strive to bring the flavours of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to the Klang Valley.

1. Pho King at SS2 Petaling Jaya

This version is pho real: Our favourite Vietnamese home cook in PJ recently opened a stall that runs five days a week in a kopitiam. Work for her signature pho starts a day in advance, using beef bones and oxtail to build a recipe that shines with rice noodles in a light, sweet broth, completed with tender Australian beef and lots of aromatic herbs.

Address: Restoran WDS PJ, Jalan SS2/6, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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2. An Viet at The Gardens Mall

At An Viet, you can order an amount of noodles based on weight – 80gm, 120gm, 160gm or 200gm – all for the same total price of RM18.90 per bowl. We found even the lighter servings sufficient for a single patron, so there’s no need to choose the maximum weight unless you’re extremely hungry.

This Pho Bo is the less elaborate northern version, with a clear broth to showcase clean, natural beef flavours, extracted from 12 hours of simmering marrow bones, bolstered with Australian tenderloin and brisket meat, fresh basil, bean sprouts, lime juice and Sriracha hot sauce.

Address: Lot LG 203B, The Gardens, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur
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3. Xin Chao at Solaris Dutamas

Xin Chao’s traditional pho is a bowl bristling with beef brisket, flank, meatballs, tendon and tripe, expanding the horizons of Solaris Dutamas’ Southeast Asian F&B landscape beyond Malaysian and Thai fare.

Address: A1-G2-01, Solaris Dutamas, PJS 13, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
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Singapore’s Pho Street Vietnamese chain launched its first Malaysian branch in Paradigm Mall this year. True to its name, pho is the highlight – the signature noodle soup with beef shank, beef slices, beef balls, beef tendons and beef tripe is bovine-bountiful, served in a light broth made aromatic with no lack of Thai basil.

Address: Lot LG 02/03, Lower Ground Floor, Paradigm Mall, SS7, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
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5. Ara Vietnamese Noodles in Damansara Kim

This fuss-free spot welcomes customers with bowl after bowl of Vietnamese noodles, both soupy and dry. You can order a basic beef or chicken pho, or a more elaborate version with beef brisket, tendons and tripe.

Address: 45, Jalan SS22/11, Damansara Jaya, Kuala Lumpur
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6. Mimi Nguyen in Puchong

Mimi Nguyen’s pho is one of the Klang Valley’s most satisfying renditions, part of a wide-ranging ensemble at this Vietnamese-run outlet that includes hot vit lon (duck embryo), juicy fried quail and melon soup stuffed with minced pork.

Address: J-01-04 Jalan PPK 1 , Taman Kinrara, 47100 Puchong, Selangor
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