FEATURE 01 / BEST PHO
12 BOWLS · 3 HOURS APART · ONE STEAMED-UP NOTEBOOK
KEITH LEE WAS HERE
BROTH HAS NOTES
FEATURE 01 / BEST PHO
12 BOWLS · 3 HOURS APART · ONE STEAMED-UP NOTEBOOK
KEITH LEE WAS HERE
BROTH HAS NOTES
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FIELD REPORT · 01
Best Pho.
Pho Ngoc Yen
Chinatown W
$$
◉ TIKTOK
2:14
MUST TRY
2.4M
188K
22K
Keith Lee
17.2M · TikTok
"
The broth is the cleanest I've had outside of Vietnam. 9.3/10. Driving back tomorrow.
9.3/10
Pho Tien Thanh
Ossington
$$ · cash
▶ YOUTUBE
8:42
GOAT
1.1M
94K
12K
Mikey Chen
9.8M · YouTube
"
The bowl I've been chasing for ten years. Fat cap on the brisket?? Forget it.
★★★★★
Pho Hu'ng
Chinatown
$
◉ IG REEL
0:58
SOLID
412K
38K
4.2K
@torontofoodiefeed
412K · Instagram
"
Downtown lunch pho that doesn't make you nap at your desk. Rare beef sliced newspaper-thin.
8.1/10
Golden Turtle
Ossington
$ · under $15
◉ TIKTOK
1:32
BUDGET GOAT
680K
55K
9.1K
Eat In T-Dot
186K · TikTok
"
Full bowl, spring rolls, iced coffee — under twenty bucks?? In THIS economy? Come ON.
💰 CHEAP
Anh & Chi
Danforth
$$$ · fancy
▶ YOUTUBE
11:08
MUST TRY
2.1M
140K
18K
Chef Anh Nguyen
2.1M · YouTube
"
My grandmother would approve. And she approves of
nothing
. Star anise hits at the right moment.
GRANDMA ✓
Saigon Lotus
North York
$$ · take 401
◉ IG REEL
1:12
WORTH DRIVE
820K
72K
11K
Brian Lau
820K · Instagram
"
Drove 45 min for this bowl. Would drive 90. Tastes like someone's mom has made it since the 70s.
401 WORTHY
Pho 88
Spadina
$
◉ TIKTOK
3:04
MID
320K
18K
2.1K
Soup Daddy
640K · TikTok
"
Mid. I really wanted to love it. Noodles soft, broth thin, hype SENDING me. 6/10.
6/10
A DELIBERATE INTERRUPTION
WE ONLY EAT AT PLACES
THAT FOG UP THE WINDOWS.
— the zine's only editorial policy
the broth has notes. YES like wine. it has NOTES.
— overheard, table 4, 11:42pm
the full list.
ALL 12 BOWLS · RANKED
01
Pho Tien Thanh
OSSINGTON · 4 creators featured · $$
02
Pho Ngoc Yen
CHINATOWN W · KEITH LEE STAMP · $$
03
Anh & Chi
DANFORTH · sit-down · $$$
04
Pho Hu'ng
CHINATOWN · old guard · $
05
Saigon Lotus
NORTH YORK · worth the drive · $$
06
Golden Turtle
OSSINGTON · budget pick · $
07
Bún Bò Hue 168
SCARBOROUGH · spicy cousin · $
08
Pho Linh
JUNCTION · late-night · $
09
Pho Metro
MISSISSAUGA · big bowls · $
10
Pho 88
SPADINA · ubiquitous · $
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