Best Vietnamese, city by city.

Vietnamese cooking is a discipline of balance — broth, fresh herbs, heat and lime in proportion, nothing shouting over anything else. Harry judges a pho by the clarity of the broth before the noodles even matter, and a banh mi by whether the bread was baked with the sandwich in mind.

Ten-place guides ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick, in 7 cities. No paid placements. No affiliate links.

Best Vietnamese in New YorkNY

Best Vietnamese in Los AngelesCA

Best Vietnamese in San FranciscoCA

Best Vietnamese in LondonGB

Best Vietnamese in MelbourneAU

Best Vietnamese in SydneyAU

Best Vietnamese in San JoseCA

Questions Harry gets about Vietnamese restaurants

Which cities does Harry rank Vietnamese restaurants in?: Harry has a full ten-place Vietnamese guide for New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, Melbourne, Sydney and San Jose. Each is ranked by the Harry Score, with a Worth It rating for every pick.
How does Harry Hungry score Vietnamese restaurants?: The Harry Score blends ratings from Google, Yelp, Tripadvisor, and critic mentions into a single 0–100 rating. A separate Worth It Score ranks restaurants by value for money. No paid placements, no affiliate links — the ranking is built from public data only.