2018 Austin Best Eats: Vietnamese Restaurants around Austin


(This is an update of my 2017 Austin Best Eats guide)

When I moved to Austin over 10 years ago from Houston, finding Vietnamese restaurants helped me with my homesickness.  When I don't have the time to cook or want to eat out, some of these places have been solid!  I think the Austin Vietnamese scene has really blossomed over the last few years as Vietnamese food has become more mainstream.  

Vietnamese food in Austin is plentiful! Sometimes, you just need to know where to look.  Here is just a SAMPLING of a few popular places around town.  The hours and addresses are listed and website linked when possible.  If I left out your favorite, please comment below!

In an effort to keep this post from being repetitive or way too long, I left out places my fellow food blogger over at The Smoking Ho has included in his Banh Mi roundup. 

2400 E. Oltorf Suite 1A, Austin, TX 78741
M-Sat 11:00 am-2:00 am
Sun 5:00 pm-11:30 pm
Like the name says, this is pan-Asian cuisine, so you can also enjoy Thai and Chinese dishes along with the typical Vietnamese fare.  A great thing about 888 is the late night/early morning hours.  So if you are craving Asian food at 1:00 am after partying all night, or need somewhere to eat New Year's Day, this is the place.

Mi Hoan Tan (Wonton Noodle Soup), Peking-style Duck Tacos and Sweet and Sour Pork
Cyclo Restaurant
13000 N IH 35 #102, Austin, TX 78753
Sun-Th 11:00 am-9:00 pm
F-Sat 11:00 am-9:30 pm
Cyclo offers Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine.  Upon recommendations by the owner, I tried the banh xeo (Vietnamese crepe), salt and pepper fried shrimp and squid,  Cyclo Special Seafood.  We also ordered the mi ax xiu (egg noodle with bbq pork).
Cyclo Restaurant
Dong Nai
Lakehills Plaza, 4211 S. Lamar Blve #E1, Austin, TX 78704
Mon-Sat 11:00 am-9:45 pm
Sun 12:00 pm -8:45 pm

Duy Vietnamese Restaurant
10901 N Lamar Blvd Suite A-101 Austin, TX 78753
M-Sun 10:00am-10:00 pm
Located in the spacious corner unit of the Chinatown Center, Duy offers Chinese and Vietnamese dishes.  A friend of mine recommends the non-pho dishes such as bamboo duck with pork blood.  I am a fan of their congee!

500 E. Ben White, Suite D-200, Austin, TX 78704
M-Sun 10:00 am- 9:00 pm
I haven't had a chance to try Hea cafe since it's in South Austin, but hear it offers good Chinese dishes alongside the typical popular Vietnamese dishes such as pho and vermicelli bowls.  No tipping necessary due to supporting a living-wage for all their employees, which is cool.
Photo by Nicole Flowers of Love of All The Things

Two locations, check website for locations and hours
Lots of different Chinese/Vietnamese dishes offered here.  Get the hu tieu ap chao, crispy pan fried wide rice noodles stir-fried with your choice of protein (vegetarian option also available)!  They also offer pho, vermicelli bowls, and other pan-asian favorites.  The Spicewood Springs location is very family friendly and has a great patio!
Ginger Beef
Hu Tieu Ap Chao


Pho Dan
11200 N Lamar Blvd, Ste 200, Austin, TX 78753
Mon-Thurs 8:30 am- 9:00 pm
Fri-Sun 8:30 am -9:30 pm
Come for the pho; they even have vegetarian broths and options.

Pho Hoang
2521 Rutland Dr #400, Austin, TX 78758
Mon-Sun 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Casual setting specializing in pho.

Pho King
1021 E. Parmer Ln, Austin, TX 78753
Mon-Sun 9:30 am-9:00 pm
Best thing about this place is the cheeky name.

Pho Lee
2601 IH 35 Frontage Rd, Round Rock, TX 78664
Mon- Sun 11:00 am -10:00 pm

10901 Lamar Blvd, A108, Austin, TX 78753
Mon-Sun 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
This is my personal favorite place to eat beef pho in Austin.  Their broth is not too fatty, and is very flavorful.  Service is super fast but friendly and the place is always clean.  Located in the Chinatown Center.  This place is more consistent to Vietnamese restaurants in Houston that I'm used to, and they have locations there, as well. They specialize in one type of dish, and do it well.  

Pho Thai Son*
Multiple locations, check website for locations and hours
Pho Thai Son has a very nice setting and ambiance so it makes for a nice place to take out-of-town guests.  The food is a little bit more Americanized and so is also very accessible to many people.

Pho Van *
8557 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78758
Mon-Sun 10:30 am- 9 pm
This used to be one of my favorite pho places in town.  I'm not sure if the management changed or if my tastes have changed since the first time I tried it 10 years ago, but it just doesn't seem to be the same. Pluses are that it is a little easier to get to than some of the other places that are further soother north in Austin.

Pho Viet
 603 Louis Henna Blvd B200, Round Rock, TX 78664
Mon-Sun 11:00 am- 9:00 pm

Phonatic
Multiple locations, check website for locations and hours
Great fast-casual eatery for your go-to pho and Vietnamese options.

Fried tofu at Phonetic
8557 Research Blvd, Suite 146, Austin, TX 78758
M, Wed-Sun 10:00 am- 9:30 pm
T closed
I think Sunflower is on everyone's personal 'best Vietnamese restaurant in Austin' list.  The food is authentic and their banh xeo (Vietnamese style savory crepe) can't be beat!
The amazing banh xeo at Sunflower

Tan My
1601 Ohlen Rd #E, Austin, TX 78758
Mon-Sun 10:00 am-9:00 pm
Pho Tai at Tan My
Tan My is my personal favorite Vietnamese restaurant in town.  Pho and vermicelli bowls here are excellent.  Located in an unassuming strip mall next to a laundromat, this place is pretty authentic.  The Tran family, the owners, are incredibly friendly and service is super quick.  It does get a little busy for lunch time.

10901 North Lamar Blvd, Suite B-203, Austin, TX 78753
Mon-Sun 10:30 am- 9:30 pm
I like the congee here.  This is another place that specializes in Chinese/Vietnamese cuisine.  The place has a pretty cool history.  It is run by descendants of Teochew ethnic-Chinese from Vietnam.  This ethnic group are from South China and Southeast Asia.

**If your favorite place wasn't listed here, please check out The Smoking Ho's banh mi City Guide for more places.   

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