Unlike Orange County’s concentrated Little Saigon, LA’s best pho is spread across distinct neighborhoods — Chinatown’s Phở 87 and Pho Saigon Republic, Koreatown’s cluster of KTOWN PHO, Phở 2000, and Simply Phở You, and Westside spots like Pho Fever Bistro and Phorage Overland — each with its own take on the bowl.
Los Angeles doesn’t have one concentrated Vietnamese district the way Orange County has Little Saigon — its Vietnamese food scene is scattered across Chinatown, Koreatown, Historic Filipinotown, the Eastside, and the Westside. That spread shows up in the food, too: alongside the straightforward, broth-focused pho you’d expect, LA has more fusion-leaning and higher-end takes than most other cities on our list. For this roundup, we went through all 39 listings in our Los Angeles directory and kept only the restaurants where the category tags and real review topics point to pho as the actual specialty, filtering out the banh mi shops, coffee cafes, and general Vietnamese-fusion restaurants where pho is just one line on a long menu.
The most-reviewed pho restaurant in Los Angeles by a wide margin, tucked into Chinatown. A long-running neighborhood fixture, with parking and the fried egg rolls coming up often in reviews alongside the food itself.
One of the higher-volume pho spots on this list, with reviewers mentioning the egg rolls and even the Thai tea alongside the bowls — a sign this is as much a casual hangout spot as a quick pho stop.
Reviewers here specifically call out oxtail, wings, and filet mignon — a heftier, more topping-forward bowl than the simpler broths found elsewhere on this list.
Open until 2 AM, making it one of the latest-closing pho spots in the city. Reviews mention broth and oxtail specifically, plus the egg rolls as a common side order.
The name says exactly where and what this is — a Koreatown pho specialist where oxtail comes up repeatedly in reviews, alongside parking and the fried egg rolls.
The most upscale-leaning pho on this list — reviewers specifically mention wagyu beef and imperial rolls, a step up from the standard cuts found at most of the other restaurants here.
A straightforward Hollywood pho specialist — reviewers talk about the broth and the atmosphere specifically, alongside the usual parking notes for this part of the city.
A second strong Chinatown option, with reviewers focused squarely on the broth and bowl quality. Also serves Vietnamese coffee, making it a reasonable stop for both a meal and a caffeine break.
A Westside option where broth quality is what reviewers bring up most, alongside the banh mi as a popular secondary order.
Valet parking shows up as a recurring review topic here — a small but telling detail that sets this apart from the more casual, counter-service spots on this list.
The highest rating on this list, though with a much smaller review base than the Chinatown and Koreatown leaders. Reviewers mention the broth and oxtail specifically — a neighborhood favorite in a walkable, boutique-shopping part of the city.
An Eagle Rock option on the city’s northeast side, where broth quality and the fried egg rolls are what reviewers mention most. Closed for a few hours in the afternoon, so worth checking hours before a late-lunch visit.
Note: this list is drawn from the restaurants indexed on our Los Angeles directory page across both pages (39 total listings) as of September 2026. LA’s restaurant scene turns over quickly — let us know if we’re missing a pho specialist that belongs here.
Phở 87 in Chinatown is the most-reviewed pho specialist in Los Angeles, with 1,517 reviews and a 4.6 rating. Pho La Vache in Larchmont Village has the highest rating on this list (4.7) but with far fewer reviews.
Our directory lists 39 Vietnamese restaurants in Los Angeles, but many specialize in banh mi, Vietnamese coffee, or general Vietnamese-fusion menus. After filtering for restaurants where pho is the actual specialty, 12 make this list.
Koreatown has several strong pho options, including KTOWN PHO, Phở 2000, and Simply Phở You — all within a short distance of each other.
Phorage Overland serves a wagyu-beef version of pho, and Simply Phở You offers valet parking — both more upscale takes than the counter-service pho found in most other cities.
Curious what makes a bowl of pho a bowl of pho in the first place? Read our full guide: What Is Pho?
