Reason to Love Vancouver #15: Because Little Saigon Is the Most Delicious ’Hood in Town

Here's where to find some of the best Vietnamese restaurants in Vancouver.

Do Chay. Photo by Mark Yuen.

A ticket to Vietnam from YVR is upwards of $1,200. A bus trip up Kingsway? Just a few bucks…  saving you cash for your crawl of some of the best Vietnamese food in the city (in addition to our Restaurant Award winners, of course!)

Crab Hot Lau

A perennial Restaurant Awards finalist. 2141 Kingsway, crabhotlauvancouver.ca

Ba-le Banh Mi

Crushing the banh mi game for 30 years. 701 Kingsway, balebanhmi.com

Cafe Xu Hue

The bún bò huê dâc biệt packs a fiery punch. 2226 Kingsway, @cafexuhuevancouver

Do Chay

A modern vegetarian take on Viet classics. 1392 Kingsway, dochay.ca

Thu Hien Deli and Sandwich Shop

Crepe rolls are the specialty here. 1388 Kingsway, 604-874-9243

Bun Cha Ca Hoang Yen 

OK, it’s not on Kingsway, but the pho here slaps. 5155 Victoria Dr., bunchacahoangyen.com

 

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Stacey McLachlan

Stacey McLachlan

Stacey is the editor-in-chief of Vancouver magazine, and a senior editor for our sister mag, Western Living. She's also the author of Vanmag's monthly Know It All column—if you've got a question or wildly unsubstantiated rumour about our city, she wants to get to the bottom of it: [email protected]