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Pho Ta

Signal score

Useful signal, but still lighter than the standouts.

An intimate, airy neighbourhood spot in Kentish Town serving deeply aromatic, slow-cooked broths and authentic Vietnamese street food.

Cuisine

Vietnamese

Price

Neighborhood

Tufnell Park

Location

2 Canfield Gardens

Ordering Strategy

It is essential to try the slow-cooked pho. This is a semi-BYOB spot: they sell beer but you can bring your own wine for a small corkage fee.

What to order

Safe first

Pho Tom

Described as a "standout" bowl that "excelled," featuring fat king prawns in a "highly aromatic broth made of chicken stock, reduced and reduced for twelve hours."

Hungry

Bun Cha

Hailed as a "wonderful mix of dinky pork patties, slices of melt-on-the-tongue belly and a sweet, intensely meaty broth."

Wildcard

Com Gua Nom

Reviewers "loved" these "charred-skin boneless thighs as tender as chicken can be," served with fluffy broken rice and pickles.

Wildcard

Goi Cuon Ga (Summer Rolls)

Described as "dainty" and lightly filled, noted as being "better from a dunk into a rich peanut sauce."

Good to know

The restaurant is highly rated by the coeliac community for being knowledgeable about gluten-free options. It is an intimate space, so better for smaller groups.

Locations

Kentish Town2 Canfield Gardens

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