Vietnamese Restaurants in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico
Albuquerque - Downtown
Asian Noodle Bar
Mon-Thurs: 11am-9:30pm
Fri: 11am-11pm
Sat: noon- 11pm
Closed Sun (hours can change without notice)
This is the spot for satisfying pre- or post-movie cravings with a menu that traverses the Asian continent. Think pho and pad Thai with a side of Japanese cold sesame noodles. The warming Thai soup is especially restorative. Inside, it’s clean, classy and calm and open until 11pm on weekends.
Full review: Ambiguous Asian restaurant delivers deliciousness ()
 | | |  | | 2.9 rating (49 votes) |
Albuquerque - Fairgrounds
Café Da Lat
Consistently one of the best Vietnamese joints in town. Da Lat does a magnificent breaded frog leg appetizer. The crispy golden legs are scrumptious dipped in Da Lat's salty, tangy nuoc cham sauce.
Full review: Creative food, pho sure ()
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| | | | | 3.1 rating (72 votes) |
Fareast Fuzion
Mon-Thurs: 11am-9pm
Fri: 11am-10pm
Sat: noon-10pm
Sun: noon-8pm (hours can change without notice)
You may remember Bangkok Asian Fusion, which used to occupy this place. Now there’s a grand, shiny sushi bar with a huge fish tank behind it that lays out generous portions of great sushi. A plate of sashimi, densely and artfully arranged, turns the table into a school of piranhas. Each variety of fish is carefully garnished with complementary flavors, with the squid tossed in wasabi tobiko being particularly memorable. The seafood salad has so many chunks of raw fish among the greens that you can’t stick your chopsticks in without getting any.
Full review: Fresh food—and a lot of it—at Fareast Fuzion ()
| | | | | 4.18 rating (17 votes) |
Le Bistro
Mon-Sun 9am-9pm (hours can change without notice)
This Vietnamese joint is a triple threat of sit-down restaurant, a take-out spot and a bubble tea cafe. Their menu is huge and friendly to all sorts of dietary restrictions, and the food is super tasty. Some say that Le Bistro has the best pho in town. We say you should probably go and try it, just to see if what they say is true.
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Pho Linh Vietnamese Grill
10am-9pm Tuesday-Sunday (hours can change without notice)
One of the few places in this city where you can get seven kinds of beef in one sitting. Or if you aren’t in a beefy mooood, try another authentic Vietnamese dish from the huge menu, like fresh spring rolls, wonton egg noodle soup or cashew tofu. Pair it up with a fresh coconut milk shake and you’ve got yourself a meal. This is a great hidden jewel of a date spot, so show your significant other that you’ve got class—and lemongrass (try some wrapped around the beef ball appetizer).
Full review: Seven meaty courses at Pho Linh ()
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| | | | | 2.8 rating (56 votes) |
Albuquerque - Food Truck
The Supper Truck
Parking at a brewery near you, The Supper Truck serves up a variety of cuisines and fusion dishes—shrimp and grits, tofu banh mi, bbq beef tacos and vietnamese beef burritos. If you’re missing some Southern classics, go for the chicken and waffles or black eyed peas. They’ll be parked out at Isleta Amphitheater for many of their concerts this summer, and can usually be found at Tasty Tuesdays in Hyder Park as well.
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Albuquerque - I-25 Corridor
Plum Cafe Asian Grill
Plum Cafe Asian Grill serves a mix of Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai food that’s a familiar favorite in Albuquerque. Plum uses the order-at-the counter model, but the dining area is spacious and elegant. Plus, its location in the Century Rio complex is right on the money for folks looking for a bite before or after a movie. Most dishes can be made vegetarian. The tama cod, battered and crispy, is glazed in a tamarind sauce that would appeal to orange chicken fans. The Thai yellow curry is creamy and expertly spiced, but you can always ask to have the heat adjusted.
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| | | | | 3.8 rating (15 votes) |
Albuquerque - Midtown
Pho 79 Vietnamese Restaurant
Cuisine: Vietnamese
This is a no-frills kind of place, but if you like Vietnamese food and don’t particularly care about atmosphere, you should definitely seek it out. The pho is bolstering and wholesome, and the beef tendon is spectacular. From time to time, they’ve even been known to fly in mass quantities of crawfish for your tail-eating, head-sucking pleasure.
Full review: Pho 79 ()
| | | | | 3.67 rating (3 votes) |
Pho Nguyen
Pho Nguyen (if you're a Vietnamese pronunciation newbie, say "Fun Win") has all the goods—from delicious pho (Vietnamese soup) to vermicelli dishes. The environment is comfortable and the food flavorful.
Full review: In the middle of the pack ()
| | | | | 4.79 rating (86 votes) |
Viet Taste
Who doesn’t like a hot, inexpensive, filling bowl of pho? Or a tank of sweet-and-sour soup with catfish? We don’t know people like that, and neither should you. Having a light lunch of a papaya salad with shrimp and an avocado shake is just the thing to shake off days of stress and too many cheeseburgers. And since nothing on the menu costs over 10 bucks, you can treat your lazy, good-for-nothing co-workers to lunch. Just don’t call them names to their faces.
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| | | | | 3.01 rating (88 votes) |
Albuquerque - Nob Hill
StreetFood Asia
Sun-Thu: 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat: 11am-10pm (hours can change without notice)
On the streets of Asia, vendors often specialize in one dish handed down through generations, preparing quick meals for passersby like hot noodle bowls, exotic sandwiches and spicy skewered satays. StreetFood Asia is a hotbed of cultural diversity serving Vietnamese pho, Korean noodles, Japanese udon, and Malaysian and Chinese stir-fry. StreetFood Asia's menu offers a dizzying array of sauces, toppings, garnishes, meats, seafood and vegetables in dinner portions or small plates in the heart of Nob Hill. Exotic bar drinks and a long list of excellent sakes add sparkle to your meal.
Full review: Too many items, not enough expertise ()
| | | | | 4.07 rating (37 votes) |
Albuquerque - Northeast Heights
Basil Leaf
$1.75 Kirin beers: every Tuesday -The pho is fragrant, the coffee is strong and sweet, and ordinary dishes are interesting because you want to know how this kitchen is going to finish it. Spring rolls are a level above others, well-rolled and multi-textured. This place has one of the crispiest papaya salads in town; the salad topped with two flavors of beef jerky is especially out of hand. A steamed tilapia dish yields white, flaky fish bathed in a dark, black peppery sauce and is flanked with broccoli and carrots. Nice looking desserts, wine and saki.
Full review: Basil Leaf’s Vietnamese comfort food ()
| | | | | 4.2 rating (20 votes) |
Huong Thao Vietnamese Cuisine
Tue-Thu 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat 11am-9:30pm
Sun 11am-8:30pm
Closed Monday (hours can change without notice)
A quiet restaurant in a strip mall just north of Lomas on Juan Tabo, Huong Thao has been serving up Vietnamese food for almost two decades. The place is unassuming and the service friendly. Try the fresh spring rolls and a big bowl o’ pho. For dessert, you can’t go wrong with a creamy coconut shake.
Full review: The quirky charms of Huong Thao ()
| | | | | 2.72 rating (59 votes) |
An Hy Quan Vegetarian Restaurant
Tue-Sat 11am-9pm
Sun 11am-8pm
Mon CLOSED (hours can change without notice)
These piquant dishes will satisfy all with flavor and price. Try the papaya salad: slivers of papaya in a light chili sauce, topped with fresh basil and crushed peanuts, this is something that we could literally eat everyday. An Hy Quan only serves up Vietnamese vegetarian and vegan dishes.
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Full review: An Hy Quan is a reason to dine in the Heights ()
| | | | | 3.42 rating (59 votes) |
Saigon Restaurant
Mon, Wed-Sun 10 am-9 pm
Closed Tuesday (hours can change without notice)
A delightful Vietnamese restaurant, Saigon has plenty of comfy booths if you want to eat in, and speedy service if you plan to take out. In the mood for something different? Say … quail? Saigon has got you covered. Just make sure you don’t leave without tasting the perfectly seasoned, rich pho broth and a glass of Thai iced tea.
Full review: A tale of two Saigons ()
| | | | | 2.53 rating (47 votes) |
Albuquerque - Southeast
Asian Grill
It’s clear from the sparse decor of Asian Grill’s large, clean dining space that food is the priority. Other than a television tuned to a sci-fi channel, there’s little to distract from the business of eating. Vietnamese specialties are a strong suit at Asian Grill, and while many of the recipes are carefully regional and authentic, there are also a few plates that are experiments in fusion, such as the ahi tuna steak. Other highlights include Malaysian street grilled chicken and pineapple beef.
Full review: An international flavor trip ()
| | | | | 4.5 rating (3 votes) |
Banh Mi Coda
Mon-Sat: 8:30am-7pm
Sun: 10:30am-5pm (hours can change without notice)
Oh, the glories of a Vietnamese sandwich with pickled carrots and daikon, cucumber, cilantro, sliced jalapeño and Vietnamese mayo on a freshly baked 12-inch French baguette. If cilantro or pickled veggies don’t mesh well with your taste buds, coconut cake, beautiful steamed pandan buns and light, airy sesame balls are suited for any palate. Don’t forget to try the rice pudding!
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| | | | | 3.47 rating (86 votes) |
Huong Thao
Mon Closed
Tue-Thu 10am-9pm
Fri-Sat 10am-9:30pm
Sun 10:30am-9pm (hours can change without notice)
When you’re really hungover, nothing hits the spot like Huong Tao’s Vietnamese stew with chicken and curry. You’ll lick your lips after every spoonful of the mysteriously spicy broth. Wrap the chunks of meat and vegetables in pieces of crusty French bread and thank your lucky stars you discovered Vietnamese food. Other highlights on the menu include delectable grilled beef rolls wrapped in grape leaves and spicy lemongrass chicken.
| | | | | 3.89 rating (63 votes) |
La Baren
The La Baren menu includes several types of spring rolls (try the shrimp sausage), noodle dishes, soups, vegetarian dishes and rice dishes that are made from scratch and to order. La Baren also serves Vietnamese sandwiches made on special baguettes and offers double the meat for just two bucks extra. Closed Mondays.
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Full review: Flavorful forks in the road ()
| | | | | 3.93 rating (61 votes) |
May Café
Mon-Sat 10am-9pm
Closed Sunday (hours can change without notice)
The standard-bearer for Vietnamese food in Albuquerque, May Café’s dining room is light and airy, and the service is reliably fast and friendly. Try the Vietnamese sandwich appetizer, grilled pork with rice vermicelli, shrimp in ginger sauce or catfish in a clay pot.
Full review: May Café serves a tantalizing Thai tea ()
| | | | | 4.42 rating (101 votes) |
