The Best Vietnamese Food in Seattle
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The best Vietnamese food in Seattle, according to the experts: James Beard Awards, Seattle Met, and The Infatuation have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Phở Bắc comes out on top.
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The Boat and Ramie hold the next two places. Seattle Met shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The Infatuation next.
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Rank 1. Phở Bắc
Vietnamese
The awards
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Yenvy and Quynh Pham
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Nominee · Outstanding Restaurateur · Yenvy and Quynh Pham
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 2. The Boat
Vietnamese
The boat-shaped building in Little Saigon runs the whole menu on a single dish: a garlic-crusted half chicken, fried crisp and lacquered in fish sauce, served with rice or a noodle soup sidecar and a chrysanthemum greens salad that quietly steals the table. The drinks list is broader than you'd expect, with Vietnamese iced coffee, pandan iced tea, and cocktails. Save room for the pandan waffles, or come just for those.
The awards
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #17 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- James Beard Awards James Beard Awards: 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham
- Seattle Met Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- The Infatuation #17 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- James Beard Awards 2024 · Semifinalist · Outstanding Restaurateur · Quynh-Vy and Yenvy Pham
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Rank 3. Ramie
Contemporary Vietnamese
The hollow bread comes with honey butter, and if that sounds simple for a Capitol Hill restaurant pulling Vietnamese flavors through a global filter, the rest of the menu will readjust your expectations fast. This is a contemporary dinner spot where risotto gets a Southeast Asian pesto and carpaccio arrives bright with nuoc cham. The chef is a James Beard semifinalist, and the cocktails have their own following.
The awards
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Tôm Cocktail · The Best Things I Ate This Year
- Seattle Met Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Seattle Met Tôm Cocktail · The Best Things I Ate This Year
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Rank 4. Aroom Coffee Fremont
Vietnamese Coffee Shop
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 21 Best Coffee Shops In Seattle
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Rank 4. Ba Bar
Vietnamese
The pho broth here simmers for a full day on marrow bones, and you can taste the patience in it. Ba Bar is a Vietnamese restaurant and bar where the cocktail menu leans into tamarind and orgeat without taking itself too seriously, which matters when you're also ordering chicken wings. The New York Times named it one of Seattle's 25 best restaurants. The South Lake Union location keeps reasonable hours; the original Capitol Hill spot runs until midnight.
The awards
- The New York Times The New York Times: The 25 Best Restaurants in Seattle Right Now
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Rank 4. Billiard Hoang
Vietnamese
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: #12 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
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Rank 4. PHIN
Vietnamese
The awards
- The Infatuation The Infatuation: The 21 Best Coffee Shops In Seattle
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Rank 8. Soufend Cafe & Eatery
Vietnamese
Bún bò Huế arrives as tacos here, which tells you everything about the approach. This Vietnamese cafe in South Seattle pairs deep-cut dishes like stir-fried snails in coconut sauce with banana cookie crumble matcha lattes, and somehow neither feels out of place. The bánh xèo comes gasp-inducingly large on a woven basket ringed with herbs. Seattle Met named it one of Seattle's best new restaurants in 2025.
The awards
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s Best New Restaurants
- Seattle Met Seattle Met: Seattle’s Best Lunch Spots
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Rank 9. Chu Minh Tofu and Vegan Deli
Vegan Vietnamese
The awards
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Rank 9. Saigon Deli
Vietnamese
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Rank 9. Thanh Son Tofu
Vietnamese
A tofu production company that sprouted a deli counter, Thanh Son is the rare spot where the house-made soy milk and fresh tofu, sold by the pound, upstage everything else on offer. The banh mi are built to order on house-baked bread, and the glass case of che, Vietnamese sweet dessert, stacks up a rainbow of tapioca, jellies, and beans in combinations that take a minute to decode. Bring restraint, or at least a spoon.
The awards