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No. 44 in the world · November 2026
Pho 79
No. 44The one bowl to order
Pho tai nam: rare steak and brisket
An Orange County Little Saigon classic, open since the 1980s.
Make it at home
Hanoi beef phở, the clear broth
5 hr (40 min hands-on) · 6 bowls. Phở is all broth: beef bones simmered with charred onion and ginger and a few warm spices, then poured boiling over raw sliced beef so it cooks in the bowl.
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