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No. 50 in the world · November 2026

Pho Lien

Côte-des-Neiges · Montreal, Canada

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The one bowl to order

Pho tai: rare beef, with the house hot sauce

The line to expect: Lunch is busy; dinner is easier.

A Côte-des-Neiges pho house Montrealers argue is the city's best.

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Hanoi beef phở, the clear broth

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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