Best pho in Da Nang: 9 pho shops and restaurants by area, with hours and 2026 prices

Looking for the best pho in Da Nang (Đà Nẵng) means looking for a northern dish in a central Vietnamese city. Before the 1990s, a Vietnamese newspaper wrote in 2010, people in Da Nang knew little about northern pho, and mì Quảng and fish cake noodle soup were the dishes they loved most.

That history still shapes the bowl you get. Some shops keep to the Hanoi way, some add the bean sprouts and sauces local diners ask for, and at least one cooks the southern style. Opening hours vary just as much: some shops close in the early afternoon, others never close.

Where to eat pho in Da Nang

If you have one morning or one late night in the city center, start with a shop that serves northern pho. This guide suggests Pho Bac Hai (Phở Bắc Hải) at 185 Tran Phu street as the first bowl of pho to try in Da Nang: it is open 24 hours, Vietnamese papers wrote about it in 2010 and 2022, and a small bowl of rare beef pho costs 45,000 VND (about US$2) on its menu photographed in March 2026.

Do not expect a MICHELIN pho shop. As of November 3, 2026, none of the 47 Da Nang restaurants in the MICHELIN Guide has pho in its name, and the guide's noodle picks in the city are central dishes such as fish cake noodle soup (bún chả cá), mì Quảng and bún bò Huế. Of the nine places in this guide, only Thia Go, a Vietnamese restaurant near the beach, is in the MICHELIN Guide: it holds a Bib Gourmand, and the inspector recommends a noodle soup in clear beef bone broth.

The table lists the nine places in the order they appear below, with opening hours and the price of a bowl.

A bowl at the nine places costs 35,000–125,000 VND (about US$1.5–5), going by menus and Google reviews checked on November 3, 2026; seared beef, tripe, mixed-beef and seafood bowls cost more than the plain bowl at the same shop, and the seafood pho at Co Ba, 145,000 VND (about US$5.5), is above this range. A plain bowl at the four shops in the city center costs 35,000–60,000 VND (about US$1.5–2.5), and a beef bowl at the two restaurants by the river costs 55,000–119,000 VND (about US$2–4.5).

How pho came to Da Nang, and what to order

Knowing where the shops come from helps you choose a bowl. Pho Hoan Kiem opened at 94 Trung Nu Vuong in 1995, when a bowl cost 3,000 VND (about US$0.12 at the November 2026 rate), and in 2010 the paper Bao Phap Luat called it one of the first few pho shops in Da Nang. The same report found that the owners of many of the city's pho shops, Hoan Kiem and Bac Hai among them, came from villages of Dong Son commune in Nam Dinh province, in the north.

Shops also changed the bowl for local diners. In 2022 the owner of Pho Bac Hai told Bao Da Nang, the city's newspaper, that over more than 20 years customers had so often asked for bean sprouts that he serves them, though traditional northern pho does not use them. The paper described northern pho as served with sliced green chili, pickled garlic and red chili sauce, and southern pho with herbs, bean sprouts and both red and black sauce. Da Nang shops often put out a mix of the two.

The words on a Da Nang pho menu are the same as in Hanoi:

• Phở tái: rare beef.
• Phở nạm and phở gầu: flank and fatty brisket.
• Phở tái lăn: beef seared in a pan before it goes into the bowl, a dish Bao Da Nang named as the specialty of Pho Thin.
• Phở gà: chicken pho, on the menu at Pho Hoan Kiem, Pho Bac Hai and Co Ba Pho Bo below.
• Phở trộn: dry pho, with the noodles tossed with the toppings instead of served in broth.

If you also want to try the city's own noodle dishes, see the guide to Da Nang street food, and for breakfast on the go, the guide to the best banh mi in Da Nang.

Northern pho shops in the city center

Choose these four if you want pho the Hanoi way and are staying west of the Han River (sông Hàn). Pho Bac Hai is open 24 hours and Pho Hoan Kiem until 11:30 pm, while Pho Thin closes between lunch and dinner.

Pho Bac Hai

In 2010 pho sellers told Bao Phap Luat that Pho Bac Hai, at 185 Tran Phu street, was doing better business than any other pho shop in Da Nang, and in 2022 Bao Da Nang called it famous. It is open 24 hours. On the menu photographed in March 2026, small bowls of rare beef, flank, beef ball and chicken pho each cost 45,000 VND (about US$2), and the seared beef bowl is about 65,000 VND (about US$2.5).

Reviewers often mention friendly staff and good service. It has 4.3 stars from 3,062 Google reviews.

Pho Hoan Kiem

Pho Hoan Kiem is the cheapest bowl in this guide and one of the oldest. A menu photographed by a customer in March 2026 lists rare beef, flank, fatty brisket and chicken pho at 35,000 VND (about US$1.5), dry pho at 40,000 VND (about US$1.5) and seared beef at 45,000 VND (about US$2). The menu calls it "Gia truyền Hà Nội," a family recipe from Hanoi.

Reviewers often praise a rich broth, low prices and big bowls, and some mention that the shop sells beer. It is open 6:00 am–11:30 pm and has 4.3 stars from 178 Google reviews.

Pho Viet Beo

Pho Viet Beo, at 35 Ly Tu Trong street, serves northern-style pho with fried dough sticks (quẩy) on the side. Reviewers often describe it as Hanoi-style pho with a good broth, and some note that it takes cash only. One reviewer recommends the seared beef bowl.

A full bowl costs about 60,000 VND (about US$2.5), going by reviews from 2025 and 2026, and some reviewers find the price higher than they expected; one was quoted 70,000 VND (about US$2.5). It is open 6:00 am–10:00 pm and has 4.2 stars from 532 Google reviews.

Pho Thin Da Nang

Pho Thin Lo Duc, a Hanoi pho name, opened in Da Nang in June 2020, Bao Da Nang reported in 2022, and the paper named seared beef pho as its specialty. The shop at 60 Pasteur street has the most reviews of its Da Nang listings, 4.3 stars from 1,726, and many of its reviews mention the beef tripe pho.

A bowl of rare beef and brisket pho cost 60,000 VND (about US$2.5) in October 2026, one reviewer wrote, and another paid 90,000 VND (about US$3.5) for tripe pho. Some reviewers find prices a little high, and one says VAT and a service charge are added even when you pay cash. It is open 6:00 am–2:00 pm and 5:00–9:00 pm. Pho Thin also has shops near My Khe beach (bãi biển Mỹ Khê), at 247–249 Ho Nghinh and 102 Nguyen Van Thoai streets.

Pho restaurants by the Han River

These two suit you if you want other Vietnamese dishes on the same table as your pho. They are about 150 meters apart near the Han River, on the west bank like Pho Bac Hai.

Pho Cu Ha Noi

Pho Cu Ha Noi, at 05 Tran Quoc Toan street, is open 24 hours and serves pho alongside banh xeo, bun cha and fried rice. Its own menu, photographed in July 2026, lists beef pho at 55,000–65,000 VND (about US$2–2.5) and a spicy beef pho at 95,000 VND (about US$3.5).

Reviewers often mention friendly staff, and one says the shop takes cards. It has 4.6 stars from 1,471 Google reviews. Its listing spells the name "Cù."

Co Ba Pho Bo

Co Ba Pho Bo, at 154 Bach Dang street, is a restaurant with a long Vietnamese menu and 4.7 stars from 6,756 Google reviews. Its menu, posted by the restaurant in April 2026, lists beef pho and chicken pho at 99,000 VND (about US$4) for a small bowl and 119,000 VND (about US$4.5) for a large one, and seafood pho at 145,000 VND (about US$5.5).

Reviewers often praise the broth, and many also order banh xeo and pineapple fried rice. It is open 11:00 am–9:00 pm, so it is not a breakfast stop.

Southern-style pho in Hoa Cuong

Try Pho An Nam if you want to compare the southern style with the northern bowls above. It is in Hoa Cuong ward, on Tran Van Tru street.

Pho An Nam

Pho An Nam, at 45 Tran Van Tru street, cooks Saigon-style pho in a dining room that reviewers call stylish or elegant. On its menu posted in October 2026, a small bowl of crunchy flank or tendon pho costs 90,000 VND (about US$3.5).

Reviewers often describe the restaurant as clean, and one calls the broth light and naturally sweet. One reviewer notes that it costs more than a roadside stall, and another found the broth unlike pho and better suited to southern tastes. It is open 6:00 am–5:00 pm and has 4.5 stars from 225 Google reviews.

Pho near My Khe beach: An Thuong

These two are a short walk from each other in the An Thuong area, so they suit you if your hotel is on the beach side. For the area itself, see the An Thuong guide.

Pho Ly Quoc Su

Ly Quoc Su is a Hanoi pho name, and several shops carry it in Da Nang, including 85 Tran Bach Dang and 220 Xo Viet Nghe Tinh streets. This guide lists the one at 46 Mai Thuc Lan street, in the An Thuong area, where reviewers in 2026 paid 40,000 VND (about US$1.5) for a bowl of pho.

Reviewers often mention friendly staff and a tasty pho. One praises the owner's warmth, and another found it hot inside. It is open 6:00 am–1:00 pm and 5:00–8:30 pm and has 4.5 stars from 216 Google reviews.

Thia Go

Thia Go, at 53 Phan Thuc Duyen street, is a Vietnamese restaurant with outdoor seating, not a pho shop. The MICHELIN Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand in its 2026 edition, and its inspector recommends noodles in a clear beef bone broth, written "phố nam" in the guide, ordered in the "thập cẩm" version to try all the beef cuts. The restaurant's website menu lists "Pho Nam," a southern-style pho in a beef bone broth, at 90,000 VND (about US$3.5) for a medium-rare beef bowl and 125,000 VND (about US$5) for the mixed-beef bowl.

Reviewers often mention quick service. It is open 10:00 am–10:00 pm and has 4.7 stars from 7,696 Google reviews, and banh xeo is the dish they mention most.

Pho shops in older guides: are they still open?

Check these two before you go, because older guides and articles still send visitors to them. Both shops below were listed as permanently closed on November 3, 2026.

For Pho Thin, go to the shops at 60 Pasteur, 247–249 Ho Nghinh or 102 Nguyen Van Thoai instead.

Sources and how we checked

We chose places that were open on Google Maps on November 3, 2026 and have a source beyond Google Maps: Vietnamese newspaper reports, the MICHELIN Guide, the shop's own menu, or a pho list on a travel site that ranked in the top Google results for "best pho in Da Nang". For the city center we picked the northern-style shops named in newspaper reports, Pho Viet Beo from Vinpearl's pho list, and the most-reviewed branch of Pho Thin; for the river, two restaurants that appear in two of the top Google results; for the beach, Pho Ly Quoc Su, a name Bao Da Nang counts among Hanoi pho names and a Reddit thread in the top results recommends at another address, and Thia Go, a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand; and Pho An Nam as a southern-style shop with its own menu. This is not every pho shop in Da Nang. We checked hours, addresses, ratings and prices on each listing and its menu photos on November 3, 2026; praise is reported only where at least two reviewers said the same thing, and a single reviewer is called "one reviewer." Newspaper quotes were checked against the original articles the same day.

• Bao Phap Luat, "Phở Bắc ở Đà Nẵng," May 8, 2010: baophapluat.vn
• Bao Da Nang, "Khúc biến tấu phở…," March 6, 2022: baodanang.vn
• MICHELIN Guide, Da Nang restaurants and the Thia Go page (inspector's review June 4, 2026): guide.michelin.com
• Google Maps listings and menu photos of each place, viewed November 3, 2026. Thia Go's website menu (danang.thiagorestaurant.com), viewed November 5, 2026.
• Photos: Pho Bac Hai, Pho Viet Beo, Pho An Nam and Thia Go (owner uploads on their Google Maps listings), viewed November 3, 2026, and Co Ba Pho Bo (owner upload of June 2025 on its Google Maps listing), viewed November 5, 2026; cropped and lightly edited. Pho Hoan Kiem, Pho Thin Da Nang, Pho Cu Ha Noi and Pho Ly Quoc Su have no photo in this guide that met its standard.

US dollar amounts use Vietcombank's transfer rate of 25,580 VND per US$ on November 3, 2026, rounded to the nearest cent below US$1, US$0.5 up to US$100, US$1 up to US$10,000 and US$1,000 above that.

Updated: November 7, 2026