Head to this Vietnamese shopping center. There tends to be a lot of retail turnover here, but the soup can be found everywhere from Huong Viet to Rice Paper to Hai Doung to relative newcomer Pho Va. Read more.
Pro tip: order the appetizer-sized portion, which is still generous and allows more opportunities to explore the rest of the expansive Vietnamese menu. Read more.
Froggy Bottom Pub's Vietnamese owners Hien and Hoang Bui serve pho and banh mi. Among the pho options are set selections of various beef cuts, as well as chicken and veggie pho choices. Read more.
Nam-Viet is one of the earliest Vietnamese restaurants in the D.C. area. A long-time favorite in the community for its menu of Vietnamese dishes, among which beef and chicken pho are options. Read more.
Before Pho 14, D.C. proper only had a few spots for pho. But most lacked the choose-your-own-adventure menu of beef cuts. Pho 14 was the first to offer variety and soon expanded to three locations. Read more.
Pho 75 is the standard bearer for pho in the D.C. area with options for fatty or well-done brisket, skirt flank, tendon, eye-of-round steak, and tripe. Non-beef eaters can also opt for chicken pho. Read more.
The Taiwanese-owned one in Beltsville is a favorite among students at the University of Maryland for its flavorful broth and full complement of beef cuts. Read more.
Pho Junkies offers pho options with all the meats (steak, brisket, fatty brisket, flank, skirt flank, tendon, tripe, and meatball). Also on offer are chicken and steak pho options. Read more.
Pho Saté has gained many fans with its smoky, house-made chili oil. In addition to the standard beef and chicken pho options, a chicken meatball option is also available. Read more.
Pho Viet is probably most favored for its spicy lemongrass pho, which adds extra heat to the existing beef, shrimp, chicken, and vegetarian pho options offered. Read more.
Try the PhoWheels truck, which features pho with beef, meatballs, or chicken with the addition of a poached egg or a savory friend Chinese cruller. Also try the pork belly banh mi in croissant bun. Read more.
Rice Paddies is the last stop before the farther reaches of Rockville to get a bowl of pho. The restaurant offers beef, chicken, seafood (shrimp and scallops), and vegan options. Read more.
This pho restaurant offers beef, vegetarian, and seafood pho bowls with a sampler option to try all three broths. Read more.
