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4 Best Places for Pho in Winnipeg

Where to find the best pho in Winnipeg — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 9.0★. Spanning vietnamese kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.

The best places for pho in Winnipeg are Pho Kim Tuong 越南粉, Viva Restaurant, Nhu Quynh Restaurant, and more. Start with Pho Kim Tuong 越南粉 if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Linh Tran•4 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
Pho Kim Tuong 越南粉Viva RestaurantNhu Quynh Restaurant

Top picks at a glance

#1Pho Kim Tuong 越南粉Vietnamese • Winnipeg • value#2Viva RestaurantVietnamese • Winnipeg • $#3Nhu Quynh RestaurantVietnamese • Winnipeg • $

Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated spots for pho in Winnipeg. Whether you're a local hunting your next regular or visiting and want to eat well, these picks are sorted by quality and review depth.

Quick picks

Pho Kim Tuong 越南粉
Vietnamese • Winnipeg
Pho Kim Tuong on Ellice Avenue occupies a particular place in Winnipeg's Vietnamese dining landscape that goes beyond mere longevity: diners consistently call it the city's most authentic pho desti…
Viva Restaurant
Vietnamese • Winnipeg
Viva Restaurant is the kind of vietnamese room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.
Nhu Quynh Restaurant
Vietnamese • Winnipeg
Nhu Quynh, on Ellice Avenue in Winnipeg, is the kind of Vietnamese room that earns its loyalty through the bowl rather than the brand.
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Editorial details
Author: Linh Tran
Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

On this page

  1. 1. Pho Kim Tuong 越南粉View →
  2. 2. Viva RestaurantView →
  3. 3. Nhu Quynh RestaurantView →
  4. 4. Pho Hoang SeasonsView →

How the restaurants compare

Pho Kim Tuong 越南粉
Winnipeg • Vietnamese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Pho
Mood
Casual
Viva Restaurant
Winnipeg • Vietnamese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
$
Best for
date night
Mood
Casual
Nhu Quynh Restaurant
Winnipeg • Vietnamese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
$
Best for
Vietnamese
Mood
Casual
Pho Hoang Seasons
Winnipeg • Vietnamese
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
value
Best for
Pho
Mood
Casual

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

4 ranked picks

Pho Kim Tuong 越南粉 — Pho Kim Tuong on Ellice Avenue occupies a particular place in Winnipeg's Vietnamese dining landscape that goes beyond mere longevity: diners consistently call it the city's most authentic pho destination, the "OG" — and that reputation, sustained across years of Google reviews and food press coverage, isn't the language of novelty-seekers. This is a room built for people who know what they want. Owner Kiet Tran reportedly works the floor with a charismatic, genuinely warm presence, the kind that turns first-timers into regulars. The recently renovated dining room — modern grey brick, pendant lighting, bamboo accents — signals care without pretension. At price level one, Pho Kim Tuong is positioned squarely as a neighborhood anchor, not a destination play. The menu's gravitational center is pho, which diners describe with the specific enthusiasm reserved for places doing things by hand: "homemade authentic" is the recurring phrase, and the broth is praised for richness and comforting depth that suggests a long, attentive cook. The bun bo Hue — a spicier, lemongrass-forward beef noodle soup from central Vietnam, distinct from pho in both character and technique — is cited as one of Winnipeg's best renditions of the dish, which matters because it's a harder bowl to find done well. The vermicelli bowls, including a combination version (V9) with spring roll, draw consistent praise for their generous portions. Beyond noodles, diners have flagged a panko-crusted crispy shrimp and green mango salad as a worthwhile detour into the kitchen's range, alongside a beef stir fry with broccoli for those wanting something off the soup path. The move here is to anchor your order around the pho or bun bo Hue — the kitchen's reputation was built on broth, and that's where the consistency lives. If the crispy shrimp and green mango salad is available, it represents a smart second dish; it reads as a counterpoint to the heavier bowls. End with the complimentary seasonal fruit plate, which the kitchen sends out as dessert — a small touch that regulars clearly appreciate. Pho Kim Tuong doesn't take reservations for walk-in tables by reputation, so arriving on the earlier side of a dinner service at 856 Ellice is the practical call. View restaurant →
Nhu Quynh Restaurant — Nhu Quynh, on Ellice Avenue in Winnipeg, is the kind of Vietnamese room that earns its loyalty through the bowl rather than the brand. This is a price-point-one operation in the truest sense — no design investment, no social media cultivation, no imported credibility from a celebrity chef. What it offers instead is a focused, no-frills Vietnamese menu that has kept neighbourhood diners and city-wide regulars coming back across multiple decades. The Winnipeg Free Press once awarded it four stars, a notable marker for a room this unpretentious, and its continued presence on delivery platforms through 2026 signals staying power that hype-driven spots rarely manage. If you're coming for ambiance, recalibrate. If you're coming because Winnipeg has a limited number of kitchens genuinely committed to Vietnamese noodle soups, this is one of the places that belongs in that conversation. The two pillars of Nhu Quynh's reputation are its pho and its bun bo Hue, and both are taken seriously here in ways that matter. Pho — the long-simmered Northern Vietnamese beef broth soup — is praised by diners for broth that registers as genuinely flavourful rather than thin or over-salted, a distinction that separates the committed kitchen from the cursory one. Bun bo Hue is the dish that separates the specialists from the generalists: a spicier, lemongrass-forward Central Vietnamese noodle soup built on pork and beef bone broth, and multiple reviewers have called Nhu Quynh's version the best available in Winnipeg — a claim that carries weight in a city with real Vietnamese dining history. The banh xeo, a crispy Vietnamese savoury crepe typically filled with shrimp, pork, and bean sprouts, rounds out the verified highlights and is specifically called out as top-notch by diners. The practical reality of eating at Nhu Quynh: portions are generous and prices are among the lowest you'll find for this style of cooking in the city, so the move is to order the bun bo Hue if you want to understand what this kitchen does at its most distinctive. The room is casual and the décor is spare — diners note the tables are clean even when the carpet shows its age, which is exactly the honest trade-off of a restaurant that keeps its money in the kitchen. No reservations are likely necessary for a room at this price and profile, but going at off-peak lunch hours will get you the quickest service. Order the bun bo Hue first; let the pho be your reason to come back. View restaurant →

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