Au Petit Vietnamien

C’est bon, très bon. Restau petit mais accueillant, et pas trop cher. Entre autres, j’ai goûté un très bon bœuf au basilic, et un dessert très sympa mais dont j’ai oublié le nom.

Tiny glitz-​free frontage on a grim stretch of Parmentier north of Oberkampf’s busy bar strip. Popped in at lunchtime on a Saturday for a bowl of phở and found this 20-​seater immaculately clean and filled with locals, me excepted.
My phở had the most intense yet best-​balanced broth of any I’ve ever eaten. Not sure if the rice noodles were less chewy and rougher-​textured than usual due to being overcooked, or due to being made fresh. Was afraid to ask if they roll their own, lest it be misinterpreted. But over all, a delicious bowl.
Service was courteous, quick, efficient, and very low-​key. Prices were appropriate to the venue. Restroom was clean, modern, and fully functional.
Would definitely eat there again, if in the neighborhood.

Ce petit restaurant a deux pas du bar très animé La Gouttière né paye pas de mine, et pourtant… Les plats y sont frais et savoureux, le nem croquant a souhait, le banh cunh tout en délicatesse, le riz gluant a la mangue fondant. Bref, une perle de boui boui avec une addition toute légère.