Madame Vo
Vietnamese restaurant · East Village ·
Long-simmered pho, rice dishes, and vegetarian options
Long-simmered pho, rice dishes, and vegetarian options
"At this East Village neighborhood spot, 2010s club bangers play and almost everyone slurps bowls of the Madame Pho with a $10 short rib add-on. It's the kind of casual place where you can bring friends to drink whiskey-based Vietnamese espresso martinis, but don't take that to mean you should split the namesake beefy soup with short rib, which has nice warming spices and emulates a Fred Flintstone wet dream. Get your own. Then throw in some Vietnamese classics to share with your group, like the crispy chả giò stuffed with tail-on shrimp, pork, and crab, and you'll be in for a fun night out." - sonal shah, willa moore, will hartman, carlo mantuano, molly fitzpatrick
"Hit East Village Vietnamese restaurant Madame Vo is known for its pho, but the wings are an ideal starter. Crunchy and spicy from a caramelized garlic fish sauce, they’re a big flavor hit." - Eater Staff
"The Madame Pho at Madame Vo is rich and aromatic, with lots of warming spices that will make you question why cinnamon isn’t in more savory dishes. And while the basic $20 bowl is full of sliced rare beef and meatballs, with all the usual suspect fixings, you really are missing out if you don’t get the $10 short rib add-on. The succulent, dinosaur-style bone will save you a trip to the pet store, because you’ll likely be taking at least part of your bowl to go. This phở is a whole occasion." - will hartman, bryan kim, willa moore, carlo mantuano, molly fitzpatrick
"An East Village spot that similarly centered its menu on northern-style phở around 2017, part of a wave of restaurants emphasizing regional authenticity." - Nat Belkov
"This New York City Vietnamese restaurant is known for massive bowls of short‑rib pho and other bold, comforting plates; the owners’ cookbook reads like a love letter to Vietnam and their families’ refugee journeys while transposing popular restaurant hits into home kitchens. Standout recipes translated for home cooks include creamy tomato tết noodles loaded with crab, fiery bún bò huế, and the signature Miss Saigon cocktail, and the book pairs approachable recipes with longer, broth‑forward projects and essays on Vietnamese nhậu culture and regional culinary variation." - Eater Staff