Mắm From Hanoï

"As the home to the oldest Vietnamese community in the West, Paris is full of restaurants and canteens serving bánh mì and phở. But this pocket of a place in the 2nd is packed for lunch and dinner with people primarily here for the phở tái chín. It's a Northern Vietnamese beef phở that the team makes using super tender sirloin and rib steak, fragrant spices, and perfectly al dente homemade noodles. There’s a vegetarian option for those who don’t want to miss out, as well as fried spring rolls and caramelized pork, but the phở is the star. Quantities of the house signature phở are limited and it’s known to sell out fast, so be sure to book a table for the earlier side." - sara lieberman, lindsey tramuta

"As the home to the oldest Vietnamese community in the West, Paris is full of restaurants and canteens serving bánh mì and phở. But this pocket of a place in the 2nd is packed for lunch and dinner with people primarily here for the phở tái chín. It's a Northern Vietnamese beef phở that the team makes using super tender sirloin and rib steak, fragrant spices, and perfectly al dente homemade noodles. There’s a vegetarian option for those who don’t want to miss out, as well as fried spring rolls and caramelized pork, but the phở is the star. Quantities of the house signature phở are limited and it’s known to sell out fast, so be sure to book a table for the earlier side." - Lindsey Tramuta

"In a corner of the Sentier neighbourhood, this authentic Vietnamese restaurant is a hit, and rightly so (book several days in advance). The Hanoi-born couple at the helm prepare bona fide Northern Vietnamese cuisine – the word mắm refers to a fish-based condiment that is very popular there. The vegetables and meats are of French origin and rigorously selected. Focusing on the essentials, the menu includes the not-to-be-missed pork nems, served with their famous mắm sauce, plus an excellent phở: typical of the North, the soup is slightly salty and all the more easily digestible for it – the quintessence of this aromatic food, which effortlessly fuses simplicity of execution with complexity of flavour." - Michelin Inspector