In Seong-buk district, Seoul (South Korea), there is a Vietnamese restaurant that attracts a lot of attention called "Pho Ong Nam". The restaurant's design from the inside out is imbued with Vietnamese culture, and the layout is identical to restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City.
In addition to plastic tables and chairs, potted plants, and signs with a local atmosphere, Pho Ong Nam restaurant also uses almost 100% Vietnamese, posting many famous Vietnamese idioms.
Korean blogger Ina came to experience the food here and was very pleased with the restaurant.
"Just looking at the shop, you will see that it is no different from traveling to Vietnam, similar to the shops in Ho Chi Minh City. Anyone passing by here will definitely be very curious, and so am I. The inside of the shop is even more like Vietnam. I pay attention to every detail, really feeling like I am traveling to Ho Chi Minh City," Ina wrote.
Beef pho at the restaurant costs 10,500 won (about 190,000 VND), grilled pork vermicelli costs 9,500 won (about 175,000 VND). The most expensive is broken rice with pork chops, which costs 12,000 won (about 220,000 VND).
Ina ordered a bowl of beef pho - the restaurant's specialty, which is said to be made with bone broth that has been cooked for at least 12 hours.
"Just looking at it was overwhelming. The pho looked delicious and had a faint aroma. The staff showed me how to make it more delicious by squeezing lemon, mixing chili sauce with satay, and eating it with meat. Koreans will love this spicy and sour taste," the diner described.
She commented that the pho had a lot of meat and was very delicious. "Usually pho restaurants in Korea will adjust to Korean tastes, but this place has the same pho as I had in Ho Chi Minh City. The pho and meat are both high quality, so I enjoyed the food very much. I didn't expect there to be such a delicious Vietnamese pho restaurant in Seong-buk. I will come here often," Ina shared.
Ina added that if you want to try authentic Vietnamese pho, you must definitely visit this place.
