A blog about life in New York City: Pho Real: New York City's Best Bowls of Pho — tracysnewyorklife.com

On the first chilly day of fall, I suggested to a friend that we go out for pho.  "Fa?" she asked, confused what I was suggesting. With ramen so popular now, I was shocked that a New Yorker my age had never enjoyed pho (and I say this as someone who eats hearty, tasty meals on a budget, not as a food snob). This hard-to-pronounce easy-to-spell rice noodle soup is a key component of Vietnamese cuisine, and a fantastic way to warm up in cold weather.  In most cities in America, it's difficult to find a delicious bowl of pho, but in New York we're lucky to have dozens of varieties.  Here are a few of my favorites throughout NYC.

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