14 Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Berkeley

“Our family has a healthy obsession with PhoSho Dough. The pho is CLEAN and flavorful. My personal favorite is the rotation of Specials. I am always on the prowl for the Dry Pho to come back on the menu. The owners and staff are super friendly!“

“Amazing food with outstanding service!!“

“This is a casual restaurant with all the classic Vietnamese dishes. The staff is very friendly and the food is made very quickly. Everything is reliably really good and comforting. I highly recommend the tofu bahn mi, which is a quick, filling lunch for just $7.25.“

“Self-service, order food at the front and pay after ordering. Get your own drinks. Server will bring your food out. I got the combo pho, it was very delicious. So far the best soup/pho I had. The portion is great. Totally worth the price. Hot tea is strong and tasted great too!“

“Amazing food with outstanding service!!“

“I had the pumpkin curry and coconut rice and they were both incredible. Really rich, flavorful curry with big chunks of dark meat chicken and cozy vegetables. The rice was so fragrant and sweet. I ordered pickup and it was ready super fast.“

“Absolutely bangin’. Got the BBQ pork Bahn Mi and it was incredible. Thin sliced pork with great flavor and a big portion. Vietnamese iced coffee uses coffee from Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans. Unreal spot with good outside seating.“

“The luncheon meal served to me was catered and was delivered promptly to our dinning location with a group of twenty people celebrating two birthdays. The order was still hot from its preparation and arrived with all necessary flatware along with a celebratory and festive attitude. The catered food was roasted chicken thigh and leg served with tender cabbage and perfectly steamed fluffy white rice. The chicken had an appealing medium roasted brown color prepared with what I could taste as soy based seasoning, slight sweetness and other enhancing aromatic flavors. The chicken was roasted to an ideal doneness and was tender and juicy, flavorful, easy to cut and of a sizable quantity. The gracious lady appearing with the catered order was courteous and kind, prompt as I mentioned and made sure the delivery was as exactly requested. The entire experience was positive, the roasted chicken was delicious, it all went smoothly and I would definitely suggested Camille Restaurant to others.“

“84 Viet is a really solid late night spot if you want a bunch of options and do not feel like ending up somewhere boring. The menu goes deeper than the usual watered-down Vietnamese restaurant stuff, so it feels like there is more to try than the standard handful of safe picks. The pho was definitely the best part for me. It is actually amazing and comes with a lot of meat for the price, which these days feels like spotting a unicorn in Berkeley.
Some of the other food was more just okay than amazing. The spring rolls left a little to be desired, and I probably would not go out of my way for those again. The crispy pork, though, is exactly what it says it is, very, very crispy, so at least there are no false promises there. One funny but very real detail is that some prices have clearly gone up, which you can literally see from the Sharpie edits on the menus. Not everything changed, but enough of it did that you notice.
Service kind of depends on the night. It seems like there are only one or two people working at a time, and they are definitely stretched thin, so sometimes things move smoothly and sometimes not so much. There is also a 3% cash discount, which is nice in theory, but a little annoying in practice when the non-cash alternatives at the time were things like Zelle or Venmo instead of just making it simple. Parking is also kind of a pain since it is all street parking, and there are a lot of yellow and red zones right outside, so finding an actual usable spot can take a minute. Overall, though, it is still a good late night option, especially if you are going for the pho.“

“best Banh Mi’s you can get in the area. 😋“

“Food is great ! Service is so so . They did forget a dish and were a bit slow even after the happy hour rush ended . They brought the bill before asking whether we wanted dessert ( we did ) this time and the last time we came . Still I’d go back as the food is too good!“

“Freshroll is one of my favorite places to eat in Berkeley. For under $7, you get a HUGE Spring Roll with a bunch of fillings and your choice of meat (or no meat). $1 extra for avocado (worth it) and you can also get an extra side of sauce, but the roll does come with sauce. I cannot recommend the chicken enough. It is the only warm thing about the roll but it is highly seasoned and delicious. These folks get your food out insanely fast and I have been here MANY times and have always received consistent, fresh food.“

“The food here is great. But, I've reached the limit on what my pocketbook can Justify for a bowl of broth. I started going here pre-pandemic, but since then the cost has increased twice. The cost is almost double what it was. I had the small seafood pho with tip was 23.00. Really not a lot of seafood either to justify it. Go, enjoy your meal. But expect to pay more then you would expect.“

“LOVE THIS PLACE!! The bread tears up the roof of my mouth in the best way and the fried taro in their veggie banh mi is delightful. One time they put too many jalapenos in my sandwich but honestly i prefer that to not enough spice level. Black sesame coffee is great too, although expensive. Perfect sunny day lunch spot.“