Hanoi's Pho Thin brings its famous pho to Melbourne's Hardware Lane


The best pho in Hanoi is arguably found at Pho Thin, a nondescript eatery on Lo Duc in the city's French Quarter.

When it opened in 1979, Vietnam was still recovering from the war and food was rationed. To add more flavour to the standard raw beef, broth and herb combination, owner Nguyen Trong Thin made the controversial call to stir-fry the beef in garlic before adding it to the soup.

In the years since, more Pho Thin outposts have opened across Asia, including wider Vietnam and Japan. Last week, Australia's first Pho Thin opened softly (it opens officially September 19) in Hardware Lane.

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Hanoi pho shop Pho Thin's signature pho with stir-fried beef.