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Address: 86 St John Street, Clerkenwell,  EC1M 4EH
Telephone: 020 7253 7624
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Supermarket or upmarket? Opinions are divided over this Vietnamese eatery; it’s not too busy a weekends yet but as word gets round lunchtimes are getting packed, although the service still seems to be keeping up. The simple menu comprises various Pho, a noodle soup made from a protractedly processed stock rippling with subtle flavours, Bun, a dish based on eastern vermicelli, and baguettes with an oriental twist. The food is a mixed bag but it’s definitely more hit than miss. The enormous bowls of soup are definitely the highlight, with all stock made on site, and simmered for twelve hours. It’s not as rich, or as overpoweringly flavoured as most inexpensive oriental food, and it’s all the better for it. So it might be time to trade in your staid cheese ploughman’s for a more exotic snack tomorrow lunchtime.

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Wagamama

109 Fleet Street, The City,  London,  EC4A Map
13 minutes walk from Pho
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1 Ropemaker Street, The City,  London,  EC2Y Map
13 minutes walk from Pho
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St John's Square,  86-88 Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1M Map
1 minutes walk from Pho
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47-48 St John's Square, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1V Map
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7-21 Goswell Road, London,  EC1M Map
4 minutes walk from Pho
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120 Central Street, London,  EC1V8DS Map
10 minutes walk from Pho
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9 minutes walk from Pho
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16th November 2009 until 28th November 2009
Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue,  EC1R Map
13 minutes walk from Pho
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Host Gallery
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Host Gallery

1 Honduras Street, The City,  London,  EC1Y Map
7 minutes walk from Pho
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63 Gee Street, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1V Map
7 minutes walk from Pho
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26 St John Street, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1M Map
3 minutes walk from Pho
Best known for its nose-to-tail meat dishes served up in the restaurant, St John has also run a bakery since it began here in 1994. ... More
 
 
 
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91 Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1M Map
4 minutes walk from Pho
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London Wine Academy
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London Wine Academy

Garden Floor,  6 Coldbath Square, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1R Map
9 minutes walk from Pho
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City Journalism

106 Bunhill Row, The City,  London,  EC1Y Map
11 minutes walk from Pho
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Urban Golf
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Urban Golf

12 Smithfield Street, The City,  London,  EC1A Map
7 minutes walk from Pho
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Postman's Park

King Edward Street, The City,  London,  EC4M Map
9 minutes walk from Pho
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71 Long Lane, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1A Map
5 minutes walk from Pho
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The Hat & Tun

3 Hatton Wall, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1N Map
7 minutes walk from Pho
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Fabric
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Fabric

77a Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1M Map
6 minutes walk from Pho
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Portal Restaurant and Bar

88 St John Street, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1M Map
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Dust

27 Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell,  London,  EC1M Map
1 minutes walk from Pho
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