Pho-Pu

Guys. The staff at Phở-​Pu were friendly so it pains me a little to say this: Phở-​Pu is phở-​gettable.
If it’s been fewer than five years since the last time you had a bowl of decent phô, you don’t miss phô badly enough to make it worth going out of your way to visit Phở-​Pu.
If you have ever had a bowl of truly great phô, and you are set on visiting Phở-​Pu, please do try to put the memory of that great phô out of your mind before coming here.
As soon as the little saucer of struggle sprouts was placed on my table, I knew I was in trouble. The mung bean sprouts had seen better days, I assume, days that were long, long behind them. They were desiccated, spotty, and turning gray-​brown. I’m sorry, mung bean sprouts are always a salmonella risk and I love my life and my insides too much to risk them on those particular sorry specimens.
The basil and cilantro were fresh, tender, and green, but doled out in stingy amounts. That said, the staff might have given me more if I’d asked. I asked for more of the (fresh, fruity, and pungent) piri-​piri peppers and got those promptly, with a smile.
I was surprised that my phô arrived with pre-​cooked meat instead of the traditional raw beef that cooks in the hot broth. That said, the thin slices of beef were tasty, and so were the meatballs. I was also glad to see tripe in the broth. The noodles had a good, chewy texture and had soaked up enough of the broth to be well-​seasoned. The broth itself was on the bland side but it came alive through the judicious application of that second helping of chilis, after which it was a spicy, fruity, pungent embrace that warmed me up from the cold and rain outside. But what I was mainly tasting and enjoying were the peppers themselves.
I ordered spring rolls as well and was very disappointed by them. What arrived was a plate of greasy, mushy, flavorless little bread nuggets, obviously straight from the freezer into the fryer. Yuck. I took a bite out of one of them and promptly pushed the rest away.
The restaurant itself is small but not overly cramped. The WC is clean enough if you don’t look too close. And again, the staff were very friendly and welcoming. They understood just enough English, and I can deploy just enough Portuguese phrases, that everything went off without a hitch.
I wish I could give three stars but certain things, like the spring rolls, truly were not «A-​OK.» Two stars, «Meh. I’ve experienced better,» is the more accurate rating, even taking into account that phô joints are so rare in Lisbon. You’d be better off just having some other soup.

This is the only place in Lisbon that offers phó! It’s a hole in the wall near the Martim Moniz metro stop. The phở was ok, but it satisfied my phở fix. The staff was very friendly to me. Got my phở right away. The price is cheap, 6 euros. Portion size is ideal for one person.

I had Asian food cravings so I came to this place (in an Chinese/​South Asian neighborhood right next to Martim Moniz metro stop). Simple and standard phở, 6 euro a bowl. I felt that it was a good value.

Being a huge fan of Phở, I was ecstatic to find out a new place had opened in Lisbon finally that only serves Phở, my fave Vietnamese noodle soup. The owners are Chinese, not Vietnamese, but they do a good job of trying to be authentic. They also do not speak any English, and barely a little Portuguese. The prices are good. We ordered 12 veggie crispy rolls for appetizer for 4 euros. Not bad… nothing special, probably frozen. They have wine, 8 euros for a Monte Velho red. They have 3 soups on the menu. Yes, only 3, and they were all beef with pork balls. No Phở Ga (chicken). The Phở itself was good. Not fantastically excellent, but ok. But having no other option for Phở in Lisbon, I will be back, for sure. I gave 4 stars because of the lack of choice and the fact that they only have beef Phở at the moment. Maybe they will grow and add other options to the menu at some point.

Finalmente a melhor sopa vietnamita chegou a lisboa. Um espaço pequena mas simples. Rapido!
Ps. Nao venham com roupa bonitinha pq vao ficar sujos de comer sopa com pauzinhos
Ps2– trazer babete!

Thank you for ITranslate app… We found a phở place but they dont speak English. Only Portuguese or Mandarin… But they are very patient with us. What a good customer service. If we ever visit Lisbon again, we definitely coming back to this place. So worth it!!!