The pho at Pho Phong Lu'u is our favorite in town, and we’re clearly not the only people in agreement, as evidenced by the line spilling out of the North Austin restaurant around lunchtime every weekend. But true to the nature of its namesake dish, Pho Phong Lu’u opens at 10am, making it one of the few spots in town where you can grab a bowl of piping hot pho for a late breakfast as the dish is generally eaten in its country of origin. But even if you don’t find yourself hitting the snooze button a few too many times to catch the tail-ends of a morning meal, we’ve found the pho here to be just as satisfying for weekday lunches, weekend hangovers, and all-the-time noodle soup cravings. Don’t expect any frills in the dining room—it’s a large, open room with tables pressed up close enough to each other to make squeezing between them feel like awkwardly shuffling back into your window seat on an airplane. None of that matters. You’re here for the best pho in Austin, and maybe a few wings or bánh mì that will likely arrive with or after your entree. Just think of them as very savory, chicken or baguette desserts.