Pho Pasteur Church St

The name of this family-owned restaurant nods to the house specialty: pho, that deliciously heart-warming Vietnamese soup that can cure whatever ails you. And at Pho Pasteur, you can get it all manner of ways, alongside other flavourful dishes from Southern Vietnam. Think herb-laden salads, fresh rice paper rolls and skewers of meat cooked over charcoal.

If you eat here, chances are you’ll meet one of the husband and wife owners, Mr and Mrs Pham, who arrived in Australia as refugees from Southern Vietnam’s Tay Ninh provence. They had a dream of owning a restaurant, and that became a reality in 1992 when they opened this now legendary establishment in Parramatta. Needless to say, everything here is made with love and passion.