Vacaville’s unassuming downtown strip holds culinary gems where you can grab a quick pho fix or settle in for a multi-course feast. Here are the top spots for shaking beef, banh mi piled high, and steaming bowls of bun bo hue.
SaiGon Nho
$ | (918) 808-0468 | WEBSITE
SaiGon Nho is the most charming restaurant in the neighborhood. The teacups on saucers and bright chili oil bottles add warmth to the clean and inviting space. It’s welcoming, thanks to a dining room always filled with families, solo diners, and anyone in need of solid Vietnamese food once the craving hits. The one dish that makes a trip here worth it is the melt-in-your-mouth grilled chicken banh mi on amazingly crusty homemade bread.
Many of the other staples on the varied menu are hit or miss, but if you grab that banh mi, and a Vietnamese coffee, you’ll have a great time.
Saigon Phở
$ | (707) 451-2548 | WEBSITE
Vietnamese restaurants in Vacaville are as common as SUVs in a Costco parking lot—and among the best of them is Saigon Phở. This is the shopping center’s go-to spot, thanks to cozy tables, a clean dining room that’s no stranger to pho-fueled family dinners, and food by a family-run kitchen. Their beef pho with fresh noodles is fantastic, as are starters like spring rolls, vermicelli bowls, and bright rice plates.
Throw some fast service and friendly staff into the equation, and the odds are high that you’ll find yourself here for lunch and dinner.
Pho Lee Hoa Phat 7
$ | (707) 426-9999 | WEBSITE
This is one of the best Vietnamese spots in Vacaville, and, damn, everything here is satisfying. The egg rolls are perfectly crispy, the taro drink is extra refreshing, the chicken pho is flavorful, and the generous portions are some of the most substantial we’ve had in recent memory. Pho this good and reliable needs a pleasant space. There’s a spacious dining area with calming lighting, slightly rustic wooden chairs, and clean surfaces everywhere.
Vương Phở 94533
$ | (707) 434-8808 | WEBSITE
It’s practically a local requirement to have at least one standout Vietnamese pho spot in every California town, and Vương Phở 94533 fills that role perfectly in Vacaville. The modern, renovated space serves up steaming bowls of rare steak pho with wontons that have just the right balance of savory broth and fresh ingredients. It’s a great place to bring a friend or a few boba enthusiasts for a satisfying, flavor-packed meal—or settle in alone for a refreshing iced honeydew drink all to yourself.
B&B Boba & Banh Mi
$ | (707) 379-2625 | WEBSITE
Craving banh mi and boba? No? You mean, not yet. This clean and fun counter-service spot is serving up an array of super fresh and tasty Vietnamese sandwiches. But don’t overlook the other favorites, like spring rolls that are stuffed to the brim, affordable combo meals, and well-cooked boba.
Run here, order the Grilled Pork Banh Mi (it’s pretty good and very large), and grab a Thai Tea with Boba from their own counter to enjoy in their cute space with art on the walls and Boba plushies adding to the vibe.
Pho Lee Hoa Phat 4
$ | (707) 452-8829 | WEBSITE
You’re at Pho Lee Hoa Phat 4 not just for the fabulous pho, but also for the deep selection of Vietnamese classics that hit all the right notes. Think perfectly cooked Pho Bo with huge portions, refreshing #47 and #17 Pho Tai, and spring rolls that are the best ever and always fresh. There’s a decent broth with fried garlic topping that may not be to everyone’s taste, but sticking just to that would be a mistake.
The pho, the spring rolls, and the super fast, reasonably priced food are the reason you squeeze into this cozy, if a little cramped, space in the first place.
Pho Saigon
$ | (707) 422-4383 | WEBSITE
Pho Saigon is Vacaville’s multi-hyphenate pho destination, and a reliable spot at all hours of the day. In the afternoon, folks swing by for a quick bowl of tai chin pho with its savory broth. It’s also where to settle in for an extra-long meal—there’s plenty of outdoor parking ideal for easy access, plus better-than-average Vietnamese staples like an excellent chicken pho and comically generous portions.
Adding to this spot’s many list of talents: prices that actually surprise, so indulge here on evenings when a wallet-friendly feast is in order.