Pho Bristol

You'll find yourself wedged between students and suit-types on Clare Street, just off Broad Street, where Pho Bristol does what it does best: massive bowls of the real thing. The broth isn't some hastily thrown together affair—it's got depth, the kind that makes you wonder why you've been settling for less. Rice noodles swim through steaming stock with tender beef or chicken, and you can pile on the fresh herbs and chilli to your liking. It's the sort of place where eating is no-fuss and brilliant, the tables crammed close enough that you're basically sharing your meal with the whole room.