Pho 37 Headingley

You'll find yourself on North Lane in Headingley, wedged between the student bars and indie shops, stepping into a place that smells like star anise and lemongrass before you've even sat down. The room's unpretentious—plastic stools, laminate tables, walls covered in photos of regulars—but that's precisely the point. You're here for the pho, and it's the real deal: deeply savoury broths that taste like they've been simmering since dawn, rice noodles that are actually al dente, and beef or chicken that melts on your tongue. The spring rolls are crispy, the Vietnamese coffee arrives properly thick and sweet, and you'll leave smelling like a Vietnamese market in the best way possible.