Best Vietnamese restaurants in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
Mama Mai Vietnamese Kitchen ranks #1 for Vietnamese food in Ottawa with a 4.77 score, on a 4.9 rating across 482 reviews.
With 66 places ranked, Vietnamese is one of the deeper lists in town. Mama Mai leads on rating, Pho Tuan sits 0.05 back at 4.72, and Pho By Night has by far the most reviews at 3,930, though its 4.7 rating keeps it third at 4.69.
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fromOttawa Score 4.77fromOttawaMama Mai Vietnamese Kitchen
Top of 66Bells Corners · West End
1861 Robertson Rd · Google 4.9 (482 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.77/5.
4.9 stars from 482 reviews; 71% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (70.7%). R = 4.9; v = 482; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.72fromOttawaPho Tuan
Centretown West
300 Booth St · Google 4.8 (699)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.72/5.
4.8 stars from 699 reviews; 78% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (77.8%). R = 4.8; v = 699; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.69fromOttawaPho By Night - Vietnamese Restaurant Byward Market Ottawa
Photo: Pho By Night - Vietnamese Restaurant Byward Market Ottawa via Google
ByWard Market
309 Dalhousie St · Google 4.7 (3,930)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.69/5.
4.7 stars from 3,930 reviews; 95% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (95.2%). R = 4.7; v = 3930; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 22
Showing 19 of 19 places below the first three on this page.
Each marker sits on the address saved with the place, top 3 included. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
None of the places that match have a saved location.
Ranks 4 to 10: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.69
Rank 4: ParLê Vietnamese Restaurant Byward Market Ottawa
4.7 stars from 3,257 reviews; 94% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (94.2%). R = 4.7; v = 3257; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.66
Rank 5: Co Oi Kitchen
4.8 stars from 311 reviews; 61% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (60.9%). R = 4.8; v = 311; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.63
Rank 6: Phở Bắc Oriental Cuisine
4.7 stars from 516 reviews; 72% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (72.1%). R = 4.7; v = 516; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.63
Rank 7: Feifung Kitchen
4.8 stars from 209 reviews; 51% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (51.1%). R = 4.8; v = 209; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.62
Rank 8: Pho K Fusion
4.7 stars from 409 reviews; 67% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (67.2%). R = 4.7; v = 409; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.61
Rank 9: The Noodle House
4.7 stars from 395 reviews; 66% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (66.4%). R = 4.7; v = 395; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 10: Hong's Kitchen
4.8 stars from 158 reviews; 44% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (44.1%). R = 4.8; v = 158; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 22 vietnamese restaurants records are grouped by saved address. Downtown holds the most, with 11. Each area’s best is a tap away.
1Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 1#11 · Vic & CO Cuisine Viêt
7West End
- Bells Corners 2#1 · Mama Mai Vietnamese Kitchen
- Kanata 2#8 · Pho K Fusion
- Hintonburg 2#12 · Springroll House Restaurant
- Westboro 1#22 · Restaurant Ho Guom Richmond
11Downtown
- Centretown West 6#2 · Pho Tuan
- Glebe 3#5 · Co Oi Kitchen
- ByWard Market 2#3 · Pho By Night - Vietnamese Restaurant Byward Market Ottawa
1East End
- Orléans 1#15 · Hà Nội Phố
2South Endbelow the Queensway
- Riverview 1#16 · BVR No. 2 Vietnamese Restaurant (Findlay Creek)
- Alta Vista 1#17 · Sweet Basil Restaurant 🌿
11 to 15Worth the detour
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 11: Vic & CO Cuisine Viêt
4.7 stars from 303 reviews; 60% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (60.2%). R = 4.7; v = 303; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.60
Rank 12: Springroll House Restaurant
4.7 stars from 287 reviews; 59% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (58.9%). R = 4.7; v = 287; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.58
Rank 13: Phở việt Noodle
4.7 stars from 226 reviews; 53% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (53.1%). R = 4.7; v = 226; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 14: Saigon Boy Noodle House
4.6 stars from 890 reviews; 82% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (81.7%). R = 4.6; v = 890; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 15: Hà Nội Phố
4.6 stars from 865 reviews; 81% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (81.2%). R = 4.6; v = 865; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
16 to 22Good backups to know
- fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 16: BVR No. 2 Vietnamese Restaurant (Findlay Creek)
4.8 stars from 108 reviews; 35% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (35.1%). R = 4.8; v = 108; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 17: Sweet Basil Restaurant 🌿
4.6 stars from 780 reviews; 80% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (79.6%). R = 4.6; v = 780; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.57
Rank 18: Authentic Vietnamese Pho House (GREENBANK)
4.6 stars from 707 reviews; 78% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (77.9%). R = 4.6; v = 707; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.56
Rank 19: Huong's Vietnamese Bistro
4.6 stars from 674 reviews; 77% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (77.1%). R = 4.6; v = 674; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Website not recorded - fromOttawa Score 4.56
Rank 20: Crazy Pho You
4.6 stars from 615 reviews; 75% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (75.5%). R = 4.6; v = 615; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.55
Rank 21: Chez Lam Vietnamese Restaurant
4.6 stars from 471 reviews; 70% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (70.2%). R = 4.6; v = 471; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.55
Rank 22: Restaurant Ho Guom Richmond
4.7 stars from 149 reviews; 43% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (42.7%). R = 4.7; v = 149; C = 4.4444; m = 200. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
No place below the first three on this page matches. Try another name or street.
Same stars, different scores. Why?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.444444444444445; m = 200. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.
How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .
- Mama Mai Vietnamese Kitchen 4.9 stars · 482 reviews
- Pho Tuan 4.8 stars · 699 reviews
- Pho By Night - Vietnamese Restaurant Byward Market Ottawa 4.7 stars · 3,930 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.4; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
150 unique places screened; 84 excluded in the saved list file. 66 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 2
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 5
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 2
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 81
- Other source checks
- 2
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
Data checked . How we screen and score.
Local talk
Reddit data is partial for this list. Saved matches are review-only research and do not affect the rank.
- Authentic Vietnamese Pho House (GREENBANK): Reddit discussion · Posted:
- Hong's Kitchen: Reddit discussion · Posted:
- Authentic Vietnamese Pho House (GREENBANK): Reddit discussion · Posted:
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TikTok
- 0 TikTok results in the saved Google organic pull for “vietnamese restaurant ottawa tiktok”. Pull date: .
- 8 Instagram results in the saved Google organic pull for “vietnamese restaurant ottawa instagram”. Pull date: .
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Questions
Why is Pho By Night third with 3,930 reviews?
Its huge review count gives it 95% confidence, but the rating is 4.7. Mama Mai (4.9) and Pho Tuan (4.8) rate higher with enough reviews behind them, so they finish 0.08 and 0.03 ahead.
How close are Mama Mai and Pho Tuan?
Mama Mai scores 4.77 and Pho Tuan 4.72, a 0.05 gap. Pho Tuan has more reviews (699 versus 482), but Mama Mai's higher rating wins it. Both clear the 4.44 Ottawa-area average comfortably.
Why are some Vietnamese restaurants left out?
Alcohol-led venues are excluded from the 66 ranked Vietnamese spots.