Pho le (Baldwin)

What is Pho le (Baldwin)? Housed along the vibrant Baldwin Street strip just steps from Kensington Market and Chinatown, Pho Le brings Saigon’s acclaimed 50-year-old pho institution to downtown Toronto following its Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in Vietnam. The dining room features clean wood-toned accents, warm modern lighting, and a mix of compact tables and banquette seating designed for quick, satisfying slurp sessions.

Pho le (Baldwin) Menu & What to Order The kitchen’s centerpiece is a rich Southern Vietnamese beef bone broth simmered with two kilograms of bones per litre alongside aromatic herbs and spices flown in directly from Vietnam. The Pho Dac Biet is the definitive order, loaded with rare beef, brisket, and springy beef balls, while the towering Phở Sườn Bò (bone-in beef rib pho) offers intensely tender meat with deep marrow richness. If you are steering away from beef, the seafood-rich Bún Riêu with soft-shell crab, spicy Bún Bò Huế, and house Gỏi Cuốn Tôm make essential additions paired with a condensed milk Vietnamese iced coffee.

Know Before You Go Seating is strictly walk-in only, meaning prime lunch hours and weekend dinners routinely see brief queues forming out front. Baldwin Street has extremely limited street parking, making the 510 Spadina or 505 Dundas streetcars and a short walk your easiest transit option. The restaurant serves continuously from 11:30 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. seven days a week.