Café Diem

1031 S 8th St, Philadelphia - 19147
186 reviews
Vietnamese
(215) 923-8347

Stepping into this restaurant made me feel like I was back in Vietnam.I HIGHLY recommend the Spicy Beef Noodle Soup. I've never had a dish quite like this in a Vietnamese place before. The soup was a little spicy and a little sweet, and it is just the flavor you want to eat on a hot day. The Chicken Pho noodle was nice and fatty, and really delicious, but the Spicy Beef Noodle Soup was the show stopper. I loved their thick Vietnamese ice coffee.

I ordered no.4 and 5. The beef and chicken soup. The broths were very good. The beef was tender tho. However, the chicken is soooo hard. They use hard chicken and it’s not tender. Also, communication is a problem.

You can tell this place is the real deal. We went to Philly for a trip and stopped by this place on the way out. All the great reviews had us come. They have Boiled down double filtered tea infused water. The most amazing bun Bo hue. People who come and eat also order many dishes to go. It tastes like being back in Vietnam.

Best bowl of Bun Bo Hue I have a Philadelphia, hands down! Please have your taste buds in check because the spice level is very Southeast Asian. Jawn hits crazy hard and I love it! I usually will get the special without pig feet (they'll give you more slices of steak).

This place is so good. The soup base was so flavorful and they don't skimp on the meat at all. Highly recommend if you're looking for a quick meal around the area.

It's good but extremely busy when we got there. We ordered the #5 and wished we ordered the #1. Maybe #5 was meant to be sweet because it was way too sweet for my liking.

Limited choice but great food. Price is also good.

Amazing pho. The spicy beef soup broth is the best. A little sweet and very spicy flavor. They give lots of noodles and the meat flavor is great as well. I absolutely loved the Vietnamese iced coffee.

Must try! The soup is very nice! I would say one of the special and best I’ve ever try before!

The soup was so flavorful and the flavors of salty, umami, and spicy were so balanced. I thought it would just taste like spicy pho but it was so much better than I expected! I also loved that they used thick noodles (thinner than udon but thicker than regular pho noodles).[food insta: @strwbrrryboba for more food :)]