NamNam Raffles City Pho

Nam Nam Noodle Bar has been around since 2012 – but the snaking queues at NamNam Raffles City till present day esp during lunchtime is a testament to their consistency. The name ‘Nam Nam’ is a play of the word Viet-nam, and it is also a more budget offshoot of the Les Amis Group’s Annam Vietnamese Cuisine, helmed by Chef Nam Quoc Nguyen. It is not difficult to see why this Vietnamese food joint is so popular.

The Pho and Banh Mi toasted baguette sets are affordable for the lunch crowd – SGD9.90 nett with spring rolls and a drink thrown in. Yeahness to No GST and service charge! (On weekdays 10am-3pm)

The signature Pho are inspired from those in Hanoi, where the rice flour noodles are cooked with broth boiled for over 24 hours, coming in choices of Pho with chicken, beef balls, beef steak slices, beef combination or wagyu beef slices (SGD16.90 for this.)

And better news for me – no MSG at all. I almost had enough of irresponsible people adding too much MSG to our soups, thinking they can get away with it.

NamNam Raffles City's Pho may not be compared to those in Vietnam, but definitely worthy enough.