Vietnamese Restaurant Name Generator
Names for pho shops, banh mi counters and cafes
Generate Vietnamese restaurant names for pho shops, banh mi counters, noodle houses, cafes and food trucks: family names like Pho Tran, place names like Hue Noodle Bar, Vietnamese words like Quan Ngon and clean puns like Un-Pho-Gettable.
About Vietnamese restaurant names
Vietnamese restaurants abroad follow a few naming habits you can spot on almost any high street. The oldest is Pho plus a family name or a number, such as Pho Tran or Pho 9. The number on a sign can be a lucky number, a street address or a year that matters to the family; the ones in this list are plain and lucky numbers only. The second habit is a place: Saigon Kitchen, Hanoi House, Hue Noodle Bar and Mekong Table tell a customer which regional cooking to expect.
Newer places often pair a Vietnamese word with an English noun, or let the word stand alone. The ones used here are common and simple: quan means eatery, bep kitchen, ngon delicious, sen lotus, tre bamboo, com rice, bun rice vermicelli and ca phe coffee. Everything is written without tone marks, the way most signs in the US and UK are.
About a fifth of the list is pho puns. The searched genre leans heavily on puns that sound like swearing when read aloud; this list keeps to the clean ones, such as Pho Real, Un-Pho-Gettable and Bun Intended, which work on a family sign. The rest covers banh mi counters, rice and noodle houses, coffee shops, one-word modern brands and street-cart names.
How to choose Vietnamese restaurant names
- Decide what you sell first. A pho shop can carry Pho in the name, but a banh mi counter, a com tam rice house or a ca phe needs a name that points at its own specialty.
- Say a pun out loud before you commit. If it sounds like a swear word at normal speed, it will limit where you can advertise and who brings the kids.
- If you use a Vietnamese word, ask a fluent speaker to confirm the meaning and the tone marks. Without the marks, one spelling can stand for several different words.
- A family name only works if it is your family's. Pho Tran or Le Family Kitchen should be true for the people behind the counter.
- Search your city and your local business register for the name before you order a sign. Short pho names are often already in use nearby.
Frequently asked questions
What are good names for a pho restaurant?
The classic format is Pho plus a family name or a number, such as Pho Tran, Pho Nguyen or Pho 9. Place names like West Lake Pho and descriptive names like Twelve Hour Broth also work well. If you want something lighter, a clean pun such as Pho Real or Pho-nomenal is easy to remember.
Are the funny pho names family-friendly?
Yes. Many well-known pho puns rely on sounding like profanity, and those are left out on purpose. The puns here, such as Un-Pho-Gettable, Pho Ever Yours and What's Pho Dinner, are safe for a storefront, a menu and a school fundraiser flyer.
Why are the Vietnamese words written without accent marks?
Most Vietnamese restaurant signs in English-speaking countries drop the tone marks, so the list does the same throughout. Vietnamese is tonal and the marks change the meaning, so look up the full spelling of names like Quan Ngon or Bep Viet if you want to print them properly.
Can I use these names for a banh mi shop or a cafe?
Yes. The list includes sandwich counter names like Baguette & Pate and The Dac Biet, and coffee names like Ca Phe Phin and Egg Coffee House. No name here has been compared with existing businesses, so search locally before you use one.
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All 500 Vietnamese restaurant names
A: 7 names
- After Dark Noodles
- Almost Pho-mous
- An Com
- An Ngon
- Anise
- Auntie Mai's Pho
- Avocado Shake Bar
B: 62 names
- Ba Mien
- Ba Ngoai
- Ba Noi's Kitchen
- Bac Xiu Bar
- Back Alley Pho
- Baguette & Pate
- Baguette & Pickle
- Baguette Alley
- Bamboo & Broth
- Banh Appetit
- Banh Mi & Co.
- Banh Mi Before Noon
- Banh Mi Corner
- Banh Mi Counter
- Banh Mi Daily
- Banh Mi House
- Banh Mi Op La
- Banh Mi Station
- Banh Mi Window
- Banh to Be Wild
- Banh Voyage
- Banh Xeo House
- Basket Boat
- Beef Stew & Baguette
- Ben Thanh Market Grill
- Ben Tre Coconut Grove
- Bep Ba Sau
- Bep Me
- Bep Nha
- Bep Que
- Bep Sen
B, continued
- Bep Viet
- Best Friends Pho Ever
- Betel Leaf
- Bia Hoi Corner
- Bia Hoi Junction
- Bird's Eye Chili
- Black Cardamom
- Bo Bay Mon House
- Bo Kho & Bread
- Bo La Lot Grill
- Bone Broth & Basil
- Bread & Broth
- Breakfast Pho Cart
- Brisket & Basil
- Broken Rice & Pork Chop
- Broken Rice Kitchen
- Broth & Baguette
- Broth-erly Love
- Bui's Broth House
- Bun & Broth
- Bun & Grill
- Bun Bo Hue House
- Bun Cha Corner
- Bun Cha Hanoi Grill
- Bun House
- Bun in a Million
- Bun Intended
- Bun Rieu & Crab
- Bun Thit Nuong Bar
- Buon Ma Thuot Coffee House
- Butter & Pate
C: 50 names
- Ca Phe & Banh
- Ca Phe Break
- Ca Phe Corner
- Ca Phe Da Lat
- Ca Phe Den
- Ca Phe Muoi
- Ca Phe Oi
- Ca Phe Phin
- Ca Phe Saigon
- Ca Phe Sua Da
- Ca Phe Trung
- Ca Phe Viet
- Call Mi Maybe
- Cam On
- Can Tho Floating Market
- Cao Lau Hoi An
- Cao Lau Noodle House
- Cha Lua Deli
- Charcoal & Rice
- Charcoal Street Grill
- Charred Ginger
- Che Ba Mau
- Che House
- Chili & Lime
- Cho Dem Night Market
- Cholon Noodles
- Cilantro & Chili
- Clay Pot Rice
- Claypot & Caramel
- Cloud Pass
- Coconut Coffee Bar
- Cold Cut Special
- Com & Get It
- Com As You Are
- Com Ga Hoi An
- Com Ngon
- Com Nha
- Com Que
- Com Tam Corner
- Com Tam Di Bay
- Com Tam House
- Com Tam Saigon
- Com Together
- Com-Pho-rt Food
- Condensed Milk Cafe
- Crispy Crust Bakery
- Crispy Shallot
- Crusty Baguette Co.
- Curbside Pho
- Cyclo
D: 14 names
- Da Lat Arabica
- Da Lat Flower Market
- Da Lat Garden
- Da Lat Pines
- Da Nang Table
- Dac Biet Sandwich Co.
- Daikon & Carrot
- Delta & Highlands
- Dinh Family Noodles
- Do Chua
- Do Re Mi Pho
- Dong Xuan Market Eats
- Dragon Bridge Grill
- Drip by Drip
E: 3 names
- Egg Coffee House
- Em Oi
- Eu-Pho-ria
F: 5 names
- Fast Pho-ward
- Fish Sauce & Lime
- Five A.M. Pho
- Food Cart 36
- Fresh Roll & Baguette
G: 12 names
- Galangal
- Ganh Street Food
- Goc Pho
- Goc Viet
- Goi Cuon Bar
- Good Pho the Soul
- Good Pho You
- Good Pho-tune
- Grandma Nguyen's Kitchen
- Green Papaya
- Grilled Pork & Baguette
- Grilled Pork & Rice
H: 35 names
- Ha Long Bay Bistro
- Hai Phong Crab Noodle
- Hai Van Pass Cafe
- Han River Grill
- Hang Rong Street Eats
- Hanh Phuc
- Hanoi Corner
- Hanoi House
- Hanoi Old Town
- Hanoi Pho Bar
- Hat Gao
- Hem Cafe
- Hem Noodles
- Herb Your Enthusiasm
- Hill Country Robusta
- Hoa Mai
- Hoa Sen
- Hoan Kiem Noodles
- Hocus Pho-cus
- Hoi An Baguette
- Hoi An Lantern
- Hoi An Street Food
- Hoi An Yellow House
- Honk & Slurp
- House of Pho
- Hu Tieu House
- Hue Citadel Cafe
- Hue Noodle Bar
- Hue of Life
- Hue to Go
- Huong Que
- Huong Sen
- Huong Vi
- Huong Viet
- Huynh Noodle Bar
I: 1 name
- Imperial Hue
J: 3 names
- Jackfruit
- Japanese Bridge Cafe
- Jasmine Tea & Ca Phe
K: 3 names
- Keeping It Pho Real
- Kingfisher
- Kumquat
L: 23 names
- Ladle
- Lam's Pho & Rice
- Lantern
- Lantern Alley
- Late Night Pho Window
- Lau Hot Pot
- Le Family Kitchen
- Lemongrass & Lime
- Lemongrass Grill House
- Lemongrass Pork Sandwiches
- Let the Good Rolls
- Lime & Reason
- Little Hanoi
- Little Plastic Stool Cafe
- Little Street Kitchen
- Loaf & Lemongrass
- Lotus & Lime
- Lotus Root
- Lotus Tea House
- Love Mi Tender
- Low Stool Coffee
- Ly's Pho Shop
- Lychee & Lime
M: 23 names
- Made Pho You
- Mai Vang
- Mama Le's Pho
- Marrow & Anise
- Me Oi
- Mekong Morning
- Mekong Table
- Mi Oh My
- Mi Quang Da Nang
- Midnight Pho Cart
- Mint to Be
- Monsoon
- Morning Baguette
- Morning Congee
- Morning Glory
- Morning Market Noodles
- Morning Phin
- Mot Hai Ba
- Mot Hai Ba Yo
- Motorbike Baguette
- Mui Ne Dunes Grill
- My Pho-vorite Place
- My Tho Noodles
N: 19 names
- Ngon
- Ngon Lam
- Ngon Ngon
- Ngon Qua
- Nguyen's Noodle House
- Nha Hang Sen
- Nha Trang Seafood
- Nha Tre
- Nha Viet
- Night Market Noodles
- Nine Dragons
- Nine Dragons River Cafe
- Non La
- Noodle & Herb
- Noodle Alley
- North to South
- Nuoc Cham
- Nuoc Mam
- Nuoc Mia Stand
O: 7 names
- Oh Broth-er
- Oh My Banh Mi
- Old Quarter Eatery
- One Pho All
- One Pho the Road
- Op La Breakfast Counter
- Out Pho Lunch
P: 89 names
- Paddy & Pot
- Pandan
- Pandan & Coconut
- Pandan Waffle Cafe
- Paper Lantern
- Peanut Sauce & Rolls
- Perfume River Cafe
- Perilla
- Pham's Pho & Grill
- Phin
- Phin & Pour
- Phin Drip Coffee
- Phin-tastic Coffee
- Pho 101
- Pho 11
- Pho 168
- Pho 18
- Pho 3
- Pho 33
- Pho 36
- Pho 39
- Pho 5
- Pho 7
- Pho 86
- Pho 9
- Pho a Good Time
- Pho All Seasons
- Pho Before Work
- Pho Bo House
- Pho Breakfast Club
- Pho Bui
- Pho Chau
- Pho Co Ba
- Pho Corner
- Pho Cryin' Out Loud
- Pho Dinh
- Pho Duong
- Pho Ever Young
- Pho Ever Yours
- Pho Ga Corner
- Pho Galore
- Pho Garden
- Pho Get About It
- Pho Good Measure
P, continued
- Pho Goodness Sake
- Pho Here or To Go
- Pho Huynh
- Pho Keeps
- Pho La La
- Pho Lam
- Pho Le
- Pho Ly
- Pho Mai
- Pho Ngo
- Pho Nguyen
- Pho Old Times' Sake
- Pho on Wheels
- Pho Pas
- Pho Pham
- Pho Phan
- Pho Real
- Pho Sho
- Pho Shore
- Pho the Love of Broth
- Pho the Win
- Pho Tran
- Pho Truck Co.
- Pho Truong
- Pho Vo
- Pho Vu
- Pho Your Eyes Only
- Pho Your Soul
- Pho-casso
- Pho-enix Rising
- Pho-get Me Not
- Pho-losophy
- Pho-mily Style
- Pho-MO Noodle Bar
- Pho-natic
- Pho-nd of You
- Pho-netically Speaking
- Pho-nomenal
- Pho-ntastic
- Pho-to Finish
- Pho-togenic
- Phu Quoc Pepper
- Pickled Daikon
- Plastic Stool Pho
- Pomelo
Q: 13 names
- Quan Anh Hai
- Quan Chi Hai
- Quan Chu Tu
- Quan Com
- Quan Ngon
- Quan Nhau Beer Garden
- Quan Nho
- Quan Oc Snail Bar
- Quan Sen
- Quan Viet
- Que Huong
- Que Nha
- Quy Nhon Seafood Grill
R: 19 names
- Rain or Shine Pho
- Rau Ram
- Ready Pho Anything
- Red River Delta Table
- Red River Noodles
- Rice & Shine
- Rice Noodle Lab
- Rice Noodle Republic
- Rice Paddy Table
- Rice Paper
- Rice Paper Rolls
- Rice to Meet You
- Rice to the Occasion
- River Market Pho
- Robusta & Rice
- Robusta Room
- Rollin' with My Pho-mies
- Rolling Pho
- Rong Vang
S: 47 names
- Sa Dec Noodle
- Saigon Alley
- Saigon Baguette
- Saigon Kitchen
- Saigon Noodle Club
- Saigon Rooftop
- Saigon Sandwich Window
- Saigon Street Eats
- Salt Coffee Hue
- Salt Pepper Lime
- Sampan
- Sapa Hills
- Sawtooth
- Scallion Oil
- Second to Bun
- Sen
- Sen & Tre
- Sen Kitchen
- Sen Vang
- Sen Viet
- Sen-sational
- Seven Courses of Beef
- Shoulder Pole
- Shutter Window Coffee
- Sidewalk Coffee
- Sidewalk Pho
- Simmer
- Simply Pho-bulous
- Simply Viet
- Sinh To Bar
- Sizzling Crepe House
- Skewer Street
- Slow Drip Ca Phe
- Snail Street
- Spring Roll With It
- Sprout & About
- Stall No. 9
- Stand Banh Mi
- Star Anise
- Steamed Rice Rolls
- Sticky Rice & Mung Bean
- Sticky Rice Corner
- Street Cart Saigon
- Street Side Bun Cha
- Sugarcane & Kumquat
- Sunrise Banh Mi
- Sym-Pho-ny
T: 44 names
- Table Pho Two
- Tam Coc Rice House
- Tamarind
- Tarp & Table
- Tay Ho Lakeside
- Tea Pho Two
- Thanks Da Lat
- Thanks Pho Coming
- That's How We Roll
- The Blue Tarp
- The Broken Rice Co.
- The Carrying Pole
- The Crackly Baguette
- The Dac Biet
- The Daily Phin
- The Duong Family Table
- The Herb Basket
- The Jalapeno Slice
- The Noodle Stall
- The Phan Family Table
- The Phin
- The Pho Counter
- The Pho Show Must Go On
- The Spring Roll Counter
- The Toasted Baguette
- The Vermicelli Bowl
- Thirty-Six Streets
- Thit Nuong Sandwich Bar
- Three Regions
- Thu Bon Riverside
- Tia To
- Tiem Com
- Tiem Pho
- Tiny Stool Kitchen
- Tra Da Corner
- Tra Sen
- Tran Family Pho
- Tre
- Tre Bien Bistro
- Tre Xanh
- Truong's Table
- Turmeric & Dill
- Twelve Hour Broth
- Two Wheels Pho
U: 4 names
- Un-Pho-Gettable
- Uncle Tran's Pho
- Under the Awning
- Use Your Noodle
V: 11 names
- Vermicelli & Herbs
- Vermicelli House
- Vi Que
- Vi Viet
- Viet Corner
- Viet Garden
- Viet Home Kitchen
- Viet Soul
- Vo Family Pho
- Vu's Baguette Counter
- Vung Tau Seafood
W: 2 names
- West Lake Pho
- What's Pho Dinner