Despite living near Joo Chiat - home not only to Singapore’s Peranakan culture but also a sizeable Vietnamese enclave - we’re actually not as familiar with Vietnamese food as should really be. A recent trip to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) did open up our eyes - and palate - to the cuisines of Indochina, and we resolved to learn more.

Which brought us to Mrs Pho House. We previously visited the original Mrs Pho at Beach Road, and when they finally opened a bigger space at Rangoon Road we knew we had to visit. Unlike Mrs Pho which is more focused on pho, Mrs Pho House offers a variety of Vietnamese home-cooked dishes. The Bánh Xèo and Chao Tom were decent enough, but the absolute must-order - especially if you’re a fan of cockles - is the signature Mrs Pho’s Cockles. It’s a really simple peasant dish of cockles cooked in minced fried garlic, lard and palm sugar and then tossed with rau ram, or Vietnamese coriander. We guarantee this dish will leave you licking your fingers for every last bit of that fat and sugar-laden sauce.

We’ll need to return at least a couple of times to see if the other dishes are up to scratch, but we’re definitely ordering the cockle dish each and every trip. 

Mrs Pho House

Address 221 Rangoon Rd, Singapore 218459 (Google Maps link)
Opening Hours 12noon to 10pm daily
Tel (65) 9173 1083