The Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Israel (2026)

Vietnamese food in Israel is a small scene, but a growing one. It rides the same global wave that put pho and banh mi onto menus from London to Melbourne — fresh herbs, light broths, a crusty baguette filled with pickles and pork — and in Israel that wave has landed almost entirely in Tel Aviv. There is no Vietnamese restaurant district here the way there is a sushi scene or a ramen moment, but there is a real cluster: dedicated banh mi counters, a Florentin sit-down spot, the country’s only kosher Vietnamese kitchen, and a handful of Wok-and-bowl venues that lean Vietnamese without being purist about it.

This guide is for anyone hunting the genuine article — Vietnamese expats missing home cooking, Israelis who fell for the food abroad, or curious eaters who want a proper banh mi rather than a generic “Asian” bowl. It is part of our guide to the best Asian restaurants in Israel, and a companion to our guides to the best Thai restaurants in Israel and the best Chinese restaurants in Israel. We have kept it honest: nine places is close to the entire Vietnamese map in Israel, every one is a verified entry in our community directory, and we have not padded the list with invented restaurants.

Tel Aviv

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Banh Mi 13

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A banh mi specialist in the Levinsky Market, at Nahalat Binyamin 107. This is the iconic Vietnamese sandwich done right — the crisp baguette, the pickles, the pâté and herbs — plus Vietnamese soups. It is an inexpensive, counter-style stop, and the Levinsky Market setting makes it an easy add to a spice-market crawl. For a fast, authentic introduction to Vietnamese food in Tel Aviv, start here.

Banh Mi Nong

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A Vietnamese restaurant at the top of Mikve Israel Street (Mikve Israel 1), known for quality banh mi sandwiches and a pork noodle “bonbon” dish. It also has good outdoor seating — a genuine advantage in Tel Aviv’s long warm season. Prices are low, the cooking is the draw, and it sits within easy walking distance of the Levinsky Market cluster.

Cà Phê Hanoi

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The only kosher Vietnamese restaurant in Israel, which makes it a singular address. The menu runs through the recognisable classics — pho soup, bao buns and spring rolls — at a mid-range price point. If you keep kosher and want real Vietnamese food, this is currently the one place in the country to do it, so it earns its spot on any list.

Florentin House

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A Vietnamese sit-down restaurant in Florentin, Tel Aviv’s most food-dense neighbourhood. It is well regarded by diners — rated 4.5 on TripAdvisor across roughly 140 reviews — which makes it one of the more reliably reviewed Vietnamese kitchens in the city. There is no website yet, so check current hours before heading over, but for a proper sit-down Vietnamese meal in Florentin this is the address to know.

Lampur

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Lampur, on King George 30, describes itself as “Malaysian by Hanoi” — a Hanoi-rooted kitchen cooking Malaysian-leaning Southeast Asian food. We list it here because of that Hanoi thread and its place in the same small Vietnamese-adjacent scene, but go in expecting a broader Southeast Asian menu rather than a strict Vietnamese one. Mid-range prices, central location.

Vong | TLV

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Vong is a wok-and-bowls spot in the Midtown / Begin Road area, billed as “Wok & Asian Street Bowls.” It is filed under Vietnamese in our directory, but in practice it sits closer to pan-Asian street food than to a purist Vietnamese kitchen — useful to know if you are specifically chasing pho or banh mi. Treat it as a quick, casual bowl option rather than a destination Vietnamese restaurant.

Food Terminal | Tel-Aviv

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A delivery-oriented virtual venue (no walk-in address) serving a mixed menu — ramen, sushi, wok, burgers and poke. It is listed under Vietnamese in our directory, but the menu is broadly pan-Asian rather than focused. We include it for completeness: if you are ordering in and want an Asian wok bowl, it is on the map, but it is not where to go for a serious Vietnamese meal.

Rishon LeZion

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Food Terminal | Rishon LeZion

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The Rishon LeZion branch of Food Terminal, again a virtual delivery venue rather than a sit-down restaurant. The menu covers ramen, sushi, wok and poke — pan-Asian comfort food for delivery in the Rishon LeZion and Shfela area. As with the Tel Aviv branch, it is a convenient order-in option rather than a dedicated Vietnamese kitchen, but it is the closest thing to a Vietnamese listing outside the city centre.

Haifa

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Bun Cha

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Bun Cha is Haifa’s Vietnamese restaurant — named, fittingly, after the grilled-pork-and-noodle dish that is a Hanoi staple. Details in our records are thin and there is no website, so call ahead to confirm hours and menu, but it is the Vietnamese address to know in the north. If you visit, we would welcome notes for the directory.

Vietnam’s footprint on Israel’s food map is still modest, but it is real and it is growing — banh mi counters, a Florentin sit-down spot, a kosher kitchen, and the first stirrings of Vietnamese food beyond Tel Aviv. If you know a Vietnamese place we have missed, tell us — this guide and our directory grow with the community.