Charlotte’s top 10 dive restaurants. The Vietnamese food edition.

There are tons to choose from in the Queen City. I love a good bowl of pho or bun, and a good banh mi might be one of my all time favorite sandwiches. If you’re like me, then you need to eat your way through these Charlotte gems.

Here are Charlotte’s top dive Vietnamese restaurants listed in no particular order.

Lang Van Vietnamese

1309 Shamrock Dr. Charlotte, NC 28215

What to get: Pho, lemongrass curry, spring rolls, pineapple fried rice, crispy quail, vermicelli noodles and vegetable hot pot.

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Ben Thanh

4900 Central Ave. Charlotte, NC 28205

What to get: Pho, spring rolls, coconut curry and lemongrass curry.

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Le’s Sandwiches

4520 N. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28213

What to get: #6 Pork banh mi, #8 BBQ pork, and #7 Meat combo. *Cash only*

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Pho Hoa

3000 Central Ave Ste 1 Charlotte, NC 28205

What to get: Flank steak pho, bubble tea, steak and meatball pho, and papaya salad.

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Saigon Palace

5215 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28217

What to get: Calamari, pho, garlic chicken wings, quail, bubble tea and vermicelli bun.

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Vietnam Grille

5615 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28217

What to get: Pho ga, summer rolls, pho, broken rice and seafood pho.

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Persuasion Restaurant

2214 Park Rd. Charlotte, NC 28203

What to get: Pho, chicken/shrimp with white wine ginger sauce, lo mein, mu shu and kung pao chicken.

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Doan’s

5937 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28217

What to get: Pho, summer rolls, hot pot with tom yum sauce, avocado smoothie, yellow pancake, grilled meat rolls and lemongrass shrimp/chicken.

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Truc

4520 N. Tryon Suite 17 Charlotte, NC 28213

What to get: Pho, lemongrass beef, bun and bubble tea.

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Pho Nam

18059 W. Catawba Ave Cornelius, NC 28031

What to get: Pho, Vermicelli bowl and shrimp rolls.