On our map. We haven't walked through the door yet — here's why it's on the list.
A Vietnamese fixture on Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges run by Madame Lien Lee, whose name gave the restaurant its own — a nod to the soup that built its reputation over nearly 25 years in the neighbourhood. Tastet ranks it among the city's best pho.
The menu runs to about fifteen pho variations, from classic rare beef to tripe and tendon versions, served in a no-frills room with tight seating. Cash only, it remains a neighbourhood institution for regulars in a hurry.
Pho Lien is on the Regulars map — spotted, not yet visited. Our guides are written on foot, door by door, and no one pays to appear: when we walk through the door, this note will become a portrait. No points. No coupons. Standing is earned.