Bodega Bistro

Bodega Bistro Review

This casual Vietnamese bistro, located on the mildly sketchy edge of the Tenderloin, brims at lunchtime with savvy eaters from Civic Center offices who come in for steaming bowls of pho (the beef versions are some of the best in town). For dinner, groups of diners overload their tables with green papaya salad, roast squab, bun cha Hanoi (broiled pork, herbs, rice vermicelli, and lettuce wrapped in rice paper), and salt-and-pepper Dungeness crab with garlic noodles, the latter priced for a special occasion. You'll see many French touches on the extensive Vietnamese menu here.