Proper Saigon seafood

Pho 79 is an upscale seafood restaurant with a beer-joint soul: polished dishes, a breezy courtyard, never without cold beer.

Chapter The kitchen

Fresh from the sea

Seafood picked daily, cooked fast to keep it fresh.

Chapter The courtyard

Drinking in the garden

The breezy courtyard — outdoors yet cool.

Chapter The evening

The courtyard lights up

When the lights come on, the courtyard is the liveliest spot.

“Seafood is best straight from the kitchen; beer is best straight from an ice-cold glass.”— The Pho 79 philosophy

Photos: Google Maps — owner and diners