Pho Republique

Pho, the aromatic Vietnamese noodle soup, reigns here, as do imaginative cocktails. Get a seat at the bar where a neon sign glows and the chairs are comfy, and start with spring rolls. Garlic spareribs in vermicelli invite bite after bite. Asian motifs dominate; the clientele is the hip South End kind that likes to dine and drink late. (Boston Globe)