Open Daily: 11:30am - 9pm
After 20 years in Corte Madera, Marin’s long-running Vietnamese fusion restaurant skedaddled to downtown Novato, reopening in a slim space with familiar, well-priced rice plates at lunch, vermicelli noodle bowls and claypot fish at lunch or dinner.
But you’re here for the pho, right? We’re partial to the Spicy Beef & Beef Ball Rice Noodle Soup – the clear broth hits all the right flavors – and an appetizer of traditional shrimp rolls. Rice flour crepes stuffed with mung bean are designed to be wrapped into lettuce with handfuls of fresh herbs and a squeeze of lime.
Lychee iced or milky boba teas are refreshing on the hottest of days while a bracing cup of Vietnamese coffee will revive anyone’s flagging spirit.