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효뜨

효뜨

Vietnamese

About

Creative Korean fusion. Small plates, natural wine.

The door swings open and you're standing in a Hanoi street-corner beer hall—or a convincing Seoul approximation. Coloured tables cluster under yellow awnings on the second-floor terrace, posters plastered across brick, rattan lamps swaying overhead. Effotto (the Romanised spelling) runs six locations now, each themed to a different Vietnamese city or diaspora outpost, but the Yongsan branch leans hardest into sidewalk phở culture: open threshold, humid air, chairs facing the street. On a mild afternoon the terrace feels less like dining out than stepping into someone else's summer holiday. The classic beef phở arrives in a deep bowl, the broth simmered twelve hours from oxtail and brisket until it coats the spoon. That richness divides opinion—some find it luxuriously fatty, others too oily for a second serving—but ordering the spicy seafood rice noodle soup (얼큰 소고기 쌀국수) cuts through with chilli and lemongrass. The fried chicken, battered to a shatteringly crisp shell and glazed sweet-hot, pairs with phở better than it has any right to. Bún chả comes with charred pork patties, roasted peanuts, and a side of house-made spring rolls (chả giò), all meant to be dunked into nước mắm and eaten with your hands as much as chopsticks. The garlic-chive pork rice bowl—fatty meat stir-fried in scallion oil—turns out to be the sleeper favourite, sticky enough to want a second order. Arrive at 11:00 on a weekday or face weekend waits topping an hour; CatchTable handles the queue but doesn't take advance bookings for most slots. No English menu, but the QR-order system shows photos. The terrace fills first, so specify outdoor seating if the weather cooperates. Cash and card both accepted.

Menu

  • Beef Pho소고기 쌀국수₩13,000
  • Bun Cha분짜
  • Fried Spring Rolls짜조 튀김₩13,000
  • Fried Chicken닭튀김₩17,000
  • Hieutu Pho효뜨 쌀국수₩16,000
  • Pho Xao퍼싸오₩18,000
  • Hieutu Fried Rice효뜨 볶음밥₩18,000
  • Pork Rice Bowl돼지고기 덮밥₩14,000
  • Water Spinach with Clams공심채 조개볶음₩17,000
  • Spicy Beef Pho얼큰 소고기 쌀국수
  • Fried Chicken Neck닭목살 튀김
  • Vegetable Spring Rolls야채 춘권튀김₩12,000

Local tips

  • Reserve via CatchTable app for weekends—walk-ins face 1+ hour waits; weekday lunch has shorter lines.
  • Arrive at opening time (11:30) to avoid queues; rotations slow considerably after 12:30 PM.
  • Order spicy pho (얼큰 소고기 쌀국수) if you dislike rich broths—it cuts greasiness better than the classic.
  • Outdoor terrace seating (2F) offers authentic Vietnamese atmosphere; best in good weather.
  • Try fried chicken + pho combo for balanced meal; chicken's crispy exterior complements pho's broth perfectly.

Details

Nearest station
신용산역

Opening hours

Sunday
12:00–20:00
Monday
11:30–15:00, 17:30–22:00
Tuesday
11:30–15:00, 17:30–22:00
Wednesday
11:30–15:00, 17:30–22:00
Thursday
11:30–15:00, 17:30–22:00
Friday
11:30–15:00, 17:30–22:00
Saturday
11:30–15:00, 17:30–22:00

Mon-Fri 11:00-22:00 (break 15:15-17:00, last order 14:15/21:00) / Sat-Sun 11:30-22:00 (break 15:15-17:00, last order 14:15/21:00)

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