Lotus Pond shows off Seattle’s depth of Vietnamese cuisine with Northern-style Hai Phong crab noodle soup.
Seven years after the fall of Saigon, the rise of pho in Seattle began. When Washington Governor Dan Evans called on the state to welcome Vietnamese refugees, he created a community that made Seattle immeasurably richer—and embedded some dishes in our culinary canon. It’s strange to think of a time when banh mi wasn’t a lunchtime staple, before Seattle’s Vietnamese food scene had vegan delis, spicy noodles, and whole fried catfish. Now, a new generation of restaurateurs aims to further expand the ideas of Vietnamese food in this town, and our
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