An Cuu Hue

Bun bo Hue, the Vietnamese fire-red beef and pork soup laden with spaghetti-size rice noodles and assorted garnishes, has soared in popularity. Unlike pho, its milder noodle soup relative, the lemony, gingery dish can seem excessively hot and funky to untrained palates. But the restaurant An Cuu Hue offers a deliciously tame version topped with delicate crab meatballs. Amp up the pungency with its homemade lemon grass-chile condiment.