• Dining And Nightlife
Nov 3, 2011 9:00 AM EDT
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7 Super-Tasty Soups To Keep You Warm All Winter Long
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Pho: Xe Lua

We love us some Pho Bang, but step into Xe Lua and you feel transported from cold gray New York November to warm, sunny Polynesia. The seaside murals and fake bamboo chairs are enough to make you want to stick around for a while, and the bathtub-sized bowl of house soup will require it. Meaty dishes are winning here, too, so if you want to split your pho with a friend and then move on to some Vietnamese pork chops, we say go for it.

Xe Lua, 86 Mulberry Street, (at Canal Street); 212-577-8887.

Photo: Courtesy of Xe Lua