Green Leaf Vietnamese Restaurant

This small, faux bamboo decorated Vietnamese restaurant packs in plenty of custom at both lunch and dinner time. Diners who squeeze into the space can enjoy vermicelli, spring rolls, minted shrimp rolls and crab soup with pork hoof.

Theater off Jackson is just around the block, and offers a great mix of independent theater shows.

To have the best chance of beating the worst of the crowds, start lunch before 11:30, and start dinner after 8pm.

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Enjoy a warm cup of complimentary green tea as you settle into the dining room done with bamboo-covered walls and Asian accents. Upstairs, a larger room with incongruous wagon wheel-style furniture is less charming, but considerably quieter. Start with the Vietnamese pancake topped with generous portions of shrimp and pork (easily shared among four people) and an order of plump spring rolls...

Stylish bamboo accents, artsy ceramic ware, and the lack of fluorescent lighting put Green Leaf in a class above most Vietnamese joints in the International District. So does the cooking—the food here is as delicious as it is authentic. Pho glistens with rafts of fresh herbs and liberal layers of lemongrass; other standouts include omeletlike scallion pancakes with shrimp and the house-made...

The Scene
Snug and often crowded, there's not much privacy on offer at this bustling International District restaurant. The décor is a step up from the average pho joint, but is...

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