Morning com tam, cheap and solid — just 25–35k a plate.
Com Tam Diem at 79/92 Tran Van Dang, Ward 11, District 3 — a small alley shop that sells mornings only, Monday to Saturday. The owner grills meat right at the alley entrance; per ghiensaigon a plate runs just 25–35k.
Five dishes, ask the shop for prices
The five dish names per ghiensaigon. No per-item price exists in any public source — only the 25–35k/plate band. Ask at the shop before ordering.
Grilled rib rice
Ribs grilled right at the alley entrance — the charcoal smell leads customers in from 6am.
Chicken rice
Broken rice with chicken — a compact breakfast plate inside the 25–35k band.
Pork-skin & egg-loaf rice
Pork skin and egg loaf over broken rice — dish name per ghiensaigon.
Rib & pork-skin rice
Grilled ribs with pork skin — a fuller plate for the morning.
Rib & egg-loaf rice
Grilled ribs with egg loaf — two toppings on one plate of rice.
The 25–35k/plate band per ghiensaigon. No published per-item prices — a dedicated cross-check found none; diners' quoted prices are isolated hearsay and are not recorded.
6am to 10am, Monday–Saturday
Mornings only — the meat is already on the grill at the alley entrance by dawn, packed up by 10. Closed Sundays, no afternoon service.
Find the Diem alley
In the 79/92 Tran Van Dang alley, Ward 11, District 3 — in the early morning just follow the grilled-meat smell at the alley entrance.
Address & hours
79/92 Tran Van Dang, Ward 11, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Mon–Sat, 06:00–10:00 (mornings only)