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De Tham nights, fried pork belly in the air
Three pieces of a night rice cart.
The sidewalk
The dining room is the curb
Seating is sidewalk-only, no indoor room. A few plastic tables, the glowing glass cart, a steady stream of customers — Saigon night rice at its purest.
The name
Gia He sells no gia he
Diners laugh: the name has nothing to do with the menu. But the odd name became the brand — everyone remembers “the Gia He broken-rice stall on De Tham”.
The bus stop
50 metres from Phuong Trang
The cart sits right by the Phuong Trang bus station at 272 De Tham — step off the bus and eat. Foreign visitors come too, thanks to the bilingual menu.