Thick honey-marinated ribs, a corner shop that sells mornings.
Com Tam Kieu Van at 150/7B Nguyen Trai, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1 — a decades-old alley-corner shop, thick charcoal-grilled ribs in a rich sweet-savory marinade. Free extra rice and iced tea, airy sidewalk seating. Mornings to early afternoon only — come late and it's gone.
Four dishes, four real prices
Prices from the shop's own webreview.vn product pages: egg-loaf rice 40k, fried/braised chicken rice 45k, pork-skin egg-loaf rice 50k, salt-fried pork belly 55k, rib & pork-skin rice 65k, rib egg-loaf rice 80k, rib trio rice 85k.
Rib, pork-skin & egg-loaf rice
The shop's fullest plate: thick charcoal-grilled rib, pork skin, homemade egg loaf.
Rib & egg-loaf rice
Thick honey-marinated charcoal-grilled rib with rich, fragrant egg loaf.
Rib & pork-skin rice
Sweet-savory marinated charcoal-grilled rib with seasoned pork skin and pickles.
Egg-loaf rice
Soft steamed homemade egg loaf — the shop's gentle breakfast plate.
Prices from the Com Tam Kieu Van - Nguyen Trai product pages on webreview.vn (150/7B Nguyen Trai, Ben Thanh Ward, D1). Prices may change — come late and dishes sell out.
A plate that tastes like the old street
Regulars remember the thick rib best, its honey marinade soaked into the meat; loose broken-rice grains, crisp pickles, well-balanced fish sauce. Tables line the alley in the cool morning air.
5:30 in the morning to early afternoon, every day
Morning shift only — the shop opens while it's still dark, and the good cuts sell out before closing. The shop's webreview.vn pages list 05:30–14:00.
Free extra rice + free iced tea — ask for as much rice as you want, the iced-tea glass stays full. That's the unwritten rule of this corner shop.
Find us
Alley 150 Nguyen Trai, near the Phu Dong roundabout — go early morning, look for the old sign.
Address & hours
150/7B Nguyen Trai, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Daily 05:30–14:00 (morning only, sells out early)