STORY

One charcoal grill on the Nguyen Du corner

No big sign, no wide storefront — just a few tables, a sizable rib grill, and the smell of charcoal every morning at the Nguyen Du – Thu Khoa Huan corner.

THE CORNER

The Nguyen Du – Thu Khoa Huan corner

77 Nguyen Du, District 1 — a small shop tucked beside a coffee shop, right at the Nguyen Du – Thu Khoa Huan intersection. Find the charcoal grill and you've found the shop.

THE EMBER GRILL

Baby back ribs skewered over the embers

Young rib cuts — meat around white cartilage, the finer and thinner the better — marinated a while in fish sauce and spices, then skewered and grilled over charcoal. Just enough grill so the outside never dries, the inside cooks through; served up with the rich aroma of the embers, laced with a touch of char.

MORNINGS

A few tables, open till noon

Just a few sets of tables and chairs, serving only the most basic cơm tấm plates: pork skin, egg loaf, ribs, fried egg — plus the signature grilled baby back ribs. Open 6:30am to noon; when the hour comes, the grill goes cold.

The grill description and grilling method per naungon.com's food feature on the shop (10/2026). No phone number found for this shop — the visit page carries no phone.

CƠM TẤM NGUYỄN DU

Morning broken rice at the Nguyen Du – Thu Khoa Huan corner — a charcoal grill with skewered baby back ribs, open 6:30am to noon every day, around 40k.