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The chop and the smoky bridge

Com Tam Nguyen Van Cu keeps a simple formula: the chop must be a slab, the marinade must run deep, and it grills to order. Flagship prices earned it the 'Saigon price-chopper' tag in reviews — and a top-6 Saigon cơm tấm vote from Ký Sự Ăn Uống. Crossing the Nguyen Van Cu bridge, everyone turns to look at the stall wreathed in smoke (happyvivu).

THE GIANT SLAB

Grilled to order, sold to order

Big cuts, grilled as ordered — always hot and fragrant, per happyvivu. Broken rice, soft and chewy, with sweet-spicy fish sauce.

FLAGSHIP PRICES

The 'Saigon price-chopper' — and top-6

Priced above the Saigon cơm tấm average — reviews warn of bill shock. In return: a giant chop, chewy rice, and a Ký Sự Ăn Uống top-6 slot.

THE NGUYEN VAN CU BRIDGE

The stall is always wreathed in smoke

Crossing the Nguyen Van Cu bridge, everyone turns to look back at the rice stall wreathed in smoke — one of Saigon's busiest cơm spots (happyvivu).

CƠM TẤM NGUYỄN VĂN CỪ

The golden slab at 74 Nguyen Van Cu — a giant chop, flagship prices, a top-6 Saigon cơm tấm.