Michelin names 5 delicious and affordable restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City

Michelin Guide suggests a series of places selling pho, bun bo, com tam... with delicious flavors and affordable prices in Ho Chi Minh City.

Bo Kho Ganh Located on Su Van Hanh Street, District 10, this restaurant is an ideal place for diners who love traditional beef stew. Although there are only a few tables and chairs placed on the sidewalk with a modest space, the restaurant is still crowded with customers from morning to late night thanks to its special flavor. According to Michelin Guide, the beef stew at the restaurant balances salty and sweet flavors, the beef is soft and richly seasoned. In particular, the beef stew is also served in a clay pot to retain the heat and characteristic aroma when serving customers. The beef stew at the restaurant costs 55,000 - 120,000 VND/serving with a side dish such as bread, pho, hu tieu...

Ganh beef stew attracts diners thanks to its rich flavor, soft beef, and rich spices. Photo: La Hue

Ky Dong Chicken Noodle Soup This chicken noodle soup restaurant is on the Bib Gourmand list - delicious and affordable dining places in Ho Chi Minh City in 2024, voted by Michelin Guide. The special ingredient for the dishes at the restaurant is the delicious, soft chicken that is not tough at all. In addition, the rich broth simmered from chicken bones for 3 - 4 hours is also a highlight that attracts diners. Customers coming to the restaurant can freely choose dishes such as pho, vermicelli, hu tieu, bun, instant noodles, egg noodles... served with chicken topping. In addition, the mixed chicken salad is also considered worth trying. The restaurant is located on Ky Dong Street, District 3, priced at about 60,000 - 70,000 VND/serving.

Ky Dong chicken noodle soup is famous for its quality chicken. Photo: Michelin Guide

Pho Phuong This is one of the rare addresses selling Nam Dinh pho in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Existing for more than 40 years, the restaurant "retains" regular customers and is constantly visited by many new customers thanks to the special broth - the soul of the dish. The pho broth at the restaurant is simmered from bones, meat, and oxtail for 20 hours. Therefore, when enjoying, diners will feel the sweetness and characteristic aroma of the oxtail. In addition, the beef is also commented to be plump, fragrant and not tough. The restaurant has a diverse menu with types of pho with beef balls, rare, flank, oxtail... priced from 70,000 VND - 110,000 VND/bowl.

Bun Bo Hue 14B Although it only sells take-out, this Hue beef noodle shop is still loved by many diners because the quality of the flavor is not inferior to any other sit-down beef noodle shop. The beef noodle here is said to have a traditional Hue flavor. The delicious broth is simmered from beef bones and side dishes such as tendons, brisket, spring rolls, mixed with the spicy taste of chili satay, shrimp paste to create a very attractive, rich, mild spicy flavor. A portion of Hue beef noodle at the shop costs from 45,000 - 65,000 VND.

Image: — Although only selling take-out, Bun Bo Hue 14B has a flavor that is not inferior to any other Bun Bo restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Michelin

Ba Ghien broken rice Broken rice is a typical dish that is very popular with Saigon people. Sold since the 1990s, Ba Ghien broken rice is always crowded with customers thanks to its affordable price and delicious flavor that has not changed over time. A portion of broken rice at the restaurant includes rice, ribs, pork rinds, pork skin, cucumber, and pickles, which is extremely full. In addition, the restaurant is also known as the place with "the biggest piece of ribs in Saigon", challenging the "eating power" of diners. The broken rice restaurant is located on Dang Van Ngu Street, Phu Nhuan District. Each portion of rice here has a very diverse price, from 30,000 - 120,000 VND depending on the side dishes that diners choose.