In recent news, 16 restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City have been awarded the prestigious Bib Gourmand title. This recognition is given by the Michelin Guide to restaurants that offer excellent food at reasonable prices.
The list of restaurants includes a range of cuisines, from classic Vietnamese dishes to Mediterranean-inspired cuisine. Among the restaurants awarded Bib Gourmand are: https://cavtravel.info/16-bib-gourmand-restaurants-in-ho-chi-minh/
This is an incredible achievement for these restaurants, as Ho Chi Minh City is known for its competitive culinary scene. The Bib Gourmand title not only shines a light on these restaurants’ exceptional quality but also highlights their affordability.
For food lovers in Ho Chi Minh City, this is an exciting opportunity to explore new dining experiences. With the Bib Gourmand title, diners can enjoy top-tier cuisine without breaking the bank.
It’s clear that Ho Chi Minh City’s culinary scene continues to flourish. The Bib Gourmand award encourages local restaurants to strive for excellence and provide diners with unforgettable food experiences. Congratulations to the 16 restaurants that received this prestigious title!
Minh Nguyen
Chief Concierge
Source: Michelin guide
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Despite its hard-to-find location down a narrow alley, Phở Minh has been attracting hungry Saigonese with its traditional beef noodle soup since 1945. Choose between beef tenderloin, brisket and a mix of different cuts available on the day. Their freshly baked pâté chaud is a must: the puff pastry is flaky and the meat filling piping hot. Come here for breakfast because they tend to sell out before 10am.
63/6 Pasteur Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3822 0345
Opening hours: Daily from 07:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Dim Tu Tac has four restaurants in the city. The Dong Du branch seats over a hundred and is always busy, particularly at lunchtime. They serve traditional Cantonese cuisine in a comfortable, modern setting, including a large selection of dim sum, BBQ dishes, soups, seafood and much more. This is as close to an authentic Cantonese eatery as it gets, using traditional cooking techniques to deliver pleasant textures and delicious flavours at eater-friendly prices.
55 Dong Du, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3826 6668
Opening hours:
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Located at the end of a quiet pedestrian street in the busy city centre, this vegetarian restaurant crafts delicious, affordable Vietnamese nosh, such as braised eggplant with banana and green beans. The old colonial-style house sports a charming tree-lined patio, which provides the perfect foil to this fine dining experience. The small dining rooms are thoughtfully and attractively furnished and one boasts a colourful fresco.
52 Vo Van Tan, Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 898 855 667
Opening hours: Monday – Sunday: 10:00am – 10:00pm
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Xôi – steamed sticky rice – is a Vietnamese staple popularly eaten as a quick breakfast or lunch. Determined to shatter the stereotype of xôi as a frugal fast food, in 2021 a young team opened Xôi Bát, a charming little eatery with a contemporary design and great attention paid to detail. They put their recipe for a relatively soft sticky rice into dishes such as xôi phá lấu trứng non, which includes quail eggs, pig ears and fried shallots, and is served with soup and kimchi as a simple, appetising meal.
8 Hoang Hoa Tham, Ward 7, Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 325 305 957
Opening hours: Mon-Sun 7:30 am–10 pm
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
This simple stall has been proudly serving Vietnam’s national rice noodle soup dish, phở, since 1958. There are only two items on the menu – phở gà (chicken noodle soup) and phở bò (beef noodle soup). Feel free to order additional toppings such as chicken skin, egg yolk, beef brisket and tendon. The broth is clear and light, rich in full-bodied flavours and a savoury sweetness.
148 Vo Thi Sau, Ward 8, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 788 897 777
Opening hours: Daily from 06:00-22:00
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
This popular restaurant has been serving delicious phở to the locals since it opened in 1968. The interior and service may not be glamorous, but the food is appropriately affordable and their delicious hallmark broth is a masterclass of balanced flavours. The menu offers a wide range of quality toppings including beef brisket, flank, tendon and tripe, as well as meatballs. Small Vietnamese side dishes are also available.
260C Pasteur, Ward 8, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3829 7943
Opening hours: Daily 06:00-22:30
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Like most phở shops, you can order the house special to sample different beef cuts with the ubiquitous noodle soup. But the most popular ingredient here is oxtail – braised for 40 hours until the meat is tender and the skin gelatinous.
25 Hoang Sa, Dakao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3910 2422
Opening hours: 5:30 am–9 pm daily
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Hủ tiếu hồng phát noodles symbolise the culinary marriage of Choazhu and Khmer culture that was introduced to Saigon in the 1970s. Friendly service is de rigueur at this simple shop, which offers all-day dining but where locals particularly flock for breakfast. The soft rice noodle soup comes with minced meat, liver, fresh tiger shrimps or braised blood curd accompanied by an assortment of herbs and bean sprouts. The chả giò tôm cua (shrimp and crab spring rolls) make a great appetiser.
389-391 Vo Van Tan Street, Ward 5, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3839 0187
Opening hours: 6:00AM-10:00PM daily
Cuisine: Hủ tiếu
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Mama Dung started out in the northern city of Nam Dinh in 1986, armed with her grandmother’s recipe for a light, clean, pure broth. Now, in this shop, diners choose between a three-day beef-bone stock or chicken broth; stand-out dishes include the phở bắp hoa, featuring crunchy medium-rare beef, and Mama Dung’s gà tôm mắm sốt (crispy fried chicken). There is also phở tine – a creative Western-style take on phở, served with golden French fries, beef noodle soup and cheese.
52 Nguyen Cong Tru, Ward 19, Binh Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 90 270 12 08
Opening hours: 07:00-21:00 daily
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
A true gem in the bustling city, the chicken phở here is nothing short of amazing. The essence of its deliciousness lies in the rich, aromatic chicken broth made by slow-cooking chicken bones for 3-4 hours. The tender chicken slices and rice vermicelli are also to die for.
14/5 Bis, Ky Dong, Ward 9, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3843 5630
Opening hours: 5 am–10:30 pm daily
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
A relaxed vibe provides the perfect foil to Latin-American recipes crafted by Adrian Chong Yen, a Malaysian chef who worked in Singapore for 12 years. His à la carte menu is eclectic and appetising, featuring empanadas from Mexico, scallop ceviche from Peru and burrata salad from Italy. Sol is also famous for its red meat, including marinated steak served with chimichurri sauce, BBQ ribs glazed with fish sauce, and whole roasted chicken served with mojo sauce.
112 Ly Tu Trong Street, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 799 991 811
Opening hours:
Mon-Sun: 11:00-14:00 & 17:00-22:30
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
This phở shop has been around since 2008 and the owner Mr Hoang is justly proud of his clear beef broth that takes over 12 hours to make. Feel free to customise your beef noodle soup by ordering tendon, flank, minced beef or even a raw egg on the side. Every bowl comes with garnishes like coriander, basil, lime wedges, onions and bean sprouts. For drinks, try their monk fruit herbal tea made with over 10 different herbs.
460 Nguyen Tri Phuong, Ward 9, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3927 1390
Opening hours: daily from 06:00-14:00
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Vietnam’s national noodle soup dish has taken the culinary world by storm, and Phở Lệ, one of the leading restaurants in town, insists on making it exactly the same way they have been doing for over 70 years. Come here for authentic southern Vietnamese style phở – in rich broth with a robust meaty flavour and a hint of sweetness from vegetables. Despite its age, the stall is neat and clean, and always jam-packed with hungry locals getting their noodle fix.
413-415 Nguyen Trai, Ward 7, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3923 4008
Opening hours: 6 am–12 am daily
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Since the 1990s, this unassuming stall has been serving what many locals consider to be the best cơm tấm (broken rice dish) in town. Their most popular version is steamed broken rice topped with pork chop marinated in a secret sauce and perfectly grilled over charcoal, along with pickled radish and sweet and sour fish sauce. There is a chicken version as well.
84 Dang Van Ngu, Ward 10, Phu Nhuan, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3846 1073
Opening hours: 07:30-20:30 daily
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
This attractive house with a pleasant courtyard, patio and quaint furnishings outside the city centre, nestles on a quiet street in a residential area. The Vietnamese-inspired vegetarian cuisine, rich in modern twists, uses mostly organic, fresh ingredients, sourced direct from farmers. The deep-fried mushroom rolls are simply out of this world.
32, D10 Street, Thao Dien, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 899 189 229
Opening hours: 10:00-22:00 daily
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
An oasis amid the hustle and bustle of the city, Nhà Tú is depicted by green plants and a nostalgic vibe with the bonus of a lovely top-floor balcony. In terms of food, the owner captures the essence of his childhood with home-style cooking rarely found elsewhere. Steamed snails stuffed with minced pork seduces with umami and lemongrass fragrance. Mixed veggies dressed in a fish sauce reduction with pork crackling are simple, but addictive.
129/4 Vo Van Tan Street, Vo Thi Sau Ward, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: ++84 28 3930 5069
Opening hours: 8:30 am–10:30 pm
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Its famous beef stew known as bò kho is served in a stone bowl. Diners may choose to pair it with bread, noodles or rice. The broth is sweet and tasty, with a robust meaty flavour. Help yourself to condiments and sauces.
029 Lot H, Ngo Gia Tu Apartment, Su Van Hanh Street, Ward 2, District 10, HCMC
Tel: +84 93 782 89 84
Opening hours: 07:00-12:00 & 14:00-22:00 daily
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
The air-conditioned room may be tempting, but the al fresco seating by the open kitchen promises the most authentic experience. For over seven decades, regulars have been returning for its huge Vietnamese signature crêpes stuffed with mung beans, bean sprouts, pork and shrimp. Pair with pulled chicken salad, as well as chargrilled meat and seafood, among which pork, beef, squid and prawns. Be sure to arrive well before closing time.
46 Dinh Cong Trang Street, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3824 1110
Opening hours: 10:00-14:00 & 16:00-21:00 daily
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
The restaurant sports two dining rooms facing each other on the same street, flanked by a supremely relaxing koi pond and leafy garden. The menu is mostly traditional Vietnamese, such as đậu hũ chiên sả ớt (deep-fried tofu with finely chopped lemongrass), and the signature canh chua cá hú fish soup, rich in tangy sweetness. Make sure you save room for desserts like deep-fried banana or the sương sâm jelly with an intense herbal flavour.
10 Dang Tat, Tan Dinh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3848 0144
Opening hours: 09:00-23:30 daily
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Now run by the third generation, this simple shop prides itself on its double-boiled silkie chicken soup, which it has been making the same way since it opened in 1948. The flavoursome clear broth is MSG-free, with mild aromas of Chinese herbs. Another must-try is their steamed rice bowl with beef, chicken or Cantonese preserved pork sausage. Seafood cooked in various ways is also popular. Check with the owner for recommendations.
67 Ton That Dam Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3829 0150
Opening hours: 11:00-14:30 & 17:00-21:00 daily
Cuisine: Cantonese
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
This take-out only stall specialises in noodle soup topped with sliced beef, beef tendon and fish fillet. The broth made with onion, beef and pork bones is flavoursome. Add bean sprouts, chilli, lime and fish sauce according to your taste.
14B Street 46, Ward 2, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 963 933 081
Opening hours: 07:00-19:00 daily
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
Vị Quê Kitchen champions a modern Vietnamese vegan score that incorporates flavours from all over the country with creative twists. Nem vuông is a variation of deep-fried rice paper parcels from Hai Phong city, filled here with assorted mushrooms and glass noodles, rich in texture. Bún vì quê, noodle soup topped with herbs and tofu puffs, features a punchy flavour-packed broth. The cosy vibe and music are a plus.
110 Suong Nguyet Anh Street, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 4455 4688
Opening hours:
Mon-Sun: 09:00-22:30
Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking
A landmark of HCMC’s dining scene for 10+ years, Mặn Mòi is renowned for its nature inspired interior and theme – ask for a table in the lush courtyard for an al fresco experience. The extensive menu spans regional specialities from all over Vietnam, including salads, soups, mains, grilled dishes, desserts, as well as claypots and hot pots. Finish your meal with a Vietnamese coffee and browse the gift shop for keepsakes.
32 D11 Street, Thao Dien Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 899 189 218
Opening hours: 10:00-21:30 daily
Cuisine: Vietnamese