PAUL Saigon Centre is a bakery in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
PAUL is the French boulangerie chain whose Saigon Centre branch bakes proper laminated croissants, baguettes and tarts, a reliable Western pastry stop.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A butter croissant and a pain au chocolat.
Tip: It sits on the ground floor of Saigon Centre; the croissants are freshest in the morning.
Address: Saigon Centre, 65 Le Loi Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Maison Marou is the cafe and patisserie arm of Marou, the Saigon bean-to-bar chocolate maker, turning its single-origin Vietnamese chocolate into tarts.
Order: The dark chocolate tart and a cup of hot chocolate.
Tip: You can watch pastry work through the glass; the boxed bars make the best edible souvenir.
Worth the queue: Chocolate tart
Tous Les Jours is the ubiquitous Korean-French bakery chain whose Le Loi branch stacks its cases with cream buns, cheese breads and sponge cakes.
Order: A cream-filled bun or the cheese bread, straight from the case.
Tip: It is a reliable chain, not artisan; the appeal is cheap cakes and air conditioning downtown.
Worth the queue: Cream-filled pastries
Voelker is a European-style bakery and cafe in Thao Dien turning out proper sourdough, rye breads and laminated pastries for the expat crowd.
Order: A sourdough loaf and a flaky morning pastry.
Tip: It doubles as a sit-down cafe; the bread sells out, so come earlier in the day.
Worth the queue: Sourdough loaf
Saint Honore is a French boulangerie and patisserie in Thao Dien, baking laminated croissants, tarts and gateaux to a high standard for the riverside expat.
Order: A butter croissant and a fruit tart.
Tip: It is on the pricier side but the viennoiserie is among the best in the district.
Worth the queue: Croissant
Maison Marou is the cafe and patisserie arm of Marou, the Saigon bean-to-bar chocolate maker, turning its single-origin Vietnamese chocolate into tarts.
Order: The dark chocolate tart and a cup of hot chocolate.
Tip: You can watch pastry work through the glass; the boxed bars make the best edible souvenir.
Worth the queue: Chocolate tart
Tous Les Jours is the ubiquitous Korean-French bakery chain whose Le Loi branch stacks its cases with cream buns, cheese breads and sponge cakes.
Order: A cream-filled bun or the cheese bread, straight from the case.
Tip: It is a reliable chain, not artisan; the appeal is cheap cakes and air conditioning downtown.
Worth the queue: Cream-filled pastries
ABC Bakery is the homegrown Saigon chain that supplies baguettes to banh mi stalls across the city, and its shops sell cakes, buns and the crisp bread.
Order: A fresh baguette, still warm, or a salted-egg custard bun.
Tip: This is where many stalls buy their bread; the plain baguettes are the thing to grab.
Worth the queue: Banh mi baguettes