Banh Canh Cua 87 is a vietnamese restaurant in Tan Dinh, Ho Chi Minh City.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Address: 87 Tran Khac Chan Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Ha Ky is a long-running Cho Lon dessert house serving Cantonese-style sweet soups, warm and cold che by the bowl, in central District 5's Chinatown.
OrderA bowl of warm black-sesame or almond sweet soup.
TipIt doubles as a savoury spot, but locals come for the Chinese sweet soups after dinner.
Com Ga Hai Nam plates Hainanese-style chicken over rice cooked in the poaching broth, a tidy District 10 counter for steamed or roasted chicken.
OrderSteamed chicken over the broth-cooked rice with ginger sauce.
TipAsk for a mix of steamed and roasted chicken if you cannot choose; both are strong.
This District 10 counter is known for banh canh ghe, a thick tapioca noodle soup piled with sea crab and served with tangy green-chili salt.
OrderBanh canh ghe with a whole sea crab and the green-chili salt.
TipCrack the crab into the soup and dip the meat in the green-chili salt on the side.
Pho Quynh sits on the backpacker strip of Pham Ngu Lao and runs nearly around the clock, a reliable late bowl of pho and beef stew for the Bui Vien crowd.
OrderThe pho bo kho, a beef-stew twist on the classic bowl.
TipIt is one of the few kitchens serving proper pho well after midnight in the backpacker area.
Hai Ky Mi Gia is a Cho Lon institution for mi vit tiem, herbal braised duck over springy egg noodles, a Cantonese noodle house beloved in District 5.
OrderMi vit tiem, the herbal braised-duck egg noodle soup.
TipThe duck is braised in Chinese herbs; ask for it dry with the broth on the side to taste the noodles.
Thiem Huy is a well-loved Cho Lon noodle shop specialising in mi vit tiem, deep-fried then herb-braised duck leg over egg noodles in a fragrant broth.
OrderMi vit tiem with a whole braised duck leg.
TipThe duck leg is fried before braising, so the skin stays firm; go early evening before it sells out.