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3 cantonese places in Ho Chi Minh City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Ho Chi Minh City | Cantonese across every city.

Cantonese Saigon lives in Cho Lon, the city's Chinatown. Dim Tu Tac rolls its Bib Gourmand dim sum trolleys and carves Peking duck in District 5, while Tan Nguyen Thai packs locals into a hole in the wall for pages of steamed and pan-fried dumplings. Downtown, Long Trieu at The Reverie holds one Michelin star for abalone, sea cucumber and refined banquet cooking.

Dim Tu Tac ★ 4.2

$$CantoneseDistrict 5

Dim Tu Tac is a Bib Gourmand Cantonese house in Cho Lon known for its trolleys of dim sum and its Peking duck, a fixture of District 5 banquet dining.

OrderThe dim sum spread and the Peking duck.

TipGo with a group for the duck and a full round of dumplings; weekend lunch is the liveliest.

Tan Nguyen Thai Dimsum ★ 4.1

$CantoneseDistrict 5

Tan Nguyen Thai is a packed Cho Lon hole in the wall where locals crowd in for pages of steamed and pan-fried dumplings under red and yellow signage.

OrderA stack of steamed and pan-fried dumplings straight off the menu pages.

TipIt is always busy and cash-friendly; the pan-fried dumplings sell out early.

Long Trieu ★ 4.6

$$$$CantoneseDistrict 1

Long Trieu at The Reverie holds one Michelin star for refined Cantonese cooking: abalone, sea cucumber, Peking duck and honey-glazed barbecue pork.

OrderSuckling pig and Peking duck, carved tableside.

TipIt is on the 4th floor of the Times Square building; go for a long lunch of dim sum.

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