6 editor picks in Ho Chi Minh City.
6 chinese places in Ho Chi Minh City we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Ho Chi Minh City | Chinese across every city.
Cho Lon's Chinese kitchens specialise narrowly and deeply. Hai Ky Mi Gia and Thiem Huy both build their reputations on mi vit tiem, herbal braised duck over springy egg noodles, while Chao 47 Ta Uyen simmers Teochew-style congee loaded with pork and century egg and Pha Lau Tam Ky braises offal in five-spice coconut broth. For dessert, Ha Ky ladles Cantonese sweet soups by the bowl, and out on Ha Ton Quyen, Saigon's sui cao street, Mi Keo hand-pulls egg noodles for pork dumpling soup.
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.
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.
Ha Ton Quyen is Saigon's sui cao street, and this corner is a favourite for hand-pulled egg noodles and plump pork-and-shrimp dumplings in clear broth.
OrderA bowl of sui cao dumplings with hand-pulled mi.
TipThe whole block is dumpling shops with pavement tables; it is busiest and best in the evening.
This Cho Lon congee counter simmers Teochew-style rice porridge loaded with pork, offal and century egg, a warming District 5 bowl for afternoon and night.
OrderA bowl of pork-and-offal chao with youtiao dough sticks.
TipIt runs afternoon to late; add the fried dough sticks to dip into the porridge.
Tam Ky is a Cho Lon specialist in pha lau, offal slow-braised in a five-spice coconut broth, a rich Chinese-Vietnamese snack eaten with bread in District 5.
OrderA bowl of mixed pha lau offal with a baguette to dip.
TipThe coconut-and-five-spice broth is the draw; tear the bread and soak it in the sauce.
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