Chu Se is a street-food stop in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Chu Se is one of District 1's premier hu tieu spots, ladling the clear pork-bone broth of hu tieu Nam Vang over chewy noodles with pork and shrimp.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Hu tieu Nam Vang, the dry version with broth on the side.
Tip: Order it kho, dry, with the broth alongside, to taste the noodles the way regulars do.
Address: 52 Calmette Street, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
This Le Thanh Ton cart is a downtown fixture for bo bia, soft rice-paper rolls of jicama, dried shrimp and Chinese sausage, alongside silky tau hu da tofu.
Try: Bo bia and tofu pudding
Order: A handful of bo bia rolls with the sweet-savoury dip.
Tip: Bo bia comes sweet or savoury; the savoury rolls with dried shrimp are the classic snack.
Chi Thong is a Co Giang stall widely rated for some of the best goi cuon in town, fresh rice-paper rolls of poached pork, prawn, vermicelli and herbs.
Try: Goi cuon
Order: Fresh goi cuon with the peanut-hoisin sauce.
Tip: It is part of the Co Giang evening food strip; the rolls are made to order, so they arrive cool and fresh.
On the Co Giang evening food strip, this stall grills bo la lot, minced beef wrapped in fragrant betel leaves, served with rice paper, herbs and a dip.
Try: Bo la lot
Order: Skewers of bo la lot to roll in rice paper with herbs.
Tip: Roll the grilled betel-leaf beef in rice paper with herbs and dip; the strip is busiest around 19:00.
This Le Thanh Ton cart is a downtown fixture for bo bia, soft rice-paper rolls of jicama, dried shrimp and Chinese sausage, alongside silky tau hu da tofu.
Try: Bo bia and tofu pudding
Order: A handful of bo bia rolls with the sweet-savoury dip.
Tip: Bo bia comes sweet or savoury; the savoury rolls with dried shrimp are the classic snack.
Chi Thong is a Co Giang stall widely rated for some of the best goi cuon in town, fresh rice-paper rolls of poached pork, prawn, vermicelli and herbs.
Try: Goi cuon
Order: Fresh goi cuon with the peanut-hoisin sauce.
Tip: It is part of the Co Giang evening food strip; the rolls are made to order, so they arrive cool and fresh.
This Cao Thang stall grills banh trang nuong, the Dalat-style rice-paper pizza topped with egg, scallion, dried shrimp and chili, crisped to order.
Try: Banh trang nuong
Order: A banh trang nuong with egg, shrimp and plenty of chili.
Tip: Watch it crisp over the coals and eat it straight away while the rice paper is still crackly.
C002 is a popular Binh Thanh spot for banh trang nuong, grilling the crisp rice-paper pizza with a range of toppings from egg and cheese to dried beef.
Try: Banh trang nuong
Order: The loaded banh trang nuong with cheese and dried beef.
Tip: It offers more topping combinations than the classic street version; the cheese one is a crowd-pleaser.
On the Co Giang evening food strip, this stall grills bo la lot, minced beef wrapped in fragrant betel leaves, served with rice paper, herbs and a dip.
Try: Bo la lot
Order: Skewers of bo la lot to roll in rice paper with herbs.
Tip: Roll the grilled betel-leaf beef in rice paper with herbs and dip; the strip is busiest around 19:00.
The Turtle Lake roundabout is Saigon's most famous spot for banh trang tron, shredded rice paper tossed with dried beef, quail egg, green mango, herbs.
Try: Banh trang tron
Order: A bag of banh trang tron with extra dried beef and lime.
Tip: Grab a bag from a cart and eat it on the roundabout steps, the way local students do at night.