'Saigon's No.1 bì chả', old-Saigon flavor.
Com Tam Viet Kieu at 150/1 Nguyen Trai (alley 150), District 1 — a 50-year-old com-tam stall whose owner is a Viet Kieu, open only September to March each year and back in Australia the other six months. The fish sauce is mixed savory, never sweet — true old-Saigon flavor. Mornings only, roughly 40–80k, no per-dish prices published.
Open 6 months a year
The owner is a Viet Kieu: com tam from September to March, back in Australia the other half of the year. lemon8 calls this schedule 'very special'.
April to August, there is no stall in alley 150 — the owner is in Australia. Come in season, and come early.
Two dishes, no published prices
The shop publishes no per-dish prices. The 40,000–80,000₫ band comes from the Saigon Travel channel's description (YouTube); lemon8 notes prices are 'a touch above ordinary'.
Bì chả broken rice
The bì chả called 'Saigon's No.1' by the Saigon Travel channel (YouTube) — the dish everyone orders.
Bì broken rice
The com-tam bì at 150/1 Nguyen Trai (lemon8): a generous plate, plenty of rice and toppings — 'full till noon'.
The bì chả called 'Saigon's No.1' by the Saigon Travel channel (YouTube); the com-tam bì at 150/1 Nguyen Trai per the lemon8 article. Price band 40,000–80,000₫ (Saigon Travel), 'a touch above ordinary' (lemon8) — ask at the shop for per-dish prices.
Mornings only
The two sources disagree on closing time — lemon8 lists 6:00 AM–1:00 PM, the Saigon Travel channel 6:00–11:00 AM. What they agree on: mornings only, closing when sold out.
The one thing both sources agree on: when it's gone, it's gone — go early.
Find alley 150
Alley 150 Nguyen Trai, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1 — the Viet Kieu owner's morning com-tam stall, here September to March only.
Address & hours
150/1 Nguyen Trai (alley 150), Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Mornings 6:00 AM–1:00 PM (Saigon Travel lists 6:00–11:00 AM) · September–March only