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Table for one · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Saigon is a city of one-plate meals: bánh mì, cơm tấm and pho at all hours.
Locals eat cơm tấm (broken rice) for breakfast, alone, before work.
District 1 · 26 Lê Thị Riêng
Takeaway; eat in the park nearby
Late afternoon
Get: The overstuffed bánh mì
The city's most famous bánh mì; one is a full meal.
Walk up
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District 3 · 260C Pasteur
A table near the herbs
Breakfast
Get: Phở bò
A pho house since the 1960s where solo diners are seated right away and the herbs come piled on the table.
Walk in
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Phú Nhuận · 84 Đặng Văn Ngữ
Any free table
Breakfast or lunch
Get: Cơm tấm with the giant grilled pork chop
A broken-rice house with one plate per person.
Walk in
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District 1 · 46A Đinh Công Tráng
A table near the pans
Lunch
Get: Bánh xèo (crispy pancake)
One crispy pancake with herbs and lettuce is plenty for one, and the pans are right there.
Walk in
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District 1 · Lê Lợi
A stool at a food stall
Morning
Get: Bún riêu or chè
The central market's food stalls, where you sit on a stool and point at what you want.
Walk in
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Picked from Ho Chi Minh City's food guides and critics' lists and looked up on October 29, 2026. "When to walk in" is our advice; hours change, so check before you go. Places change; if one has, tell us at hello@chefamazing.com.
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