Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Two-time Bib Gourmand. Go for lunch.
Cơm Tấm Ba Ghiền holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for 2024 and 2025 — two consecutive years — making it the most straightforward street food recommendation in Phú Nhuận. At the lowest price tier, no reservation required, and a single-dish focus on broken rice, it is worth the Grab ride from anywhere in the city.
Cơm Tấm Ba Ghiền is one of the most direct calls in Ho Chi Minh City's street food scene: a Michelin Bib Gourmand winner in both 2024 and 2025, priced at the lowest end of the ₫ tier, and located in Phú Nhuận at 84 Đặng Văn Ngữ. If you are in the city and want a benchmark bowl of cơm tấm — broken rice — this is the place Michelin's inspectors keep coming back to. Book nothing; just show up.
Cơm Tấm Ba Ghiền has earned consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition, which in practical terms means the inspectors found quality-to-price ratio high enough to flag it as a destination in its own right, not merely as a neighbourhood option. For a single-price-symbol street food address to hold that designation two years running is a signal worth taking seriously. It positions this spot alongside a small cohort of Vietnamese street food addresses , comparable in category to Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle and 545 Whampoa Prawn Noodles in Singapore , where a single dish is executed with enough consistency to attract inspector-level attention.
Cơm tấm itself is a distinctly Saigonese format: broken rice grains, typically served with grilled pork (sườn nướng), a fried egg, shredded pork skin (bì), and a side of nước chấm. The broken rice came from what was once considered an imperfect byproduct of milling , grains that split during processing , and became a staple of southern Vietnamese daily eating. At Ba Ghiền, the format is the product; there is no supplementary menu to navigate. That focus is part of what makes it work.
Google reviewers give it 3.9 from 491 ratings , a score that, for a street-food counter with no reservation system, reflects the reality that volume venues absorb more polarised feedback than tasting-menu restaurants. The Michelin credential is the more reliable signal here.
Getting there is direct: the address is 84 Đặng Văn Ngữ in Phường 10, Phú Nhuận , a district north of District 3, reachable by Grab in under 15 minutes from most central hotels. No booking is required or available. Hours are not confirmed in the database, so arriving before a standard lunch or breakfast rush , cơm tấm is eaten at all hours in Ho Chi Minh City but peaks in the morning , is the practical move. Bring cash; street food at this price point rarely accepts card. Dress code is none.
For groups, the format works at any size , street food counters in this city seat tables communally, and the low price point means a table of four or six can eat generously for a negligible sum. There is no private dining room and no group booking mechanism. If your occasion requires a private space, this is not the right address; see the comparison section below for higher-tier alternatives. But as a group eating experience , the kind where the food is the event and the room is incidental , Ba Ghiền delivers exactly that. It is one of the more practical answers in our full Ho Chi Minh City restaurants guide for groups on a food-focused itinerary who want a Michelin-flagged meal without the cost or logistics of a formal restaurant.
For visitors building a broader Ho Chi Minh City itinerary, the Phú Nhuận location pairs well with other street food stops in the area. Pearl also covers Bò Kho Gánh, Bún Bò Huế 14B, Bún Thịt Nướng Hoàng Văn, Cô Liêng, and Phở Miến Gà Kỳ Đồng for a fuller picture of the city's street food options at the ₫ end of the price range.
If you're travelling more broadly through Vietnam, Pearl has coverage across the country: Bánh Mì Phượng in Hoi An, Rice Bowl in Hue City, Duyên Anh Restaurant in Phu Vang, Mi Quang Ba Vi in Thanh Khe, Hibana by Koki in Hanoi, and La Maison 1888 in Da Nang for the full range from street food to fine dining. See also our guides to Ho Chi Minh City hotels, bars, wineries, and experiences.
This is not a special-occasion restaurant in the conventional sense , no private room, no tasting menu, no wine list. But it is a strong answer to a specific kind of occasion: the meal that anchors a food-focused trip, the breakfast or lunch where the point is eating something genuinely good at a price that requires no justification. Two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards give it credibility as a destination, not just a convenience stop. If your occasion is a celebration requiring ambiance and service depth, look at the comparison section. If your occasion is eating one of the city's best-regarded broken rice dishes at a price that leaves room for three more meals that day, Ba Ghiền is the right call.
Order the cơm tấm , that is the entire point of this address. The dish is broken rice served with grilled pork, a fried egg, shredded pork skin, and nước chấm. There is no extended menu to navigate. The Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition is based on this format, so trust the format and order the standard plate.
For street food at a comparable price point, Bánh Xèo 46A (₫) is the go-to for sizzling rice pancakes , a different dish but the same category of destination street food. Anan Saigon (₫₫) steps up in price and formality while staying rooted in Vietnamese street food flavours. For a full step up in occasion and price, Coco Dining (₫₫₫) or CieL (₫₫₫₫) serve a different purpose entirely.
No confirmed information is available on dietary accommodations. The core dish is pork-based. Guests with dietary restrictions should note that street food kitchens at this price point typically have limited flexibility. Contact options are not listed in the available data.
It is a street food counter, not a restaurant , expect no reservations, no dress code, and minimal English-language interaction. Arrive with cash. The address is 84 Đặng Văn Ngữ, Phú Nhuận, reachable easily by Grab. The Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024 and 2025) tells you this is worth the trip from wherever you are staying in the city. Order the cơm tấm, eat it there, and move on , the whole experience is measured in minutes, not hours.
Not in the conventional sense. There is no private dining, no wine list, and no service structure designed for celebrations. It is the right answer for a food-milestone occasion , the first real cơm tấm of a Vietnam trip, or a meal that anchors a serious food itinerary. For a birthday dinner or business meal requiring ambiance, CieL (₫₫₫₫) or Long Trieu (₫₫₫₫) are more appropriate.
There is no tasting menu. This is a single-dish street food address. The question does not apply here , the value assessment is simpler: one dish, lowest price tier, Michelin Bib Gourmand two years running. The answer is yes.
Yes, without qualification. At the lowest price tier in the Vietnamese dong scale, with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition, the value-to-quality ratio is as clear as it gets in Ho Chi Minh City dining. You are not paying for ambiance or service , you are paying for the dish, and the dish has been independently validated twice.
Yes, in practice , street food counters in Ho Chi Minh City seat communally and there is no reservation requirement, so groups of any size can show up. There is no private dining room and no group booking process. For large groups wanting a private space, this address is the wrong choice; consider Anan Saigon or a higher-tier venue instead. For groups that simply want to eat well together at minimal cost, Ba Ghiền works fine.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cơm Tấm Ba Ghiền | Street Food | Michelin Bib Gourmand (2025); Michelin Bib Gourmand (2024) | Easy | — |
| Anan Saigon | Vietnamese Street Food | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| CieL | Innovative | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Coco Dining | Innovative | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Long Trieu | Cantonese | Michelin 1 Star | Unknown | — |
| Bánh Xèo 46A | Vietnamese | Unknown | — |
A quick look at how Cơm Tấm Ba Ghiền measures up.
Cơm tấm — broken rice — is the format here, so order that as your base. The venue earned consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, which means the inspectors judged the core offering worth repeating. At the ₫ price tier, you are not making a costly mistake by ordering the full plate with grilled pork and accompaniments rather than picking individual components.
For street food at a comparable price point, Bánh Xèo 46A is the strongest alternative — same neighbourhood accessibility, different format (sizzling crepes rather than broken rice). If you want something more restaurant-format with still-reasonable pricing, Anan Saigon takes Vietnamese street food flavours into a plated setting at a higher price tier. Long Trieu and Coco Dining suit groups looking for a more structured meal. CieL is a different category entirely — fine dining, not a street food substitute.
The menu centres on grilled pork and meat-based accompaniments typical of cơm tấm, so options for vegetarians or those avoiding pork are limited by the format of the cuisine, not by any venue policy. No dietary accommodation details are on record. If avoiding meat is a requirement, this is not the right call — consider venues with broader menu scope.
This is a street food spot in Phú Nhuận, north of District 3 — arrive expecting plastic stools, quick service, and no reservations. Get there by Grab; the address is 84 Đặng Văn Ngữ. The Michelin Bib Gourmand award (held in both 2024 and 2025) signals quality-to-price ratio, not comfort or formality. Lunch is the standard window for cơm tấm in Ho Chi Minh City, and crowds at recognised spots move fast.
Not in the conventional sense. There is no private dining, no tasting menu, and no wine list. It is, however, a strong answer if your occasion is eating the kind of dish Ho Chi Minh City does better than anywhere — broken rice at a Michelin-recognised stall at street food prices. For a celebratory dinner with seats and service, consider Anan Saigon or CieL instead.
There is no tasting menu. Cơm Tấm Ba Ghiền is a street food venue with a focused, à la carte format. The value case here is a full plate of broken rice with toppings at ₫ pricing — not a curated multi-course progression. If a tasting menu format is your priority, this is not the right venue.
Yes, straightforwardly. At the ₫ price tier — under 100,000 VND for a full plate is typical for the cơm tấm category — a venue with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025 is delivering on value. The Bib Gourmand designation specifically rewards good cooking at accessible prices, so this is one of the cleaner yes calls in the city.
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