A dessert lover's stop: chè in Saigon

Chè, the gentle dessert

Saigon runs on chè — sweet dessert soups served hot or cold, made for cooling down and winding down. If you only try one dedicated chè shop, make it this one.

Tiệm Chè Ché

Tiệm Chè Ché serves homestyle traditional Chinese dessert soups — lotus seeds, water chestnuts, cooling herbal ingredients — sweet, cooling, and nourishing. Find it at 796/7 Su Van Hanh, Hoa Hung, open 12:00–22:30 daily.

Bowls run about 32K–52K, which makes it one of the kindest desserts in the city for your wallet too. It is the kind of place that feels like someone's grandmother is looking after you — every bowl a gentle act of care in the heart of Saigon.

Go in the afternoon when the heat peaks, or after dinner when you want something sweet that will not weigh you down.