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The stuffed-snail story

9 Ốc on Nguyen Van Giai — the story of a single dish, recorded entry by entry.

The bamboo facade of 9 Ốc, 23 Nguyen Van Giai
Entry The sign

The “SINCE 1995” sign on Nguyen Van Giai

The bamboo facade bearing SINCE 1995 — the mark of a family shop doing one dish right for three decades.

Ốc bươu nhồi thịt at 9 Ốc
Entry The kitchen

One dish, made by hand

Ốc bươu stuffed with meat, skewered with lemongrass, steamed through — one by one, never rushed.

Ốc bươu nhồi thịt with ginger dipping sauce
Entry The table

The heritage ginger dipping bowl

Every table gets the family-recipe ginger dipping sauce — hot snails, the perfect dip.

One dish, three decades — that's 9 Ốc.9 Ốc
Ốc bươu nhồi thịt at 9 ỐcThe snail table at 9 Ốc

Photos: 9 Ốc / Google Maps · 10/2026

9 ỐC

The ốc bươu nhồi thịt house on Nguyen Van Giai — one dish only, since 1995. 9 Ốc, 23 Nguyen Van Giai, Tan Dinh.

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