Áo dài by the steamer

In 1961, a Hanoi bánh cuốn house opened in Tan Dinh, Saigon. More than sixty years on, Tây Hồ 127 still hand-steams each batch of paper-thin batter over the pot, still drops tinh dầu cà cuống into the dipping sauce, and its servers still wear the áo dài. In 2026 Time Out named Tan Dinh a cool neighborhood — the quán sits at its heart.

1961

A Hanoi house in Tan Dinh

In 1961, a Hanoi-style bánh cuốn house opened at 127 Dinh Tien Hoang — in Saigon’s Tan Dinh quarter.

THE STEAMING CRAFT

Hand and steam

No machines: rice batter spread thin on cloth over the steamer, lidded, left to the steam — then rolled hot on the spot.

ÁO DÀI & CÀ CUỐNG

The two house signatures

The owners serve in áo dài; the tinh dầu cà cuống drop seasons the dipping sauce — the two things that make Tây Hồ 127.

“Thin rolls, hot steam, since 1961.”Tay Ho 127, Tan Dinh

Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).