The legendary floating fat
A bun bo Hue spot hidden in the 274/29 Vo Van Tan alley, District 3 — famous for the floating-fat bowl beside the mixed-topping bowl, sweet bone broth with lemongrass. Cash only.
Anatomy of the Co Nhu bowl
A full mixed-topping bowl — the floating-fat bowl served on the side, sweet bone broth brewed with lemongrass, herbs, lime and chili alongside.
Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).
Two things that need no price
A one-dish shop — the bun bo Hue mixed-topping bowl and the famous floating-fat bowl. Described, not priced.
Bun Bo Hue mixed-topping
The shop’s only dish — a full mixed-topping bowl: pork hock, brisket and cha in the sweet lemongrass bone broth, fresh noodles, herbs alongside.
The floating-fat bowl
The signature — the floating pork-fat bowl served beside the noodle bowl; it shows up in every photo of the shop.
The alley, <em>the fat</em>, the locals
A humble family-run shop in the Vo Van Tan alley — a locals’ spot, modest space always bustling.
The bun shop in the alley
274/29 Vo Van Tan, Ward 5, District 3 — a modest shop tucked in the alley, where the locals come.
The famous fat bowl
The floating pork-fat bowl served beside the noodles — the dish that made the shop’s name, in every photo.
The locals’ shop
A modest space always bustling — affordable, down-to-earth, a true alley shop.
The alley at <em>274/29 Vo Van Tan</em>
Open daily 11:00–20:00 (Fridays to 20:30) — cash only.
Address & hours
274/29 Vo Van Tan, Ward 5, District 3, HCMC (alley)
Open daily 11:00–20:00; Fridays to 20:30 (per Maps).
Cash only.