Giant crab-cake bún riêu in the Nguyen Trai night alley
Rich crab cakes with snails, crab sausage, tofu, blood cake — and a bright-sour canh bún pot for the second bowl.
A bún riêu bowl with true night-alley character
A bún riêu and canh bún shop right on Nguyen Trai, District 1: giant crab cakes, bright-sour broth, open every day.
Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).
Three bowls worth the trip
The three dishes the shop is known for, as diners describe them on food blogs.
Bún Riêu Cua
Crab-paste bún riêu with the “giant”, rich crab cakes — snails, crab sausage, tofu, blood cake in a bright-sour broth.
Canh Bún
Thick rice noodles in bright-sour crab-paste broth with water spinach — the regulars' change-of-pace bowl.
Bún Riêu 219
The house full bowl: crab cake, snails, crab sausage, tofu, blood cake — for tasting it all at once.
When the alley lights come on, the riêu pot boils
A short note on the Nguyen Trai noodle shop.
The house number
The shop sits at 219 Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Cu Trinh ward — follow the house number and you're there.
The night alley lights up
Per food blogs, the shop stays open till 22:00 daily (unverified) — made for late dinners in District 1.
Right on Nguyen Trai street
District 1, Nguyen Cu Trinh ward — easy to find, easy to stop by.
Address
219 Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1, HCMC
Open daily 11:00–22:00 (per food blogs, unverified)
Hours from blog sources — pending live verification.