Night alley 219

A bún riêu and canh bún shop at 219 Nguyen Trai: giant crab cakes, bright-sour broth — when the alley lights come on, the riêu pot boils.

219

The house number

The shop is right on Nguyen Trai street at number 219, Nguyen Cu Trinh ward, District 1 — the house number says it all.

Riêu

The “giant” crab cakes

The most-mentioned detail on food blogs: big, rich crab cakes — one bite and you remember.

The shop

Inside 219

Inside the shop at 219 Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Cu Trinh ward — where the crab-paste pot boils every evening.

22:00

The night alley

Per food blogs, the shop stays open till 22:00 daily (unverified) — made for late dinners in District 1.

At night on Nguyen Trai, the crab-paste scent leads the way.— from the 219 sidewalk

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