A full bowl of crab-and-snail bún riêu
Bún Riêu Cua Ốc Cô Thủy in the 287/66 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu alley, District 3 — a cozy alley quán whose signature is bún riêu cua ốc, loaded with toppings: square-cut crab rieu, snails, congealed pork blood, tofu. No published price board — ask at the counter. Open daily about 10:30–21:00 (per listed sources).
A loaded bowl, prices never invented
Cô Thủy does no glossy menu — the bún riêu cua ốc arrives with square-cut crab rieu, chewy snails, blood cubes, tofu, in a clear sour broth. No published price board.
Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).
One Cô Thủy bowl
The six parts that make a Cô Thủy crab-and-snail bowl — fully described, prices never invented.
Square-cut crab rieu
Crab rieu cut into neat squares, rich and bobbing on the broth.
Snails
Chewy, snappy snails — the quán's mark, nothing like ordinary bún riêu.
Pork blood
Soft-set blood cubes, soaked in the clear sour broth.
Tofu
Golden fried tofu, soaked full of broth.
The clear sour broth
A clear sour broth from tomato and crab rieu — gentle, never harsh; the bowl finishes light.
Noodles and herbs
Fresh rice noodles with the herb plate — bean sprouts, split morning glory, kinh giới.
The <em>Cô Thủy</em> alley quán
An alley quán in the 287/66 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu alley — the daily pot of crab-and-snail bún riêu, sour-broth steam rising in the alley.
A true alley quán
Cô Thủy sits inside the 287/66 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu alley — walk or ride in, and the quán appears by the steaming bún riêu pot.
Sit in the alley, eat riêu
Low stools in the alley — the bubbling pot, the smell of shrimp paste and ripe tomato.
Fully loaded
Square-cut crab rieu, chewy snails, blood, tofu — the bowl reads full before the first spoon.
287/66, <em>Nguyen Dinh Chieu</em>
Open daily about 10:30–21:00 (per listed sources; hours can change), in the 287/66 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu alley, District 3.
Address & hours
287/66 Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, District 3, HCMC
Open about 10:30–21:00 daily (per listed sources — hours can change).
The quán sits inside the 287/66 alley — walk or ride in, look for the steaming bún riêu shop.