The vendor at the market corner

Bún Riêu Gánh began as a roaming bún riêu pole at the Bến Thành corner — out at dawn, home at dusk, the broth pot always hot. Now it’s a shophouse at 163 Lê Thánh Tôn, District 1, but the bamboo gánh is still there: the soul of the place.

THE BẾN THÀNH MORNINGS

The roaming-pole days

Every morning the bún riêu pole went out to the Bến Thành corner, home only at dusk — a whole era of roaming.

THE BAMBOO POLE

The pole, kept

The bamboo pole, worn to a sheen — now hung in the shophouse, the soul of the place.

THE SHOPHOUSE TODAY

Street soul indoors

Bamboo, zinc, market-morning light — the 163 Lê Thánh Tôn shophouse still carries the vendor’s soul.

“Out with the pole at dawn, home when the market empties.”Bún Riêu Gánh, the Bến Thành corner

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