The story
The Thanh Hai tomato kitchen
Thanh Hai is an alley noodle quán at 12 Ky Dong, District 3 — one pot of bright-red tomato broth feeding two sister dishes: crab-roe bún riêu and thick-noodle canh bún. No big signboard, no glossy price board: just the red pot, the herb aroma, and full bowls.
12 KY DONG
The red sign in the alley
Thanh Hai sits at 12 Ky Dong — look for the hand-painted red sign in the alley; the tomato broth smell leads the way.
THE RED POT
The gently bubbling tomatoes
The tomato broth pot stays bubbling through service — its bright-red color is the signature of bún riêu and canh bún.
THE COOL-DOWN
A cold glass by the bowl
A steaming bowl, an ice-cold glass — the cooling pair of the alley noodle quán.
“Red broth, white noodles, green herbs.”Thanh Hai, 12 Ky Dong
Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).