The sidewalk's afternoon canh bún
Canh Bún Cô Lê at 133 Hai Ba Trung, District 1 — a 30-year sidewalk canh bún gánh: it opens every afternoon, every bowl loaded with crab paste, stir-fried snails, blood cake, pork cake, tofu; a light, sweet broth. The gánh sells out in 1–2 hours.
Three things the afternoon gánh keeps
Thirty years on the Hai Ba Trung sidewalk — every afternoon the gánh opens, the crab-riêu pot steams, regulars settle on plastic stools for their afternoon bowl.
Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).
Three Cô Lê bowls
The quán hasn't published a price board — the three signature bowls fully described, prices never invented.
Canh Bún Cô Lê
The gánh's full bowl: firm crab paste, fragrant stir-fried snails, blood cake, pork cake, tofu — thick noodles, crisp water spinach, a light sweet broth.
Crab-Riêu Canh Bún
For crab-paste lovers — firm riêu, fragrant crab fat, chả and blood cake on the side, a bright-sweet broth.
Snail Canh Bún
Fragrant stir-fried snails over the bowl — thick noodles soaking up the broth, crisp water spinach, light and sweet.
The <em>30-year</em> sidewalk gánh
A 30-year canh bún gánh on the Hai Ba Trung sidewalk, District 1 — it opens every afternoon, the crab-riêu pot steams, and sells out in 1–2 hours.
The gánh opens every afternoon
From around 16:00 the gánh opens at 133 Hai Ba Trung — the crab-riêu pot steams, the topping baskets line up, plastic stools gather.
Late arrivals wait till tomorrow
One to two hours and it's sold out — latecomers find the riêu pot scraped clean, and promise to come earlier tomorrow afternoon.
The iced tea habit
A steaming canh bún bowl, an iced tea — the afternoon habit of the Hai Ba Trung sidewalk.
Sidewalk 133, <em>Hai Ba Trung</em>
The gánh opens from around 16:00 every afternoon at 133 Hai Ba Trung, District 1 — come early to be sure of a bowl.
Address & hours
133 Hai Ba Trung, District 1, HCMC
Open from around 16:00 until sold out (pending verification).
Find the sidewalk in front of 133 Hai Ba Trung — the canh bún gánh, the steaming crab-riêu pot, the plastic stools: that's the quán.