The story
The Ngoc Huong stall
Ngoc Huong began as a stall inside Nguyen Van Troi market with a simple belief: the chả must be homemade, the riêu must be real crab. Every dawn the chả is made at the stall; the crab-riêu pot boils from the market’s first hour; scallion oil sizzles fragrant. Regulars come for the steaming canh bún bowl amid the market rhythm — and return for the homemade chả.

209/38 LE VAN SY
A stall in the market
Canh Bun Ngoc Huong at 209/38 Le Van Sy — a canh bún stall inside Nguyen Van Troi market, District 3.

HOMEMADE CHẢ
Hands that make the chả
Every dawn the chả is kneaded and made at the stall — never bought ready-made, never pre-packed.

HOT BOWL, ICED TEA
The market iced tea
A steaming canh bún bowl, an iced tea — the morning-market habit.
“Homemade chả, real crab.”Canh Bun Ngoc Huong, Nguyen Van Troi market
Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).