STORY
From a curbside cart, nearly 30 years in the alley
Quan Com Tam Hung started as a curbside cart, then the owner bought the house in alley 194/2 Vo Van Tan — and has sold broken rice there ever since, nearly 30 years. The shop opens mornings only, known for its thick nước mắm kẹo and half-fat half-lean charcoal ribs.
NEARLY 30 YEARS
From a curbside cart
Started as a curbside rice cart; the owner bought the house in alley 194/2 Vo Van Tan and has sold there ever since.
NƯỚC MẮM KẸO
Deep, syrupy sweet
Fish sauce cooked down till candy-thick — pour over the broken rice and mix. The shop's signature touch.
ALLEY 194/2
The Võ Văn Tần original
There are other “Cơm Tấm Hùng” shops (the 96 Võ Thị Sáu cart, District 8…) — this one is the alley 194/2 Võ Văn Tần shop in District 3.
“Every morning the same — fire at 6, the alley packed by 9, closed by noon.”— the rhythm of Hùng's shop