Chinese kitchen · Cao Thang, D3

Salt-baked chicken, since 1981.

The genuine Dai Duong — herbal black chicken, fish-maw soup, and the salt-baked chicken that made its name.

Dai Duong storefront at night
14 Cao Thang after dark

EST. 1981 · 14 CAO THANG, D3

The room

Plain, and proud.

No theatre — simple tables, the alluring smell of herbs from the kitchen, and regulars who have eaten here for decades.

Since 1981Four decades at one address, Chinese-owned throughout.
HerbsThe alluring herbal smell is the shop's signature.
Honest pricesVolume over margin — tasty, nourishing, worry-free prices.
Family-runThe veteran, diligent crew feels like family.
Signatures

What to eat at Dai Duong

A family-recipe Chinese menu — nourishing, deeply flavored, honestly priced.

Salt-baked chicken
01Salt-baked chickenThe namesake — chicken baked in hot salt.
Herbal black chicken
02Black chicken with herbsTender black chicken steeped in herbs.
Fish-maw soup
03Fish-maw soupCrab and fish-maw soup — a close second favorite.

Prices as listed in-house — never guessed from diner quotes.

Visit

Open daily.

Lunch 10:00–13:00, dinner 15:30–22:30. If you smell herbs walking down Cao Thang — you've found it.

Photos: diners (Google Maps, 10/2026)

大洋 DAI DUONG

Salt-baked chicken since 1981 — a no-frills Chinese kitchen in District 3.

14 Cao Thang, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City · hours as published by the restaurant

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