166 Bui Thi Xuan · District 1 · family-run since 1988

Auntie's Sa Dec hu tieu

A family recipe since 1988: clear sweet broth, springy hu tieu noodles, bowls piled with shrimp and pork — Sa Dec flavour in the middle of Saigon.

Hu tieu bowls · from 45k
The Di Nam Sa Dec storefront — the golden 'family shop since 1988' sign
Signature

The bowls that built the name

From the house menu board — prices as published by Di Nam Sa Dec.

Sa Dec Hu Tieu
55k
The full Sa Dec bowl: clear broth, shrimp, pork — the house bestseller.
Banh Tam with Pork Skin & Meatballs
48k
Soft banh tam noodles, shredded pork skin, meatballs, peanuts, pickles — the other half of the sign.
Pork Bone Bowl
49k
Slow-simmered pork bones — a bowl on its own, or added to your hu tieu.
The house spread: hu tieu, banh tam, pork bones — the owner's photo
Dry hu tieu with pork bone, quail egg, fried shallots — a guest's photo
A full table: dry hu tieu, banh tam, dessert — a guest's photo
The auntie's kitchen

A 1988 family recipe

The sign says it plainly: 'family shop since 1988'. For thirty-eight years the family's Sa Dec hu tieu recipe hasn't changed — clear broth, sweet from the bones, never rushed.

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Tomorrow morning, a bowl of hu tieu

The shop opens at 6 in the morning — a hu tieu bowl is best still steaming.

Di Nam Sa Dec — Sa Dec hu tieu, a family recipe since 1988, on Bui Thi Xuan street.