Italian pasta with 5-star technique, street prices
At 55/1A Tran Dinh Xu, A Hoai — once a sous-chef at a 5-star Saigon hotel — cooks every plate of pasta himself, with checkered tablecloths and a chalkboard menu.
Three plates by A Hoai himself
The most-ordered plates — cooked and seasoned by A Hoai alone.
Minced-beef spaghetti
The house's minced-beef sauce — the most-ordered plate.
German-sausage spaghetti
German sausage tossed with the pasta — rich and filling.
Twin beef-meatball spaghetti
Two beef meatballs over the pasta — rounded flavor from the hotel playbook.
One kitchen, one pair of hands
No hired cooks, no assembly line — every plate is cooked by A Hoai.
Photos: Google Maps — owner and diners
From the hotel kitchen to the street
Three slices of A Hoai and his pasta shop at 55/1A Tran Dinh Xu.
A Hoai at the stove
No hired line cooks — every plate passes through A Hoai's hands, from pan to plate.
Checkered tablecloths
A small, warm room — checkered cloths, a chalkboard menu, butter and garlic from the kitchen.
Minced-beef spaghetti
The most-ordered plate — rich minced-beef sauce from the house recipe.
Right on Tran Dinh Xu street, Cau Ong Lanh — a lit storefront at night, open two shifts a day.
Address
55/1A Tran Dinh Xu, Cau Ong Lanh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City