Red entrance archway of Ngon Restaurant

A garden courtyard in District 1

Ngon Restaurant

Vietnamese cooking from all three regions in a shaded garden courtyard — a Saigon meeting place for years.

★ 4.011,455 Google reviews160 Pasteur, District 1Open daily 07:30–22:30

The space

The shaded courtyard

Rattan chairs under strings of lanterns, greenery all around — dining at Ngon always feels like a break from the street outside.

A generous compound with many corners: the inner court for shaded lunches, the veranda for lantern-lit evenings.

Ngon courtyard with lanterns
The shaded courtyard

Why come

Three things that make Ngon

Three-region cooking

From Hanoi bún chả to southern bánh xèo — the menu travels the country.

The red archway

The red-arched entrance with hanging sign and bougainvillea — photographed by generations.

Morning to night

Open 07:30–22:30 daily — breakfast, lunch or a late dinner all fit.