pending the venue photo pass (10/2026)
Michelin Selected — Saigon’s famous snail house
snail & seafood · District 1

fresh snails stir-fried, grilled, steamed the Saigon way

Salt-chili mud creepers, coconut mud creepers, scallion-oil grilled scallops — a hot snail platter, lime-pepper salt on the side, on buzzing Nguyen Trai street.

House marks

Saigon’s Michelin Selected snail house

Oc Dao is where Saigon’s snail lovers gather — a street-food snail house recognized by Michelin Selected, the platter always hot.

Michelin SelectedMichelin-recognized — a seal of approval for this Saigon street-food snail house.
Salt-chili mud creeperThe house signature — mud creepers tossed dry with salt and chili.
Coconut mud creeperRich mud creepers simmered in coconut milk — best eaten piping hot.
Open every day10:30–22:00, lunch through late night — the snail platter is always hot.

Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).

House signatures

Snails, the real deal

Described, never priced — prices are listed in-house.

pending the venue photo pass (10/2026)

Salt-chili mud creeper

Fresh mud creepers tossed dry with salt and chili — salty, fiery, fragrant.

pending the venue photo pass (10/2026)

Coconut mud creeper

Rich mud creepers in velvety coconut milk — scoop it up by the spoonful.

pending the venue photo pass (10/2026)

Scallion-oil grilled scallops

Scallops grilled over charcoal, finished with scallion oil — sweet and smoky.

pending the venue photo pass (10/2026)

Lime-pepper salt

The house lime-pepper salt — one dip wakes up every snail.

Prices are listed in-house — we never guess prices.

Story

From street snail shack to Michelin Selected

On buzzing Nguyen Trai street, Oc Dao is where Saigon’s snail lovers gather — and now a Michelin Selected name.

pending the venue photo pass (10/2026)
Nguyen Trai

A snail house in District 1

212B/D48 Nguyen Trai — the famous snail alley, tables packed, always buzzing.

pending the venue photo pass (10/2026)
Michelin

Michelin Selected

Michelin Selected — a street snail house on the city’s prestigious food list.

pending the venue photo pass (10/2026)
The ritual

Pick, slurp, dip

The Saigon snail ritual: pick, slurp, dip in lime-pepper salt.

Visit

A hot snail platter, in the heart of District 1

Open 10:30–22:00 daily — come before the evening rush for the best table.

Address

212B/D48 Nguyen Trai, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

10:30–22:00 daily

Hours as published by the restaurant — holiday hours may differ.

ỐC ĐÀO

Hot snail platters and lime-pepper salt — Saigon’s famous snail house, Michelin Selected, right on Nguyen Trai street.