The neon ốc market in the heart of District 1
Oc Van is the ốc quán on Nguyen An Ninh — a red neon sign, sidewalk seating, and snail-and-seafood cooking done the night-market way.
Steam · grill · stir-fry · salt-toss
Four ways of cooking that make a night-market ốc quán — pick your favorite, or try all four.
Lemongrass steam
Steamed with bruised lemongrass — keeps the full sweetness of the snails and seafood, fragrant and clean.
Charcoal grill
Grilled over glowing charcoal — charred shells, firmed-up meat, smoke in every bite.
Tamarind stir-fry
Tossed in sweet-sour tamarind — a gentle tang coating every shell, night-market bold.
Chili-salt toss
Tossed with chili salt and fried garlic — crisp, salty heat, the way long nights eat.
Why Oc Van glows red every night
Three things make Oc Van: a red neon sign you can't miss, sidewalk tables and chairs, and a busy Ben Thanh corner.
Photos: Oc Van / Google Maps · 10/2026
A night-market-style ốc quán in Ben Thanh
Three glimpses of this place — the street, the ốc table, and the grill.
Nguyen An Ninh at lights-on
When the city lights up, Nguyen An Ninh street lights up too — and Oc Van's red neon is the brightest point on the corner.
A table full of ốc
Ốc arrives plate by plate — steamed, grilled, stir-fried, salt-tossed — each plate a different way, the whole table smelling of the night market.
Charcoal-grilled tiger prawns
Not just snails — the quán's grill does charcoal seafood too, and tiger prawns are the most-ordered.
Oc Van — the ốc quán on Nguyen An Ninh, District 1. Red neon, sidewalk seats, and night-market-style snail and seafood cooking.
Address
23 Nguyen An Ninh, Ben Thanh, District 1