The vegetarian pho of the Saigon alley

Pho Chay Nhu — the vegetarian pho stall at 54 Truong Quyen alley, District 3: charcoal-fired mushroom-and-vegetable broth, the veg bowl with mushrooms, tofu and fried tofu skin. The only vegetarian pho in the vnunbox D1/D3 directory.

THE ALLEY

The veg stall in the alley

54 Truong Quyen, the small alley near Le Van Tam park — a simple open-air stall, plastic stools, open from 6am.

CHARCOAL

The broth pot on charcoal

The mushroom-and-vegetable broth brewed over a charcoal fire — low flame, big pot, fragrant from first light.

VEG

The only veg pho in D1/D3

In the vnunbox D1/D3 directory this is the only vegetarian pho — mushrooms, tofu, fried tofu skin.

“The charcoal is lit before dawn — the veg bowl is never bland.”The Truong Quyen alley, every morning

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