The upstairs quán of the xóm
Xóm Chợ Cũ is a central-Vietnamese mì quảng quán on the first floor (lầu 1) of the old 35 Ly Tu Trong apartment block, District 1. Here, mì quảng is the quán's “linh hồn” — its soul: fresh noodles made every day, herbs and greens brought in from the Quảng homeland, a Quảng-native chef at the stove — and the old-neighborhood rhythm of an old Saigon apartment block, where guests climb the stairs to the first floor for a bowl that tastes of home.
Quán Xóm Chợ Cũ
The upstairs quán
Xóm Chợ Cũ sits on the first floor (lầu 1) of the old 35 Ly Tu Trong apartment block — climb the stairs, find the signboard, eat amid the sounds of the xóm.
Made every day
Fresh noodles made every day — the “linh hồn”, the soul, of a mì quảng bowl at Xóm Chợ Cũ.
The hometown in the bowl
Herbs brought from the Quảng homeland, cooked by a Quảng-native chef — a bowl that carries the hometown flavor up to the first floor of Saigon.
Photos: pending the venue photo pass (10/2026).