Eating out · Saigon

Tib

Tib is still open at 187 Hai Ba Trung, down an alley off the main road in District 3. It serves Hue cuisine, and has a vegetarian (chay) menu.

What it is

Tib occupies what looks like an old Saigon house, reached down an alley from Hai Ba Trung street, according to a TripAdvisor review. Its Facebook pages call it “Tib - Hue Restaurant” and also list a vegetarian version, “Tib Chay”. Hue cooking means small plates, rice cakes, spicy beef noodle soup (bun bo Hue) and the royal-style dishes the city is known for, though we haven’t been able to check the current menu.

Where and when

187 Hai Ba Trung (listings also write 187 Ter), District 3. A contact page for the restaurant gives lunch from 11:00 to 14:00 and dinner from 17:00 to 22:00, and the restaurant’s Facebook page gives last orders at about 21:00. Book ahead for groups; the restaurant lists a hotline.

What it costs

Our 2009 listing put it at about $5-8 a head. Current prices aren’t published where we could find them, and a Foody reviewer describes it as slightly pricey, so expect mid-range and ask for the menu.

For more places to eat, see our Ho Chi Minh City guide, and for street food in the evening, Saigon’s night markets.