[2025 Ho Chi Minh City Restaurant] Travel Guide for Cuc Gach Quan Restaurant (Updated Jun)

If you're visiting Ho Chi Minh City, you must try the banh mi at HONG HOA! Vietnamese cuisine is truly delicious, and the most impressive dish for me was the banh mi. The bread is incredibly tasty, and it's packed with fillings like pâté and pork 🐷. Since I don't like cilantro, I asked them to leave it out. The shop might look a bit shabby and make you worry about hygiene, but trust me, it's absolutely delicious! You have to try it! Another must-try is pho! I went to a local spot frequented by residents. Watching how locals eat, I noticed they added vegetables and some kind of sauce from the table to their pho, so I copied them—and it was delicious! Later, I met up with friends and went for Vietnamese barbecue, which is apparently called bun cha. It's quite famous, so reservations are a must! Vietnamese barbecue is healthy and easy to eat. You dip the meat into a sour soup or sauce, which adds a unique flavor. As for banh xeo and fresh spring rolls, I personally found them underwhelming. Maybe they taste better at other places! Be careful with banh xeo, though—it’s huge! 🤣

📍Cuc Gach Quan Restaurant . For my second dinner in Ho Chi Minh city, we have went to this Traditional Vietnamese Cuisine, called 📍Cuc Gach Quan restaurant. I was totally in love with the surrounding at the first sight 😍 Garden surrounded by leaves and flowers ✨ Old fashioned indoor with antique furniture just like grandma’s house 🥺 . They have a very thick menu with all their own recipes home dishes ✨ and we have ordered these ⬇️ . 💛 Fried Seabass with passion fruit sauce (8/10) Deep fried crispy seabass cube with sweet and sour passion fruit sauce and it was absolutely appetising 💯 . 💛 Fried homemade tofu with lemongrass and chilli (8/10) They chopped the lemongrass and chilli into very thin shreds and dried it with tofu, very aromatic and taste so good! . 💛 Shrimp Fresh Spring Roll (6.5/10) This was quite ordinary, the difference was they put chive and the taste was quite strong . 💛 Stir Fried Morning Glory (6.5/10) They used the simplest and less seasoning way to cook this vegetable and it was still quite raw and abit bitter . 💛 Egg Fried Rice (7/10) Surprisingly, they used multi grains rice to cook this fried rice. Very nutritious and grainy texture 😋 . We’ve also had ordered three fresh drinks which were coconut juice, apple juice and star fruit juice and they were very refreshing as well ✨ . I really like the ambience and environment here and it gave me a unique and lovely travel memory in Ho Chi Minh 💖

Address: Cuc Gach Quan Restaurant Atmosphere/Facility: House-renovated restaurant Key Points: House Structure Average Price Per Person: 250,000 VND Rating: 4/10 The menu is in English and Vietnamese without pictures. However, most of the staff do not speak English. The price range is similar to Korea except for a few dishes. I made a reservation because it was a restaurant close to my first accommodation, but it was disappointing and the atmosphere was not like a restaurant. I was surprised that the water was 60,000 VND, which is the price of beer. I also thought it would have been better if it wasn't so messy. The food came out quickly, but the service attitude and the lack of accurate ordering made it a place that is not very memorable. If you are planning to visit this place, I recommend avoiding weekends.

Cuc Gach Quan, this store was found on a travel app and it is a Vietnamese-style pastoral restaurant. The shop is like a small villa, with wooden floors, stairs, tables and chairs, and the environment is gentle and quaint. The menu is a book, the front is the picture, the back is the menu, there is no Chinese or English, but there is a handsome little brother recommended for you. The dishes are delicious and the drinks are good!

If you’re after authentic Vietnamese food in a place that feels like grandma’s house — but cozier and cooler — you’ve got to check out Cục Gạch Quán. Tucked away in District 1, this MICHELIN Bib Gourmand gem isn’t flashy, but that’s the charm. It’s all about warm wooden tables, vintage decor, and home-style dishes that taste like comfort. Think claypot fish, crispy tofu with lemongrass, and sweet lotus tea to wrap it all up. It’s the kind of place where you sit down and instantly feel at home — even if it’s your first time in Vietnam. Perfect for a relaxed lunch or a special dinner that still feels low-key. Highly recommend! #HoChiMinhCityEats #CucGachQuan #MichelinGuide #VietnameseFood #LocalVibes #FoodieFinds #localguides #deliciousfood

Done at one of the Vietnamese famous crab noodles shop.

The restaurant is open from 9am to 11pm. Vietnamese cuisine, a Michelin one-star kitchen, and it is said that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have both visited this restaurant. 🌯 Maybe because it is quite popular 🔥, the service in the store is actually average, and the menu is very thick, which makes it difficult to choose. Vietnamese cuisine emphasizes the taste of the ingredients themselves. It is not complicated and has some spices, which may not suit everyone's taste. Overall, it was a good experience if you chose the right dishes, and the cost per person was not high. What I remember most is that the tube of the drink was actually a water spinach. 🐟 There are some tropical fish in the fish pond at the entrance, and the whole building is covered with green plants, which is very comfortable to look at.

The restaurant, which is hard to pronounce It is said to be a Vietnamese home-style restaurant It is said to have become even more famous because President Obama and Brad Pitt visited I was a little confused when I saw the menu without any pictures But I came to my senses and tried to order They put a lot of effort into the interior So you can take great pictures no matter where you take them I didn't have high expectations for the taste of the food But everyone cheered You must order the soft-shell crab!!! #Ho Chi Minh hot place #Ho Chi Minh places to visit #Pink Cathedral #Ho Chi Minh Pink Cathedral #Kuk Kuk Kuk #Kuk Kuk #Vietnamese food #Vietnamese restaurant #Soft-shell crab #Morning Glory #Tofu dish #Ho Chi Minh District 3

#foodiejourney Set in a French colonial-style villa, Cuc Gach Quan offers a cozy, rustic atmosphere that feels like a journey back to Vietnam’s countryside roots. The menu focuses on home-cooked Vietnamese food with fresh, organic ingredients. Signature dishes include clay pot fish and pork, as well as lotus root salad. The restaurant’s eclectic décor of mismatched plates and antique furnishings add to the homey feel, making it a popular spot for travelers and locals alike. With its wholesome, flavorful dishes, Cuc Gach Quan gives an authentic taste of Vietnamese cuisine in a warm setting.

This restaurant is located between Tan Son Nhat Airport and the city center. My flight back was at 17:00, so I left the hotel at 11:30 and took a Grab to this restaurant. Even at 12:00 on a Monday, 80-90% of the seats were taken, so I realized it was a popular restaurant. The menu was huge and it was hard to read each item, so I showed the staff photos of delicious looking things on Google Maps and Instagram and ordered. Even if three girls ordered until they were full, it was only 1,000,000VND (about 5,000 yen in Japanese yen). The interior was designed by a Vietnamese designer, so it was stylish and comfortable with a nice atmosphere. Everything was really delicious, the service was polite, and it was a satisfying restaurant. #VietnameseGourmet

Craving for authentic Vietnamese cuisines? Struggling in finding local spots for Vietnamese vibe restaurant and native taste coffee?? Located just 20 mins from the heart of Saigon(district 1). Cuc Gach Quan(the brick 🧱 bistro) settled in a French colonial mansion is the owners’ attempt to preserve a bit of Saigon's past. His grandmother's stall was recreated in the staff dining area, giving it a familial feel and transforming the working environment into one that was pleasant and intimate. Nowadays, this restaurant is not only where you can find the “Very Vietnamese” meals buy it is also a location where children may study and where others who share the same enthusiasm for life can gather. Follow for moreeee!! Muahhhh 💋 #Saigon #Vietnam #vietnamesecuisine #Travel #Guide #food #foodie #foodporn

Cục Gạch Quán Address: 10 Dặng Tất, Tan Dịnh, District 1, Thanh Phố Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam Atmosphere/Facility: The clean and organized Vietnamese interior was impressive, and the staff was friendly and the service was very good. Key Point: It's not a menu, but a menu book, so there are so many different menus that if you have a hard time choosing like me, you can ask the staff for menu recommendations and they will kindly guide you! We ordered like that and they were all delicious 😋 Average price per person: 3 people ordered 5 dishes and it came to 960,000 VND! Rating: 4/5 This is a local restaurant recommended by the owner while staying at a nearby accommodation~ When we actually went there, it didn't seem to be a completely local restaurant and there were a lot of foreign customers. They also serve various drinks and alcohol, so it would be a good place to go when you want to enjoy a rare atmosphere in Vietnam~~~ It is not a cheap restaurant compared to local prices, but it is a restaurant worth the price to enjoy Vietnamese food with a clean atmosphere, a variety of menus, and above-average food quality😊