Saigon restaurant: Cho Lon famous breakfast restaurant, many people go to eat early in the morning, but still run out of dishes

Located at the corner of Hong Bang Street intersecting with Trieu Quang Phuc Street (District 5), the famous 259 breakfast restaurant in Cho Lon is named simply and easily, because that’s also its address: at 259 Hong Bang.

Saigon restaurant: Breakfast at 259 Hong Bang is busy with customers, often runs out of dishes early

From the outside looking in, the breakfast restaurant 259 Hong Bang is not very prominent, the name plate of the restaurant is hidden in a corner under the dazzling green leaves. If there’s one thing that catches the attention of passersby, it’s the sheer volume of people coming in and out here, right in front of the packed car park.

Stepping into the restaurant, people are surprised to see a large courtyard appearing, looking like a simple garden corner but with many tables and chairs arranged. Guests coming here often come in groups of friends or family, because with the form of service here, the dishes are also quite diverse, suitable for many audiences.

From the entrance, right on the right is a water counter, serving refreshments, including hot tea. Seeing guests come in, the staff quickly brought out hot tea pots and cups according to the number of guests. That is also a feature of Chinese breakfast shops in Cho Lon area.

On the right hand side is a counter for processing and serving dishes. Kitchen staff almost never rest their hands. There is a person who specializes in recording dishes and collecting money. The other staff helped carry the calves.

As a feature at 259 Hong Bang restaurant, breakfast dishes such as dumplings, shumai, dumplings are always proactively prepared when guests come, not waiting for customers to call. Customers who eat any dish are charged for that dish, if they want to eat more, they can order more. Staff only write dishes according to the needs of customers when they need to order the main dishes, which are noodles and noodles.

The day we arrived, even though it was only 9am, the restaurant was already sold out. Hear from guests who have eaten “tip” that dumpling is also a must-try dish here, with a plump shrimp filling, thin shell.

We chose to enjoy the shumai. Seeing that there are 2 types of dried shumai – 4 tablets/cup and water shumai – large pellets in each cup, filled up, looking at it… craving. Tried the taste of water shumai, we liked it. Xiu Mai is moist, succulent, not dry, lean meat and fat, richly seasoned, taste the sweetness of the meat.

At this breakfast restaurant 259 Hong Bang, shumai is served in small bowls, as low as a small plate. Each portion is a separate bowl, served still hot, “blown and eaten”, so there is less to feel sick. Some guests eat shumai with bread to fill their stomachs, some just eat “play”.

Saigon restaurant: Braised ribs, braised beef, mixed noodles with noodles makes you crave

Go to 259 Hong Bang’s breakfast shop Saigon restaurant, dumplings, and shumai are probably just… “starting steps”. To fill the stomach, diners do not forget to order the main dishes of noodles and noodles.

Egg noodles here are small, bright yellow eye-catching. The noodle soup is in the style of noodle soup, not the chewy noodle soup with small stalks as commonly found in Nam Vang noodle soup. Diners can choose braised ribs, braised beef, mixed noodles or seafood depending on their preferences.

A family just sat at the next table, ordered braised beef, but we heard the staff announce… out of stock. It is now around 9am. Honestly, we are not surprised, because we know that braised beef is a very popular dish here, the shop usually sells out early.

Out of braised beef, we ordered a portion of noodle soup with braised ribs noodles and mixed noodles with noodles, which are also the best sellers here.

Noodle soup with braised ribs has soft stewed meat, rich taste, characteristic orange-yellow broth. If the ribs are not well cooked, they are easy to eat and chewy, but the restaurant cooks well, has a moderate sweetness, and the taste is also quite strange, unlike the usual noodle dishes.

Mixed noodle soup with shrimp, squid, kidney, and meat. Shrimp, fresh squid, sweet. Thinly sliced ​​meat, soft. The kidney is cut to a large size, the thickness is moderate, when you eat it, you can feel the crispness. Sweet broth. Diners can order noodle soup with water or dry noodles with a separate cup of soup.

Average price for breakfast dishes as well as noodle dishes at 259 Hong Bang of Saigon restaurant about 45,000-55,000 VND/piece.

Hot tea is served free of charge, but other drinks can be ordered. Popular with many diners is the iced milk coffee, which is slightly sweet, with a lot of milk, or red tea, the taste is light, sweet, not harsh, there is a separate piece of lemon, the customer manually squeezes it to add acidity to the drink. .

Breakfast restaurant 259 Hong Bang is always busy, so if diners go in a small group, they may sit at a table with other guests. When the restaurant is crowded, ordering is a bit… inconvenient, as well as waiting for service, so this is considered a minus point of the restaurant. In addition, around 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., the restaurant often runs out of some dishes as mentioned, so any diners who miss to come, order their favorite dishes but don’t have them, will probably be… upset.