Ba Ghien Broken Rice Dish, Michelin-listed Vietnamese restaurant in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Ba Ghien Broken Rice Dish is a restaurant in Phu Nhuan, Ho Chi Minh City, focused on cơm tấm, a plate of broken rice served with charcoal-grilled pork and a choice of toppings. The menu stays narrow, built around a single core dish with a few topping combinations to suit different preferences.
Broken rice started as a low-cost meal for workers in Saigon, made from the small grains left over after milling that sold for less than whole rice. Over time, the dish moved beyond its origins and became a fixed part of everyday eating across the city.
Broken rice, known in Vietnamese as "cơm tấm", is an everyday dish that people in Ho Chi Minh City eat at any hour of the day. At this spot, the plate typically arrives with grilled pork, a fried egg, and pickled vegetables alongside a small bowl of broth.
The restaurant sits in the Phu Nhuan area and is easy to reach on foot from nearby streets. Going outside of midday and early evening helps avoid the busiest moments, when the kitchen tends to fill up fast.
The pork marinade at this restaurant is said to have stayed the same for decades, based on a mix of fish sauce, lemongrass, garlic, and sugar. That consistency is part of why the place attracts regulars who return not just for the food but for the familiar taste they know.
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