G 4.9T 4.9Google likes it more
District 5 approach · 2 of the Fifty
Chợ Quán · toward Chợ Lớn
An Dương Vương and Trần Bình Trọng, on the road out to Chợ Lớn and the Chinese quarter.
4.70AVG GOOGLE
4.95AVG TRIPADVISOR
2WINNERS
Updated · Re-ranked on the 1st of every month · next run 1 September 2026.
What the scores say about this area
The furthest winners from the tourist centre, and the clearest test of the whole exercise: both places here score high on Google with big local samples, and thin on TripAdvisor. If you only read TripAdvisor you would never cross the river for them.
Getting there. 20–30 minutes and 60,000–90,000₫ by Grab car from District 1, longer between 5pm and 7pm. Bus 1 from Bến Thành runs the same corridor for 7,000₫ if you are not in a hurry.
The winners here
in TripAdvisor award order
G 4.5T 5.0TripAdvisor-leaning
Chợ Quán — questions
How many award-winning restaurants are in Chợ Quán?
2 of the fifty: 1 cafés, 1 seafood. Together they hold 2,470 Google reviews and 631 on TripAdvisor.
How do I get to Chợ Quán?
20–30 minutes and 60,000–90,000₫ by Grab car from District 1, longer between 5pm and 7pm. Bus 1 from Bến Thành runs the same corridor for 7,000₫ if you are not in a hurry.
What is Chợ Quán actually like?
An Dương Vương and Trần Bình Trọng, on the road out to Chợ Lớn and the Chinese quarter. The furthest winners from the tourist centre, and the clearest test of the whole exercise: both places here score high on Google with big local samples, and thin on TripAdvisor. If you only read TripAdvisor you would never cross the river for them.
Which is the highest-ranked winner here?
Chit Chat at the Café, at TripAdvisor award rank #12 — 4.9 on Google from 1,026 reviews and 4.9 on TripAdvisor from 447.
Plan the rest of your Saigon trip
Where to sleep and what to book around Chợ Quán.
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