The short answer: Bánh Mì Chảo Dì Nữ is a pavement breakfast stall at 2 Đặng Trần Côn, Bến Thành Ward, a few minutes’ walk from Bến Thành Market. It opens every day from 6:00 to 13:00, and a full pan with bread costs 40,000 to 60,000₫ depending on what you put in it.
Bánh mì chảo is the skillet version of bánh mì: fried eggs, meat, pâté and sauce served sizzling in a small iron pan, with the baguette on the side for dipping. Dì Nữ (“Auntie Nữ”) has been doing it on the same corner for years, and on a weekday morning most of the queue is people from the offices nearby.
What it costs
Dì Nữ has no website and no published price list, so we cannot give you an itemised menu. What we can give you is the range reported by Ghiền Sài Gòn in August 2025: 40,000 to 60,000₫ a pan, bread included. The bottom of that range is eggs, pâté and one meat. The top is the “siêu thập cẩm”, the everything pan.
| Order | What is in it | Expect to pay |
|---|---|---|
| A standard pan | Fried eggs, pâté, a meat or two, sauce, bread | about 40,000₫ |
| Siêu thập cẩm (the everything pan) | Pâté, beef, eggs, xíu mại meatballs, sausage, chả, cold cuts, cheese and canned sardines | up to about 60,000₫ |
| Iced coffee or iced tea | The usual pairing | ask at the stall |
The contents of the everything pan are from a visit published in August 2026. Prices move, so take cash in small notes and check before you order.
Where it is and when it opens
Address: 2 Đặng Trần Côn, Bến Thành Ward, Ho Chi Minh City (old District 1). It is on the corner, with low stools spilling onto the pavement and a waiting area of six or eight people at the busy times.
Hours: every day, 6:00 to 13:00. That comes from two separate write-ups a year apart, August 2025 and August 2026, which agree. The previous version of this page said it closed around 11:00 when the food ran out; we have no current evidence for that, but going before 9:00 is still the safe plan.
Phone: 0909 080 897, as listed in August 2025. There is nothing to book; you turn up and wait for a stool.
What to order
Go for the full pan the first time. The difference between the cheap and the dear version is mostly the extra meats, and the extras are what make Dì Nữ’s pan more interesting than the one at your hotel: soft xíu mại meatballs in tomato sauce, house pâté that melts into the pan, and sardines, which Dì Nữ says she has used since the beginning.
Eat it the way the regulars do. Break the yolks with a torn piece of baguette, drag the bread through the sauce and the pâté, and keep going until the pan is clean. Add soy sauce or chilli from the table if you want it. It is not a vegetarian stall.
Weekday mornings from about 7:30 to 9:00 are busiest. Turnover is quick, so the wait is usually a few minutes.
Where to go for what
- You want a bánh mì chảo you can eat in the afternoon: Bánh Mì Bảy Hổ in Đa Kao serves its own pans from about 40,000₫ and stays open until 18:30.
- You want the sandwich, not the pan: our guide to the best bánh mì in Ho Chi Minh City.
- You want a different Saigon breakfast: Vietnamese breakfasts in Saigon covers cơm tấm, hủ tiếu and bún bò Huế.
How we checked this
Address, hours and the contents of the pan were checked on 5 October 2026 against two independent write-ups, Ghiền Sài Gòn (August 2025) and a visit published by Ba Cô Gái in August 2026. The price range is from August 2025 and is marked as such. This refresh was done from published sources rather than a fresh visit. Dì Nữ is not a Saigon Scene partner, so there is no member discount and nothing paid for this page.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Bánh Mì Chảo Dì Nữ?
2 Đặng Trần Côn, Bến Thành Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, in what used to be District 1. It is a pavement stall on the corner, a few minutes' walk from Bến Thành Market.
What time does Bánh Mì Chảo Dì Nữ open?
Every day from 6:00 to 13:00. Weekday mornings between 7:30 and 9:00 are busiest.
How much does bánh mì chảo cost at Dì Nữ?
40,000 to 60,000₫ a pan with bread, depending on how many meats you add, as reported in August 2025. There is no published price list.
What is bánh mì chảo?
A skillet breakfast: fried eggs, meats, pâté and sauce served sizzling in a small iron pan, with a baguette on the side for dipping, rather than stuffed inside it.
Is there a vegetarian option at Dì Nữ?
No. Every pan is built on eggs, pâté and meat.
