Xuan Hoa Ward includes the existing Vo Thi Sau Ward and a small part of Ward 3 of Ward 4 (District 3). After the merger, Xuan Hoa Ward is larger than 2.2 km2 , with a population of more than 48,000 people.
Xuan Hoa Ward is famous for its "rich people's rice", did you know?
Accordingly, regarding the place name Xuan Hoa, in the past, Tan Dinh area had 2 villages including Phu Hoa village (now in District 1, today there is still Phu Hoa communal house relic on Tran Quang Khai street) and Xuan Hoa village (now in District 3, today there is still Xuan Hoa communal house relic on Ly Chinh Thang street).
The famous "Rich Family Rice" in Ho Chi Minh City is located in Xuan Hoa ward.
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The place name Xuan Hoa dates back to 1880 after a number of communes and villages established in 1836 by the Nguyen Dynasty were abolished and replaced by a number of new commune and village names. Accordingly, Tan Dinh village was changed to Xuan Hoa village, belonging to Binh Chanh Thuong commune, district 20.
Tan Dinh Communal House was also renamed Xuan Hoa Communal House until now. The Communal House was built facing west, overlooking the Nhieu Loc River, very convenient for river traffic at that time.
After the merger, Xuan Hoa ward in Ho Chi Minh City is an attractive culinary destination with famous restaurants, known to diners for decades. Among them, the most prominent is the famous lunch restaurant at 138 Vo Van Tan.
The restaurant is known as "rich people's restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City" with prices ranging from 60,000 - 200,000 VND/portion. This price is higher than other cheap restaurants in the area. However, the restaurant has remained crowded for decades because the quality goes hand in hand with the price, according to regular customers.
The restaurant offers a variety of dishes with dozens of dishes served at lunch.
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This restaurant is also affectionately called "Ba Beo" restaurant, partly because of the plump appearance of the owner, Nguyen Thi Le Hoa. However, she passed away nearly 2 years ago due to a serious illness, leaving the restaurant to her relatives to inherit.
Mr. Bui Van Trung (48 years old), the only son of Mrs. Hoa and her husband, inherited his mother's beloved restaurant for 40 years. Since the age of 9, he has been helping his mother run the restaurant, guided by his mother. In addition, his father is also the one who knows how to cook dishes, and has also passed them on to him, so most of the dishes at this restaurant have not changed.
Every day, the restaurant still serves 30-40 different dishes, with a variety of preparation methods, from stewed, fried, stir-fried, soup... to a variety of ingredients such as fish, shrimp, squid, meat... The prices of the dishes have remained unchanged for many years, according to the restaurant owner.
Coming to Xuan Hoa ward, diners can stop by to try "rich people's rice"
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This restaurant has been passed down through three generations as his son also helps with the business. Every day, Mr. Trung, his relatives and dozens of employees enthusiastically serve meals to customers who support and inherit his late mother's business.
Many Michelin-starred restaurants
Xuan Hoa Ward has a variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine. Among them, there are many famous vegetarian restaurants that have made it onto Michelin’s list of honors, such as Chay Garden.
According to the Michelin Guide, Chay Garden restaurant is located on Vo Van Tan street, at the end of a quiet alley in the heart of bustling Ho Chi Minh City. This vegetarian restaurant serves delicious, affordable Vietnamese dishes, such as braised eggplant with banana and tofu.
“The old house has a leafy courtyard, providing the perfect backdrop for the fine dining experience here. The small dining rooms are thoughtfully and attractively furnished, and one room features a colorful fresco,” the Michelin Guide recommends.
Cuisine at Chay Garden honored by Michelin
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This year 2025 is also the third year that this restaurant has been included in Michelin's Bib Gourmand list (restaurants with delicious food at affordable prices). In addition, vegetarian restaurants such as Hum, Bong Sung... in Xuan Hoa ward are also attractive culinary destinations, especially for those who love plant-based cuisine.
The famous Pho Bac Phu Gia restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City is located on Ly Chinh Thang Street, also in Xuan Hoa Ward. This restaurant has just been honored by Michelin for the second year.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Chinh (39 years old), owner of Pho Phu Gia restaurant, and his brother inherited their parents' Pho restaurant in 2014, nearly 10 years ago. Pho Phu Gia was once famous in Hanoi . His maternal grandfather was a chef for the restaurant in the Phu Gia hotel in Hanoi in the past and mainly sold to the French.
Xuan Hoa ward has famous Phu Gia pho.
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Later, the old man returned to open a family pho restaurant, selling on a street in Hanoi. His descendants gradually moved to Ho Chi Minh City to start a business and started selling the family pho dish. "In 1997, my parents moved to Saigon to start a business, opening a family pho restaurant on Nguyen Duy Duong Street (District 5). However, there were many problems with the location, so in 2000 my parents decided to sell their land in Hanoi to buy this house, and have been selling pho ever since," Mr. Chinh said about the pho restaurant, which is also his family's house on Ly Chinh Thang Street.
Besides vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine, Xuan Hoa ward also has a variety of cuisines from many different countries such as Korean, Japanese cuisine, and rich dishes from the 3 regions of North - Central - South for diners to choose from.
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