Who We Are
SINCE 1975
“HƯƠNG VỊ CÙNG THỜI GIAN”
AT HỦ TIẾU HỒNG PHÁT, WE BRING THE FLAVORS OF SAIGON TO CANADA WITH RECIPES PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS. EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC FLAVORS OF VIETNAM, WHETHER IT’S SOMETHING NEW OR A FAMILIAR TASTE OF HOME. OUR STORY BEGAN IN 1975 WITH THE FIRST ORIGINAL RESTAURANT OPENING IN DISTRICT 3, HO CHI MINH CITY. SINCE THEN, THREE LOCATIONS IN VIETNAM AND OUR FAMILY-RUN KITCHENS IN CANADA HAVE CARRIED ON THE TRADITION OF SERVING SIGNATURE NOODLE SOUPS, HEARTY STEWS, AND FRESHLY PREPARED VIETNAMESE COMFORT FOOD IN A WARM AND WELCOMING SETTING.
EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC FLAVORS OF VIETNAM, WHETHER IT’S SOMETHING NEW OR A FAMILIAR TASTE OF HOME.
FOUNDER
CHEF ĐẶNG THỊ NGUYỆT
HỦ TIẾU HỒNG PHÁT WAS FOUNDED IN 1975 BY VIETNAMESE CHEF ĐẶNG THỊ NGUYỆT, A PHNOM PENH–BORN CHEF WHO GREW UP SURROUNDED BY KHMER, CHINESE, AND VIETNAMESE CULINARY TRADITIONS. AT JUST 13, SHE BEGAN WORKING IN RESTAURANTS IN CAMBODIA, QUIETLY OBSERVING AND LEARNING FROM SEASONED CHINESE CHEFS. THOUGH SHE NEVER RECEIVED FORMAL TRAINING, HER NATURAL TALENT ALLOWED HER TO TASTE DISHES, IDENTIFY THEIR INGREDIENTS, AND RECREATE THEM IN HER OWN STYLE.
IN 1970, POLITICAL UNREST FORCED CHEF ĐẶNG AND HER FAMILY TO LEAVE PHNOM PENH AND RESETTLE IN SAIGON. AFTER A SHORT-LIVED ATTEMPT WITH A PHO SHOP, SHE OPENED A HUMBLE STALL IN HER INLAWS’ HOUSE IN 1975, SELLING HỦ TIẾU NAM VANG (PHNOM PENH-STYLE RICE NOODLES). SHE ADAPTED TO SAIGONESE PALATES BY ADDING TIGER SHRIMP, CHRYSANTHEMUM GREENS, QUAIL EGGS, BRAISED OFFAL, STEWED BLOOD CAKES, FRESH GREENS, AND HER SIGNATURE MINCED PORK. SHE ALSO USED SUNDRIED RICE NOODLES FOR A CHEWIER TEXTURE AND LATER INTRODUCED FRENCH GLASS BOWLS IN 1979, GIVING HER DISH ITS NOW-ICONIC LOOK.
THESE INNOVATIONS TRANSFORMED HỒNG PHÁT FROM A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD STALL INTO A LONGSTANDING INSTITUTION BELOVED BY GENERATIONS OF SAIGON DINERS. HER UNIQUE RECIPE BLENDED CAMBODIAN, CHINESE, AND VIETNAMESE INFLUENCES, CREATING A DISTINCTIVE STYLE OF HỦ TIẾU THAT STOOD APART FROM OTHER NOODLE SOUPS. NEARLY FIVE DECADES LATER, HỒNG PHÁT CONTINUES TO CARRY CHEF ĐẶNG’S LEGACY, RECOGNIZED WITH THE MICHELIN BIB GOURMAND AWARD IN BOTH 2023 AND 2024 FOR QUALITY, FLAVOR, AND CONSISTENCY.
MICHELIN BIB GOURMAND
HỒNG PHÁT DISTRICT 3
OUR FLAGSHIP DISTRICT 3 LOCATION HAS PROUDLY RECEIVED THE MICHELIN BIB GOURMAND AWARD THREE YEARS IN A ROW (2023, 2024, AND 2025). THIS RECOGNITION FROM THE MICHELIN GUIDE HIGHLIGHTS OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING HIGH-QUALITY FOOD AT AN ACCESSIBLE PRICE, HONORING NEARLY FIVE DECADES OF CONSISTENCY, TRADITION, AND CARE IN EVERY BOWL.
JOIN OUR TEAM
AT HỦ TIẾU HỒNG PHÁT, OUR TEAM IS THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PASSIONATE, DEDICATED PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GROW IN A FAST-PACED, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. WHETHER IN THE KITCHEN OR FRONT OF HOUSE, YOU’LL GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, LEARN ABOUT VIETNAMESE CUISINE, AND BE PART OF A FAMILY THAT HAS CARRIED ON A PROUD CULINARY TRADITION SINCE 1975. JOIN US AND HELP SHARE THE FLAVORS OF SAIGON WITH OUR COMMUNITY.