{"id":3081,"date":"2026-06-11T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3081"},"modified":"2026-08-02T08:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T23:12:27","slug":"don-dat-eatery-closes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/don-dat-eatery-closes\/","title":{"rendered":"A long-established eatery in central Saigon closes after 35 years: the tearful farewell of an owner who \"settled the bill on cling film\""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u30db\u30fc\u30c1\u30df\u30f3\u4e2d\u5fc3\u90e8\u306735\u5e74\u7d9a\u3044\u305f\u8001\u8217\u98df\u5802\u300c\u30c9\u30f3\u30c0\u30c3\u30c8\uff08\u0110\u1ed3n \u0110\u1ea5t\uff09\u300d\u304c\u30012025\u5e74\u672b\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u9589\u5e97\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30e2\u30c4\u3084\u8840\u306e\u30bd\u30fc\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\uff08\u30ed\u30f3\u30d8\u30aa\u30fb\u30be\u30a4\u30ed\u30f3\uff09\u3068\u3044\u3063\u305f\u5185\u81d3\u6599\u7406\u3067\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u305f\u5e97\u3067\u3001\u5e38\u9023\u5ba2\u3078\u306e\u5225\u308c\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u306b\u5973\u5c06\u306f\u6d99\u3092\u898b\u305b\u305f\u3002\u518d\u958b\u767a\u304c\u9032\u3080\u30b5\u30a4\u30b4\u30f3\u4e2d\u5fc3\u90e8\u3067\u3001\u8def\u5730\u88cf\u306e\u98df\u6587\u5316\u304c\u9759\u304b\u306b\u59ff\u3092\u6d88\u3057\u3064\u3064\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_1\"><strong>A long-established shop that ran for 35 years closes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u5973\u5c06\u306e\u30c8\u30a5\u30fc\u3055\u3093\u304c\u304b\u3064\u3066\u306e\u30c9\u30f3\u30c0\u30c3\u30c8\u901a\u308a\uff08\u73fe\u30fb\u30bf\u30a4\u30f4\u30a1\u30f3\u30eb\u30f3\u901a\u308a\u3001\u73fe\u5728\u306f\u30b5\u30a4\u30b4\u30f3\u574a\u306b\u5c5e\u3059\u308b\uff09\u3067\u55b6\u3093\u3067\u304d\u305f\u98df\u5802\u304c\u300135\u5e74\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u306b\u5e55\u3092\u4e0b\u308d\u3057\u305f\u3002\u9589\u5e97\u306f2025\u5e7412\u670831\u65e5\u3092\u904e\u304e\u3066\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3001\u5ba2\u304b\u3089\u306e\u52b4\u3044\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u306b\u3001\u5973\u5c06\u306f\u601d\u308f\u305a\u6d99\u3050\u3093\u3060\u3068\u3044\u3046\u300235\u5e74\u306b\u308f\u305f\u308a\u89aa\u3057\u307e\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305f\u5e97\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_2\"><strong>\u30e2\u30c4\u6599\u7406\u3068\u5171\u306b\u6b69\u3093\u3060\u540d\u7269\u5973\u5c06<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u3053\u306e\u5e97\u304c\u5e83\u304f\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u30e2\u30c4\u3084\u8840\u306e\u30bd\u30fc\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\uff08\u30ed\u30f3\u30d8\u30aa\u30fb\u30be\u30a4\u30ed\u30f3\uff09\u3068\u3044\u3063\u305f\u5185\u81d3\u6599\u7406\u3092\u4e01\u5be7\u306b\u4ed5\u8fbc\u3080\u5973\u5c06\u306e\u8155\u524d\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3002\u624b\u9593\u306e\u304b\u304b\u308b\u4e0b\u3054\u3057\u3089\u3048\u3092\u9577\u5e74\u7d9a\u3051\u3066\u304d\u305f\u5473\u306f\u5e38\u9023\u306e\u697d\u3057\u307f\u3067\u3001\u5e97\u306e\u540d\u7269\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002\u6599\u7406\u306e\u5473\u308f\u3044\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u304c\u3001\u5973\u5c06\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30e9\u30af\u30bf\u30fc\u3068\u3068\u3082\u306b\u5e97\u306e\u4fa1\u5024\u3092\u5f62\u3065\u304f\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Of the closure, the owner said, \"I've worked for decades and want to rest soon. It's also time to retire,\" and added, revealing her feelings, \"I have no choice but to change with the new changes of the times, but now that I'm older, stopping here is the right thing.\" Both a personal retirement and the city's changes lie behind it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_3\"><strong>Shop overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Details<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Shop name<\/td>\n<td>Don Dat (Don Dat)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Location<\/td>\n<td>Former Don Dat Street \/ current Thai Van Lung Street (Saigon Ward)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Years in operation<\/td>\n<td>35 years<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Closure timing<\/td>\n<td>After December 31, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Specialty<\/td>\n<td>\u30e2\u30c4\u30fb\u8840\u306e\u30bd\u30fc\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\uff08\u30ed\u30f3\u30d8\u30aa\u30fb\u30be\u30a4\u30ed\u30f3\uff09\u306a\u3069\u306e\u5185\u81d3\u6599\u7406<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"index_4\"><strong>Reactions from regulars and locals<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Voices of regret came one after another from longtime customers, and a stream of people came to say goodbye<\/li>\n<li>\u30e2\u30c4\u6599\u7406\u306e\u5473\u3092\u61d0\u304b\u3057\u3080\u58f0\u304cSNS\u3067\u5e83\u304c\u3063\u305f<\/li>\n<li>It was received as one part of the trend of long-established shops folding one after another in the center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"index_5\"><strong>Impact for readers in Japan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At Saigon's back-alley eateries, not only the flavor but the owner's personality and story become memories of a trip. The closure of a landmark shop like Don Dat is also a lesson that if there's a shop you want to visit, you should go early. In the center, where redevelopment is driving tenant returns, cases of such long-established shops quietly disappearing are increasing.<\/p>\n<p>To taste the local food that still lives on,<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/oc-dao-snail\/\">the back-alley shellfish specialist \"Oc Dao\"<\/a>or a tour of the nighttime food streets is recommended.<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/tong-duy-tan-street\/\">Ta Duy Thanh, Hanoi's \"street that never sleeps for food\"<\/a>Like these, sites of food rooted in local life are best experienced while you still can.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_6\"><strong>Ripple effects on urban food culture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In central Saigon, against a backdrop of rising land prices and tenant returns, closures of long-running independent shops keep coming.<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/nom-chua-gian-hanoi\/\">The alley shop \"nem chua ran\"<\/a>While shops sustained by the younger generation remain, like this one, many famous shops also vanish through generational change or retirement. Back-alley food culture sits side by side with the city's transformation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_7\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\u30c9\u30f3\u30c0\u30c3\u30c8\u306e\u9589\u5e97\u306f\u3001\u30e2\u30c4\u6599\u7406\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u7269\u3068\u3068\u3082\u306b35\u5e74\u306e\u6b74\u53f2\u3092\u9589\u3058\u305f\u3002\u5973\u5c06\u306e\u5f15\u9000\u3068\u8857\u306e\u518d\u958b\u767a\u304c\u91cd\u306a\u3063\u305f\u7d50\u672b\u3060\u304c\u3001\u3053\u3046\u3057\u305f\u500b\u6027\u3042\u308b\u5e97\u304c\u8857\u306e\u8a18\u61b6\u3092\u5f62\u3065\u304f\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3002\u6b21\u306b\u30b5\u30a4\u30b4\u30f3\u3092\u8a2a\u308c\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u6c17\u306b\u306a\u308b\u8001\u8217\u306b\u306f\u65e9\u3081\u306b\u8db3\u3092\u904b\u3073\u305f\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_8\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thanhnien.vn\/quan-an-o-trung-tam-tphcm-dong-cua-truoc-them-2026-ba-chu-bat-khoc-tam-biet-khach-185251227074738895.htm\">Thanh Nien: Saigon central eatery closes, owner in tears<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"Dong Dat,\" a long-established eatery of 35 years in central Ho Chi Minh, closed at the end of 2025. Known for its owner-lady who read out bills rap-style, she showed tears in parting from customers. In a redeveloping city center, back-alley food culture is vanishing.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"","ssp_meta_keyword":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[426,18],"tags":[482,485,486,487],"purpose":[],"keyword":[],"location":[],"class_list":["post-3081","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-gourmet","category-column","tag-482","tag-485","tag-486","tag-487"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3081"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4393,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3081\/revisions\/4393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3081"},{"taxonomy":"purpose","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/purpose?post=3081"},{"taxonomy":"keyword","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/keyword?post=3081"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=3081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}