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Com Ga So 1

Rating: 4.4

Rice cooked in chicken fat, free-range birds only — the local lunch

City centre
Address
19 Ngo Gia Tu, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa
Opening hours
Lunch hours, until it sells out
Price range
40,000 – 70,000₫/dish
Best time to go
11:00 – 13:00
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Overview

Chicken rice is the default Nha Trang lunch, and So 1 on Ngo Gia Tu is the name that comes up most. The rice is what decides it: cooked in chicken fat so it turns out glossy and rich, good enough to eat on its own — nothing like plain rice with sauce poured over.

They use only free-range chicken, so the meat is firm and springy rather than soft. A portion comes with rice, chicken, herbs and sauce. This is quick, plastic-stool food — not somewhere to linger.

Timing matters: this is a lunch shop that closes when it sells out, so the reliable window is 11:00–13:00. By two in the afternoon it has probably gone. A plate is 40,000–70,000₫, on a plastic stool, eaten quickly.

Ngo Gia Tu is inland, not on the Tran Phu beachfront — which is why the price sits where it does. From a seafront hotel it is a 10–15 minute walk or a short Grab. The same streets hold plenty of other everyday eating places, so you have options once you are there.

What to order

  • Rice cooked in chicken fat — glossy and rich
  • Free-range chicken only, firm-textured
  • Add a portion of crisp skin if they still have it

Practical tips

  • Go at lunchtime. It trades by the meal, not all day
  • Com Ga Tram Anh (Ba Trieu street) and Be Ba (Hoang Dieu street) are the fallbacks if this one's full

Frequently asked

What makes Nha Trang chicken rice different?

The rice is cooked in chicken fat, so it is glossy and savoury enough to eat on its own, and the shop uses free-range birds, so the meat is firm rather than soft.

What time should I arrive?

11:00–13:00. It closes when it sells out, and by the afternoon it usually has.

Is it far from the beach?

It is at 19 Ngo Gia Tu, inland rather than on the Tran Phu strip — a 10–15 minute walk from a seafront hotel.

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