Be Che @chợ Bến Thành

Bé Chè @chợ Bến Thành is a dessert stall in Bến Thành Market, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. The business occupies stalls 1130 and 1154 near West Gate 7 on Phan Chu Trinh. The stallholder family established the business in 1968. The vendor relocated into Bến Thành Market after starting as a street cart.

The counter specializes in southern Vietnamese chè, a category of sweet dessert soups and puddings. Staff assemble both warm and iced desserts to order from large display bowls. Offerings include chè ba màu, chè bưởi, chè thưng, and chè đậu đỏ. The kitchen also sells chè bắp, chè hạt sen, bánh flan, and steamed banana cake. Recipes combine sweet coconut cream, pandan jelly ribbons, tapioca pearls, and cooked beans.

Diners sit on small stools along the pedestrian aisle facing the glass dessert case. Colorful rows of lotus seeds, water chestnuts, and herbal jellies fill the stainless steel counter. Prices stay within an affordable street-food range for the city center. The stall serves hundreds of market shoppers, neighborhood workers, and travelers every day.

The family prepares ingredients in District 10 early each morning before opening the stall. Orders arrive promptly in tabletop glass bowls or portable plastic cups. Bé Chè ranks among the longest-operating sweet soup vendors in central Ho Chi Minh City. The location draws patrons throughout the morning and afternoon hours.