em Mèo Saigon
- In a nutshell
- A tableware and homeware shop centered on Sông Bé ceramics, stocked with pieces chosen by the owner.
- What to buy
- em Mèo original Sông Bé ware (embossed octagonal plates and rimmed plates), large pomegranate-pattern platters, buffalo-horn spoons
- Makers & brands
- em Mèo’s original Sông Bé ceramics, Sông Bé ceramics (current and vintage), Bát Tràng ceramics, buffalo horn accessories and cutlery, ethnic textiles, taran.
- Price range
- ₫₫
- Opening hours
- 10:00–16:00 (daily, per Google Maps)
- Address
- 284/14 Cô Bắc, Phường Cầu Ông Lãnh, TP. Hồ Chí Minh (formerly Cô Giang, Quận 1)
- How it was checked
- Visited and checked by our editors (September 2026)
- Last checked
- 2026-09-07
What kind of shop?
A tableware and homeware shop centered on Sông Bé ware, with items chosen by the owner. em Mèo’s original Sông Bé pieces feature embossed rims and calm colors like mint and mustard that make food look great. Also vintage and hand-painted floral pieces, buffalo-horn jewelry and cutlery, ethnic textiles and basket bags. The tableware is carefully explained, so it suits those who like to choose slowly. [Getting there] Deep in an alley off Cô Bắc Street (hẻm 284); the passage is hard to find.
Makers & brands sold here
- taran.
Brand› - Bát Tràng ceramics
Origin & technique› - Sông Bé ceramics
Origin & technique› - em Mèo
Brand / shop› - Ethnic minority crafts
Origin & technique›
Stories about this shop
- Stories
A single blue line reveals life in the south: Sông Bé ceramics
Indigo lines and free-flowing flowers, a familiar sight in Ho Chi Minh City’s tableware shops. This is the story of the ceramics fired in the kilns of Bình Dương in the south for everyday meals.
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What a rooster bowl teaches about the joy of living with old tableware: Lái Thiêu ceramics
Old southern rice bowls painted with roosters and banana leaves in red and green. Here’s the history of Lái Thiêu ceramics and what to know when choosing vintage tableware in Ho Chi Minh City.
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