Hoang Tam is a Vietnamese home-style restaurant in a side alley about five minutes from Ben Thanh Market in Ho Chi Minh City, and its customers are mostly locals. It serves dishes from central Vietnam across a range of menu items, and the food is on the neat side. Meals are served in a clean indoor space with air conditioning, and staff help with ordering by gesture when English does not work. Staff order mistakes are frequent, and prices are on the high side for a local restaurant.