In the French domination, the axis of the Galliene street connected the two cities – Saigon-Cho Lon (chinese town); at its end was Marines street going through the heart of Cho Lon with burst of business. Marines street started with an extensive range of restaurants, taverns, shops, groceries set by Chineses. They operated around the clock

Annually, on the brightest moon – Mid-Autumn, Saigonese is traditionally keen on the enjoyment of delicious moon cakes as the style that the King of  Duong Minh Hoang, one of the famous dynasties in the Vietnamese history, who enjoyed, watching the most brilliant moon; being a connoisseur has now recognized the delicious taste of Dong Khanh moon cake. At that time, in response to the preference of the Saigonese, a lot of unknown business were set up with the soi-disant mark of Dong Khanh or its next original generation..

Dong Khanh Moon Cake – The original brandname for half of century. This raised a hard distinction for consumers to see between the true and false trade mark of Dong Khanh brand. In 2005, Dong Khanh Restaurant – Hotel official registed with the copyright brandname of Restaurant Dong Khanh Moon Cake.