Vietnam is open again and tourism is back on the rise. We’ve been scrambling around town – revisiting our favorite Saigon street food vendors and small neighborhood restaurants to see who is still in business and who is still offering the best Saigon street food eats. Check out our updated Saigon Street Food “Top Picks” [Read on …]
Regular readers of Eating Saigon! know well that Hai and I love Saigon. The city’s energy, its world-famous Saigon street food, its gazillion coffee shops, it’s skyline, its river, its parks … and more! But, there are those days when the weather is a little too HOT, the humidity a little too high, the air [Read on …]
So, there we were. Sitting in our sweet little apartment at BonBon Residences. Our bags all packed – ready to take on the 18+ hour journey back to Oakland, California. But, with mixed feelings After having been away from Vietnam for over 3 years due to the Covid lockdowns, etc, there was still lots more [Read on …]
Đà Lạt is one of those few places in Vietnam where you don’t have to worry about the traffic; you don’t have to worry the excessive heat; you don’t have to worry the noise. And now, at this Đà Lạt cafe & homestay, you don’t have to worry about really anything else at all. [Read on …]
We’re on Week #4 now of our post-Covid return to Saigon. We’ve been racing from Saigon street food vendor to Saigon street food vendor, and then onto Saigon’s small neighborhood restaurants, & back again … eating as fast as we can … and racking up the extra belly kilograms as we go. All, of course, [Read on …]
This year, Eating Saigon! is celebrating it’s 11th Anniversary! Since 2012, Hai and I have dedicated ourselves to searching for and sharing the most interesting and delicious eating adventures we can find in Saigon (and occasionally in other areas of Vietnam). So, after all that hard work 🙂 , it’s always a special treat when we [Read on …]
After an extended “lock-out” from Vietnam due to Covid 19 restrictions, Hai and I are back in Saigon! We’re now continuing to eat as fast as we can in order to update all of our favorite neighborhood eateries and Saigon street food vendors here in town and in a few other locations in Vietnam. Here [Read on …]
After a 3-year “lock-out” from Vietnam due to Covid 19 restrictions, Hai and I are back in Saigon! We’re traveling and eating as fast as we can in order to update all of our favorite neighborhood eateries and Saigon street food vendors here in town and in a few other locations in Vietnam. Here are [Read on …]