Perhaps my favorite thing to do in Vietnam, besides eating amazing street food and writing about it here on Eating Saigon!, is going on a long motorbike ride with Hai and friends through the Vietnamese countryside. There’s nothing that can compare to the thrill of riding mile after mile past stunningly beautiful rice paddies; or [Read on …]
After several months enjoying California, Hai and I returned to Saigon last night! One hour after arriving, it was off to one of our favorite street food dinners at Cơm Tâm 390 for cơm tâm (broken rice ) with gà ram (roasted chicken) & chả (Vietnamese pork & egg loaf :-Đ ). Oh, I missed it [Read on …]
What a wonderful way to begin our second day in Rạch Giá City … … at Bún Cá Hai Tầm. In the center of Rạch Giá City is a small, simple and pleasant public square. Just a half block off that square we found our second bún cá meal of the trip. The bún cá broth was deliciously fresh and [Read on …]
Some month ago, Hai and I were invited by our friends, Duc and Thao, to join them on a mini-voyage deep into the Mekong Delta to discover the wonders of Thao’s nhà quê (hometown), Rạch Giá, visit her family, and explore the city’s surrounds. I paused for a moment and then asked the obvious question, [Read on …]
All the staff here at Eating Saigon! (that’s Hai and Joe) wish you a healthy and Happy Holiday Season filled with lots of wonderful food (some with fish sauce)!
Lado Cafe (“Place of Passion”) 97/5 Le Quang Dinh, Ward 14 Binh Thanh District 08 2977630 A NEW NAME FOR THIS CAFE! ***** This lovely Saigon cafe is one of my favorite places in Ho Chi Minh City to stay cool and relax with a cà phê sữa đá (Vietnamese iced coffee with milk) on a [Read on …]
Bún Vịt Hẻm 281/26 Lê Văn Sỹ Tân Bình District ***** Even after many, many years living and eating here in Saigon, once in a while, Hai and I uncover an eatery that stops us in our tracks with an OMGM (Oh my god moment)! We consider our meal, then look at each other – Can you [Read on …]
Once in a while Hai and we get a note from an Eating Saigon! reader that reminds us just how much fun it is to discover Saigon’s hidden eateries for the very first time. Lucile and her mom from France recently became true Saigon food adventurers, as they literally ate their way through our blog! [Read on …]