Once in awhile Hai and I get feedback from our readers that makes us feel great about what we’re doing here at Eating Saigon! In this case, Justin and his friends from Michigan, USA shared their thoughts about their recent home-cooked Saigon dinner with our family hosts, Hà and Hà. Seems they had a wonderful Eat With [Read on …]
4 P’s PIZZA 8 Thu Khoa Huan, District 1 (immediately behind Bến Thành Market) +84-8-3622-0500 (Reservation Only) ***************************************************** Once in a while, Hai and I decide to leave Saigon’s streets and enjoy dinner inside a “fully-enclosed” eatery. And we recently decided to do it in real style! Not only had we convinced ourselves that we deserved an [Read on …]
Tàu Hủ Đá 254 Lê Thánh Tôn Street District 1 ************************************************ Saigon Street Food is currently under threat! In recent months, Saigon city officials have launched a “clear the streets of street food” campaign as part of a new “reclaim the sidewalks for sidewalk walkers” policy. Enforcement seems particularly aggressive this time. Motorbike sidewalk parking [Read on …]
Phú Gia 146E Ly Chinh Thang P.7, District 3 0942 848 268 ********************************** Here in Saigon (and all of Vietnam), locals and visitors alike spend endless days and countless meals searching for that perfect and amazing bowl of phở. As Eating Saigon! readers know, Hai and I have done the same … consuming liters of [Read on …]
One of this week’s highlights for Hai and I was taking a group of new friends on a mini street food tour here in Saigon. We did have some concerns about the tolerance levels of the relative newcomers to the Saigon street food scene. Was “dining” in a small dark alley ok? Just how much [Read on …]
Bún Thịt Nướng – Chả Giò 01 Nguyễn Trung Trực (at the corner of Lê Lợi) District 1 ***************************** Saigon is different now. Scores of highrise office buildings and apartments have mushroomed across downtown. The government is clearing sidewalks of “unauthorized” street food vendors. The subway system is under construction, and shopping malls are rising [Read on …]
Poshanu Resort Quarter 5 Phu Hai, Phan Thiết (Mũi Né) +84 62 3812 233 Mũi Né Bánh Xèo Lady (just to the right of) 363 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Mũi Né **************************** There’s a rather quick and easy way to escape Saigon’s heat and congestion and find yourself in paradise just a few hours later. Hai [Read on …]
Kim Long 80/68 Trần Quang Diệu P. 14, District 3 028 3843 6498 ************************************** Last night, after many years exploring and enjoying literally hundreds of amazing culinary treasures on Saigon’s streets and in its small neighborhood eateries, I just might have stumbled upon a new #1 favorite (or at least a strong contender for that spot). [Read on …]