Find Saigon Restaurants and Street Food Vendors Serving These General Kinds of Vietnamese Food
Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Moon Festival Bánh Trung Thu (“Moon Cakes”) Are Mid-Autumn Moon Festival “Moon Cakes” Vietnam’s Christmas “Fruit Cakes”? I think maybe so. Everyone gets one (or many) Bánh Trung Thu as gifts for the holiday. And so many are never unboxed. Instead, special friends pass them along as special holiday gifts to other special friends? Now, certainly [Read on …]
Hội An Street Food Tour (Part 2) There’s not a lot to do in Hội An. Well, at least not after having visited Hội An several times in the past and already having enjoyed the local tour to Cham ruins and explored a trip to a nearby tragic-war-event-turned-tourist-attraction. But, what there is always plenty of to [Read on …]
Where to eat Huế food in Saigon I must admit that I have a conflict of interest. My job as a food explorer calls for me to search out new, yet unknown, Saigon street food eateries to discover, enjoy their foods (or not), assess their tastes and qualities, and share my findings with Eating Saigon! [Read on …]
Still seeking great Italian food in Saigon Not so long ago, I talked here about my occasional need to interrupt my Saigon street food eating compulsion with a good Italian dining adventure. I described my typically great eating experiences at Pendolasco. At the end of that blog, I rated Pendolasco as a Yum Yum on [Read on …]
Sinh Tố Võ Văn Tần Street District 3 * One & 1/2 blocks west of Cach Mang Thang Tam * Across the street from 203 Võ Văn Tần ***** Looking for a relaxing place to sit, to watch the world (or at least Saigon’s street life) go by, and to enjoy perhaps Saigon’s best sinh tố (fruit shake, [Read on …]
Eating with Hungry Ghosts I won’t pretend to clearly understand the subtleties of ancient Chinese and Vietnamese traditions that involve opening the gates of hell, restless souls wondering the earth, feeding deceased ancestors, entertaining ghosts, and the like. It was clear to me, however, that lễ Vu Lan rằm tháng bảy, which occurred last week here [Read on …]
The Coffee House 29/28 ĐoànThị Điểm P.1, Phú Nhuận District ***** I love people who are passionate about something. It’s not that important what they’re passionate about, as long as they care deeply about something and their life is energized by that something. My life-long friend, Jan’s passion is understanding nature and its creeping, crawling, [Read on …]
Bánh Mì Huỳnh Hoa 26 Le Thi Rieng Street District 1 ***** Where is the best Bánh Mì in Saigon? I think I know. Bánh mì is among the most popular and ubiquitous street foods in Saigon. Walk any street in Saigon and you’re likely to find at least one street food vendor smearing a small [Read on …]