Dừa tấc Pasteur street into District 3 (see directions below) ***** There’s a place in Saigon where you can enjoy a truly refreshing, thirst-quenching drink without ever getting off your motorbike. And luckily for Hai and I, it just happens to be on our way home from Saigon’s city center. Simple, delicious and cheap! That’s [Read on …]
Faifoo Boutique Hotel This is very nice. I’m sitting here enjoying one of the best cà phê sữa đá (iced coffee with milk) that I’ve had in a long time. Soft “elevator” music (“Yesterday” by Paul McCartney) is wafting in the shaded breeze of the courtyard. As I look around, all I see are tropical plants [Read on …]
[ THE FOLLOWING is a guest blog post contributed to Eating Saigon! by M.R. Danial ] More info about Gay Saigon here: https://www.eatingsaigon.com/gay-saigon/ ************************************************* Vietnam: The Story of a Massage Boy This is a true story of a massage boy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The real name is protected for security reason. When I [Read on …]
Bánh Đập in Bạc Hải Three young girls, a couple of plastic chairs, a tiny stove blazing with red-hot coals, and some great central-Vietnam recipes. And lucky for Hai and I, all within walking distance from our apartment. But last night we chose drive to Bánh Đập on our motorbike … lazy? Maybe. Some months ago [Read on …]
Quán Ốc Quang Anh Does anyone know how many different kinds of ốc ̣(snails & related shellfish) there are in the world? How about, just in Vietnam? Sorry, I don’t know either … well, except I know there’s a WHOLE LOT! Hai and my recent stop at Quán Ốc Quang Anh for dinner made that clear. A [Read on …]
Bánh Tráng Trộn in the Alley Imagine my surprise when, during Hai and my recent Escape from Vietnam holiday travels, we were challenged by a young woman in the middle of the Aegean Sea on the Greek Island of Santorini, as to why we had not yet discussed bánh tráng trộn on Eating Saigon! “Well, Hai and [Read on …]
No Saigon Street Food on CHRISTMAS EVE Well, it’s 92 F degrees (33 C) right now, late afternoon on Christmas Eve, 2012. I just climbed out of the Olympic-size swimming pool – enjoyed my 1000 meters of breast stroke laps. And then strolled back to my apartment, through the park in my shorts and flip-flops. [Read on …]
Quán Bảy Đực – Saigon’s Best BBQ Chicken After 6 years living in Vietnam and after almost a full year of writing about Saigon’s unique street food here at Eating Saigon!, I love that I can still be surprised by an unexpected eating adventure. Last night, when Hai suggested that I should meet him at [Read on …]