Mar 132017
March 13, 2017
Feb 112017
A wonderful unsolicited review of Hai’s Cá Kho Tộ at Đông Hoa Xuân Restaurant by calvingodfrey on Instagram! After years of wondering, myself and @nomadicnotes went out to Dong Hoa Xuan to test claims from Eating Saigon that they served the best caramelized catfish in town. They did! Was one of those meals that made me fall in [Read on …]
February 11, 2017
Apr 122016
Pháp Uyển Dharma Garden 17/2- 17/4 Nguyễn Huy Tưởng, P.6 Bình Thạnh District 0916 943 877 lienhe@phapuyen.com www.phapuyen.com *********************************** A unique and special treat surprised Hai and I this afternoon when we stumbled upon Pháp Uyển tucked away within some quiet Bình Thạnh District streets. Lovely is the word that comes to mind to describe our [Read on …]
April 12, 2016
Mar 262016
Juliet’s Garden 97/5 Le Quang Dinh Ward 14 Binh Thanh District UPDATE – February, 2023: CLOSED AND GONE 🙁 ******************************** Things are changing quickly here’ in Saigon. Leave the country for a short while to explore another part of the world … and when you return, streets may be turned into pedestrian walkways, subway stations may [Read on …]
March 26, 2016
Mar 122016
Saigon Xôi Bắp Lady 24 Nguyễn Hữu Cầu District 1 ****************************************** By far, the greatest thrill of writing Eating Saigon! over the past several years has been discovering a new, truly authentic Saigon Street Food Lady. Someone who has sat on the same Saigon street or small alley for decades offering her unique culinary specialty [Read on …]
March 12, 2016
Feb 282016
Cakes and Ale Cafe 6B Cong Truong Quoc Te (Ho Con Rua – Turtle Lake) District 3 (08) 35210367 0906.840.500 ******************************* Eating Saigon! readers may not be aware that about 95% of Eating Saigon! posts are written in Saigon cafes (not a big surprise, I’m sure). So, Yours truly has become, if not an expert on [Read on …]
February 28, 2016
Feb 192016
We’re in the 9th day of the Tet Lunar New Year 2016 (that’s a Judeo-Christian year, by the way) and, for all practical purposes, the holiday festivities are over here in Saigon. Homes and businesses have been cleaned for the year and now begin their decline; deceased ancestors have been invited back to visit their [Read on …]
February 19, 2016
Feb 142016
Well, Hai and I have been back in Saigon for less than a week after our extended absence and we’ve already had a dozen great eating adventures … mostly re-visiting some of our favorite Saigon street food vendors. But the experience this week that really stands out right now is our dinner with one of [Read on …]
February 14, 2016