Fruit Shakes
Alley Fruit Cocktail Hẻm 177 Lý Tự Trọng Street 0908 407 269 ***** Fruit Cocktail Fruit Cocktail – the very term makes me grimace. Images from my youth in New Jersey of canned Delmonte geometric cubes and spheres inside a metal can, masquerading as actual edible fruit items come to mind – and they’re not [Read on …]
Highlands Coffee Mom always told me, “If you can’t say something NICE about somebody, then don’t say anything at all.” So, concerning Highlands Coffee in Saigon, ….. silence ….. ……. more silence ……. ………. a lot more silence ………. Okay, sorry mom, I can’t resist. Just one short comment. So, there [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 …]
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 …]
Without doubt Bac Hai is my favorite neighborhood in Saigon. For me personally, Bac Hai has it all! It sits within a minute’s walk from Le Thi Rieng Park. It’s filled with scores of cafes where you can enjoy your morning coffee. It sits beside a sports complex with perhaps Saigon’s best Olympic-size swimming [Read on …]