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 …]
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 …]
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 …]
Perhaps, the definitive authentic Hội An street food is bánh bèo. Recently, Hai and I savored that Hội An bánh bèo street food treat with our good friend, Pat, visiting us in Vietnam from southern California. For those who haven’t yet ventured to the central coast of Vietnam, bánh bèo, is one of the classic [Read on …]
Perhaps my favorite thing to do in Vietnam, besides eating amazing street food and writing about it here on Eating Saigon!, is going on a long motorbike ride with Hai and friends through the Vietnamese countryside. There’s nothing that can compare to the thrill of riding mile after mile past stunningly beautiful rice paddies; or [Read on …]
Chợ Bà Chiểu Okay, so Hai has lived here in Saigon his entire life. He and his brothers and sisters cook in his local neighborhood restaurant – everyday. They know Saigon, inside and out. So, I had often wondered at which Saigon market do they find what they need to cook up their array of [Read on …]
iPhone / Cell Phone Cases in Saigon Have a new iPhone? Samsung? Droid? Nokia? Need a case, but haven’t yet found just the right one? How about getting a custom case made to your personal specs while you’re here in Saigon? I found a great place in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) to get your [Read on …]
Maybe you’ve heard the real estate bubble in Vietnam has burst – some housing prices dropping from their highs by 30-40% in 2012! Maybe you’ve heard that inflation in Vietnam at the end of 2012 was rising at an analyzed rate of over 7%! Maybe you’ve heard that Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product had its [Read on …]