We’re on Week #4 now of our post-Covid return to Saigon. We’ve been racing from Saigon street food vendor to Saigon street food vendor, and then onto Saigon’s small neighborhood restaurants, & back again … eating as fast as we can … and racking up the extra belly kilograms as we go. All, of course, in the name of research in support Eating Saigon!’s readers.
Here are a few more of our findings:
Bột Chiên – Đạt Thành
I love this food. It’s still great!
Crispy rice cubes, topped with a fried egg, chopped green onion, shredded green papaya, and really yummy and sweet fish sauce dressing! YUM!
Trop B
[CLOSED – GONE]
I was all ready to enjoy some Xôi Kem (sticky rice with ice cream). Imagine my disappointment when I walked down the small alley to find Trop B closed and out of business. SO VERY SAD.
Đông Hoa Xuân
This is Hai’s restaurant. Or was. Now it’s being managed by his younger brother. The food is still very good – particularly the cá kho tộ. (BUT, I must be honest – it’s no longer “Hai’s home-cooking”.)
Kim Long Huế
I still can’t decide whether I love the food or the artwork more in this hidden gem of a small Saigon restaurant. It continues to serve great food of central Vietnam (Huế area) and to display beautiful Vietnamese art.
Chị Tuyên – Bún Thịt Nướng
Increasingly popular (they opened a second location) and still very delicious.
Maison Marou – Best Chocolate in Saigon
If you have a sweet tooth or are a chocoholic, this is still the #1 “must-visit” Western treat in Saigon!
I love doing food research here!
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Bánh Khọt Vung Tau KHANH
I had almost forgotten about this small eatery in the Bắc Hải neighborhood. Then, I walked by, turned around and went inside, and remembered!
Authentic and excellent. I’m moving this one up to near the top of the “Must Eats” in Saigon.
That’s it for now. Off to our next meal!
We promise we’ll keep eating to keep you updated on Saigon’s street food scene.
Our work is never done! 🙂
Looks absolutely delicious! I hope some of these dishes will be on the tuesday menus!
That is a seriously rough job to eat so much good food, but someone has to do it!
Agreed … we do it all for Eating Saigon! readers. 🙂