Chị Tuyên (formerly named Chị Thông) 195 Cô Giang Street District 1 ***** Yesterday, I went to Chị Thông and was horrified to see they were closed!! Oh no! Often listed in Eating Saigon!’s “Top 3” favorite Saigon street food listing, I was crushed! 🙁 See my earlier passionate eating adventure review for Chị Thông. But Wait! Who are [Read on …]
Saigon Street Food? – Vietnamese PIZZA NEWS FLASH: Perhaps the most original, unique and authentic Saigon street food adventure yet uncovered by Eating Saigon’s street food reconnaissance team (that would be Hai and I) can now be reported. Well, in fact, we had a little help finding this place, as follows: Hai and I received [Read on …]
Bánh Căn in Saigon Some Eating Saigon! readers might recall that a few months ago, Hai and I joined his family for a very fun three-day excursion to Nha Trang, a very wonderful beach resort along the south-central coast of Vietnam. You might also recall (and not be very surprised) that our adventure there included [Read on …]
Where to eat Huế food in Saigon I must admit that I have a conflict of interest. My job as a food explorer calls for me to search out new, yet unknown, Saigon street food eateries to discover, enjoy their foods (or not), assess their tastes and qualities, and share my findings with Eating Saigon! [Read on …]
Bánh Mì Huỳnh Hoa 26 Le Thi Rieng Street District 1 ***** Where is the best Bánh Mì in Saigon? I think I know. Bánh mì is among the most popular and ubiquitous street foods in Saigon. Walk any street in Saigon and you’re likely to find at least one street food vendor smearing a small [Read on …]
Phở Hương Bình 148 Võ Thị Sá District 3 ***** My exploration of the world of phở in Saigon may be never-ending. Recommendations and advice from Eating Saigon! readers continue to pour in and reveal new eating phởpportunities. (Sorry, thought that could work :-Đ) In any case, friends at one of my favorite District 10 [Read on …]
A taste of Hai Phong – near Saigon’s airport On June 20th, I told you about my euphoria when Hai and I stumbled upon two of my favorite “Hanoi dishes” at Xoi Mai in the Tán Bình District here in Saigon. Xôi xéo and bún mọc, two dishes that won my heart, as well as [Read on …]
Sometimes there’s not a lot to say. And that’s okay – because there’s not a need to say a lot. That’s the case when sharing our most recent vegetarian street food experience in Saigon’s District 3. One evening last week, Hai and I just wanted a quick bite on our way home. Zipping down [Read on …]