Alberto Prieto in Street Food
Hẻm Gems: An Ode to Chef Nguyen's Legendary Chicken Rice
Rice is a very serious matter in Vietnam. Sweet or savoury, steamed or fried, you do not mess with the staple of local cuisine. Hidden somewhere within District 3's charming Ban Co Market, Chef Nguyen...
Nam Núm in Street Food
Hẻm Gems: Bánh Bao Chiên @ Lý Chính Thắng Street Cart
Imagine it's around 4pm and a sprinkle of rain is just starting to fall outside. You sit in the office thinking about how wonderful it would be to have a small snack by your side.
Nam Núm in Street Food
Hẻm Gems: Bún Thịt Nướng Bà Tám @ 299 Võ Văn Tần
Though this indoor hem gem loses a few points for the bland, sanitary, air-conditioned environment, it starts to make up for the snooze fest in design with excellent renditions of some of Saigon’s mos...
Nam Núm in Street Food
Hẻm Gems: Mì Vịt Tiềm @ Mì Gia Tân Tòng Lợi
You can tell Mì Gia Tân Tòng Lợi has been around for a while by the faded hủ tiếu cart greeting you at the entrance. The eatery specializes in Chinese-style egg noodle soups and fried duck dishes...
Nam Núm in Street Food
Hẻm Gems: Crabs Galore @ Quán 94 Chính Gốc
For as long as I can remember, Quán 94 Chính Gốc (Crab 94 Original) has been famous for both its high prices and crab specialties. But hey, you know the place is doing something right when there's a d...
Saigoneer in Street Food
Meet Saigon’s "Other" Lunch Lady
Following years of international coverage from food bloggers and personalities such as Anthony Bourdain, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh, Saigon’s “lunch lady” has officially gone mainstream.
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Hẻm Gems: Bò Nhúng Dấm @ Anh Ba
At Anh Ba, it’s all about the beef. This eatery offers up four bovine dishes - lá lốp (beef wrapped in lolot leaves), mỡ chài (beef quasicrepinettes), nhúng dấm (vinegar based hot pot) and tái chanh (...
Saigoneer in Street Food
[Video] The Story of a Saigon Chè Master
Saigoneer has teamed up with Only In Saigon to bring you stories from the city’s streets. Our first episode explores the tale of Son, a District 1 chè vendor who, for 25 years, has maintained thi...
Saigoneer in Street Food
41 Awesome Dishes In Saigon And Where To Try Them
In what could be considered a more exhaustive follow-up to Mark Wiens’ Saigon street food guide, Hoi An Food Tour compiled an even more extensive list of some of the city’s best local eateries, from l...
Saigoneer in Street Food
25 Must-Eat Dishes In Saigon And Where To Find Them
Always on the lookout for a packed plate of cơm tấm or a saliva inducing bowl of bún riêu in Saigon?
Saigoneer in Street Food
Saigon Makes National Geographic’s Top 10 Food Cities List
It’s no longer a secret that Saigon has some of the best street food in the world. While throngs of foodies have been traveling to the city for years to cop a bowl of phổ tai or a classic bánh mì, the...
Saigoneer in Street Food
[Video] “Waterfall” Fried Chicken In District 3
Street food aficionado, Mark Wiens, made his way through Vietnam last December to sample some of the city’s famous culinary offerings.
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Plans For Vietnam's First Hooters In The Works
If you thought the penetration of American restaurant culture in Vietnam was complete with the arrival of McDonald’s last year, you’re in for a surprise.
Saigoneer in Street Food
Saigon Duck Tacos: 'Some of the Best Street Food on the Planet'
The melding of East and West takes place in so many facets where cultures and people from different backgrounds intermingle. Whether it be Korean barbecue burritos out of a food truck in Southern Cali...
Dang Bui in Street Food
Hẻm Gems: 70 Years of Hủ Tiếu Down a Saigon Alley
At the corner of a dead-end alley and the crowded pub street of Ton That Thiep among neon signs of nearby bars and restaurants, an eatery with an old hand-painted sign reading “Thanh Xuan” might come ...
Saigoneer in Street Food
A Visit To A HCMC Rat Meat Restaurant
In addition to his love of road trips, when in Saigon, the ever-curious Vietnam Coracle is always on the lookout for the city’s most unique culinary offerings and a while back, this quest landed him a...
Saigoneer in Street Food
5 Of Saigon’s Best Streets For Street Food
Vietnam Coracle is back with a list of some of the best streets in Saigon to find plentiful bounties of street food with photos and a description of each, including recommendations of particular place...
Dang Bui in Street Food
8 Incredible Vietnamese Noodle Soups That Everyone Should Try
While the most popular, phở is far from the only noodle soup available in Saigon. Some of the city’s best soups are made with yellow noodles (mì) which originated in China and are used in a number of ...
Alfredo de la Casa in Street Food
Ana Mandara Nha Trang: A Seafood Feast by the Ocean
Evason Ana Mandara is one of those hidden jewels, which although they are right there in front of you, sometimes we don’t realise it is there. In the case of Ana Mandara, it could not be more central:...
Alfredo de la Casa in Street Food
The Havana: Reaching the Stars in Nha Trang
Early this year Nha Trang saw the opening of a new 5 star hotel, the Havana. The combination of over 1200 rooms, its location by the main beach, the amazing views, great facilities but very reasonable...
