Near Ben Thanh Market (Cho Ben Thanh)
Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: (84.8) 822 2788
Fax: (84.8) 822 4327
Email: pho2000@hcm.vnn.vn
http://www.pho2000.com.vn
Bill Clinton has eaten here. The prices are reasonable. The flavoring favors the non-Vietnamese palate. No msg in the products. I like to eat the pho with “gio chau quay”.
Hoang Ty Restaurant (*Hoang-Anh’s pick)
(banh trang phoi suong)
459 - 461 Cach Mang Thang Tam Street
District 10, HCMC
Also served at: Quan Co Tam - Banh Canh Trang Bang
188 Nguyen Van Thu Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, HCMC
One of my favorite dishes – banh trang phoi suong – is served at the various Hoang Ty locations. The one on CMT8 street isn’t the location I visited (I went to a location way on the outskirts of Saigon) but it serves the same. The dish is very simple: it’s a bunch of things, most of which are cooked pork, rolled in special rice paper that has been laid out to dry in the dew, to absorb moisture. “Hai suong” (2 dews) means it was done twice. “Mot suong” means it was done only once.
Quan Banh Khot Co Ba Vung Tau (*Hoang-Anh’s pick)
59B Cao Thang
District 3
Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: 8-323312
Definitely a finger foods place – that is, eat with your fingers. I can’t even describe them. They’re little round pancakes topped with a variety of things like shrimp, pork, beans, etc. Each serving of 8 little cakes wrapped in lettuce and other leaves and dipped in fish sauce. I usually want to eat 16 of them, but often have to wrap the second serving to go.
Quan An Ngon (*Hoang-Anh’s pick)
158 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
District 1, HCMC
Lots of tourists and Euro-caucasians love this place b/c of the set-up and the food. Locals will eat at QAN, but mostly b/c they bring guests here.
Nam Giao (*Hoang-Anh’s pick)
26/B13 + 14 Su Van Hanh nd
District 10, HCMC
136/15 Le Thanh Ton St., District 1, HCM
Tel: 8250261
One of my favorite places to get Hue food. Very good selections, but is hard to find b/c it’s a hole in the wall.
Ngoc Suong Seafood Restaurant (*Hoang-Anh’s pick)
19C Le Quy Don Street
District 3
HCM City
Tel: 08.9304209
www.ngocsuongvn.com
A great place to eat seafood, but is a bit pricy b/c is a bit more elegant. Live music and live bands available. The food is great, especially the “goi ca Ngoc Suong” (Ngoc Suong fish salad). The hot pots are also very good, too.
Temple Club – Saigon (*Hoang-Anh’s pick for tea)
29-31 Ton That Thiep St.
District 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: (84-8) 8 299 244
Fax: (84.8) 9144271
templeclub@hcm.vnn.vn
Very elegant, tranquil, and the tea varieties are astounding. Served with style and exquisite panash.
Au Parc
Eat-in, take-away, deliveries
23 Han Thuyen
District 1
HCM City
auparc@hcm.vnn.vn
Nam An Vietnamese Restaurant
60 Suong Nguyet Anh Street
(cross street: Cach Mang Thang 8 Street)
District 1
HCM City
Tel: 9255046
Fax: 9255046
Nghi Xuan Restaurant
Hue Traditional cuisine (Nha hang Nghi Xuan, phong cach Hue, mon an Hue)
5/9 Nguyen Sieu Street
(Cross street: Hai Ba Trung Street)
District 1
HCM City
Tel/Fax: 823 0699
Email: nghixuan@hcm.vnn.vn
Bun Ta: Everything is Bun (Noodles)
136 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street
Ben Nghe Ward
District 1, HCMC
Tel: (84.8) 8229913
www.tamsonco.com
Café L’Opera (Illy coffee)
11-13 Cong Truong Lam Son Street (connected to Le Loi Street)
Near Caravelle Hotel, on Le Loi Street
Ben Nghe Ward
District 1
HCM City
Tel: 8275946
Quan Nuong – Vietnamese Barbeque (*Hoang-Anh’s pick)
On the terrace (san thuong) of the same building as Temple Club
29-31 Ton That Thiep Street
(Cross street: Pasteur)
District 1
Tel: 8211633
Hours: 5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Get ready to dig in deep and eat with your fingers. It’s also grill-on-your-own. It is packed for dinnertime, and there are so many delicious things on the menu to choose from. My favorites are grilled okra, goat’s breast, and wild boar. Yum! Definitely not for the vegetarians.
La Fenetre Soleil
2nd floor, 135 Le Thanh Ton Street
District 1
HCMC
(entrance is located at 125 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street)
Tel: (84.8) 8225209
Email: lafenetre@hcm.vnn.vn
Bao Hien Rong Vang (Bakery)
167 Ly Tu Trong Street
District 1
HCMC
Tel: 8222499
Cakes, cookies, candies, O-mai, special preserves, dried goods, teas
Ciao Café
21-23 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street
District 1
HCMC
Somerset Chancellor Court Bldg
Tel: 8229796
26 Tran Cao Van Street, District 3, HCMC
Tel: 8227695
40 Ngo Duc Ke Street, District 1, HCMC
Tel: 8291491
Hung Ky Restaurant
“finest Chinese Gourmet”
91 Nguyen Hue
Ben Nghe Ward, District 1
HCMC
Tel: 8215511
Café Terrace
Located at Saigon Center Building
65 Le Loi Street
District 1, HCMC
Tel: 8214958
The Sushi Bar (Quan An Thien Que)
7th Floor, Zen Plaza
54-56 Nguyen Trai Street
District 1
HCMC
Tel: 9250377
Moca Café
“Best Cheap Eat Award”, The Guide Awards, Hanoi 2000-2003
14-16 Nha Tho Street
Hanoi
Tel: (84.4) 82256334
Email: moca@netnam.vn
Ladybird Restaurant
57 Hang Buom Street
(Cross street: Ta Hien Street)
Hanoi
Tel: (84.4) 9261863, (84.4) 8284619
http://www.handintravel.com
Coco Café & Hotel
49 Hang Be Street
Hanoi
Tel: (84.4) 824 2229
**Must eat here (but I don’t know the addressed. I just got onto a xe om and told them I wanted to go here. Or, I had a friend take me.):
- Banh trang phoi suong (Thanh Da)
- Banh xeo Dinh Cong Trang
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