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Travel Guide Places to eat in Vietnam Vietnamese food in Ho Chi Minh city
Travel Guide Places to eat in Vietnam Vietnamese food in Ho Chi Minh city | Vietnamese food in Ho Chi Minh city |
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Quan An Ngon Add: 138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia street Tel: 829 9449 Mains: 10,000-60,000d Two people can sample a feast of traditional, regional Vietnamese food for US$5 to US$6 each. Poke around the outside edge first, where cooks at individual stations make their specialities, and let the lovely fragrances whet your appetite. Tib Restaurant Add: 187 Hai BaTrung street, District 3 Tel: 829 7242 Mains: 45,000-55,000d Housed in a Sino-French villa down a quiet alleyway, Tib does good Hue-style dishes and a mean jackfruit salad with grilled sesame. It offers a tasty variety of vegetaria;. specialities as well. Tan Nam Restaurant Add: 60-62 Dong Du street Tel: 829 8634 Mains: 30,000d With appealing traditional decor and fine food, Tan Nam has good atmosphere and service. Nam Giao Add: 136/15 Le Thanh Ton street Tel:825 0261 Mains: 6000-10,000d Tucked away in an alley of cosmetic shops near Ben Thanh Market, Nam Giao is delicious and always packed with locals. The food here is Hue-style and superb. There's a simple photo menu. Bo Tung Xeo Add: 31 Ly Tu Trong street Tel: 825 1330 This popular indoor-outdoor eatery in the city centre serves tasty Vietnamese barbecue. The house speciality is tender marinated beef (30,000d) that you grill over charcoal right at your table. It's served with salad. There are also good seafood dishes on the menu and the cheerful staff speak English. More good Vietnamese food: Nam An Add: 22-36 Nguyen Hue street Tel: 822 0246 Mains: 30,000d Modelled on a Buddhist temple, with indoor-outdoor seating. Restaurant 19 Add: 19 Ngo Buc Ke street Tel: 829 8882 Mains around: 25,000d Try the very tasty variation on Hanoi's fish cakes (cha ca) and decent Thai dishes. Restaurant 13 Add: 13 Ngo Due Ke street Tel: 823 9314 Highly popular with locals and expats alike. Cool (Kinh Bac) Add: 30 Dong Khoi street Tel: 8291364 Lac Thien Add: 28/25 Bui Vien street Tel: 837 1621 Mains 10,000-20.000d Cloned straight from the trio of travellers restaurants run by deaf people in Hue, Lac Thien serves excellent food. Its Hue-style dishes are recommended. Pho Bo Add: 96 Bui Vien street A classic hole-in-the-wall that whips up tasty bowls of beef noodle soup (5000d). Banh Xeo 46A Add: 46A Dinh Cong Trang street Tel: 824 1110 Banh xeo, the Vietnamese rice -fluor crêpe stuffed with bean sprouts, prawns and pork (there's also a vegetarian version), has been known to induce swoons of gastronomic delight. Come here to try some of the best Banh Xeo (17,000d) in Ho Chi Minh city. Huong Lai Add: 38 Ly Tu Trong street Tel: 822 6814 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Set lunch/ dinner: 50,000-90,000d Upstairs in this airy loft with an open-beamed ceiling, big windows look onto the park and shade trees along Ly Tu Trong street. Diners are treated to soothing jazz accompanying lovely multicourse Vietnamese meals. The kitchen and waitstaff here are disadvantaged or former street children, who receive valuable job training, education and a place to live if they're homeless. Jin, the owner, distributes diners' donations among local orphanages (check out his donation book) and creates a peaceful, delicious haven. Sésame Add: 153 Xo Viet Nghe Tinh street Tel: 899 3378 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Set meals: 90,000-120,000d Opened hour: 11.30am-2pm and 6.30-9.30pm Another hospitality training school for disadvantages! or orphaned children, Sésame was set up by the French NGO Triangle Generation Hu-manitaire. Outside on the flagstone patio, bamboo-strip tables await, adorned with candles and gerbera daisies. The butter-yellow walls in the dining room are brightly inviting as well. French-Vietnamese dishes made with fresh local ingredients are delicious and beautifully presented, and the sweet staff are eager to please. |
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