If you come to Saigon for the first time, you will probably be surprised at the “chaos” in the busiest area in Vietnam. Besides the inherent crowdedness, Saigon also has a simple beauty that makes anyone who comes to feel love and miss. Exploring will be a great experience for you to learn about the culture, cuisine as well as famous tourist attractions. Here are our recommendations for your next food tour in Saigon.
Must-try Dishes for a Saigon Food Tour
One of the attractions, that retain tourists when choosing to come to Saigon is the diverse and rich cuisine. In this city, there is a very special cuisine that is the interference between regional cuisines, cuisines of many cultures, but still has a very Saigon flavor that you can hardly find in one place. any other.
1. Saigon broken rice
If you ask what the “specialty” dish of Saigon is, the answer is definitely broken rice. A plate of rice seems simple, but it can accompany Saigon people in every meal, whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The most special version of broken rice is still broken rice with pork ribs, served with onion fat, sour food, and a cup of sweet fish sauce.
2. Noodles with fish sauce, hot pot with Saigon fish sauce.
A delicious dish in Saigon that should be enjoyed is the fish sauce hot pot. A delicious fish sauce hot pot is made from delicious fish sauce, seasoned with spices to taste. Saigon fish sauce hotpot has gooseberries, water spinach, water lily, bananas, mint, spinach, etc.
Address to enjoy famous fish sauce hot pot:
- Nam Bo fish hot pot 94AB Cao Thang, Ward 4, District 3, price: 160,000 – 240,000 VND
- Fish sauce hot pot An La Khen: 11 Ho Bieu Chanh, Ward 12, Phu Nhuan District, Price: Fish sauce hot pot: 210,000 – 300,000 VND.
- Huynh Lam vermicelli (Bac Lieu heirloom), 37A Go Dau, Tan Phu district: 28,000VND/bowl;
- Bun mam restaurant 444 – 369 Le Quang Dinh, Ward 5, Binh Thanh District, open from 9 am to 9 pm daily, except for the full moon and the 1st, priced at 35,000VND/bowl
- Bun mam 528 Phan Van Tri, Dist. Go Vap, price 30,000VND/bowl.
3. Saigon noodle soup
For Saigon people, wonton noodle soup is a very popular dish. There are many noodle shops in Saigon on any street and alley of Saigon with prices from 20k/bowl.
The address of a delicious restaurant in Saigon, to enjoy wonton noodle soup is:
- Noodle soup on Mac Thi Buoi street (District 1)
- Chicken and fish noodle soup on Ton That Dam street (District 1)
- Yellow noodle soup on Hai Thuong Lan Ong Street (District 5) *
- Hu Tieu 46/102 Vo Van Tan, District 3.
4. Saigon snail dishes
Finding a good snail restaurant in Saigon is not difficult, although this is not a coastal city like other coastal cities. Saigon people especially like snails with countless different processing methods to create unique and strange flavors. This is the right dish to “hybrid” with friends after a working day. Just a row of sidewalk snails, sitting on plastic tables and chairs, dishes like fried satay tubes, grilled oysters with onion fat, and fried duck eggs with tamarind are enough for you to remember forever.
- Oc Loan – 166/1 Ly Thai To, Ward 1, District 3. The snails here are fresh and delicious. The price of a full plate of snails ranges from 50,000 VND.
- Oc Daol – 212B/C79 Nguyen Trai, Nguyen Cu Trinh Ward, District 1. A plate costs 50,000 VND, very fragrant. The most famous dish here is the fried snail dish with butter. You can buy bread dipped in broth, very delicious.
- Oc Mam Sua – 282/4A, Bui Huu Nghia, ward 2, Binh Thanh, the recipe for fish sauce here is really delicious, super round. The price is about 30,000 VND / dish. The “specialty” at the restaurant is the quail scallop, you should try it! The shop closes quite early, from about 20:00 to 21:00, depending on whether the snails run out early or late.
- And especially, do not miss the snail paradise along Luong Vinh Khanh street and the snail carts in Ton Dan, District 4.
5. Squid noodle soup
As the name suggests, the outstanding squid ink noodle dish is white squid, accompanied by shrimp, fried onions, and pepper to make the dish more attractive. This dish is sold a lot on the roadside, but if you want to enjoy the delicious taste, you can find the address of Cu Tieu Cuu Ong Gia Cali or the restaurant of Hu Tieu Que Nha.
6. Saigon Rice Paper Mix
On food review sites, it seems that mixed rice paper is always enjoyed by the team in Saigon. Everyone has to buy two or three bags of rice paper to eat. Every time there is a buyer, the seller begins the mixing process, so that when eating the cake, it has a wildness, and the mango is still fresh. A full cake must have enough Tay Ninh rice paper, quail eggs, mango, laksa leaves, peanuts, dried beef, dried chicken, salted shrimp, dried shrimp, etc.
7. Saigon spring roll
It’s just a snack, but the kids love it. The salad roll has only shrimp, meat, vermicelli, and a few raw vegetables but is unusually attractive. With this dish, Saigon people have a very special way of making dipping sauce, fragrant with the flavor of the Central people’s fish sauce, so it is easy to eat. Let’s find the salad roll shop on Le Van Sy street to enjoy!
8. Saigon Snacks
What do young Saigonese eat as snacks? Of course, there are attractive snacks that everyone likes from the time of school to school. These are mixed rice paper, grilled rice paper, beef dry salad, spring rolls, fried dough, crab soup, etc. You can find these dishes on every street, and every corner of the city to satisfy your cravings. his errands.
- Snack area at Ho Con Rua, District 3.
- Snack area in Gia Dinh Park, Go Vap District.
- Snack area of Marie Curie school – Nam Ky Khoi Nghia junction, Ngo Thoi Nhiem, District 3.
Some Notes when traveling to Saigon
Saigon is a busy and dynamic city, however, when traveling here you need to note a few things:
- Have a city map ready or a phone with 3G mode to be proactive about the way and avoid getting lost.
- When riding: limit contact with strangers or eat and drink foods and drinks invited by others to avoid being cheated and losing all your money.
- When renting rooms, hotels, and hostels in Saigon: Do not rent rooms in small residential areas, always carry your wallet with you, especially rooms or hotels with windows.
- When eating: You must ask carefully about the price before eating, avoid eating at the bus station because the food is often unhygienic and the price is expensive.
- When going out: Do not bring bags and purses that attract attention, if you carry people, you should be careful, and at the same time should divide the amount of money you have to avoid losing everything because of pickpockets, robbery, etc. still exists.
Conclusion
Going on a food tour of Saigon for 2 days 1 night is not too much, but it is enough for you to discover the beauty of Saigon, famous entertainment places, and delicious dishes typical of Saigon. If you are going on a trip in the near future, don’t forget to share the article here!