Comments on: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Travel Guide

By: TIFFANY NGO

TIFFANY NGO — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 09:24:33 +0000

acctually any restaurant / coffee shops in ho chi minh city also provides free wifi , for good and it’s enforce do it if they want the customers use their services . i’m really your huge fan from vietnam . btw , it’s Ben Thanh market , not Ban Thanh market . i’m a foodie all my life n i work for UOB hochiminh branch ( no.1 bank in Singapore as you know ) , just in case u and Melody will come VN again someday . please contact me , i’ll take both of u exploring Vietnam heaven cusine , culture n people . thank for your thought on this

By: Khuyen

Khuyen — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 03:59:24 +0000

for those who prefer Northern taste, I recommend Ph? Ph??ng.

What differentiate Ph? Ph??ng with other ph? restaurants in Ho Chi Minh city is that: it makes bánh ph? on its own, and focus on Northern taste while most of others buy bánh ph? from somewhere and focus on Southern taste. Bánh ph? (banh pho) is the noodle used in pho dish.

I can’t say that I understand a lot about Northern and Southern taste, but one thing I can say is: Southern taste is much sweeter than Northern taste.

I personally trust that Ph? Ph??ng really passionate to make their ph?, their restaurant better and better to serve customers. That they really pay efforts to make it good and clean. Although they still use msg – which I don’t prefer to eat (due to health concern), but it lessen. (I know it since I worked there, for fun, in 1.5 days). It’s a place you should come if you want to try an authentic Vietnamese food – the real ph?.

Its address is no.6, road no. 35, Binh An ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh city.
Phone no: 0903 033 338.
Email: dinhdung572203[at]yahoo.com

How go get there: go along Tran Nao street, turn into “???ng s? 33? (means road no. 33), it is next to no. 276 – 278, Tran Nao street and “??n Th? Ông Quan Thánh ?? Quan” (a temple), then go straight, until you see the restaurant at the right side.

By: L'Atelier

L'Atelier — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:37:23 +0000

Next time you go to HCMC, you should hang around more in district 2, there are many fine restaurants in this area.

By: Yaki

Yaki — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 06:03:37 +0000

Hi, I found very nice pictures you have here. However, for your information, Saigon has never been a capital of Vietnam. All of them were in the north area.

By: Chung Cong

Chung Cong — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:40:54 +0000

The good is McDonalds has come to Saigon. And the bad is Stix Restaurant (as you mention above) has been closed this month. Next time in Saigon you can try Cuc Gach Quan (Antique Vietnamese Restaurant), Com Tam (Broken Rice, Saigonese’s signature cuisine) Contact me via email if you need a friendly local advice

By: Warner

Warner — Wed, 28 May 2014 11:29:54 +0000

I’d like to add that the Somerset Ho Chi Minh City is a great alternative to a hotel for staying in, specially for those like me who don’t like to be cooped up in a hotel room!

By: VyVy

VyVy — Fri, 16 May 2014 05:09:40 +0000

Hi,
Because you just had some days in saigon so you miss many amazing restaurants with delicous food, cheap:
Lusine coffee: 151 dong khoi street, floor 1 have a lot of amazing food with nice decoration. We can”t complane anything they serve.
For best coffee in town, you should try at Vy coffee 277A le thanh ton street, district 1.
If i write down all amazing places to eat and drink in hochiminh, it will be many pages so:
For someone who will come to hochiminh and want to know about places, restaurants to eat in hochiminh, please eamil me: vyphan68@gmail.com
Anyway thanks Brad to introduce my city to everyone. Good luck

By: ladyironchef

ladyironchef — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:35:20 +0000

@Vian I think it is generally okay, but just be careful and take the necessary precautions – stay in the main areas, don’t wander into alleys, don’t be too flashy, and don’t stay out too late at night etc. Have fun!

By: Vian

Vian — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:23:07 +0000

Hi Brad, I will be going to HCM alone in May. Don’t you think it’s safe to travel solo?

By: lala

lala — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:41:29 +0000

The patisserie on Le Thanh Ton St is called Une Journee a Paris, not Line Journee

By: william

william — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:16:22 +0000

Very Nice and Healthy food in Ho Chi Minh City with Great environments in HCM Agricultural Villages and Healthy HCM Cooking School .You should get in your List when you travel in Vietnam .I am sure you will have great memories about Vietnamese Cuisine and Culture

By: anz

anz — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:48:03 +0000

excellent stuff..ill be going next month so now i know where to eat..thanks

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:20:40 +0000

Nice recommendation for a french place in saigon, vietnam is perhaps one of the cheapest places to dine french in the world. But likewise was also hoping to see more of the street food, if you ever do head back to saigon, do go find the infamous Saigon Lunch Lady (try googling her heh): have a brief writeup abt her:

http://eatvidence.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/saigon-lunch-lady/

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 13:14:15 +0000

Sorry for commenting on a old thread, but I thought the “Zi Char” stall that open beside Ben Thant market was pretty good.

By: Emil

Emil — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:48:40 +0000

Tous Les Jours at the basement of VinCom centre is a great place to have pain au chocolat and baguettes.

I had the giant ribs at the Al Fresco restaurant in Ha Noi, the meat was ok, the sauce not so much.

You can try several Com (broken rice) restaurants around HCMC, I had some of my best meals there.

Nineteen restaurant inside the Caravelle serves a decent burger, nice flavour on the beef.

By: Truc

Truc — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:57:09 +0000

Hi! Sai Gon famous for its culture call “street food” with a wide variety of dish that you should try next time you visit here.
And as Maria mentioned above, “Cuc Gach quan” is a nice place to try.

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:00:43 +0000

Hi, i visited Saigon last December, and tried this super nice and authentic Vietnamese restaurant : Cuc Gach Quan. It was our best meal in Vietnam, you have to try it next time you’re there There are plenty of good reviews of it in TripAdvisor as well.

By: Cin

Cin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:02:31 +0000

hmm..i was expecting more coverage of the great range of delicious Vietnamese cuisine that most singaporeans lack awareness of..was disappointed to see more same old types of food…hope u will cover them in your ’10 things to eat in Saigon’ post

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:46:55 +0000

Omg are those dinosaur ribs? They look super big. Love it when you travel, every once in a while its like a food coverage bonus!

By: mothers day gift ideas

mothers day gift ideas — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:51:06 +0000

Seems like you got a good mix of western and local cuisine over at Saigon! We would be organizing a trip there soon with our mothers as mothers day gift ideas. Sure would visit the places that you have suggested. Oops, my mouth is salivating now, can’t wait…