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Eric’s guidebook

Hidden gems on the street

These are 12 restaurants that you might hardly find in common Vietnam travel guides. Some of them may be a bit far from the center (5-6km away) but totally worth trying.
The shop does not have its worthy position in the Saigon’d bread field, even when it is located in the central, unique fillings (chicken pieces, mouth-watering pâté with handmade sauce), with cheap prices. I have no idea why though. Address: 115 Hai Ba Trung (in the corner of Ly Tu Trong crossroads), District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 03:00 pm - 11:55 pm
BÁNH MÌ TẤN PHÁT
41 Lý Tự Trọng
The shop does not have its worthy position in the Saigon’d bread field, even when it is located in the central, unique fillings (chicken pieces, mouth-watering pâté with handmade sauce), with cheap prices. I have no idea why though. Address: 115 Hai Ba Trung (in the corner of Ly Tu Trong crossroads), District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 03:00 pm - 11:55 pm
BangKy - Fishball curry noodles soup. Small shop, only 10 seats, sells one of the most unique types of noodles in Saigon: fishball curry noodles soup. Address: 436 Nguyen Trai St, Ward 8, District 5, HCM City. Trading hours: 06:00pm - 10:00pm
Bangky 邦記
436 Nguyễn Trãi
BangKy - Fishball curry noodles soup. Small shop, only 10 seats, sells one of the most unique types of noodles in Saigon: fishball curry noodles soup. Address: 436 Nguyen Trai St, Ward 8, District 5, HCM City. Trading hours: 06:00pm - 10:00pm
Special duck egg noodles soup. This is the most popular shop where sells the best and most delicious special duck egg noodles soup, with big duck thighs, low in fat and being fried prior to stew in broth with herbs. These soft and fragrant duck meat is hard to resist. It’s served with picked sweet and sour papaya. Very delicious! Address: 277 Phan Dinh Phung St, Ward 5, Phú Nhuận District, HCM City. Trading hours: 03:00pm - 10:30pm
Mì vịt tiềm Quảng Huê Viên (ngã tư Phan Đình Phùng - Nguyễn Trọng Tuyển)
277 Phan Đình Phùng
Special duck egg noodles soup. This is the most popular shop where sells the best and most delicious special duck egg noodles soup, with big duck thighs, low in fat and being fried prior to stew in broth with herbs. These soft and fragrant duck meat is hard to resist. It’s served with picked sweet and sour papaya. Very delicious! Address: 277 Phan Dinh Phung St, Ward 5, Phú Nhuận District, HCM City. Trading hours: 03:00pm - 10:30pm
Diverse, large, fresh and excellent edible snails. Reasonable price, not too crowded like other famous shops. Friendly and agile staffs. It’s almost perfect! Address: 30 Calmette, Nguyễn Thái Bình Ward , District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 11:00am - 23:30pm
Quán Ốc Tú
30 Calmette
Diverse, large, fresh and excellent edible snails. Reasonable price, not too crowded like other famous shops. Friendly and agile staffs. It’s almost perfect! Address: 30 Calmette, Nguyễn Thái Bình Ward , District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 11:00am - 23:30pm
They said that this was the most expensive broken rice street food restaurant in Saigon. But they also said that this had the largest and most delicious grilled pork chops in Saigon. Address: 74 Nguyen Van Cu St, District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 06:30am - 15:00pm.
Quán cơm tấm Nguyễn Văn Cừ
74 Đ. Nguyễn Văn Cừ
They said that this was the most expensive broken rice street food restaurant in Saigon. But they also said that this had the largest and most delicious grilled pork chops in Saigon. Address: 74 Nguyen Van Cu St, District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 06:30am - 15:00pm.
Au pagolac - 7 dishes of beef. One of Saigon's oldest eateries, dates back to 1930. Being said 7 dishes (equivalent to 7 days a week) but although there are more than 7 dishes nowadays, yet still retains the original formula and flavor. Address: 978 Tran Hung Dao St, Ward 7, District 5, HCM City. Trading hours: 10:00am - 10:10pm.
Au Pagolac
978 Đ. Trần Hưng Đạo
Au pagolac - 7 dishes of beef. One of Saigon's oldest eateries, dates back to 1930. Being said 7 dishes (equivalent to 7 days a week) but although there are more than 7 dishes nowadays, yet still retains the original formula and flavor. Address: 978 Tran Hung Dao St, Ward 7, District 5, HCM City. Trading hours: 10:00am - 10:10pm.
Sweet soup Lam Vinh Mau This 60-year-old food stall of two brothers always keep customers coming back. The taste has a great balance. Looking at how the owner making the dessert feels like an artist completing his artwork. Address: 29 Nguyen Thai Binh St, District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 18:00pm - 23:59pm
Lam Vinh Mau Vietnamese Dessert
31 Nguyễn Thái Bình
Sweet soup Lam Vinh Mau This 60-year-old food stall of two brothers always keep customers coming back. The taste has a great balance. Looking at how the owner making the dessert feels like an artist completing his artwork. Address: 29 Nguyen Thai Binh St, District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 18:00pm - 23:59pm
Super cheap, long-lived sticky rice of Saigonese in Chinatown. Xoi Binh Tien provides the four ingredients for a perfect late night meal: affordability, speed, delicious tastes and filling food. The savoury type has magnetic sauces that made from chicken broth with unique flavor. The sweet one, which is called “Cade”, is really popular; its thick custard is cooked from egg, sugar, coconut milk, and durian. Address: 88 Minh Phung St, Ward 5, District 6, HCM City. Trading hours: 01:00pm - 10:30pm.
Xôi Bình Tiên - Minh Phụng
88 Minh Phụng
Super cheap, long-lived sticky rice of Saigonese in Chinatown. Xoi Binh Tien provides the four ingredients for a perfect late night meal: affordability, speed, delicious tastes and filling food. The savoury type has magnetic sauces that made from chicken broth with unique flavor. The sweet one, which is called “Cade”, is really popular; its thick custard is cooked from egg, sugar, coconut milk, and durian. Address: 88 Minh Phung St, Ward 5, District 6, HCM City. Trading hours: 01:00pm - 10:30pm.
This shop is also small, but selling big vermicelli bowls with big meat and sausage, taste extremely delicious. The only downside is that the address is hard to find, otherwise it would be very famous. Address: 159G/27 Da Nam St, Ward 3, District 8, HCM City. Trading hours: 04:00pm - 08:00pm.
Bún bò Hồ Ếch - Kim Anh
159/27 Dạ Nam
This shop is also small, but selling big vermicelli bowls with big meat and sausage, taste extremely delicious. The only downside is that the address is hard to find, otherwise it would be very famous. Address: 159G/27 Da Nam St, Ward 3, District 8, HCM City. Trading hours: 04:00pm - 08:00pm.
Another type of Saigon’s specialty noodles, Fresh noodles, great taste broth, rich ingredients and a bit crowded. Must try: Noodles soup with chicken, fish, kidney and soft bones. Address: 44 Le Quoc Hung St, Ward 12, District 4, HCM City. Trading hours: 07:00am - 11:30am
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Wonton Noodles 44
44 Lê Quốc Hưng
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Another type of Saigon’s specialty noodles, Fresh noodles, great taste broth, rich ingredients and a bit crowded. Must try: Noodles soup with chicken, fish, kidney and soft bones. Address: 44 Le Quoc Hung St, Ward 12, District 4, HCM City. Trading hours: 07:00am - 11:30am
Hot Rice spaghetti soup with meat, shrimp, and a lot of crab meat. This is a very typical dish of Saigon. Nothing to complain about this restaurant, except that its price is more expensive than usual. Address: 8 Ton That Dam St, District 1, HCM City Trading hours: 07:00am - 11:00am
Bánh Canh Cua
53 Vạn Kiếp
Hot Rice spaghetti soup with meat, shrimp, and a lot of crab meat. This is a very typical dish of Saigon. Nothing to complain about this restaurant, except that its price is more expensive than usual. Address: 8 Ton That Dam St, District 1, HCM City Trading hours: 07:00am - 11:00am
Located right in the "financial center" of the city, Pho Duc Chinh squid porridge is famous because it is considered the most abundant one in Saigon. It can be served with everything, e.g pig blood, boiled chicken legs, chicken wings or even ... century eggs. Very suitable for tea-time meal. Address: 10 Pho Duc Chinh St, Ward Nguyen Thai Binh, District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 07:00pm - 09:00pm.
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Quán Cháo Mực 10
10 Phó Đức Chính
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Located right in the "financial center" of the city, Pho Duc Chinh squid porridge is famous because it is considered the most abundant one in Saigon. It can be served with everything, e.g pig blood, boiled chicken legs, chicken wings or even ... century eggs. Very suitable for tea-time meal. Address: 10 Pho Duc Chinh St, Ward Nguyen Thai Binh, District 1, HCM City. Trading hours: 07:00pm - 09:00pm.