Sai Gon list for visitors

My one and only go-to place when it comes to banh cuon (stuffed rice rolls)

My usual combo: - Grilled pork (thịt nướng) - Pork skin (bì) - Quiche (chả trứng) But a simple one with grilled pork and fried egg is great as well!

They focus on home-cooked style meals The Vo Van Tan location has a cool design

Sauce mix instruction: - Add a bit of sugar (two or three tsp) - One or two kumquats (they usually provide them, if not, you can ask for trái tắc) - chillies

Hu tieu (hu tieu nam vang) can be dry or with soup. I personally prefer the dry version (comes with a sauce to mix with the noodles) but if it’s your first time, I’d recommend the soup version to get the real taste of the dish

They specify in Hue (central Vietnam) cuisine. I’ve never tried it but people seem to say good things about it Should try out these dishes: - Banh beo (steamed rice cake) - Banh bot loc (Dumpling cake) - Banh nam (Mixed steamed rice cake) - Bun bo hue - Mi quang (Tourane style noodle soup) - Banh canh (Tapioca noodle soup with pork and seafood)

Another popular banh mi place

Never tried it but my friend likes it

Very popular banh mi place so expect a long wait but worth it imo The banh mi is so stuffed it looks chonky but absolute love it!! Banh mi dac biet is the one in pic If you’re not feeling cold cuts, roasted pork banh mi (banh mi heo quay) is great too!

A little far from the city but their food is amazing! Popular for home-cook meal style instead of one specific dish - an appetizer, a veggie dish (usually stir fry or salad), a stir fry or braised dish, soup, and white rice

I like their Oolong Jasmine milk tea but Oolong milk tea is also good if looking for something less strong They also have homemade jasmine tapioca

People love their crab spaghetti and honey pizza

Love their dodging beef (Bo ne) and beef stir fry noodles (Nui xao bo) The restaurant is quite small and might be crowded during lunch time