Places to eat in Ho Chi Minh City
Since 1958Banh Mi Hoa Ma
Breakfast skillet banh mi with cold cuts and egg, running for nearly 60 years.
Since 1938Cheo Leo Cafe
Alley cafe serving sock-filtered coffee, with a history dating to 1938.
60+ yearsHu Tieu Ca Nam Loi
Fish hu tieu noodle soup from a Chinese-Vietnamese family shop, over 60 years old.
VietnamGo PickBanh Xeo 46A
Legendary sizzling crepe house in a Tan Dinh alley, frying giant banh xeo since the 1940s.
SeasonalHo Thi Ky Market and Night Food
Long-running flower market that doubles as an evening street food cluster.
VietnamGo PickBanh Mi Huynh Hoa
Saigon's most famous banh mi shop, stacking a dozen kinds of cold cuts and pate into one overloaded baguette.
3rd generationBanh Mi Bay Ho
Long-running banh mi cart with house-made pate and fillings from a family recipe.
Local FavoriteCom Tam Ba Ghien
Michelin-listed broken-rice joint famous for pork chops the size of your face.
Ha Ton Quyen Dumpling Street
A street of Chinese-style dumpling shops in Cho Lon.
SeasonalChe Ha Ky
Chinese-style sweet soups in Cho Lon, open into the night.
Local FavoritePho Le
Cho Lon's beloved pho house, often named by locals as the best southern-style pho in the city.
XO Tours (women-led motorbike food tour)
Since 2010, local women ride you pillion through Saigon's food districts on a 4.5-hour night tour.
Hidden GemOc Dao
Saigon's most famous snail house, hidden in an alley off Nguyen Trai and packed nightly.
Local FavoriteThe Lunch Lady
The Da Kao street cart made world-famous by Anthony Bourdain, serving a rotating noodle soup daily.
Tan Dinh Market Food Strip
Long-standing strip of budget eateries around Tan Dinh Market, many serving Central and Hue dishes.
Pho Hoa Pasteur
One of Saigon's most famous pho institutions, serving southern-style pho on Pasteur street for decades.
The Workshop Coffee
Saigon's pioneering specialty coffee roastery in an industrial-chic loft above Ngo Duc Ke street.
Local FavoriteCong Ca Phe
The cult Vietnamese coffee chain with communist-nostalgia decor and the country's best-known coconut coffee.
Bánh tráng nướng at Hồ Con Rùa
Evening vendors grilling rice-paper “pizza” around the Turtle Lake roundabout.
Saigon Cooking Class
Ben Thanh market shopping with a chef, then three dishes in a District 1 kitchen.
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