Places to eat in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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