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Illustration of Banh Mi Hoa MaSince 1958
Local eatery · District 3

Banh Mi Hoa Ma

Breakfast skillet banh mi with cold cuts and egg, running for nearly 60 years.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Cheo Leo CafeSince 1938
Local eatery · Ban Co

Cheo Leo Cafe

Alley cafe serving sock-filtered coffee, with a history dating to 1938.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Hu Tieu Ca Nam Loi60+ years
Local eatery · District 1

Hu Tieu Ca Nam Loi

Fish hu tieu noodle soup from a Chinese-Vietnamese family shop, over 60 years old.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of War Remnants MuseumVietnamGo Pick
Sight · District 3

War Remnants Museum

Vietnam's most visited museum, documenting the Vietnam War with unflinching photography and preserved military hardware.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Banh Xeo 46AVietnamGo Pick
Local eatery · District 1

Banh Xeo 46A

Legendary sizzling crepe house in a Tan Dinh alley, frying giant banh xeo since the 1940s.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of Ho Thi Ky Market and Night FoodSeasonal
Market · District 10

Ho Thi Ky Market and Night Food

Long-running flower market that doubles as an evening street food cluster.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Independence PalaceVietnamGo Pick
Sight · District 1

Independence Palace

The perfectly preserved 1960s presidential palace where the Vietnam War ended on 30 April 1975.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Banh Mi Huynh HoaVietnamGo Pick
Local eatery · District 1

Banh Mi Huynh Hoa

Saigon's most famous banh mi shop, stacking a dozen kinds of cold cuts and pate into one overloaded baguette.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of Banh Mi Bay Ho3rd generation
Street cart · Da Kao

Banh Mi Bay Ho

Long-running banh mi cart with house-made pate and fillings from a family recipe.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Nguyen Hue Walking StreetVietnamGo Pick
Sight · District 1

Nguyen Hue Walking Street

Saigon's grand pedestrian boulevard running from the People's Committee Hall down to the river.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Com Tam Ba GhienLocal Favorite
Local eatery · Phú Nhuận

Com Tam Ba Ghien

Michelin-listed broken-rice joint famous for pork chops the size of your face.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of Jade Emperor PagodaVietnamGo Pick
Sight · District 1

Jade Emperor Pagoda

A smoky, atmospheric 1909 Taoist temple filled with carved deities — famously visited by Barack Obama in 2016.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Ha Ton Quyen Dumpling Street
Food street · Cho Lon

Ha Ton Quyen Dumpling Street

A street of Chinese-style dumpling shops in Cho Lon.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Che Ha KySeasonal
Local eatery · Cho Lon

Che Ha Ky

Chinese-style sweet soups in Cho Lon, open into the night.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Pho LeLocal Favorite
Local eatery · District 5

Pho Le

Cho Lon's beloved pho house, often named by locals as the best southern-style pho in the city.

$$ · Moderate
Sells out early
Tour & guide · Hotel pickup (Districts 1, 3, 4, 5)

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.

$$$$ · High-end
Illustration of Oc DaoHidden Gem
Local eatery · District 1

Oc Dao

Saigon's most famous snail house, hidden in an alley off Nguyen Trai and packed nightly.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of Cu Chi TunnelsTouristy but Worth It
Sight · Củ Chi

Cu Chi Tunnels

The vast Viet Cong tunnel network northwest of Saigon — crawl through widened sections and see how a guerrilla war was fought underground.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of The Lunch LadyLocal Favorite
Local eatery · District 1

The Lunch Lady

The Da Kao street cart made world-famous by Anthony Bourdain, serving a rotating noodle soup daily.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of Thien Hau TempleHidden Gem
Sight · District 5

Thien Hau Temple

A 19th-century Cantonese temple to the sea goddess Mazu, the spiritual heart of Cho Lon's Chinatown.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Tan Dinh Market Food Strip
Food street · Tan Dinh

Tan Dinh Market Food Strip

Long-standing strip of budget eateries around Tan Dinh Market, many serving Central and Hue dishes.

$ · Inexpensive
Illustration of Pho Hoa Pasteur
Local eatery · District 3

Pho Hoa Pasteur

One of Saigon's most famous pho institutions, serving southern-style pho on Pasteur street for decades.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of The Cafe ApartmentTouristy but Worth It
Sight · District 1

The Cafe Apartment

A nine-story 1960s apartment block on Nguyen Hue converted floor-by-floor into cafes, studios, and boutiques.

$$ · Moderate
Illustration of Saigon Central Post Office
Sight · District 1

Saigon Central Post Office

A working 19th-century French colonial post office with a soaring vaulted hall and vintage phone booths.

$ · Inexpensive
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