Buzz
Not only renowned among Saigon diners, grilled meat sandwiches were once selected by a foreign travel magazine as one of the top 12 delicious dishes in the world.
Cold Cut Fried Egg Sandwich at Hoà Mã (District 3)
Hoà Mã's cold cut sandwich shop was established in 1958 at 511 Phan Đình Phùng (now Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, District 3). Two years later, it relocated to 53 Cao Thắng, where it remains today.
The most delicious and distinctive item at Hoà Mã's sandwich shop is a fried egg section with two slightly runny egg yolks, accompanied by ham, various sausages, salted bacon, and sausages. In addition to the rich mixed fried egg section, the shop's accompanying pickles with large, distinctive slices not only reduce monotony but also enhance the flavor, attracting more customers to the shop.
Address: 51 Cao Thắng, Ward 5, District 3. Opening hours: 6 am - 10 am.
Price: Sunny-Side-Up Egg Sandwich: 42,000 VND/portion; Assorted Cold Cuts 42,000 VND/portion; Assorted Sandwich 24,000 VND/loaf.
Bì Sandwich at Alley 150 Nguyễn Trãi (District 1)
The way to eat bì sandwich is quite similar to broken rice. Split the loaf in half (skillfully without cutting it apart), spread onion oil along the two halves, add shredded pork skin along with various pickled vegetables, cucumbers, cilantro, then pour lightly seasoned fish sauce over it all. Simple yet if you taste it once, you'll be hooked on the unique mix of bì at this shop with quality lean meat, traditionally processed pig skin mixed with fragrant onion oil and pickled vegetables creating an irresistible flavor.
Address: Beginning of Alley 150 Nguyễn Trãi, Ward Bến Thành, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Open from 6 am - 11 am. Price: 15,000 VND/loaf.
Pork Patty Sandwich at Huỳnh Hoa
Specializing in pork sandwich, mentioning the sandwich brand at Huỳnh Hoa at 26 Lê Thị Riêng, almost no discerning eater in Saigon is unaware of. Renowned as it is, it's no surprise to see a line of cars queuing up in front of the shop from opening until closing. The shop also sets a record with thousands of loaves sold every day - a figure that any business-minded person would envy.
Fundamentally, the composition of a loaf of bread here is quite simple with meat, pork roll, shredded pork... But what makes everyone crave when mentioning this brand is the delicious and unique pate that cannot be found anywhere else. The way they put pate into the bread here is also unique, right in the middle of the ingredients to connect them together.
Address: 22 Lê Thị Riêng, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Open from 4 pm - 12 am. Price: 27,000 VND/loaf.
Dry Meatball Sandwich on Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai Street
Dry meatball and shrimp paste sandwich is quite simple with a layer of chili sauce with low spiciness, a bit of a mixture of sauce and vinegar accompanying dry meatballs and shrimp paste, without pickled vegetables, cucumbers, or herbs as commonly seen. However, perhaps because of this, the fatty taste, the heat of the meatballs, shrimp paste perfectly match with the crispy, fragrant loaf of bread.
Address: Beginning of Alley 358 Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai, Ward 5, District 3. Open from 5:30 am - 11 am. Price: 15,000 VND/loaf.
Grilled Meat Sandwich at Alley 37 Nguyễn Trãi (District 1)
If the bread stalls around are only famous among domestic customers, the grilled meat sandwich stall at Alley 37 Nguyen Trai (District 1) was honored by the US travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler as one of the top 12 best street foods in the world about 5 years ago.
The grilled meat sandwich here is a blend of Vietnamese-French cuisine. Specifically, it features a crispy baguette, a typical French bread, paired with flavorful grilled meat, crunchy pickles, pickled vegetables, cilantro, and fragrant soy sauce - representing Vietnamese culture.
Address: Beginning of Alley 37 Nguyen Trai, Ward Ben Thanh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. This bread stall sells from 5 pm - 7:30 pm daily. Price: 15,000 VND/loaf.
Dalat-style Meatball Sandwich on Cong Quynh Street (District 1)
No dish in Chinese cuisine is as 'popular' on Vietnamese menus as meatballs. Each place has its own way of serving them; in banh can, a specialty of Phan Thiet, meatballs serve as a substitute for fresh slices of delicious seafood. With broken rice, one of Saigon's 9 irresistible snacks, sometimes it replaces the grilled ribs as the main component. In the City of Flowers, the meatball is shrunk down, emphasizing the fatty taste of lard, the spiciness of pepper, the pungency of ground chili, then paired with broth and bread, creating a breakfast that's easy to eat and addictive for diners or travelers. On recent rainy afternoons in Saigon, indulging in the city's misty delicacies will bring you an interesting experience.
Address: Beginning of Alley 189 Cong Quynh, Ward Nguyen Cu Trinh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Open from 2:30 pm - 8:30 pm (closed on Sundays). Bowl of meatball sandwich: 15,000 VND/portion; loaf of meatball sandwich: 12,000 VND/loaf.
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Source: Travel Guide Mytour – By: Infonet
MytourJune 23, 2014
