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Bến Thành Market
Central Saigon Post Office
This structure was built over 5 years, from 1886 to 1891. The renowned architect behind this post office is none other than Gustave Eiffel – the French architect. The distinctive yellow paint of this location also helps you capture stunning check-in photos. Here, you can have extremely cool photo sets and get the chance to step back in time to feel the beauty of this place from the old days.
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History
The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History is a famous tourist spot in Saigon, built since 1929. Its predecessor was the Blanchard de la Brosse museum. Here, visitors can freely admire valuable historical artifacts. Currently, the museum is preserving tens of thousands of artifacts, 25,000 newspapers, and many valuable documents. Besides sightseeing and exploration, many tourists come here to gain more knowledge about archaeology, history, and ethnography.
Nha Rong Wharf – Ho Chi Minh Museum
The riverside area of Ben Nghe with Ho Chi Minh Museum – one of the branches in the nationwide system of museums and memorials dedicated to Ho Chi Minh, boasts 3 exhibition rooms spanning 250 square meters. Following two renovations in 1990 and 1995, it now features 9 rooms covering an exhibition area of 1482.62 square meters, along with 2 storage warehouses housing 10,927 documents, artifacts, and hundreds of outdoor exhibits.
The museum serves as a hub for extensive educational activities including scientific conferences, intergenerational dialogues, specialized talks on President Ho Chi Minh, documentary screenings, preservation of memoirs and publications about Ho Chi Minh and the museum, calendar printing, organization of Party, Youth Union, and Youth Brigade admissions, as well as competitions to promote understanding of President Ho Chi Minh's biography and revolutionary career.
What to eat in Saigon?
Bun nuoc Co Huyen
Bun nuoc Co Huyen, also known as 'scolding lady's vermicelli soup', undergoes up to 8 stages from preparing fresh ingredients to seasoning to produce a complete bowl of vermicelli soup for diners. The bowl contains various ingredients such as rare beef, pork sausage, beef balls, minced shrimp... all swimming in a rich broth with chicken eggs, topped with fragrant spring onions, creating an irresistible aroma. However, the broth is considered somewhat bland; those seeking stronger flavor may need to add fish sauce and chili salt.
Apart from the renowned vermicelli soup, there's also a spicy mixed noodles dish for those craving more intense flavors. Noodles are more popular here than vermicelli soup as the bowl of noodles is mixed perfectly by hand, served with crispy shrimp crackers and enticing pork fat. If you have the chance, come and savor this special vermicelli dish here.
Address: Bun nuoc Co Huyen – 38/2 Nguyen Cong Hoan, Ward 7, Phu Nhuan District.
Dimsum Tien Phat
Dimsum Tien Phat, also known as 'Tien Phat Culinary'. The menu at Tien Phat dimsum restaurant is very diverse. The menu consists of about 50 dishes including various types such as dimsum, cakes, noodles, wonton, porridge,... Each type has different flavors for diners to choose according to their preferences.
Dimsum, buns, and dumplings usually come in portions of 3 – 4 pieces, served in metal steamer baskets instead of bamboo ones like other places. There are many breakfast items for you to choose from such as crab meat siu mai, Hong Kong wonton, shrimp and chive dumplings, seafood buns,... If you like sweets, you can enjoy sesame buns, red bean buns,... In addition, the restaurant also sells noodles and rice noodles to increase the variety of dishes and you can choose many more things.
Address: Dimsum Tien Phat – 18 Ky Hoa, Ward 11, District 5.
Ut Le Crab Noodle Soup
Ut Le Crab Noodle Soup features a rich, thick, fragrant broth with a pleasant crab aroma and an enticing orange hue. The noodles are made from finely pressed rice flour, topped generously with crab meat and a small crab claw, along with many other toppings such as blood cubes, shrimp, lean meat, fish cakes, and quail eggs. There's a separate dipping sauce, just add a bit of chili and a few drops of lime for perfection. Especially, the restaurant also offers crispy fried rice flour cakes dipped in the broth. You can also order an additional bowl of deep-fried dough sticks or add pork knuckles and bones as side dishes. The restaurant provides disposable utensils and complimentary cold towels. The seating area is very clean and the food is served quickly, so you won't have to wait long.
Address: Ut Le Crab Noodle Soup – 210 To Hien Thanh, Ward 15, District 10.
Saigon Fried Flour Cakes
Despite Saigon having countless delicious and exotic dishes, fried flour cakes remain a legendary childhood favorite for many. Crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, accompanied by eggs, the highlight of enjoying this dish is the papaya and pickles, along with the spicy dipping sauce prepared according to the seller's special recipe. Nowadays, you can find this unique yet familiar dish in every alley, from street vendors to restaurants, its enticing aroma will lure you in for a taste.
Address: Dat Thanh Fried Flour Cakes – 277 Vo Van Tan, Ward 5, District 3.
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Reference: Travel guide Mytour
MytourNovember 9, 2022
