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2. Mrs. Le's Vermicelli Soup
Call NowRice vermicelli soup and crab noodle soup are two simple yet beloved dishes among Saigonese, especially in the late afternoons. A pot of rich crab broth with the shiny yellow of crab bricks mixed with the gentle red of tomatoes, creamy tofu, white vermicelli, fresh greens, and fragrant meatballs make both crab noodle soup and crab vermicelli soup extremely appealing. Without a restaurant, without a signboard, Aunty Le's Crab Noodle Soup is just a sidewalk noodle cart that has been around for over 30 years, familiar not only to Saigonese but also to expatriates and tourists everywhere.
If you've ever had crab noodle soup at Aunty Le's Crab Noodle Soup, you won't forget it when around 4:30 p.m. every day, the cart of noodles prepared by the owner is set up for sale. The selling speed can be dizzying with 200 - 300 bowls sold in a flash. The price of each bowl of noodles is only 18,000 VND, very affordable for diners, a full, fragrant, and enticing bowl of noodles that can leave diners full and satisfied. If you ever set foot in Saigon, don't forget to visit this cart of crab noodle soup owned by this lady.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 133 Hai Ba Trung, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: 0909 439 569
3. Aunt Linh's Steamed Rice Cakes and Spring Rolls
Call NowEvery day around 4:00 PM, Aunt Linh's Steamed Rice Cakes and Spring Rolls are displayed for sale on the roadside, with customers eagerly waiting their turn to buy rice cakes. This dish is very popular because it costs only 15,000 VND and includes: steamed rice cakes, minced meat, spring rolls, Vietnamese sausages, fried sausages, beef tendon sausages, sour sausage, and a little sour herbs. The spices and ingredients of this steamed rice cake dish create a delicious, easy-to-eat flavor with guaranteed quality.
The shop for Aunt Linh's Steamed Rice Cakes and Spring Rolls is tiny, with only a few chairs, and the seller sits behind a large tub to ferment the cakes, next to a few plastic tubs containing sausages, spring rolls, and chili sauce. That's all, yet customers flock here every day, and there's not enough seating. Besides having a wonderful taste, the rice cakes here are also very cheap. Only 14K for a cake with full sausage, tendon, and sour sausage, which means only 5K for a cake. However, the major downside here is that the shop is too small, only accommodating about 4-5 people at a time, so teenagers shouldn't come in large groups or they won't find seating.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 179 Hai Ba Trung, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: 0787 765 620
Opening Hours: 16:00 – 19:00
4. Tri-color Sweet Soup - 142 Nguyen Phi Khanh
Call NowDespite being labeled as a fancy dessert cart, hundreds of Saigonese still come to enjoy it every day. Located at the corner of Nguyen Phi Khanh - Nguyen Huu Cau intersection (Ho Chi Minh City) for over decades, Tri-color Sweet Soup - 142 Nguyen Phi Khanh is an unremarkable dessert cart yet it has never run out of customers from opening to closing. Among the gourmet circles in Ho Chi Minh City, this is one of the most beloved dessert spots, often associated with the name of the 'fancy' dessert cart. What's peculiar is that despite the crowdedness, both inside and outside the circle of customers, the vendor remains silent, scooping sweet soup without haste, without speech, without laughter. The vendor is peculiar, and the customers are even stranger as everyone patiently waits their turn, neither urging nor shouting as in other food stalls.
The menu of Tri-color Sweet Soup - 142 Nguyen Phi Khanh includes mashed green beans, black beans, mung beans, rice cakes in coconut milk, and pomegranate seeds. The menu lacks a signature dish, yet everyone who tries the dessert cannot forget the soft, flavorful bean seeds on their tongues or the sweet, refreshing taste. Many theories speculate about the secret behind this dessert cart. Some say it's because the vendor selects good-quality beans, others believe it's because of the long simmering over charcoal or prolonged boiling over a large flame… Despite the numerous hypotheses, the vendor keeps the secret to himself, and the dessert cart welcomes hundreds of customers to enjoy or take away from 1:00 PM daily.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 142 Nguyen Phi Khanh, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: 0908 359 437
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 21:00
5. Mr. Vien's Mixed Rice Paper Salad
Mr. Vien's Mixed Rice Paper Salad – For a long time, mixed rice paper has become popular across provinces nationwide as a beloved snack. It has become a heavenly snack adored by many young people. Among them, the name Mr. Vien's Mixed Rice Paper is a familiar brand for enthusiasts of mixed rice paper. Mixed rice paper is known as a 'heavenly' snack for countless customers. They could be students, office workers, housewives, and many others. The dish boasts diverse and enticing ingredients, full of flavors and vibrant colors blending together. This is what has kept this dish popular over many years.
Mr. Vien's Mixed Rice Paper has become famous for its fresh and unique flavor from a snack that is already too 'familiar' to us. The perfect combination of ingredients, mixing techniques, adding various spices and ingredients together,… all create a flavor that you can't find anywhere else. Especially, food safety and hygiene are ensured at Mr. Vien's Mixed Rice Paper. Ingredients for mixed rice paper are sourced from reputable and quality-assured suppliers,… This is also one of the determining factors that helps the Mr. Vien's Mixed Rice Paper brand stand firm in the market today. Typically, the mixed rice paper dish here includes ingredients such as: rice paper, Tây Ninh shrimp salt, shallot oil, dried shredded pork, satay chili, green mango, dried beef, dried squid, quail eggs (boiled and fried), Vietnamese coriander, roasted peanuts. Prices range from 10,000 – 15,000 – 20,000VND, depending on the choice and preference of customers.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 38 Nguyen Thuong Hien, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: 090 656 25 62
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 20:00
6. Hoa Hung Crab Noodle Soup
Hoa Hung Crab Noodle Soup located on Hoa Hung street, so it's easy to find, especially in the afternoon when it's crowded, you'll know it's the right place when you see a crowded place. The most impressive thing is the super special service here, from scooping, serving, serving, billing, and selling water are all done by the aunties from under 40 to over 60, yet they are super fast. Crab noodle soup is the main dish here, the snails are very fragrant, not sandy, not fishy, crispy. The favorite is the crab meatball, it's very delicious, fatty, sweet, eating this crab meatball is addictive, if you want more, remember to order early, if you order late, you'll have to bear it.
A bowl costs from 27k/bowl, looking full of food, you won't see noodles anywhere else! Especially at Hoa Hung Crab Noodle Soup, the delicious crab meatball dish, chewy and fragrant, dipping with ginger fish sauce is quite attractive, crab and snails are beyond words, tofu, blood jelly. The thick and flavorful broth is very satisfying, plenty of vegetables.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 75 Hoa Hung, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City
Opening Hours: 07:00 – 20:30
7. Dried Beef Salad at Le Van Tam Park
Dried Beef Salad at Le Van Tam Park is no stranger to those who have been connected with Saigon. It is said to be a must-try dish when visiting Saigon, right after sidewalk coffee. Many people who come here to eat dried beef salad probably don't know Aunt Six's face. Because Aunt Six only sets up a small table in front of a building on Hai Ba Trung Street, opposite Le Van Tam Park. At the park, there is always Aunt's relative there, just sit down and someone will come to invite you to eat salad, then through the walkie-talkie, let Aunt know to prepare and bring it over.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 259 Hai Ba Trung, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Opening Hours: 12:00 – 20:00
8. Aunt Giang's Rib Porridge Stall
CallCô Giang Rib Porridge Stall follows a traditional recipe. Because it's made with white rice and bone broth, the porridge is very nutritious. A bowl of rib porridge from Cô Giang's stall will have eggs, minced meat, fish balls, and fried breadsticks. Very appealing, isn't it? Cô Giang rib porridge stall is a sidewalk stall so the space is extremely simple and rustic. The stall owner is always cheerful and friendly to customers. That's why the stall is always crowded. The stall may be small but it's always bustling with people eating, sometimes they even line up to buy all the porridge. Each person who comes here to eat porridge only needs 2 plastic chairs, and a tray of porridge to enjoy delicious food.
Cô Giang Rib Porridge Stall is cooked into a smooth, white powder (so it can be fed to children), accompanied by well-stewed rib bones, deliciously flavorful. In addition, the bowl of porridge also has shredded pork floss sprinkled on top, with soft and very fragrant strands. Just one spoonful in the mouth and you'll feel the porridge melting away on the tip of your tongue, the taste of rice flour blending with the sweet taste of stewed rib bones, delicious in an indescribable way.
Contact Information:
Address: 14B Dinh Tien Hoang, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Phone: 0901 200 300
Opening hours: 07:30 - 21:00
9. Bun Rieu Cart
Bun Rieu Cart features a steaming pot of soup on one side and a basket of boiled water spinach, tamarind broth, shrimp paste, snail jar, ground chili, and sliced scallions on the other. The soup pot is always full, piping hot thanks to the charcoal stove below. Just when it seems about to run out, the seller refills the soup pot once, with about 4 cans of broth, nearly 10 liters per sale. In the middle of the stall, the price remains at 18k per full bowl. Trying the soup here, you'll understand why this place is always packed. The seasoning is just right, nothing more needed; a single bowl is quite filling, leaving you very satisfied. If you add snails, sausages... the price only increases by about 3k, very affordable.
Unlike other stalls in Saigon, the crab noodle soup at Bun Rieu Cart is said to have the distinctive flavor of the North. In a bowl of noodles here, you won't find: blood pudding, tofu, only snails, crab meat, tomatoes along with a plate of fresh, delicious raw vegetables, with typical Northern vegetables such as banana flowers, basil, Vietnamese balm, and water spinach. Although not many types of toppings mainly just crab and snails, many customers still come here, some days even having to wait for a table.
Contact Information:
Address: 163 Le Thanh Ton, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
10. Rice Paper Roll Cô Giang
Rice paper salad - a rustic dish that holds the sky of childhood memories. Mentioning this divine dish brings back memories of cycling around with friends, exploring every corner and tasting all the delicious street food, snacks, and treats. In Saigon, there's a place like that: Rice Paper Roll Cô Giang. Plenty of rice paper. Very affordable prices. There are many types of rice paper for you to choose from: Butter rice paper, tamarind rice paper, mixed rice paper. The owner is very lovely, enthusiastic, and cheerful. You can enjoy this delicious dish from home by ordering through Now, Foody apps. Come and experience it!
Reasons to choose Rice Paper Roll Cô Giang: The menu is very diverse, including both food and drinks. You can choose the typical southern sour rice paper salad, add a few packs of tamarind rice paper, don't forget the crab topping for the rice paper... The menu also includes coconut water, tomato juice, carrot juice, passion fruit juice, yogurt... The restaurant guarantees hygiene, no artificial colors, no preservatives. The owner is also extremely adorable.
Contact Information:
Address: 118/29/1 Tran Ke Xuong, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City
Opening hours: 08:00 – 21:00
