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Cau Giay is known as a famous hangout spot for the youth in Saigon. To earn this title, Cau Giay not only boasts trendy check-in places but also offers many delicious dishes that captivate everyone. So what to eat in Cau Giay? Let's follow the footsteps of Mytour to discover the list of delectable dishes right here.
1. Chicken Rice
Rice is an extremely familiar and widespread dish. It's a special dish that you can eat over and over without getting bored. If, unfortunately, you're tired of the usual rice, then join the team of chicken rice right away!
Chicken rice may sound simple, but there are various preparations like sautéed chicken rice, fried chicken rice, mixed chicken rice, kimchi chicken rice, and more. Depending on the dish, it can be served with hot plain rice or crispy fried rice. The tender chicken, flavorful marinated crispy skin, accompanied by fresh vegetables and mouthwatering sauce, create a delightful experience.
In Cau Giay, to enjoy chicken rice, you can visit Chimico. Besides chicken rice, the place is famous for mixed rice and black garlic kimchi. Apart from Korean cuisine, Chimico also serves delicious Vietnamese dishes at affordable prices. Check out the detailed menu and prices HERE!
2. Mixed Noodles
Whether it's hot or cold outside, noodle dishes always remain beloved. If you crave hot broth, go for noodle soup; if you prefer a quick, light option, dive straight into mixed noodles!
Mixed noodles can be combined with a variety of ingredients and different sauces, creating diverse flavors. From traditional Southern-style mixed noodles, mixed noodles with goose liver, mixed noodles with grilled nem (spring rolls), to mixed noodles with new and unique Korean sauce. Each dish consists of noodles, beef (or grilled nem, nem chả, sausages, etc.), accompanied by fresh vegetables, dried onions, and crunchy peanuts. Everything harmonizes perfectly with the sweet and sour fish sauce.
BumTro is a delicious and authentic Southern-style mixed noodles spot that you should try. Each serving is generous and beautifully presented.
Photo: BumTro – Southern-Style Mixed Noodles
3. Seven-Course Duck
Duck meat is not only a familiar ingredient in Vietnamese meals but also a highly nutritious food. When it comes to delicious dishes in the Cau Giay area, we cannot miss the eateries specializing in duck dishes.
Duck meat can be processed into many delicious and nutritious dishes such as spicy and sour duck hot pot, roasted duck, duck with sticky rice, sautéed rolled duck, duck cooked with bamboo shoots, steamed duck, duck bone soup with bamboo shoots, and more. Many restaurants are skillful in serving duck in various styles like the seven-course duck, nine-course duck, allowing customers to enjoy different cooking styles of duck.
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In the scorching days of summer, duck is the top choice of protein due to its cooling nature, sweet and refreshing taste, and easy digestion. Duck meat is also considered a valuable ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine, believed to have various health benefits.
- Duck 34 – 90 Nghia Tan, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Duck 29
Branch 1: 18 Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Hanoi
Branch 2: 104C9 To Hieu, Cau Giay, Hanoi - Price range: 100,000 – 300,000 VND
4. Snail hotpot, stuffed snails
Alongside duck, the sweet and spicy flavor of snail hotpot is also a must-try delicacy in Cau Giay. The snail hotpot broth has a tangy and rich taste with a subtle thickness that is truly unique.
- Mytour suggests: TOP 10 places for delicious hotpot in Cau Giay loved by food enthusiasts!
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The dipping toppings for snail hotpot are incredibly diverse. A typical hotpot dipping plate includes large, crispy snail meat, fresh tofu, crispy fried tofu, pig ears, cartilage ribs. The accompanying vegetables for snail hotpot are also unique and varied, such as banana flowers, basil, betel leaves, morning glory... Especially, when eating betel leaves with banana flowers along with snail hotpot broth, you will experience a perfect and delightful flavor.
- Dalat Restaurant: 115 Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Snail Vermicelli & Snail Hotpot To Hieu: 107 B8 To Hieu, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Price range: 200,000 – 300,000 VND/pot
Mytour suggests: Top 10 delicious snail restaurants in Cau Giay to try
5. Crab Noodle Soup
Despite being made from simple and familiar ingredients, crab noodle soup remains one of the delicious dishes in Hanoi that always attracts diners. And in Cau Giay, this dish is also very popular.
The noodles have a distinctive flavor of rich crab meat. The hot, steamy broth is clear, refreshing, and slightly sour. Especially when combined with toppings such as sour bamboo shoots, fresh vegetables, it will undoubtedly be a wonderful dish on a hot summer day.
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A bowl of crab noodle soup with full toppings includes crispy fried tofu, beef, pork ears, fish cake, and, of course, the essential dried shallots that fill the air with their fragrant aroma. For those who love shrimp paste, adding a bit of this spice to the bowl will surely surprise your taste buds.
- Nguyen Khang Crab Noodle Soup: 2a Alley 253 Nguyen Khang, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Hoang Ky Crab Noodle Soup: 122B C5 To Hieu, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Price range: 30,000 - 40,000 VND/person
6. Shrimp Pancake, Vietnamese Sizzling Pancake, Clear Shrimp and Pork Dumplings
Shrimp pancakes, Vietnamese sizzling pancakes, and clear shrimp and pork dumplings are also among the delicious dishes loved in the Cau Giay area. First, let's talk about shrimp pancakes with a crispy outer layer. The filling inside the cake is a whole large shrimp. The advantage of good shrimp pancake places is the light and airy texture of the cake, despite being wrapped in a layer of dough. The shrimp filling is fresh, and you can still taste the sweetness when eating.
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Next up is Vietnamese sizzling pancake. Similar to shrimp pancakes, the outer layer of the sizzling pancake is also very crispy. Even if left for a while, this crispiness remains unchanged. The filling of the sizzling pancake includes shrimp, fragrant sweet minced meat, and cool bean sprouts. Clear shrimp and pork dumplings are chewy, with a generous filling of shrimp and meat.When these types of cakes are eaten with fresh vegetables and dipped in sweet and sour dipping sauce, they will undoubtedly make you ecstatic.
- Banh Tom Ba Mai: 134 Nguyen Khang, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Banh Xeo Nghia Tan: 101B A14 Nghia Tan, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Price range: 40,000 - 80,000 VND
7. Bun Bo Hue
If you're looking for a delicious dish in Cau Giay district, don't miss the name Bun Bo Hue. The broth of the noodle soup is incredibly aromatic, with a sweet and clear taste. When you add a bit of spicy chili, it will surely awaken your taste buds. The thick, round, and smooth vermicelli strands of Bun Bo Hue contribute to its distinctive character.
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Bun Bo Hue, of course, must include delicious and tender beef slices, flavorful beef tendons, and savory beef sausage. Additionally, Bun Bo Hue is eaten with rich oxtail, cool and sweet broth, and a variety of fragrant herbs.
- Bun Bo Hue O Xuan: 107 Trung Hoa, Yen Hoa, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Bun Bo Hue Trinh: 108 C2 Nghia Tan, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Price range: 30,000 - 45,000 VND
8. Sizzling Bread
In the list of delicious dishes around Cau Giay, you must try the Sizzling Bread. Sizzling Bread is loved primarily for its smooth and rich gravy. In addition to the crispy baked bread, it comes with various toppings such as fried potatoes, mashed potatoes, cucumbers, fried eggs, sausages, pate, and more.
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For many, the highlight of Sizzling Bread lies not only in its rich and smooth gravy but also in the delicious and creamy pate. The best pate to pair with Sizzling Bread is the chunky and unbroken slice, maintaining its integrity even after cooking.
- Sizzling Bread Column Dien Quan: 105B C3 Nghia Tan Collective, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Sizzling Bread Duong Khue: 9 Duong Khue, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Sizzling Bread 77: 77 Nguyen Khang, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Reference price: 40,000 – 70,000 VND/person
9. Tofu Pudding
Tofu Pudding is the next delicious dish in Cau Giay that you can't miss. Made from soybeans, Tofu Pudding has a milky white color, a sweet, chewy, and creamy taste. A delicious bowl of Tofu Pudding should be smooth, soft, and tender.
When enjoying Tofu Pudding with a touch of jasmine-flavored syrup, it becomes refreshing and gentle. To add variety, Tofu Pudding can be mixed with various toppings such as pearls, fresh shredded coconut, dried coconut, and different types of jellies. Tofu Pudding is also a great suggestion for hot summer days.
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- Tofu Pudding C3 Nghia Tan: 105 C3 Nghia Tan, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Tofu Pudding Soya Garden: N04, UDIC COMPLEX Building, Hoang Dao Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Reference price: 15,000 – 30,000 VND
10. Black Pepper Beef Clay Pot Rice
When it comes to delicious dishes in Cau Giay, you can't miss the name Black Pepper Beef Clay Pot Rice. This dish is specially prepared with soft, tender rice, and a crispy layer at the bottom.
The beef is marinated with rich flavors. When eaten, you'll feel the tenderness, sweetness, and bold pepper taste. Especially for the best clay pot rice, it should be cooked in a clay pot. The rice, when served, is still hot. When dining, you can evenly mix the burnt rice with the meat and rice, or eat it in the usual way, it's delicious either way.
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- KOMBO Clay Pot Rice: 30 Nguyen Phong Sac, Dich Vong, Cau Giay
- Hoa Gao Clay Pot Rice: 35 Dich Vong Hau, Cau Giay, Hanoi
11. Korean Grilled Beef Tripe
Korean Grilled Beef Tripe is another must-try dish in Cau Giay. The plus point of this dish is the tender beef tripe, with a sweet and rich taste. The beef tripe is carefully selected, cleaned, and then marinated according to the traditional recipe.
The delicious beef tripe is rolled with fresh vegetables. Add a piece of grilled, rich beef, and dip it in the flavorful sauce, it will surely satisfy even the most discerning customers.
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Usually, at Korean Grilled Beef Tripe restaurants, besides the delicious beef tripe, you can also enjoy various premium beef cuts such as beef sirloin, beef belly, beef ribs... To make the dish even more attractive, we must not overlook the delicious sauce, prepared according to the Korean recipe.
Korean Grilled Beef Tripe - Dae Han Quan: No. 18, Alley 148 Nguyen Chanh, Cau Giay, Hanoi
12. Dimsum
Not only is it one of the famous dishes of China, but dimsum is also one of the beloved dishes in Cau Giay. The common feature of dimsum is the soft, thin outer layer. The filling inside dimsum is usually shrimp, various meats, finely chopped vegetables...
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Dimsum is often steamed or fried. Some familiar and popular dimsum dishes include bao buns, ha gow, siu mai, xiu mai... The fillings are diverse, perfectly seasoned.
Especially, besides frying or steaming, some places also use dimsum to make soup. With this method, dimsum is often cooked together with mushrooms and green onions. Thanks to this, the broth blends the sweet taste of mushrooms with the dimsum filling.
- My Tuong Vien Hoang Dao Thuy: Building N04 Hoang Dao Thuy, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Anh Beo Dimsum: 131 Nguyen Ngoc Vu, Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Kieu Hoa Quan: 291 To Hieu, Cau Giay, Hanoi
13. Patbingsu
If you're on a quest for the delicious treats in Cau Giay, you can't miss out on Patbingsu. It's a shaved ice dessert that's incredibly popular. Patbingsu is often finely shaved in an ice cream maker from various ingredients like fresh milk, syrup, and sweetened water.
Not only does Patbingsu score with its refreshing taste, but it's also adorned with eye-catching toppings like beans, fresh fruits, Oreo cookies, various preserves, jelly, or fresh cream. These decorations contribute to giving Patbingsu its unique and sweet flavors.
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When indulging in Patbingsu, you'll experience the snowflake-like ice cream melting in your mouth, leaving a refreshing sensation in your throat. Patbingsu comes in various forms, but some of the most beloved varieties include red bean Patbingsu, fruit Patbingsu, green tea Patbingsu, cheese Patbingsu...
- Brobingsu: B6 – 08A Vinhomes Gardenia Ham Nghi, Nam Tu Liem, Cau Giay, Hanoi
- Macada Coffee & Bingsu: 305 Nguyen Khang, Cau Giay, Hanoi
14. Mini Bun Dau
When talking about the culinary delights in Cau Giay, you can't miss the name Mini Bun Dau, also known as mini vermicelli with shrimp paste. Whether you're a fan of shrimp paste or not, you'll undoubtedly fall in love with this dish.
A serving of Mini Bun Dau includes not only perfectly cut white vermicelli but also crispy golden-fried tofu. The outer layer of the tofu is crunchy, while the inside is tender, sweet, and rich. Dip it in shrimp paste, and you'll surely be amazed.
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Moreover, bun dau can be enjoyed with boiled meat, trotters, fermented shrimp paste, sausage, heart, intestines, and various fresh herbs. The highlight of this dish lies in the aromatic shrimp paste sauce. The fragrant and rich shrimp paste, mixed with a bit of sugar, kumquat, and chili, creates a memorable flavor.
- Bun dau Lang Mo: 104 C3 Nghia Tan, Cau Giay district, Hanoi
- Bun dau Pho: 1 D1 Alley 106 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay district, Hanoi
Here is a list of the top delicious dishes in Cau Giay that Mytour Blog wants to introduce to you. What are you waiting for? Quickly invite your close friends to explore these addresses! We hope you'll savor the fantastic flavors at these places.
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