Food guides
Saigon and Da Nang street food guides
Straight answers from our local guides: what to eat, when to go, how to eat safely and where locals actually eat in Saigon and Da Nang.
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Long Xuyen-Style Com Tam: What Sets This Saigon Plate Apart
Long Xuyen-style com tam can be hard to recognize when Ho Chi Minh City menus use the broad label com tam for several regional plates. If…
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Halloween in Vietnam: Where to Find the Best Nights in 2026
Halloween in Vietnam: Where to Go and What to Expect Halloween in Vietnam is celebrated mainly through parties and themed events in major cities, not as…
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Ho Chi Minh City Food Guide: Where Locals Find Street Eats
Ho Chi Minh City Food Guide: Eat Like a Local A Ho Chi Minh City food guide can save you from the hardest part of eating…
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Hanoi vs Ho Chi Minh City: Which One Fits You Best in 2026?
Hanoi vs Ho Chi Minh City is the kind of choice that sounds simple until you start weighing food, culture, weather, and how much energy you…
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Halloween in Vietnam 2026: Where the Night Gets Wild
Halloween in Vietnam is not a traditional local holiday, but in big cities it turns into a lively street-night scene with costumes, music, and packed bars.…
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Vietnamese Table Manners: Chopstick Etiquette and Food Customs for First-Time Guests
Never stand chopsticks upright in rice, share from the middle, let the oldest person start, and say một, hai, ba, dô when you toast. The rest…
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Bột Chiên: Saigon’s Crispy Fried Rice Cake with Egg
Bột chiên is cubes of rice-flour cake fried until crisp, bound with egg and served with pickled green papaya and a sweet soy-chilli sauce. It is…
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Bánh Xèo: How to Eat Vietnam’s Crispy Pancake (Saigon and Da Nang Styles)
Bánh xèo is a crispy turmeric rice-flour pancake filled with pork, shrimp and bean sprouts. Tear off a piece, wrap it in lettuce or mustard leaf…
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Phở in Saigon: What to Order, When Locals Eat It and How to Season Your Bowl
Saigon phở is the southern style: a clear, slightly sweet broth served with a plate of herbs, bean sprouts and lime that you add yourself. Go…
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Saigon Food Guide 2026: 25 Local Bites You’ll Miss
Most people looking for a Saigon food guide want the real deal, not a random list of popular dishes. In Ho Chi Minh City, that means…