Whether you are tourist first time exploring the city or a local Saigonese, there are the treats that cannot be missed! Psst, it’s the real deal when it is approved by locals!
Vietnam’s cooking style can divided into 3 distinct sections: Northern, Central, and the Southern. Each region differs in the main ingredients and flavors, but the use of some traditional spices like fish sauce, shrimp paste and of course rice and by-products of rice makes them somewhat similar. We made sure our list includes dishes from different regions for you to explore!
The complexity of flavours in every dish really brings out the rich food culture that Vietnam has to offers. These dishes have been perfected over decades or even hundreds of years so we can confidently say they are the essence of this country.
Meanwhile some dishes such as Pho or Banh Mi have made their name across the world, our list dives in to a whole lot more dishes that are a MUST TRY.
Here is the list and pinned map showing the location of where you can find each food:
๐. ๐รก๐ง๐ก ๐รฌ ๐แบฃ๐ฒ ๐แป (19 Huแปณnh Khฦฐฦกng Ninh, Q1) – Buffet of flavours sandwich
๐. ๐รบ๐ง ๐แป๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ก ๐๐๐ข (14 Trฦฐฦกng ฤแปnh, Q1) – Pork and Mushroom Noodles
๐. ๐รบ๐ง ๐๐ขรช๐ฎ ๐รก๐ง๐ก (4 ฤฦฐแปng Phan Bแปi Chรขu, Q1) – Crab Soup
๐. ๐รก๐ง๐ก ๐๐ฎแป๐ง ๐แบฃ๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ (11A Cao Thแบฏng, Q3) – Steamed Rice Sheets with filling
๐. ๐๐กแป ๐๐กรด ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ข (92 Phan Xรญch Long, Binh Thanh) – Dried Pho
๐. ๐รก๐ง๐ก ๐รจ๐จ ๐๐๐ (46 ฤinh Cรดng Trรกng, Q1) – Vietnamese Pancakes
๐. ๐๐กรก๐จ ๐แป๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ก ฤ๐ (148 Trแบงn Bรฌnh Trแปng, Q5) – Better not Duck away from this Porridge
