Must-eat dish in Saigon's Chinatown: Bánh hẹ - Chives cake

Where to eat: Xã Tây market, Trần Hưng Đạo street, district 5

Opening hours: 5:30pm - 10pm

Price: 7,000 dong/piece of cake

"Gánh" buffet at Saigon Palace hotel

Food: 7/10

Address: 56 Nguyen Hue street, district 1, Ho Chi Minh city (Palace hotel)

Price: 279,000 dong (afternoon buffet)
           399,000 dong (evening buffet)

Tel: (84-028) 3823 2933

Hoang Yen buffet in central Saigon

Address: No. 2 Ngo Duc Ke street, district 1. (Me Linh tower, first floor).

Tel: 0934 08 66 38

Hamlet sells the cheapest street food in central Saigon - Hẻm ăn vặt rẻ nhất trung tâm Sài Gòn

Rice noodles with grilled pork - Bún thịt nướng

Kiều Bảo restaurant

Address: 139 De Tham street, dictrict 1 (It's a 5-minute walk from Bui Vien walking street)

Price: 26,000 Dong/bowl

Food: 4/5

Service: 4/5. Friendly staff

Must-try dish in Saigon: Venison noodle soup

Address: 311 Le Quang Sung street, district 6, Ho Chi Minh city
Opening hours: 5PM - 2AM
Food: 4 / 5
Price: 45,000 Dong / Bowl

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Cheap and good restaurant in central Saigon: $1 - 2USD/dish

Where: 84/64 Bui Vien backpacker street, district 1
Food: 7/10
Friendly 

Must-eat dishes in Saigon: Bột chiên - Fried rice cake with eggs

Tai Ky eatery Address: Tung Thien Vuong street, district 8 Price: Only 18,000 dong

The biggest beef ball in Vietnam. It's made of 1/2kg of beef

Ú Nù restaurant

Address: 210B, Cao Xuan Duc street, ward 12, district 8, Ho Chi Minh city.
Opening hours: 3pm - 8pm
Price: 200,000 dong
Food: 3/5

Vietnamese curry noodle soup with duck

Address: Xa Tay market, Nguyen Trai street, district 5

Price: 45,000 Dong

Opening hours: 4pm - 9pm

Food: 7/10

Xom Chieu - The paradise of street food in Saigon city

Where: Xóm Chiếu street, district 4

Opening hours: 1pm - 10pm

Price: 15,000 dong + 

Vietnamese weird food - Reaction of foreigners when eating bbq mouse/rat

Book cafe' in central Saigon

Address: The Hidden Elephant Books and Coffee
35 Phan Chu Trinh street, district 1
The Hidden Elephant Books and Coffee affords a panoramic view of Ben Thanh market

Food court in central Saigon

Address: Sense market, Pham Ngu Lao backpacker street, district 1, Ho Chi Minh city

Vietnamese food and drink, as well as Thailand, Japanese, Hongkong, Turkisk ones...

Price: 2USD+

Food: 3/5

Cheap sweet soups in central Saigon

Price: 13,000 dong

Chè sâm bổ lương - Ching bo leung sweet soup Chè trà trứng - Sweet soup with tea and eggs Address: 85 Co Giang street, district 1 (It's a 15-minute walk from De Tham backpacker street)

Crab noodle soup in central Saigon

Crab noodle soup in central Saigon

(Address: 87 - 89 Co Giang street, district 1, Ho Chi Minh city.

It's a 10-minute walk from De Tham backpacker street

Price: 27,000 dong/bowl

Opening hours: from 3pm

Crab noodle soup in Ben Thanh market - Bún riêu Gánh ở chợ Bến Thành

Crab noodle soup in Ben Thanh market, from 1978 Address: 4 Phan Boi Chau street, district 1 Price: 50,000VND/bowl