What to eat in Saigon? Ho Chi Minh City is the intersection of colorful culinary cultures of many regions, a combination of many different flavors. That is also the reason why visitors when coming to Saigon wistfully think about what to eat here. Then join Vietnam Reviewer to discover the culinary paradise with 8 irresistible delicious dishes in Saigon!

Top 8 delicious dishes in Saigon

Banh Mi Saigon

Surely Banh Mi is no stranger to Vietnamese people and especially international friends. Although the origin is unknown when, Vietnamese bread is recognized worldwide as one of the best street foods in the world, as “Saigon specialties”. This is a dish that everyone knows is a famous specialty of Vietnam in general and of Saigon in particular. The bread was introduced to Vietnam in 1859 and first appeared in Saigon, then spread to other neighboring areas.

Banh Mi Saigon
Banh Mi Saigon

The main attraction is the crispy heat of the cake, a bread full of meat, eggs, rolls, and pate inside makes people wobble. A bite of crispy bread will give you full energy on a positive morning, start your day with full starch and protein, or don’t know what to eat for lunch or dinner, choose a traditional dish right away. For Vietnamese people, it is both convenient and easy to see and buy everywhere on the streets of Saigon.

Some famous Banh Mi addresses: 

  • Phuong Lien beef dry bread: 12 Nguyen Huy Tu, Dakao ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh
  • Huynh Hoa Bread: 26 Le Thi Rieng, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh

Saigon Sticky Rice

For a country with a long history of wet-rice agriculture, preparations made from rice still hold a rather special position in the culinary village of the country. Topping the list of traditional Vietnamese dishes, sticky rice is considered one of the fast foods that are both convenient, simple, and popular but still enough to fill your hungry stomach. You can easily imagine a package of sticky rice wrapped in a simple banana leaf from home, lying in the palm of your hand.

Saigon Sticky Rice
Saigon Sticky Rice

Today, in the era of opening up for exchanges between countries, it is not only a package of sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves anymore, the traditional sticky rice pillow is also mixed with “the taste of the west” to be more suitable for the market of the people. consumption, such as salty sticky rice – full of ham with toppings, chicken sticky rice – chicken or chicken skin, blue bean sticky rice – eye-catching purple color from butterfly pea flowers, 7-color sticky rice – multi-color,…

Some famous Saigon Sticky Rice addresses: 

  • Chicken sticky rice at Ba Chieu market: 318/1 Bui Huu Nghia, Ward 1, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh
  • Huong sticky rice at Phu Xuan bridge: 40 Huynh Tan Phat, Nha Be District, Ho Chi Minh

Com Tam Saigon

No one knows since Com Tam has become a long-standing typical dish of Saigon. As a dish that can replace the main meal of the day, rib rice is a dish for busy people but is still rich in nutrients. When walking around the alleys in Saigon, you will see many shops with broken rice and ribs, it can be said that this is a popular dish that is very popular from adults to children. The ribs are marinated in a specific flavor, then grilled on low heat, so that the meat is evenly absorbed, soft from the inside and outside, served with rice with pork skin, omelet, and egg rolls,… served with vegetables or pickles with enough fiber and protein for a long tiring day of work.

Com Tam Saigon
Com Tam Saigon

Some famous Com Tam Saigon addresses: 

  • Tu Map Ribs Rice: 812 Su Van Hanh, Ward 12, District 10, Ho Chi Minh
  • Rice Nguyen Van Cu: 167 Nguyen Van Cu, Ward 2, District 5, Ho Chi Minh
  • Saigon Bui broken rice: 100 Thach Thi Thanh, Tan Dinh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh

Saigon Beef Hotpot

Beef hot pot is not only one of the best choices on rainy days but also a dish with a lot of nutrients. There’s nothing better than seeing a beef hot pot full of various types of beef, the rich hot pot with the smell of beef, mixed with the spicy satay combined with a little beer and wine.

Saigon Beef Hotpot
Saigon Beef Hotpot

The main ingredients of the dish must be fresh, ensure food hygiene and safety, and have affordable prices – what is more attractive than when you and your friends and relatives gather around a delicious hot pot after hard working days.

Some famous Saigon Beef Hotpot addresses: 

  • A Tai oxtail hotpot: Alley 372 Cach Mang Thang 8, Ward 10, District 3, Ho Chi Minh
  • Hoang Thu beef hot pot: 84/1 Ho Thi Ky, Ward 1, District 10, Ho Chi Minh
  • Ti Chuot beef hot pot: 1-3 Cao Ba Nha, Nguyen Cu Trinh ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh

Saigon Snail

The familiar images of young people from the sidewalks to the luxury restaurants, everywhere appear seafood dishes and snails are passionate about forgetting the way home. Fresh and affordable seafood is always the criteria that restaurants recommend. Diverse in processing, the dish is gaining more and more sympathy and is always on the list of parties of tourists and Saigonese today.

Saigon Snail
Saigon Snail

Some famous Saigon Snail addresses: 

  • Oc Linh: 111/1A Street 8, Ward 11, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh
  • Shop Oc Thao: 383 Vinh Khanh, Ward 8, District 4, Ho Chi Minh
  • Oc Vu: No. 37 Vinh Khanh, Ward 8, District 4, Ho Chi Minh

Bun Mam Saigon 

Originating in the western provinces, then being spread and imported to Saigon, Bun Mam became a dish that people who went abroad to beg for food when they had to eat also had to remember their hometown, they also became a dish that Tourists must also taste once when coming to Vietnam.

Bun Mam Saigon 
Bun Mam Saigon

Mix the district with many other ingredients of the river such as shrimp, squid, snakehead fish, bitter vegetables, water lily,… Add a little roasted pork or eggplant, the broth is just delicious, hot, the aroma makes you smell good making the dish more rustic. Although the dish is popular, it is not inferior when standing with the ranks of delicious Saigon dishes.

Some famous Bun Mam Saigon addresses: 

  • Bun Co Trinh: 116 Vuon Chuoi, Ward 4, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Bun Mam Co Cuc: 174 Nguyen Thien Thuat, Ward 1, District 3, Ho Chi Minh

Fish Hotpot Saigon

Whether the fish hotpot is delicious depends on whether the ingredients are fresh or not. To prepare a delicious fish hot pot, not fishy, requires the cook to have high processing skills to apply the fishy smell of the fish. In general, most fish hotpots are clear, with the sweetness of bone broth or sour taste from Giang leaves, served with river vegetables and much other crispy seafood. Having the same high nutritional value as meat, a fish hot pot is not only a snack but also a filling dish, providing enough nutrition for long tiring working days.

Saigon Fish Hotpot
Saigon Fish Hotpot

Some famous Saigon Fish Hotpot addresses: 

  • Local Thai – Thai Restaurant: 89/19 Doan Van Bo, Ward 12, District 4, Ho Chi Minh
  • Dan Ich Fish Hot Pot: 99 Chau Van Liem, Ward 14, District 5, Ho Chi Minh

Saigon Fried Flour

Although Saigon has a lot of delicious dishes and strange things, fried noodles – the fried dough is still a legendary childhood dish that still captures a lot of people’s love. Crispy and chewy, accompanied by eggs and rolls, the plus point when enjoying this dish is papaya and sour food, adding a spicy dipping sauce made according to the seller’s own recipe.

Saigon Fried Flour
Saigon Fried Flour

Today, you can find this strange yet familiar dish all over the alleys, from street vendors to restaurants, its aroma will attract you to eat right away.

Some famous Saigon Fried Flour addresses:

  • Duc Hoa: 001 Lot X Ngo Gia Tu Apartment, Ngo Gia Tu Ward, District 10, Ho Chi Minh
  • Van Thanh Fried Powder: Alley 185 Vo Van Tan, Ward 5, District 3, Ho Chi Minh

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Hopefully, with the above suggestions, visitors will no longer wonder “what to eat in Saigon” when coming to this land. Feel free to explore and sweep this culinary paradise! Vietnam Reviewer hopes that all of you will have a nice trip here. If you have any feedback or need help, please send an email through vietnamreviewer.contact@gmail.com!

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