Coffee shops like little Europe in the suburbs of Saigon

Coffee shops like little Europe in the suburbs of Saigon

The sun-filled and breezy atmosphere in the coffee shop in Go Vap attracts many visitors.

The appearance of City House Cafe is nothing special but stepping through the gate is a completely different space. This is like a world separated from the outside by solid high walls and enclosed circular house architecture. They all point to the middle courtyard with trees and water.

Each corner has its own private, non-repetitive space, but has a blend of classic European, a glimpse of countryside and modern colors.

From above, the restaurant is like a valley filled with flowers. The best seating is probably upstairs, outside the railing. There you can see the whole scene with murmuring springs, bridges, grass ...

The shop is divided into 9 areas with the names of flowers such as rose, violet, lavender, tulip, tigon, mimosa ... These nine areas to create a "city" colorful.

The main material of the shop is brick, natural stone combined with trees, flowers.

Each seat has different views, but are close to nature, sunshine wind. Consequently, there are many outdoor seating.

There is also a "love castle" with romantic interior for the couple.

The walls were built to cover the surrounding houses, creating a separate space.

Next to the outdoor space is the seat in the house, so guests want to move the seat is also very convenient

 
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Romantic coffee corner for Japanese pottery lover

Romantic coffee corner for Japanese pottery lover

Located in the heart of Saigon, The Letter attracts customer by the romantic vintage space and the pottery from Japan.
 

Located in an old apartment building on Nguyen Hue Street (District 1), The Letter Café has a light orange color atmosphere. Old-style wooden tables and chairs are combined with black and white pictures to give guests the feeling of comfort and closeness.

Although the house is not too large but the restaurant is divided into three different spaces. Each time the owner is skillfully decorated harmony from the pottery, pots, plants, flowers, pictures and the furniture.

Another space of the restaurant has quiet space suitable for those who go alone or couples want to find private places to confide.


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What attracted many people to the shop is probably the pottery originating from Japan with a delicate and unique motifs. Diners come to the shop not only to drink coffee, relax but also have the opportunity to learn and buy the beautiful decoration.

When it's dark, the bright lanterns next to the golden wall make you feel like you're in Hoi An.

Next to the Japanese pottery area attracts pottery enthusiasts, guests come to choose their seats outside to enjoy the cool air and watch a city corner from above.

In addition, The Letter also scored as one of the most beautiful view of the sky to see the streets of Nguyen Hue.

The menu is rich with many kinds of drinks to serve the needs of customers. From the traditional coffee to the grindstone, soda style. The average price ranges from $ 2.

5 addresses for foreign food in Saigon

5 addresses for foreign food in Saigon

Guests can visit the Chinese area in District 5, Cambodian market in District 10 or Japanese neighborhood in the center of District 1.

1. The Chinese, District 5, 6

The Chinese area is largely concentrated around the Cholon Market. It was founded in the 19th century. In April 1931, Lon Market was merged into Saigon, giving birth to the name Saigon - Cho Lon. In 1956, Saigon became the official name and since then, when referring to Cho Lon, people only know that it is the name of a market or a concentrated area of ​​crowded Chinese living. This area is located in District 5, and scattered part of District 6, District 8. Photo: Quynh Tran.

When coming to District 5, visitors will find it easy to see pictures of traditional Chinese restaurants from noodles, noodles to sticky rice noodles, raffia, chives, fried dough ... These shops are easily recognizable. by Chinese signs. Prices are also subject to fluctuations. Picture: Phong Vinh.

2. Cambodian Market, District 10

Coming to the old apartment, Cambodian market is also known as Le Hong Phong market or Mien market. There are over a dozen small and large booths specializing in wholesale and retail specialty of Angkor. The market has been established for more than 20 years. The minorities here are mostly Vietnamese who have lived in Cambodia or Vietnamese Khmer origin. Photo: Thien Chuong.

Here, you can enjoy dishes such as snails, snails, crab noodle soup, pasta, baked banana ... for about 25,000 to 50,000. The highlight of this market is rice noodle soup made from prohoc sauce, a specialty in Cambodia and types of tea cooked from sugar palm.

3. Little Japan, District 1

Near as "uniforms", the asphalt road is less than 2 km in District 1, from 15A, 15B Le Thanh Ton Lane to Thai Van Lung are covered with signs, fabric, lantern tone white, red, yellow. If there are no Vietnamese words, many people are thinking that they are standing in the middle of the rising sun. Perhaps so young Saigon people call this "Japanese neighborhood" in the street. Photo: Kim Hue.

Most of the restaurants, restaurants here are Japanese. Perhaps the taste of the dishes here is still preserved original taste. Here you can enjoy Ramen, Takoyaki, Sashimi, Sushi, Mochi ...

4. Thai Cuisine on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street, District 5

From salty to sweet, from familiar or foreign to those who have been to Thailand, this address has "all frequencies" such dishes. . This place is operated as a street food area.

The menu of this area is highlighted by Thai specialties such as tom yum, ice chong, coconut cream, Thai salad, son-tam, grilled pork ... Photo: Di Vy.

5. Korean food in Tan Binh District, District 7

If you are a fan of Korean dishes, you want to enjoy cold noodles in Saigon hot air or rolls of sliced ​​pork and sip with a glass of sochu. One evening, you can go to many restaurants in Tan Binh, District 7 or District 1. The Thang Long, Truong Son and Tan Son Hoa streets (right corner of Pham Van Hai market) or district 1 on The streets of Thai Van Lung, Le Thanh Ton, Le Duan ... are considered to be the crowded place of Korean restaurants, but the most prominent is Phu My Hung in District 7. Photo: Monngon.

You will find famous Korean food such as baked steak, kimbap, kimchi, cold noodles, chicken stew, ttol, spicy tofu suntubu or mushroom hot pot. Do not forget to order panchan to eat together! Picture: Hong Lien.

5 delicious dishes at Saigon's largest flower market

5 delicious dishes at Saigon's largest flower market

After strolling around the Ho Thi Ky flower market, visitors can enjoy Cambodian rice noodles or soups.

Nui: Beside noodles, rice noodles or beef noodle, Nui is also a favorite dish. Soft food served with sausage, blood sold in a shop located inside the market. To add to the richness of the dish, the chef also cooked with dried shrimp, sweet water and sweet smell of bone. Each meat bowl is priced at 25,000 VND. If you like to eat, you can call more, the price will vary depending on the request.

Hu tieu oc: This noodle is a new variation for those who like noodles. A hot bowl of noodles, snails, clams, oysters are boiled in advance, some pieces of meat and chips in the sweet consolation bar. A price of 30,000 VND. The food is small but easy to find because it is located in the center of Ho Thi Ky market, open from 3 pm to dark.

Bun num bo hoc: Follow Ho Chi Ky road, going deep inside, you will encounter Cambodian market. As soon as you arrive near the market, you will quickly smell the prohoc sauce, also known as Khamm, a specialty of the Khmer. In addition to fresh bun, the main ingredient of the dish is pork and fish broth are cooked according to personal recipe. If you do not smell the sauce, customers will hardly enjoy the taste. Price of a bowl of noodles from 30,000. The cafes are usually open until 6pm.

Cambodian Jelly drink: Also located in Cambodian market, at the entrance of the market, you will pass the jelly drink shop Co Me, also known as Mien jelly drink hop, which has been selling for more than 40 years. Consumers are pleasing many delicious customers by the dishes are cooked according to the formula of Angkor. There are more than a dozen different types of jelly drinks such as egg, egg white, white jelly bean, apple jelly, banana jelly, Siamese steamed rice ... but the most expensive jelly drink is around 15,000 dong a cup.

Grilled bananas: Not too picky, baked bananas are suitable to eat during the day. In the flower market, there are about 2 to 3 corners that sell this dish. Bananas are always grilled on the charcoal stove, aroma nực, with fat coconut fat. The average price for a 3 - 5 piece is 10,000 VND.

Check list of 8 delicious snacks less than 1 USD in Saigon

Check list of 8 delicious snacks less than 1 USD in Saigon

Being a young, dynamic city, Saigon's culinary scene is very special with many famous and delicious snacks.

1. Spring roll

Spring roll is one of the popular street food in Vietnam. The dish consists of shrimps, thin boiled pork, vermicelli, veal rolls, dipping with fatty peanut sauce or sauce sauce.

When eating, dip it in the sauce of vermicelli, sweet shrimp vegetables, meat. This dish is very cool, easy to eat, when eaten just soft, just crunchy attractive. Each booklet costs from 5 to 10,000 VND, depending on the number of dishes inside, but it is generally cheap.

2. Jelly drinks

In the land where there are two hot and very hot seasons like Saigon, cool dishes like jelly drinks are always in the top of the favorites list. Saigon's jelly drink is super variety with dozens of types, from the beans to the grapefruit...

Often the street stalls will sell all kinds of jelly drink cooked from beans, eaten with pearl, jelly, coconut and a lot of rock. When eating mixed with beans, coconut and enjoy, you immediately have a drink can not taste better. Most importantly, the price of a cup of jelly drink is very cheap, only 10 - 15,000 VND for a glass.

3. Marinated rice paper

Perhaps you do not need to introduce too much, you also heard the list of famous street snacks in Saigon. Marinated rice paper is available everywhere, from school gates to buildings, from entertainment centers to tiny alleys.

The raw materials are extremely rich, dried shrimp, dried cow, quail eggs, torn squid, mango, peanuts, dried onions, lemongrass, grease, water chan ... and of course indispensable. The cake is soft and soft. A bag of rice is priced from 8 to 15,000, the bag is 20,000 VND. Some famous rice paddies include Nguyen Thuong Hien or Ho Con Rua, District 3.

4. Green mango shakes

Mango is one of the most popular snack foods in the world, starting in 2016. Starting from a mango car along the embankment of Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe canal, Phu Nhuan district, this dish is cloned to dizzy when people sell mango shake, home sell mango shake.

The formula of mango shake is not too picky, including cut mango just eat, salt processing separately, sugar, fish sauce into a large plastic box, shocked in 10 or 15 seconds and then pour into plastic glasses, give guests . Eat a slice of mango with this special shrimp salt, you will feel the sweet, sour, salty mixed together extremely difficult to resist. Each cup of mango is only 20,000 VND / cup.

5. Stir fried corn

Stir-fried noodles were not sold at first, but gradually the food became a popular snack in the city, everywhere, the park or the school gate. Stir-fried corn is glutinous rice or fried corn with butter, shrimps and green onions, some of which sell more onions, sausages ...

Box of fried corn is only about 15,000 to 20,000, but whoever eats and craves, who smell through the belly also rasp. Stir-fried corn is available in luxury restaurants, but if you want to eat well, surely only go to Ho Con Rua District 3 and buy a box of popular corn, sitting on the bench and look people passing around.

6. Stir-fried egg with sauteed meats

Many people just get used to quail eggs or boiled duck, pepper salt and pepper. But in this land, sausage or stir-fried duck with sauteed meat is the most favorite dishes. Because if a duck egg flipped a person who ate two berries that were full and bored with egg yolks, each person could enjoy two or three dozen fruits.

Especially, stir-fried sauteed me as easy to eat because of the small and when stir fry, the water soaked in eggs to make the egg more profound. The sweet and sour egg yolks, You can eat forever without getting bored. A dish of stir-fried quail with an average price of only 20,000 VND.

7. Fried flour

Fried flour is an indispensable snack for the Saigonese. White square rice powder are fried in a very hot oil pan, beaten with chicken eggs, sprinkled with thinly sliced ​​green onions, and then a sponge cake of pineapple.

Fried flour with soy sauce mixed with papaya and fiber. Pieces of hot crispy, mixed with the fat of eggs, soy sauce sour sweet as the food. Many places add fat or add a special sauce to remember the taste but also visit. Flour fried for sale from 12,000 to 16,000 VND / dish.

8. Salty sticky rice

Saigon has hundreds of salty sticky rice from street restaurant to the luxury restaurant. Salty sticky rice, there are shops selling in the morning, some in the afternoon or evening, and there are extremely rich meals such as chicken sticky rice, sausage, quail eggs, cauliflower, parsley ...

Saigon salted sticky rice attracts people from the way of setting up with the monster truck, food is always full and deliciously decorated. Salty sticky rice salads often have extra fat and the sauce makes each grain of sticky rice more delicious, more attractive.

Some of the famous salons in Saigon can be mentioned as chicken sticky rice in Ba Chieu market,  Tam Cau sticky rice. An average amount of sticky rice is only 10,000 dong.