Comments on: The Expat’s Guide To Eating In Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)

By: Dulce de Saigon

Dulce de Saigon — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:08:10 +0000

Very good guide overall, especially because it captures the real expat experience in Saigon: you fall in love with Vietnamese food, but sooner or later you also start looking for a great pizza or a proper coffee spot. I also appreciated the part about neighborhood street vendors — that’s really where you discover the soul of the city. And as a bakery owner in Saigon, I can confirm that people often underestimate how strong the café and snack culture is here.

By: Melinda

Melinda — Sat, 02 Oct 2021 15:16:42 +0000

I can’t imagine such a magical place where $3 pho isn’t the cheapest! I would love to eat my way around this city and your guide is excellent. The breweries too! I want to go to Saigon

By: Kevin | Caffeinated Excursions

Kevin | Caffeinated Excursions — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:26:39 +0000

In reply to Jeremy. Yes! Good catch, Jeremy! Egg coffee can be found in Saigon, although it is much more common in the north of Vietnam. I really like it, and it doesn't have much of an "egg" flavor. When I tried it for the first time, I was with a bunch of other expats, and most liked it as well. It's quite smooth and creamy, definitely worth a try once!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 02:12:52 +0000

I love pho and bun cha ta !! Like that you included a coffee section ! Im a coffee addict myself and always appreciate some tips on cafes. Saw you posted photos of egg coffee but didnt elaborate on them ? I really think it is something to be tried ! It is an acquired taste, but nowhere else in the world (i think).

By: Yukti

Yukti — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 06:09:39 +0000

All options look very delicious and tempting too. There are many options to eat in Saigon, Ho Chi Minh city. I never knew so many varieties in Vietnamese food but loved reading them in your post. Being vegetarian, hopefully, I would also find something vegetarian too.

By: Lara Dunning

Lara Dunning — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 05:12:54 +0000

All this food looks so good. I haven’t been to Vietnam and am way out of my element with this style of food, so this guide is amazing to have. And, I totally get craving those familiar foods while traveling and its good to know where to find places that make a fab pizza and fried chicken!

By: pinkcaddytraveloguegmailcom

pinkcaddytraveloguegmailcom — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:41:44 +0000

I love a good bowl of pho on cold days in the States, but I’d really love to try one in Vietnam!! All of the authentic restaurants look so good. I can’t imagine ordering fried chicken there, that seems so strange haha. Or pizza. But I guess sometimes you just crave some western food!

By: Samantha Karen

Samantha Karen — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 19:05:48 +0000

Good thing I read this after I ate dinner because these dishes look amazing. I would definitely be heading straight for that Pho in Vietnam but you’re right, after spending some time there I would be craving some western foodie options. Its great you included such a wide range of options.

By: Patricia Pagenel

Patricia Pagenel — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:57:40 +0000

I wish I had your post when we visited Vietnam and HCM! We had so many Phở, so yummy, and never the same! bánh xèo was a discovery and we enjoyed them so many times, walking the streets and tasting the food as we went. HCM was really a surprising city, totally different than what I was expecting, and such a contrast with Hanoi.

By: Carol Colborn

Carol Colborn — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 20:55:37 +0000

What a complete guide. You have all the favorite Vietnamese food and you even have my chicken feet dimsum!!!