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Vegetarian restaurant in District 4 – Huong Sen

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District 4 has a nice vegetarian restaurant run by Vietnamese nuns called Com Chay Huong Sen. Huong Sen offers a variety of Vegetarian Vietnamese food. An average meal costs around 40000 VND. Definitely worth the price of commuting here. I stop by at least 1-2 times per week. Huong Sen is more of a lunch time restaurant. If you come at dinner time, it will just be remaining … [Read more...] about Vegetarian restaurant in District 4 – Huong Sen

Healthy Farm in Saigon

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I have switched to a mostly vegetarian diet. My goal is to be a vegan in one year. I am testing many vegetarian restaurants in the city. Today I tried Healthy Farm at 42 Tran Hung Dao in District 1 of Saigon. I had two veggie burgers and one chicken fried rice. Total meal with drink was around 145000 VND. I was hungry so I ate for two people. The meal was very good. I love … [Read more...] about Healthy Farm in Saigon

Morning banh mi

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A couple times a week I like to get some banh mi from a street vendor near H1 on Hoang Dieu Street in District 4. Since this is my first morning back from the US, I really wanted a banh mi. I hoped over about one hour ago. The vendor asked me why it took so long for me to come back so I told her I was in the US. She then made me two two-eggs banh mi with the works minus the … [Read more...] about Morning banh mi

Authentic Turkish Food at Berru Turkish Restaurant

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Last week I visited the Berru Turkish Restaurant in District 7. It is hard to believe that it has been over two years since I last visited Berru. Mr. Cem, the owner, is a former colleague of mine from our days at the Horizon Bilingual International School. He was the head chef there.   When I arrived, I noticed that the restaurant has changed a lot since I … [Read more...] about Authentic Turkish Food at Berru Turkish Restaurant