saigon restaurants

Thanh Nien Restaurant is one of my favorite places to meet with friends when I am in District 1.  It is actually a very popular restaurant with the Vietnamese but little known with Western Expats.  It sits next to the Trung Nguyen Coffee located opposite of Diamond Plaza. The service and food is not bad but what I really liked about Thanh Nien is that is is quiet.  You can … [Read more...] about Thanh Nien Restaurant

Before my business trip over a week ago, I had an early morning meeting at Pho 24 with a friend.   I do not normally eat at Pho 24 since I prefer the pho in my alleyway.  Still, Pho 24 makes a good bowl of pho and at least I will not sweat much inside the air conditioned restaurant as I would in the alleyway. You can find Pho 24 almost anywhere in Saigon now.  In fact, there … [Read more...] about Early morning Pho at Pho 24 – Saigon

I had some sushi with Hiro and some other friends and contacts tonight at Sushi Bar 3 on 3A Ton Duc Thang in District 1 of Saigon.  It was my first time visiting this restaurant.   Sushi Bar 3 is much bigger and more spacious than Sushi Bar 1 or 2. No, I did not eat any sashimi today but I decided I will try it the next time I visit a Japanese restaurant.  Mouth watering … [Read more...] about Sushi and Sashimi from Sushi Bar 3 in Saigon

I had a lunch meeting last week at Quan Hy Restaurant located near Sunwah Tower in District 1.  The food was pretty good, nice atmosphere, and friendly staff.  Sorry, I was so focused in eating, I forgot to take some pictures of the food :-) (Across from Fashion TV) Address: Quan Hy Restaurant : 15-17-19 Ton That Thiep, District 1, HCMC, Vietnam … [Read more...] about Quan Hy Restaurant (Saigon)

Over a week ago, I visited the popular Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in District 3 of Saigon not far from my house.  When I was there, I noticed that there was a nice vegetarian restaurant next to the main pagoda.   We decided to try it out. Viet Chay is one of the cleanest restaurants I ever visited in Saigon.  The service was great and food amazing as you will see from the photos … [Read more...] about Viet Chay Vegetarian Restaurant in Saigon