Visited another coffee shop with my friend, Nga, last week called bang khuang cafe. It is one of District 1's best kept secret since the only way you can find it is through your group of friends. It is located just across of The Capital Place Building on Thai Van Lung street. You can park at the cinema marking next to this building. The owner of The Fig designed the interior … [Read more...] about bang khuang cafe
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Biggest Cafe Sua Da in Saigon
I kid you not, this is by far the biggest cafe sua da (ice coffee with milk) in Saigon. I got it yesterday at Warung, the new halal Malaysian restaurant on 47 Nguyen An Ninh street (Malaysian street) near Ben Thanh Market. Never in my life could I have imagined a thing like this would actually exist (^_^). The photo below is of my cafe sua da which is next to the biggest … [Read more...] about Biggest Cafe Sua Da in Saigon
New Halal Malaysian Restaurant – Warung Saigon
My friend, who is part owner of Halal Saigon, just opened a new halal Malaysian restaurant catering to the Malaysian tourists. The prices are considerably lower then many of the halal restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City. The quality is still very good. I hope all tourists from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei can support this Muslim business as well. Warung Saigon is located … [Read more...] about New Halal Malaysian Restaurant – Warung Saigon
Sunny Saigon from the terrace in District 1
I took this shot early morning on April 30, 2013, from the terrace just opposite of my room. Saigon is quite pretty on sunny days. The pollution level was quite low making for clear skies. It ended up being a scorching day but still a good one. I took a photo of the Bitexco Tower in the distance which is a common view, sometimes eyesore, in Saigon now. … [Read more...] about Sunny Saigon from the terrace in District 1
Golden Elephant Thai Food
A long term favorite for Thai food is Golden Elephant located in District 1 (on Hai Ba Trung street just down the road from Mai Linh Taxi's main office). It was one of the first Thai restaurants I ever visited when I moved to Saigon. Great food, reasonable prices, good service. I visited there with Annie today. We ordered some crispy fish dish, green curry with prawns, … [Read more...] about Golden Elephant Thai Food