Indulge in the Street Food

The most enjoyable experience is savoring the diverse street food. In Saigon, you'll easily find street vendors and vibrant night markets offering countless delicious dishes with authentic local flavors.

The biggest challenge is figuring out how to choose the most impressive dishes or how to try all the interesting options available. From noodle soups like banh canh, pho, bun thit nuong, mi quang, to more convenient options like spring rolls and grilled rice paper rolls, etc.

Delicious and affordable, as well as convenient and low-cost, here's a list of food items you can try:

Popular Main Courses

Pho – A fragrant broth dish with rice noodles and beef/chicken

Saigon Banh Mi – A sandwich with pate, meat, vegetables, and pickles

Bun Thit Nuong – Rice noodles served with grilled pork, spring rolls, and fresh vegetables

Com Tam – Broken rice with grilled pork ribs, pork skin, and egg patties

Hu Tieu – A special noodle or regional dish

Street Food Snacks

Banh Trang Tron – Shredded rice paper mixed with dried beef, quail eggs, and chili sauce

Banh Trang Nuong – Often called "Vietnamese pizza"

Bot Chien – Fried rice paper with eggs and papaya topping

Pha Lau – Beef offal stewed in coconut milk, served with bread

Oc Saigon – Various snail dishes with tamarind, garlic, or lemongrass

Desserts & Snacks

Che – Bean sweet soup, mixed sweet soup, sago sweet soup Benefits

Flan – Flan served with coffee or iced tea

Fruit smoothies – Mango, avocado, and strawberry smoothies

Sugarcane juice – Freshly squeezed sugarcane juice is very popular

Iced milk coffee – Strong Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk