Before meeting H & Vietnamese friends in
Singapore, I only know about Vietnamese spring roll and pho. Slowly, I started
ordering Bun Thit Nuong instead of spring roll and pho. Throughout the 3 Day 2Nights in Ho Chi Minh City, we manage to explore a lot places (we still have a
lot more not covered!) Nonetheless, below are my favourite place to eat in
HCMC! For Some we even went back twice!
1. Banh mi 37
There are many ways to determine if
a Banh Mi is delicious. For me, the baguette got to be crispy and warm when
served. Secondly, the filling needs to complement the baguette and cannot be
too wet. Personally, I prefer grilled meat over tuna spread or ham. Thus, Banh
mi 37 is the one I love after trying out a few Banh Mi in HCMC! Although, some people
emphasized on the sauce used but I feel that most of the fish sauce taste the
same.
I’m glad H introduced this Banh Mi
to me because it is really good! The Banh Mi is warm up on a charcoal grill
with freshly grilled pork patty. The bread was crispy and warm! To top it off, there were with lots
of cucumbers wrap in the bread, making it very crunchy and not too wet.
Located along the roadside in
District 1, Banh Mi 37 looks just like any other street food except it can be
very crowded during peak hours! H told me the first time he visited the stall he
had to queue for 15-30 minutes for a Banh Mi. We were lucky during both night
(probably due to the raining season), there were no long queues. Although the
opening hour stated until 9pm, be there early! We manage to secure the last
Banh Mi around 7-8pm! Needless to say, we went back the next day.
Bánh Mì 37 Nguyễn Trãi37 Nguyễn Trãi, Phường Phạm Ngũ Lão,
Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Every day except Sunday ,1600h – 2100h
2. Bun Thit Nuong Chi Tuyen
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Today, my favourite item to order in Singapore’s
Vietnamese restaurant is Bun Thit Nuong. Bun Thit
Nuong is a type Vietnamese rice-vermicelli noodle top with grilled pork, fried
spring roll and fresh vegetables. The noodle is serve with fish sauce
and cold. So i thought it is very hard to go wrong with rice-vermicelli noodle and
grilled pork. Sadly, I was wrong. Some Vietnamese restaurant in Singapore can
still serve pretty bad Bun Thit Nuong.
H found
this local eatery that serves excellent Bun Thit Nuong! When we walk in, we saw
a man grilling the pork patty & it smells good! Although abit reluctant to
share with H, I had to. There were too many things to try in HCMC!
When the
bowl of Bun Thit Nuong arrived, it looks really good! The rice-vermicelli
noodles are smooth and silky. Pork was well-marinated but not too sweet! Plus,
the grilled pork was warm, tender and juicy! The fried spring roll is crunchy
and not too oily. Together with the fish sauce, the bowl of Bun Thit Nuong is
the best I had! So glad, that it taste as good as it looks! Yum!
Bun Thit Nuong Chi Tuyen
175 Cô Giang, Phường Cô Giang, Quận 1,
Hồ Chí Minh,
Daily 0700 – 2100h
3.
Cộng cà phê
Vietnam is a coffee haven and
you can find traditional Vietnamese coffee everywhere – Dripped coffee with or
w/o milk. We ordered ice coffee everywhere we go and they all taste pretty much
the same.
The coconut coffee style originated from Hanoi. Unlike the traditional coffee, Cộng cà phê serves coffee
with coconut and condense milk. The coconut used makes the
coffee more creamy. Personally, I am not a coffee expert but I like my coffee
to be creamy and not overly sweet. Plus, its ice-blended! Perfect to cool ourselves down in the hot weather! We went back for the ice coffee twice!
Although the price is a little steep and portion is small, we enjoyed our time
there.
Cộng cà phê
26 Lý Tự Trọng, Bến Nghé, Ho Chi Minh City, Hồ Chí
Minh, Vietnam
Daily, 0700- 2300
4.
Banh Mi Hoa Ma
Banh Mi Hoa Ma has 2 item on
the menu – Banh Mi Kep Thit (30,000 VND) & Banh Mi Op La. Unlike the normal
Banh Mi we had on first day, we ordered the one with a egg dish - Banh Mi Op La.
It looks like a “ Big Breakfast” to me.
The
set comes with a plate of egg, ham , fishcake and caramelised onions! You can
add the chili sauce if you like it to be spicy! The baguette is really crispy
on the outside and soft in the inside. We didn’t put everything together as a
sandwich. Instead, we dipped everything with the runny egg. Somehow the dipping
version turn out to be pretty good too! I
can’t decide which one I love more – Banh Mi Hoa Ma or Banh Mi 37. Thus, I’m
going to revisit this 2 place again!
The downside of this place is
the price. 52,000 VND for a Banh Mi is considered expensive in HCMC. However, I
think most people wouldn’t mind paying a little more for a good Banh mi.
Banh Mi Hoa Ma
53 Cao Thắng, Phường 3, Quận 3, Hồ Chí
Minh, Vietnam
Daily, 0600 – 1100h
5.
Cơm tấm Ba Ghiền
I don’t know
why but the grilled pork in Vietnam is really good! Looking through the food I had
in HCMC, they are all mainly grilled pork chop! Never got tired of pork chop in Vietnam! Even before flying
back, I wanted to have another slice of grilled pork chop! Thankfully, H found
Cơm tấm Ba Ghiền and it happened to be
along the way to airport.
We order the pork chop set
that comes with grilled pork chop, vegetables and broken rice. The broken rice
is covered with a huge size of grilled pork chop and over flowing sauce. I love
how tender and juicy the pork chop is! Plus, having it with rice definitely
helps to subtle the sweetness of the sauce. Personally, I prefer the normal
rice than the broken rice (Probably cause I was too used to eating the normal
rice!).
Before vising Cơm tấm Ba Ghiền, we read that Hygiene might be an issue. Honestly, I think
the hygiene for street food is pretty much the same. It isn’t as bad as what I thought
it would be. So, if you have no issue with street food’s hygiene, give this
place a try!
Cơm tấm Ba Ghiền
4 Đặng Văn Ngữ, Phường 10, Phú Nhuận, Hồ
Chí Minh, Vietnam
Daily, 7:30AM–9:30PM
Read more about our 3 day 2 Night Ho Chi Minh City trip itinerary here
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