Ngãi Giao · Ho Chi Minh City
415 Nguyễn Trãi, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Michelin Bib Gourmand southern-style pho shop in District 5, family-run since 1970, with a steaming beef broth simmered for 8 hours and served with a basket of fresh herbs.
Haven't been here myself — came recommended from someone I trust.
Tiny, decades-old family-run pho stall just off Pasteur in District 1 Saigon, serving southern-style beef pho in the mornings only since the 1940s.
District 3 beef hotpot restaurant with an all-wood interior, originally from Dalat. Specializes in a signature beef hotpot served with vegetables, herbs, and a choice of tofu, egg noodles, or rice noodles.
Iconic Saigon banh xeo specialist operating since 1945 and honored with a Michelin Bib Gourmand, still cooking turmeric-yellow shrimp-and-pork rice crepes over charcoal to wrap in herbs and dip in fish sauce.
Iconic District 1 street food stall in Saigon famous for generous, well-priced bún thịt nướng — vermicelli noodles with grilled pork, chả giò spring rolls, pickled vegetables, and herbs.
Saigon banh mi stall in operation since 1938, featured on Netflix's Street Food, stuffing baguettes with char siu, Vietnamese pork roll, cucumber, coriander, chili, pickles, and a famed homemade pâté.