Food — Travel Ideas– tax –

Four café chains that a Vietnam resident personally frequents. Phúc Long, where tea is the real draw; Every Half, where you can choose by origin; Dolphy Café with its dolphin sign; and the retro Cộng Cà Phê. Includes official websites and maps.

A cup of coffee on a plastic stool on a Vietnamese street costs around ¥100–200. A resident explains the difference in taste between phin-brewed and espresso-style coffee, the role of the tea that comes alongside it, and how to order Robusta on the menu.

Pho is not the only noodle you can eat in Ho Chi Minh City. There's dry hu tieu (hủ tiếu khô), bun rieu with crab and tomato, and bun bo Hue from the central city of Hue — here are three bowls chosen from personal experience, along with tips on how to adjust the flavors to your taste.

Ho Chi Minh City's "Omotesando", Thảo Điền, and Xuân Thủy street have been turning over fast in the past six months to a year. Local shops closing, Korean barbecue and craft beer moving in, and the hẻm alleys changing too

Thao Dien is a district of Ho Chi Minh City where many resident Japanese, Europeans, and Americans gather. In this area lined with stylish cafés, Italian restaurants, and Korean barbecue, down the innermost alley of a residential street, sits a tiny shop serving Tibetan steamed dumplings, momo. The shop is called "Om Momo." Local...

Three Vietnamese home-style dishes were selected for TasteAtlas's "100 Best Side Dishes in Asia," with stir-fried water spinach ranking 9th. We've compiled practical information on the features of these three supporting-role dishes you can find at street stalls and eateries, and how travelers can enjoy them.

Huyen Huong, a chicken pho specialist near Hanoi's Hoan Kiem Lake, made the 2026 Michelin "Selected" list. We lay out its 14-to-17-hour-simmered broth and higher prices, along with location, budget, and wait times in a practical table.

"Ngon," a large restaurant in central Hanoi that recreates markets from Vietnam's three regions inside a French mansion, has been listed by Michelin for four years running. You can taste and compare more than 200 dishes at modest prices. We explain how Japanese travelers can make the most of it.

SON, a home-cooking restaurant that opened in central Saigon. We introduce this new spot, which serves more than 100 Vietnamese home dishes cooked over a wood fire with house-made fermented seasonings, complete with practical details on location, signage, and reservations.

A temple of “molecular pho” has appeared in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. On December 21, 2025, a counter restaurant with just 14 seats, “Pot Au Pho 2.0,” opened at 91 Ton That Dam Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. It's helmed by P.., chef of Anan Saigon, the first to earn a Michelin star in Vietnam..