Saigon Afternoon Food Tour by Motorbike (Ho Chi Minh)

They say the best way to get to know a city is through its food, so by the end of this tour we should be bonafide experts on Ho Chi Minh! Our quest for delicious banh xeo and bo la lot will take us across seven districts, three markets, two street food areas, and six famous restaurants and food stalls! We’ll become fluent in ten Vietnamese specialty dishes by the end of the evening. 

The first stop is a 30+ year old Bot chien restaurant, where we will sample their famous “pan fried scrambled egg rice cake with dumplings”. After that mouthful, we move on to another tried-and-tested, three-decade old Bo la lot restaurant to sample grilled beef in wild betel leaves. 

Our third stop is the Ho Thi Ky Flower Market and Cambodian Market, home to the best grilled banana girdle cake. Get hands on and grill the cake over charcoal yourself!

Next we head to the Ngo Gia Tu Old Apartment Building, home to a street food area and renowned dessert shop. Choose to eat Vietnamese fried pancakes at a Banh xeo stall or some coconut ice cream for dessert. We then move on to the long-standing Com tam restaurant known for its broken rice and grilled pork dish.

Finally, we visit the Xom Chieu Night Food Market and Vinh Khanh Snail Street to try a variety of dishes like stir-fried mud-creeper with coconut milk, steamed clams with lemongrass, grilled scallops with green onion oil, fertilized duck egg (if you’re feeling adventurous), and some cold local beers! If snails aren’t your thing, you can opt for barbeque from the Trung Son Food Area instead. 

“We had a fantastic time! We went to many places I wouldn't have even known were in Saigon! The food was delicious, and zipping around on a scooter at night is something we'll surely remember from our time in Vietnam.” — Andrey, USA