Saigon noodle soup is the name that culinary devotees use to collectively refer to the famous noodle dishes in this city, though originating from many different regions of the country. Each Saigon noodle shop is famous for its own dish that makes the name of the restaurant and is a must-visit destination for those who love the taste of this familiar dish.
Want to know how delicious Saigon noodles are, you have to go to these 6 restaurants
Thanh Xuan noodle soup
As one of the oldest Saigon noodle shops in the city that was once dubbed the Hon Ngoc Vien Dong with a history of more than 70 years, Thanh Xuan noodle soup has never disappointed visitors with its taste. Noodles here are made by the owner’s family with the main part mixed with a little filter powder, so the noodles are chewy and delicious.
Seven decades’ bowl of noodles with a strong My Tho flavor in Saigon.
The shop sells both dry and water noodles, but the dry dish is most popular because with this way of eating, the delicious taste of the cake is most evident. The special thing is that the dry noodle dish is also poured with a special sauce made from tomatoes to make the dish much better. Another thing that makes many people fall in love with Thanh Xuan noodle dish is because the restaurant has a famous Pateso (Pate chaud) dish eaten in Saigon for a while. Every day, the restaurant only makes exactly 100 Pateso cakes filled with pate and minced meat with a little pork liver, onions mixed with spices and a little pepper.
Dried shrimp and crab with tomato sauce at Thanh Xuan’s famous.
Dried rice noodles with shrimp and crab with a little sweet tomato sauce, a few pieces of pateso cake that have been torn apart hot and fragrant have become a memory dish of many people. Located in the middle of Ton That Thiep Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) in the city center and opened for sale by an old teacher from My Tho origin (Tien Giang), Thanh Xuan noodles are cooked according to people’s taste. The West is very familiar with Saigon diners. A normal bowl of shrimp and crab noodles costs 35k / bowl and special noodles are 55k. Thanh Xuan noodle soup is humbly located at the top of a small alley right next to Cha Pagoda. And with a nostalgic old signboard covering the color of time, it is a familiar breakfast and lunch meeting point of many people. Not only did the previous generation love the place associated with the age of “Thanh Xuan” in Saigon but today young people are also ‘addicted’
The noodle shop holds the memory of a familiar dish of Saigonese.
Nam Loi fish noodle soup
If those who fall in love with the taste of My Tho in Saigon cannot miss Thanh Xuan, for many people who love Chinese dishes, Nam Loi fish noodles is a must-visit. The restaurant serves all kinds of dishes such as fish noodle soup, chicken, beef stock … all dishes are processed in a combination of Chinese – Vietnamese style. In it, the most popular is still fish noodle soup. Nam Loi fish noodle soup is located right on Ton That Dam Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) and also has a history equal to a lifetime – 70 years. The large, thick noodles here are very suitable for thin fish slices that are cut extremely evenly in a bowl of broth that tastes sweet and delicious without getting bored. The broth here is cloudy, sweet, mild, faintly fragrant with the aroma of tang (also known as sauerkraut). The broth is cooked with fish and pork bones so it is very suitable for many diners.
The string of noodles the size of snakehead fish causes an interesting ‘confusion’ with customers who have just visited the restaurant for the first time.
The noodle cake is big but not tough, soft, and attractive. Along with the main ingredient is the thinly sliced snakehead fish, which only needs to be absorbed in the broth to be just cooked, the seller just needs to pour the rice noodles, add the delicious thin fish slices, sprinkle the broth, the above does not forget. A little scallion point is that there is a delicious bowl of noodle soup with delicious eyes.
A small portion of Nam Loi fish noodle soup is quite small with a high price but is an addictive dish of many Saigonese.
Like many other restaurants with long history in Saigon, Nam Loi noodle soup is also served with a limited quantity of homemade pateso. The shop is located on Ton That Dam Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) and is open for sale from 6 to 12 a.m. and from 14 to 21 daily.
Pateso cake – side dish of Nam Loi fish noodle soup.
Truong Dinh rice noodle soup
Another Saigon noodle shop that has also fascinated gourmets for more than 60 years is the one on the corner of Truong Dinh street. Compared to other ingredients, the kidney bean is very difficult to process because it must be ensured that the dish does not have any unpleasant smell and still retains its characteristic flavor. The pork pulp in the restaurant is very well handled and moderately thin, has a crispy texture, is not too fat, but is extremely round when eaten with Southern noodles and minced meat.
A half-century-old noodle dish has fascinated many Saigonese and visitors from all directions.
The restaurant has a variety of ingredients to eat with broth such as soft and chewy noodles, homemade noodles with large and round noodles, with very attractive yellow flour and eggs, rice noodles. .. depending on the customer’s preference. A normal part of the normal rice noodles will include noodles, minced pork, pork, and chives, served with chili sauce.
The restaurant’s dry noodles are also very attractive to customers with large, round, light yellow noodles without coloring.
Looks simple, but these ingredients are seasoned to taste and blend in, extremely attractive to customers. In addition to the most famous ramen noodle, the shop also has a bone-type noodle with a quality serving. A ‘big’ bone bowl with large bones and full of meat, all tenderized tender with enough fat and lean to show all the charm of the dish.
The clear and chewy noodles are very suitable for crunchy pieces but still soft enough.
Located on a busy street in the expensive city center, the area of the restaurant is quite modest, in front is a large pot of broth that is always red and fire to keep the boil for delicious food, Truong Dinh noodle soup is always the point familiar to Saigon people and tourists from all directions when having the opportunity to visit this city.
Phu Nhuan squid noodle soup
Squid noodle soup is a late birth dish in the famous Saigon noodle dishes, but not so that it is ‘underperformed’ in front of famous seniors.
The dish that keeps you eating squid is a famous specialty in Saigon noodle dishes.
A bowl of noodles adorned with white squid, gray-brown meatballs, eye-catching green onions and squash, red chili, crispy yellow onions, … so many diners. The best squid noodle soup that is transmitted to each other is at Phan Xich LOng Street – the dining center of Phu Nhuan district, Binh Thanh and the city.
Squid noodle soup in Phan Xich Long area is more popular with tourists.
Thanh Dat noodle soup
Thanh Dat noodle soup located on Co Bac Street, District 1 is a familiar culinary address for people who love Saigon noodle soup . The shop is open 24/24 and has a large number of customers, whether it’s morning or evening. Only selling Nam Vang noodle soup, but anyone who has enjoyed this dish here can feel the rich taste of the broth stewed from the pork bones for many hours with a sweet taste. A bowl of Nam Vang Thanh Dat noodles has the tough taste of traditional noodle fibers combined with nutritious delicious ingredients such as minced meat, bones, shrimp, kidney, liver, quail eggs, … and vegetables Fresh green served like bean sprouts, chives, lettuce, squash. That is enough to soothe the ‘hungry stomach’ of many fastidious diners.
Thanh Dat noodle soup is a familiar culinary address for people who love Saigon noodles.
Beef ball noodle soup Tran Quang Khai
Uncle Tu’s beef ball noodle shop – originally in the West – opened for sale since 1996, now has many branches, but the most popular is still the first place to sell on Tran Quang Khai street. Right in front of the restaurant is a noodle truck with a large pot of steamed broth with processed ingredients just waiting to be placed in the bowl for customers to enjoy. The restaurant uses small, chewy noodles that are very suitable for small round pellets that have a delicious taste and are hard to resist. Guests who come to eat here are also very fond of the golden greasy but fragrant dish made by the restaurant, many people often order a separate part to satisfy their taste. In addition to beef balls, the dish with noodles also has beef tongue, spleen, heart, beef ribs that have been boiled but still retain delicious taste.
Beef ball noodle soup Tran Quang Khai is the best in Saigon.
Saigon is the convergence of many cuisines, so there are countless delicious, strange and unique dishes. Hu Tieu Saigon with its variety of cooking methods, ingredients as well as long history of restaurants has become memories and memories of many people. If you have the opportunity to travel to Saigon, do not miss these famous noodle stalls of this Saigon cuisine .