When it comes to Vietnam food guide, for English speaking community, Anthony Bourdain’s food list provides a definitive guide. Before going to Vietnam I did my research on food and food joints he loved and recommended to try in Vietnam. Anthony Bourdain’s love for Vietnam food has been a common knowledge.
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Going to Vietnam the first time was life-changing for sure; maybe because it was all so new and different to my life before and the world I grew up in. The food, culture, landscape and smell; they’re all inseparable. It just seemed like another planet; a delicious one that sort of sucked me in and never let go.
Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain hosted a famous show ‘No Reservation‘ wherein he shared his explored the Vietnam street food. The information is spread in many places in bits and pieces in some interviews and in the episodes of his show. So I decided to capture my notes here for everyone’s ease.
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HANOI
| Dish | Food Joint |
| * Bún Chả – the famous dish that Anthony ate with Obama in Hanoi. Try the “Combo Obama,” a deal of a cold bottle of Bia Hà Nội, bún chả and seafood nem rán | Bún chả Hương Liên |
| Bia Hơi | Bia Hơi Hải Xồm |
| * Banh cuon – This is ideal for breakfast | Bánh Cuốn Nóng Kim Thoa |
| Bún ốc- Snail noodle soup | Giang – Bun Oc Pho Co |
| Gà Nướng Lá Chanh – Grilled chicken with kaffir lime leaf | Ahn Tuyet Restaurant |
| Lươn Nướng Ong Tre – Grilled eel in bamboo tube served with banana flower, pickle, and sprout salad with sticky rice | Lu Quán |
| Bún ốc – Vietnamese snail noodle soup has fried snail and crab roe | Nhà Hàng Phương Dung, near Phu Tay Ho temple |
HO CHI MINH
| Dish | Food Joint |
| Bánh Xèo | Quán Bánh Xèo 46A |
| Bún bò Huế | The Lunch Lady |
| Cháo Mực – Squid soup | Cháo Mực Thanh Sơn |
| Cơm Niêu – Rice baked in clay pots like pilaf | Cơm Niêu Sài Gòn |
| Thu Vien Bibliotheque Cafe | La Bibliothèque |
| Bò nướng lá lốt – beef wrapped in lolot/betel leaf |
HOI AN
| Dish | Food Joint |
| Banh Mi | Banh Mi Phuong |
| Hai Chiến Cao Lầu | At Ba Be stall E034 in The Central Market |
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