| R Ross |
25 November 2003 |
Stayed at Majestic Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Try the Quan An Ngon at 138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St in District 1. All around the restaurant are cooking areas where you can see the different things they are making. The food is delicious and very cheap - about $8 for 2 people. We were the only Westerners in the place.
Also along Ham Nghi Boulevard (I think number 64)is a great place for takeaway or eat-in Pho (local soup) - delicious and a steal at about half a dollar!
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| D Hagerman |
23 November 2003 |
Stayed at Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Highly recommend following restaurants: Le Petit Bruxelles (fresh mussels flown in from France on Saturdays); Pan e Vino (Italian -- chef is from Piemonte)
Le Opera for Vietnamese (though it's expensive); KOTO, across from Temple of Literature -- excellent food (Vietnamese and western) and a good cause (employees are former street kids). Really some of the best Vietnamese food I've had in Vietnam.
Museum of Ethnology is well worth a visit and water puppets were delightful.
Visit ArtVietnam to shop for high-quality (museum quality -- not inexpensive) Vietnamese art (everything from woodblocks to oils on canvas). If nothing else go to view the current show and the stunningly renovated 4-story old "tube" house that the gallery occupies.
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| N Barguss |
19 November 2003 |
Stayed at Sofitel Plaza Hanoi - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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We arranged a hotel/airport transfer, which at US$ 30 was expensive, but worth it when travelling with young kids. Hanoi is easy to walk around and we used the numerous cyclos when our kids got too tired to walk. There are loads of great coffee shops and restaurants, so feeding our kids was not any problem at all. We particularly liked "Little Hanoi" on Hang Gai. There are also some lovely restaurants around the cathedral area in Pho Nha Tho - we had a great meal at Mediterraneo. We found good shopping around Hang Be, Hang Gai and roads to the west of Hoam Kiem Lake. The decent art galleries were pretty expensive, but there were a few reproduction places who would copy pictures for about US$40 upwards and plenty of small art shops where paintings could be had for US$1-6.
Vietnam Airlines does not allow the pre booking of seats, so despite us travelling with kids, we had to sit apart on the flight - not ideal.
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| K Larsen |
18 November 2003 |
Stayed at De Syloia Hotel - Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Hanoi is a city of contrasts, tree-lined streets and no traffic control; wonderful food and beggars on the streets; accommodating service people and street vendors who won't take no for an answer. Hanoi has a number of excellent museums, notably the Ethnograpic museum, and the History museum, but I also recommend the Women's Museum and the Fine Arts Museum. Best restaurants: Brother's Cafe, Club Opera, and Bobby Chinn's.
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| W Kasemsri |
16 November 2003 |
Stayed at Rex Hotel Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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If you like French food, visit La Camargue. Fine French cuisine.
If you want to try cheap but very nice big crap claw noodle soup, visit a local restaurant opposite Ben Than Market.
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| N Trevino |
15 November 2003 |
Stayed at Empress Hotel Dalat - Dalat, Vietnam.
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Dalat is a wonderful town, the heavy rain did not stop us from walking everywhere. We recommend Cafe de la Poste for dinner, V Cafe for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and for drinks a small bar above the market I can't remember the name, same block as the movie theatres. People are extremely friendly.
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| G Spallas |
13 November 2003 |
Stayed at Victoria Hoi An Beach Resort - Hoi An, Vietnam.
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Hoi An has great shopping although everything we saw for sale was cheaper in Hanoi. Yellow River restaurant was outstanding for local cuisine.
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| M Routledge |
08 November 2003 |
Stayed at Omni Saigon Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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I can recommend the Hoavien Brauhaus at 28 Bis Mac Dinh St. Dist 1 HCMC for a good meal and good beer.
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| B Mcnamara |
06 November 2003 |
Stayed at Yasaka Saigon Nhatrang Hotel - Nha Trang, Vietnam.
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I am lucky enough to visit Nha Trang several times a year on business. The city is a sensual delight - sun and sand, warm ocean breezes, unbelievably fresh seafood, the smells and sounds of the sea in the air at all times. I like Nha Trang Seafoods (46 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai St.) and Con Ga Phap (33 Le Loi St.) for roast chicken and the best french fries in Vietnam. Nha Trang is paradise.
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| T Juenemann |
27 October 2003 |
Stayed at Majestic Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
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Indochine and Lemongrass are good restaurants. Lemongrass very close to the hotel.
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Traveller's Tales: Restaurants and eating places in Vietnam
