Recently, online travel platform Agoda announced the top 7 street food paradises in Asia. Notably, Ho Chi Minh City is also on this list, even being rated higher than Japan and Korea.
Ho Chi Minh City is famous for Ho Thi Ky market located in District 10. This is considered a paradise for food enthusiasts with countless delicious dishes from many different regions.
The market starts from 3pm - 11pm. On holidays and Tet, the market operates all night to serve the dining and shopping needs of diners. Here, there are many street snacks that are both delicious and unique such as grilled spring rolls with lemongrass, fried Thai squid, Cambodian sweet soup...
In addition to Ho Thi Ky market, tourists can enjoy many attractive and rich street foods such as banh mi, hu tieu, banh xeo... commonly sold on the sidewalk or small, popular restaurants.
The dishes are varied, such as grilled rice paper, traditional sweet soup combined with fresh ice cream or milk tea... and have reasonable prices, only from 15,000 - 50,000 VND.
Ho Chi Minh City street food is not only rich but also full of food for diners almost 24/7. Many dining areas such as alley 76 Hai Ba Trung, Nguyen Thuong Hien snacking street, Tay Bui Vien street... are always bustling day and night, attracting local people and international tourists.
With its diversity, attractive flavors, reasonable prices and bustling atmosphere, Ho Chi Minh City deserves to be the top street food paradise in Asia.
In addition to Ho Chi Minh City, the remaining destinations in the top 7 are Bangkok (Thailand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Osaka (Japan), Seoul (Korea), Singapore and Taipei (Taiwan, China).
