Local guides
Ho Chi Minh City guides by locals
Food, markets and getting around in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), built from places local creators keep coming back to.
Cholon food guideWhere locals eat in Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown: noodle carts, dim sum, herbal duck noodles, sweet soups and Chinese-Vietnamese kitchens, with Vietnamese names, addresses and directions.43 placesNoodle soupsHu tieu, wonton egg noodles, herbal duck noodles, pho, spicy Hue beef noodles and more: local noodle shops in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) with addresses, directions and creator videos.18 placesDim sum & wontonsWhere to eat dim sum, har gow, wonton dumplings and Chinese egg noodles in Ho Chi Minh City's Cholon, with Vietnamese names, addresses and directions.9 placesChinese-Vietnamese kitchensOld family restaurants in Cholon serving Teochew and Cantonese-style stir-fries, chicken rice and braised pork rice, with Vietnamese names, addresses and directions.14 placesVegetarian foodLocal vegetarian (chay) noodle shops and kitchens in Ho Chi Minh City and Cholon, with Vietnamese names, addresses, directions and creator videos.4 placesSweet soups (chè)Where to eat chè, Vietnamese sweet soups and desserts, in Ho Chi Minh City's Cholon: old dessert shops with Vietnamese names, addresses and directions.4 placesMarkets & old streetsBinh Tay Market, Hoa Binh and Phung Hung markets, Lantern Street and the herbal medicine street: what to see in Cholon, Ho Chi Minh City, with directions.7 placesMetro guideStations, fares, hours and paying with a foreign card on Metro Line 1.Getting around