Lunch place on our first day in Ho Chi Minh city. Had lunch here prior to exploring the nearby Ben Thanh market.
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| shop front |
They have menu in English, so ordering is not an issue.
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| menu |
Ordered a bowl of steaming hot phở bò (beef noodles soup) and can opt for tái/ chín/ nạm (fillet/ flank/ brisket). We also had a plate of fried spring rolls to share.
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| garnishes for pho: beansprouts, chilies, Thai basil and lime |
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| pho bo (beef noodles) |
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| closer view |
The soup was nice and soothing. The serving size seemed small though, and the meat was just a few slices. Not sure if my tastebud had went haywire, but I thought the noodles tasted slightly funky. My friends seemed to enjoy theirs though.
The fried spring roll was also surprisingly small. And I thought it would be filled with beansprouts but instead, it was just meat fillings.
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| fried spring roll (chả giò) |
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| meat fillings (pork?) |
For drinks, my friends opted for fresh fruit juice, while I chose the hot coffee with condensed milk (cà phê sữa nóng).
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| coffee with condensed milk (hot) |
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| end result |
My first impression of Vietnamese coffee? The coffee was just lukewarm, and it tasted a strange mixture of sweet and salty. Hmmm...
The meal costs about VND300,000+, so it was about SGD20 and fed 4 pax.
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