Chuyen Ky rice noodle shop Address: Ton That Dam, Ben Nghe, District 1, HCMC Price: 40,000-180,000 VND The shop is located in the Old Market on Ton That Dam Street, District 1. Chuyen Ky rice bowl has existed for more than 70 years, is considered the oldest in Saigon with the style of cooking rice in a small bowl. Thanks to the unique and sophisticated way of cooking, the rice here is flexible and fragrant. Compared to other rice noodle shops, the bowls at this address are made from a pottery kiln dating back decades, with old designs. Chuyen Ky Rice Shop sells dozens of dishes from beef, chicken, shrimp, fish, squid, pork kidney … processed in many different ways. In particular, the shop does not cook it, but where customers order it, they will cook it. Photo: Ancungbepcoha. Diners rate: Binh Phan: “The dish is very delicious, hot and delicious. Many traditional dishes, the portion is quite good for normal eating. Slightly higher prices.” Ten Ten: “Food is prepared according to the Chinese way but is reduced according to the taste of the Vietnamese people. The food is also varied. The price is ok in my opinion. I eat mixed fried noodles, boiled chicken, fried chicken with spinach + water is also 300,000 VND for 2 people. Ba Ha broken rice Address: Hung Phu, District 8, HCMC Price: 35,000-65,000 VND The shop has been operating for more than 20 years and is one of the most crowded broken rice restaurants in Saigon. Broken rice here is famous for fish cakes, salted eggs and chicken thighs. The highlight, attracting diners to the restaurant is two dishes with strange salted egg rolls and fried chicken thighs with rich fish sauce. If you want to try salted egg rolls, you have to come early. The shop opens from 16:30, but until about 5 pm, the egg rolls are gone. Photo: Hatmydiscover, Mysteriousaigon. Diners rate: Lan Nguyen: “Rice rice and salted egg rolls cost 47,000 VND, delicious marinated ribs, quite large. Salted egg rolls are like 1/4 large minced meat ball with salted egg in the middle, which is also quite delicious.” Hai Vuong: “In general, the meat is quite delicious, soft, not too thick. In addition, the dipping sauce is very tasty and not too sweet or salty. I visited with my friends to eat here twice, the next time I ate more special rice with salted egg custard. However, there is a parking fee.” Chicken fried rice with fat 142 Address: Ba Dinh, Ward 10, District 8 Price: 30,000-60,000 VND Located near the foot of Nguyen Tri Phuong bridge, the restaurant attracts a large number of diners to enjoy fried chicken rice. Chicken rice has big thighs, crispy skin, soft meat, fried rice is not sick. The space of the restaurant is airy, clean, and is highly appreciated by many diners. In addition to fried chicken rice, the restaurant also has a diverse menu such as fried noodles, seafood rice… Photo: Ansapsaigon. Diners rate: Biboaa: “The lunch box is super full. Chicken rice with garlic sauce is the most popular dish, the chicken thighs are super big, the meat is tender, the skin is crispy. Mixed seaweed soup with squid, kidney, pork liver, meat and beef balls, the taste of water depends on the day, I feel a bit salty.” Thy Nguyen: “Order many times, the quality is impeccable every time. Full delivery, food arrived still hot. Freshly fried chicken, not dry, a big piece is very filling.” Ba Ghien broken rice Address: Dang Van Ngu, Phu Nhuan District Price: 30,000-100,000 VND Ba Ghien broken rice is a familiar address for young people of the 9X generation. The restaurant is known by many people for its pork ribs overflowing with rice. Although the food is cheap, the quality of the food is highly appreciated by many diners. You can order more egg rolls, omelets, sausages, shumai balls, skins, pickles… The special thing is that the shumai section here is added with a bit of strange vermicelli. Photo: Cknhowmein, Motngaybabua__. Diners rate: Quy Dang: “Rice is small and ribs are plentiful. The taste is just right, the fish sauce is normal, the bitter melon soup or the vegetable soup is quite a lot. The price is quite high, a portion of rice with sausage ribs is 82,000 VND.” Khai Doan: “My rice restaurant was taken by a friend to eat since I arrived in Saigon more than 20 years ago, so far it still retains its own characteristic of a very large grilled rib.”

On May 18, he decided to stand out and cook about 400 servings of rice, giving it to people in need in the area. Because it was a spontaneous action, he announced on his personal page, asked his relatives to notify the worker’s accommodation so that everyone could know. Mr. Nguyen Van Tu (gray shirt) carried out the activity of cooking rice and giving gifts to workers in the blockade area. “I used to run a restaurant business, so the utensils or the kitchen were available. However, the money for the materials was all paid for by me,” Tu told Zing. Hearing about the meaningful activity, some neighbors, friends and relatives also came to help the owner of the restaurant. From 5am, people started to prepare a large amount of vegetables, meat and fish and then cook to deliver rice at around 10am. Unexpectedly, 400 meals prepared by Mr. Tu and everyone were quickly distributed on the first day. Even, because he was a bit “overwhelmed”, he planned to take a break on May 19, waiting for the next day to continue, when many calls and messages asking for help returned, making him unable to bear it. “Many workers are very guilty. They are people from other provinces to work, do not have relatives here. The urgent blockade has put many people in difficult situations, some people say that the past few days have been full of instant noodles except for meals. “. Also after the first meal, some benefactors knew about the activity, so they donated some money and materials to help Mr. Tu. The dishes are divided into boxes with hot rice and distributed to everyone. On the second day of the activity, his group cooked a record of 850 servings, divided into 2 meals, 600 in the morning, 250 in the afternoon. Everyone cooked whatever they wanted, braised meat, fried vegetables, fried beans, fish sauce… about 20 The dishes are neatly arranged, full on the table waiting to be divided with rice. Because the locality is implementing social distancing, Tu also recommends that people limit concentration and arrange for a time slot to distribute meals for each area. He also asked the representatives of the innkeepers to come pick up meals and distribute them to the workers. “Sometimes when the rice ran out, but there were still people texting asking for food, I took the rest of the noodles from the restaurant for everyone, hoping to help them through the meal.” Unable to do business since the implementation of social distancing, Mr. Tu’s source of income has also been greatly affected. Therefore, even though he has a heart, he is afraid that he will not be able to continue the rice donation activity for too long. He plans to maintain it for the next few days, prioritizing those who have not been received in the past 2 days and then counting. “Being able to help people, even if I’m hungry for 1 or 2 days, I’m very happy. Most of the people and workers here are still struggling, not many people have savings to manage in such a situation. Hopefully, the epidemic will soon be pushed back so that everyone can return to their old rhythms,” he expressed.

However, realizing that there were many broken rice restaurants in Saigon, The boldly flew to Hanoi to start a business, hoping to bring a familiar Saigon dish to Hanoi. “In Saigon, broken rice is everywhere on the sidewalks, big and small. From large scale restaurants to small casual eateries. Everyone in this city loves to eat broken rice. They all eat in the morning, lunch, afternoon, and evening because broken rice is easy to eat and reasonably priced. The broken rice shops are crowded. So I think, trading broken rice can help make money and be successful in Hanoi”, The recounted. Broken rice is a popular dish in Saigon Think is do. In early 2019, he decided to fly to Hanoi. Here, The met some close friends and asked them for advice, looking for a place to rent space to open a broken rice restaurant. After two weeks of searching, The rented a space of 50m2, including 2 floors, in Duy Tan street, Cau Giay, Hanoi. This is a beautiful, bustling place with a lot of office people. However, the rent is extremely expensive 20 million/month. Although the rent is expensive, he saw the potential because there were many offices and many office workers, so he still decided to do it. So rent the house for 1 year but have to pay 6 months in advance. Particularly, the rent for the premises has already expired 120 million VND. He spent 30 million to buy tables and chairs, cooking utensils, dishes and 5 million to buy ingredients such as grilled ribs, grilled meat, eggs, skin, egg rolls and other side dishes… Then hire 2 more service staff, salary 4.5 million/month/person. The total cost he initially spent was more than 160 million dong. Because the process to process broken rice is quite simple and few stages, when making the dish by yourself, The also finds that it saves a lot of time and the cost of hiring staff to serve. In addition, the side dishes of broken rice are also easy to prepare and relatively cheap. “The broken rice dish only has grilled ribs, eggs, skin, and egg rolls. Side foods need cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, sauerkraut, etc. All of these foods are rustic and can be bought easily at markets,” he said. With the remaining amount of about 40 million, The thought to reserve for the procurement of raw materials and pay staff in the first 2-3 months of business when there were not many customers. The strange thing is, although the restaurant is opened in such a method, it is not as satisfactory when it opens for sale. However, when coming to Hanoi, not everyone likes this dish, even though the price of a meal of broken rice in Saigon is only 35,000 VND. “In the first month, the shop had a loss. But I think the loss of the first month is normal because the customers are not familiar. Hopefully next month more guests will come. But the next month, I still have a loss. The next month will not be able to recover, “The said. The price of each plate of broken rice is very affordable, only 35,000 VND, but on many days, it can only sell about 50 servings. Deducting the money to buy raw materials, he only made a profit of about 500,000 VND all day. This amount is only enough to pay the salaries of 2 employees, electricity and water. 3 consecutive months of losses, too panic, The started to panic and find the reason why his broken rice restaurant has good food, enthusiastic service attitude is still not crowded. Turns out, Hanoi office people don’t like to eat broken rice often. They prefer to eat at familiar restaurants that they have tried. They also prefer popular dishes such as bun cha, bun dau, pho, and banh cuon on the sidewalk rather than sitting in beautiful restaurants. In addition, on sunny days, the temperature is up to 39 degrees Celsius, the number of visitors decreases. Sometimes it’s halved. Because it’s sunny, everyone is afraid to go out, so they bring home-cooked rice. Trying to maintain the shop until the end of the 5th month, The decided to close, accepting a loss of 200 million. “Any business person opening a restaurant wants to quickly recover capital and make a profit. But now I know, just relying on the basic advantages of the dish is not enough and will still lose face. The broken rice business in Hanoi is not suitable for the culinary needs of the people here. Meanwhile, the shops of pho, bun cha, and popular snacks with no brand or name but are always full of customers even though they are located in the alley,” he concluded. Having failed with a broken rice restaurant in Hanoi, The flew back to Saigon to continue working and saving money. After nearly 2 years, he continued to rent a space of 7 million / month to open a popular broken rice restaurant. “The failure in Hanoi taught me a great lesson. It is business, life or death, success or failure, the final decision is still the habits and preferences of the people there. Then comes the quality of the food and the issue of food safety and hygiene. Moreover, my mistake when I invested in opening a broken rice restaurant outside Hanoi was that I just opened the restaurant and asked for a big business. Therefore, I should learn from others, open a small shop, and then slowly see how it expands.”

My one-day travel schedule in Can Gio is as follows: Morning Vehicles in this trip are motorbikes and trains. 7:00: Depart from University of Science (District 5) 7h45: Arrive at Binh Khanh ferry, move across the island by ferry 8h15: Breakfast 9h30: Arrive at Tac Thuat wharf, depart for Thanh An island 10h30: Visit seafood market, have lunch On Thanh An Island, visitors can enjoy seafood at the market or in nearby eateries. Afternoon After enjoying the seafood, you can take a short lunch break to continue your afternoon journey. 13h30: Back to Can Thanh to go to Can Gio beach to watch sunset 15h: Present at Can Gio beach, visit seafood market 17:00: Take photos of the sunset 18-20h: Move to the city center Cuisine Taking the ferry over to Can Gio, I have breakfast at the broken rice shop not far away. The shop is quite expensive. Eye-catching dish with giant ribs. If you do not like broken rice, you can eat pho at the next restaurant. Coming to Thanh An Island, you can buy seafood directly at the market and ask the seller to process it on the spot to enjoy. The market has no tables and chairs, so you can sit at the water shop. If you go to a seafood restaurant to eat, you will only order food without choosing seafood. I went to Sau Bo shop to try. The food is quite delicious, the price is reasonable. At the seafood market near Can Gio beach, 3 boxes of snails usually cost 100,000 VND. Crab, crab and shrimp cost 100,000 VND / box. If you can pay the price it may be cheaper. The seafood here is not so great. Maybe because I was late, the seafood was no longer fresh. However, the way to cook is delicious, especially tamarind sauce. The price to rent a seat at the market is 20,000 VND / chair, guests are allowed to bring food. Note For a safe trip, you should pay attention to the following things: – If you are short of time and afraid to move, you can reduce a few unnecessary locations. – If you want to enjoy fresh seafood, you should take advantage of the market early. – You must ensure the correct medical reporting process. – Visitors should prepare in advance ways to limit seasickness. – The last trip back to the mainland at 17:00, you should pay attention to avoid getting stuck on the island. – Sunset in Can Gio drops very quickly. You want to live virtual, check-in so quickly shoot. – When it was quite dark, on the road there were some sections with no lights and quite a few potholes.

After more than 2 decades of trading, the restaurant is still loved and supported by generations of Saigon residents thanks to stable cooking skills, enthusiastic service attitude and reasonable prices even on the expensive central street. red. The chicken rice shop of Mr. Phat and his wife is located in the alley 31 of Ly Tu Trong Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City). Popular chicken rice Twenty years ago, the fat chicken rice shop owned by Mr. Phat (70 years old) and Mrs. Hanh (66 years old) was located under an old apartment building at 23 Ly Tu Trong Street (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City). Share with Zing , the owner revealed that at that time, the shop was just a modest sidewalk restaurant, packed with a stall, some plastic tables and chairs for diners to eat. Ten years later, when the apartment block was cleared, the couple moved to the 31st house on the same street to continue their business. In 2019, the rice shop retreated to the house inside this 31 alley. Mr. Phat (70 years old) and his wife always try to maintain an affordable price so that everyone can eat. Although located in the alley, the restaurant of Mr. Phat’s family is quite spacious, spacious, with about 11 tables in both the house and the yard. The shop only sells business at dinner time, from 16:30 to 20:30 every day because of the elderly grandparents. However, on weekends, the salon may run out sooner than usual. Many people were excited to bring their friends and relatives to dinner, but had to leave pity when the owner announced that the meal was finished. “It usually takes 20pm to run out of rice, but now weekends, families come to eat a lot! Each table 4-5 people, some families even ask for more to bring back so there is no food left. I feel so embarrassed for everyone. ! “, Mr. Phat said while seeing off his guests. The owner said the restaurant’s recipe for making fat chicken rice was not picky, but focused on the quality of ingredients. After many years in business, the most typical and favorite dish at the restaurant is the fat fried chicken rice. The boss told Zing that the recipe is not fussy, just “good quality ingredients”. “My shop usually imports chicken and vegetables from reputable local cooperatives and enterprises. Every day, my family imports about 20 kg of meat, 7-8 kg of vegetables to cook with soup.” It’s all sold out, sorry, please stop by tomorrow, “said Mr. Phat. A full plate of rice includes fatty chicken, fried rice and vegetables, served soup. In addition, the shop also has more dishes such as fish ball or beef, each plate costs 45,000 VND. Share with Zing , Mr. Phat said that even though it is located on Ly Tu Trong Street – the golden land, located in the central district of Saigon, the shop still tries to maintain the most affordable price. “Twenty years ago, my rice plate sold for 7,000 VND, then increased to 15,000 VND, and now it is 45,000 VND. All years ago, guests came to eat free cars, comfortable drinks”, the owner said. The shop of many diners More than 20 years in business, the fat chicken rice shop number 31 Ly Tu Trong has become a familiar place for generations. Customers come to the shop of all ages, all professions, all social positions. Many people know this place thanks to friends and relatives and have been with the shop for many years. Ms. Hau and her son are both customers at the restaurant for more than 10 years. Mr. Quan, who is the mainstay of Mr. Phat’s restaurant for more than 10 years, still comes back to the restaurant once or twice a month. “The first time I came here to eat was more than 10 years ago, at that time Mr. Phat was still selling at the shop on the street. The food here is very good, for years the price is still affordable, so I like it. ! “, the guest shared. Ms. Hau (born in 1974) is also a customer of the shop for more than ten years. Many years ago, when her child was still at the Children’s Hospital 2 nearby, she often bought chicken rice to make dinner for the mother and daughter. “Since then, my child has grown up and still loves the food of Mr. Phat, Mrs. Hanh has done a lot. Now she has extra lessons, so I bought it and brought it back to him. Luckily, I left early so I still have a meal there.” , she shared. In addition to the guests who have been with the restaurant for nearly a decade, many young people also follow recommendations from friends or watch reviews on social networks to experience. “I heard people say there was a delicious chicken rice shop, right in District 1, so I came to try it. Chicken is fragrant, soft, and skin is crunchy, so I like it,” said Nguyen Loc, living in Binh Thanh district. Many young people who know Mr. Phat’s chicken rice shop ask friends and relatives to recommend or review the review on social networks. Share with Zing, Mr. Phat said that he had received many guests, they later brought their family and relatives to support and gradually became close like friends. Even many young people still remember his face, when meeting on the street will greet him warmly. “Honestly, I do not remember all of my customers. But on the way, whenever anyone greeted me, I knew immediately,” said Mr. Phat with a laugh. Received a lot of support and trust, but the owners are always humble and enthusiastic to each customer. Everyone was greeted by the owner and staff from the moment they entered the shop until they left, with a warm and friendly attitude. “My wife and I have maintained their business so far, thanks to the support from our guests and thanks to their blessings. If we have been doing business for a long time, we must be more careful and attentive to not waste the money people love,” the uncle said.