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Cafe music live in the famous alley in Saigon

Situated in the alley, No. 7 House still attracts visitors by the simple beauty and quiet space, separate from the noise in the street. This coffee shop is located in Lane 7, Ngo Thoi Nhiem street, District 3 should be named as House number 7. From the beginning of the lane, guests have to wade a new alley pass to the place. There is no front door, only a door to enter, inside is a small interior space, but pretty quiet for those who want to sit for long. The restaurant's layout is U-shaped, oriented into a middle passage.   This is also a small stage playing live music evening. This floor has a roof above, so the space is always full of natural light although there is no frontage. Actually this is a renovated old home with a mezzanine floor, with simple steel balustrade.   The dominant color is bright white highlighting brown wood. Seating is not too sophisticated but still polite.   Everywhere there are vases t...

The bustling kite field in the inner city of Saigon

In the early summer, the Thanh Da canal embankment has hundreds of kites flying in the afternoon. By the end of 2017, when the house on the banks of the Saigon River in Thanh Da peninsula was cleared to make a park and embankment, this place became the ideal kite-dropping place, just a few kilometers from the center. "Previously, the banks of the Saigon river had no embankments, the old houses, the people trading, the pubs ... Since the end of last year, when this area was cleared to embank and construction. Many people come to Kieu because of the spacious space, cool, "said Dinh Xuan Ninh (Binh Thanh District) said. Every day, hundreds of people come to kite flying, especially families with children and young people. "I do not know how to fly kites, see you only this area only about 5 km away, not to the suburbs so come here to practice the kite here is not too large but very convenient travel," An (21 age) said. According ...

The restaurant sells only 100 bowls of noodles a day in Saigon

Noodle soup is 16 hours, beef noodles and beef are selected, processed into 100 bowl "essence first noodle" every day. Nowadays, the devotees can enjoy an authentic noodles bowl at Tam restaurant in the heart of bustling Saigon.   "Pho in Tam is a well-prepared dish from raw materials to processing and displaying, and only 100 bowls of pho every day are essential to ensure the essence of the dish." The restaurant only serves 100 bowls per day at noon. Diners should look at how the cook processed pho noodle, how to understand the reason why pho became typical for both Vietnamese cuisine in general and Northern cuisine in particular.   First of all, mention the water - the "soul" of pho.   Noodle soup as sweet, more attractive pho.   Bow bone with marrow inside is the best ingredients to cook noodle soup.   In addition to bones, the spine, ribs or some tails of cattle can also be put into a pot of boiling water.   The purebones give fresh wa...

Bowl of Hue beef smells of smoke in Saigon small shop

In the small shop has existed for nearly 20 years, pot of bone marrow is cooked on the stove makes bowl of noodles smell of kitchen smoke. Present at the pavement of Road No. 12, District 8, Ho Chi Minh City from nearly 20 years ago, then moved to Ta Quang Buu Street, bun boom of a Hue chef is one of the few restaurants in Saigon to. still cooking with wood stove. Those who do not pay attention to the processing will not know why bowl of vermicelli here has a characteristic smell.   With the owner for nearly 20 years, the firewood has helped keep bowls separate. Not only the bone stew, shrimp sauce, pork chop and pig blood are also cooked on the stove.   This way makes the ball, in addition to the sweet smell is very strange. Just like Hue beef noodle soup, but the water is soaked in Hue bowl noodles are not cooked with cow bone but stewed from the bone and spices in it, fish sauce is indispensable. The owner does not use larg...

The antique route over half a century in Saigon

Le Cong Kieu Street (District 1) is one of the oldest surviving antiques in Saigon. More than twenty large and small shops located in a 200 meter long street in the heart of District 1. Video:     Phong Vinh. Le Cong Kieu is no stranger to antiques in Saigon.   The owner of a shop here said that this place predominantly sells fine art items, household goods ... "My family is doing business here for over 50 years," he said. The road is only about 200 meters long, but there are dozens of large and small shops, selling many antique items from money, Buddha statues, pottery pottery in the Nguyen and Qing Dynasty to the items such as dishes, bamboo shoots, incense bowls, bronze bowls, incense bowls ... There is a specialty store of bronze, a place specialized in ceramics.   The origin of goods also depends on the type, including items from all over the world. Buyers just need to walk and glance to be able to delineate the location to...
'Window of paradise' near Saigon for people living virtual You will be impressed by the golden door frame, opening the scene of the blue sea as beautiful pictures. Nghinh Phong, Vung Tau with "door to heaven" or "heaven gate" are check in loud social network.   Not far from Saigon, a 2-day trip to this location would be a good suggestion. Located in the tourist resort of the nose, the "sky gate" is a solidly built door on the top of the mountain but does not lead to any construction but opens a wide open space to immense beach front.   The yellow of the opposite wall on the blue of the sky, of the sea creates an artistic scene, which is very suitable for taking pictures of young visitors. "Heaven Gate" is located high, the two sides have stone steps.   This place is also near the road to the famous statue of God in Vung Tau, you can combine the sightseeing both convenient. The two sides of the road to th...