Xoi Ga Number One is a street-food stop in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City.
Xoi Ga Number One is a Michelin Selected spot for its sticky rice topped with a fried or steamed chicken drumstick, eaten from a paper wrap.
Editorially verified July 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: Xoi ga with a fried chicken drumstick and scallion oil.
Tip: It runs late into the evening; the fried chicken version is the one to get.
Address: 84/6 Nguyen Bieu Street, Ward 1, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
Banh Khot Co Ba brings the Vung Tau coastal snack to District 3: small crisp turmeric rice cups fried with a shrimp, eaten wrapped in mustard leaf.
Try: Banh khot
Order: A tray of banh khot, wrapped in greens with fish sauce.
Tip: Wrap each cup in the mustard leaf and herbs before dipping; the coconut batter is rich.
Chi Tuyen is a Co Giang sidewalk stall known for bun thit nuong, cold rice vermicelli piled with charcoal-grilled pork, herbs and a crisp fried spring roll.
Try: Bun thit nuong
Order: Bun thit nuong with an extra grilled spring roll.
Tip: Pour the whole cup of fish-sauce dressing over the noodles and toss before eating.
Chu Se is one of District 1's premier hu tieu spots, ladling the clear pork-bone broth of hu tieu Nam Vang over chewy noodles with pork and shrimp.
Try: Hu tieu
Order: Hu tieu Nam Vang, the dry version with broth on the side.
Tip: Order it kho, dry, with the broth alongside, to taste the noodles the way regulars do.
This Le Thanh Ton cart is a downtown fixture for bo bia, soft rice-paper rolls of jicama, dried shrimp and Chinese sausage, alongside silky tau hu da tofu.
Try: Bo bia and tofu pudding
Order: A handful of bo bia rolls with the sweet-savoury dip.
Tip: Bo bia comes sweet or savoury; the savoury rolls with dried shrimp are the classic snack.
Chi Thong is a Co Giang stall widely rated for some of the best goi cuon in town, fresh rice-paper rolls of poached pork, prawn, vermicelli and herbs.
Try: Goi cuon
Order: Fresh goi cuon with the peanut-hoisin sauce.
Tip: It is part of the Co Giang evening food strip; the rolls are made to order, so they arrive cool and fresh.
This Cao Thang stall grills banh trang nuong, the Dalat-style rice-paper pizza topped with egg, scallion, dried shrimp and chili, crisped to order.
Try: Banh trang nuong
Order: A banh trang nuong with egg, shrimp and plenty of chili.
Tip: Watch it crisp over the coals and eat it straight away while the rice paper is still crackly.