26 street food worth the trip across Vietnam, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Vietnam guides.
Phở Gia Truyền Bát Đàn ★ 4.6 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 49 Bat Dan, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Pho Gia Truyen Bat Dan in Hanoi is the Old Quarter's queuing Michelin Bib Gourmand pho counter on Bat Dan, family-run for five decades and self-service.
Tip: Order, pay and collect at the counter. Closes between 10:00 and 18:00 daily; arrive 06:30 to beat the breakfast queue.
Banh Mi 25 ★ 4.6 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 25 Hang Ca, Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Banh Mi 25 in Hanoi is the Old Quarter's most-photographed banh mi stall, baking baguettes daily and assembling sandwiches across three counters on Hang Ca.
Tip: Three counters at 25, 30 and 32 Hang Ca. Cash or card; sandwiches 30,000-40,000 VND.
Miến Lươn Chân Cầm ★ 4.5 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 1 Chan Cam, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Mien Luon Chan Cam holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for one dish: glass noodles with crispy fried river eel, served wet or dry at a Chan Cam kerb counter.
Tip: Counter seats only; closes when the eel runs out, usually mid-afternoon. Cash only, 60,000-80,000 VND.
Phở Thìn Lò Đúc ★ 4.5 · Hanoi
hai-ba-trung · 13 Lo Duc, Pham Dinh Ho, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Pho Thin Lo Duc in Hanoi is the Lo Duc kitchen where Nguyen Trong Thin invented stir-fried beef pho in 1979, with a richer broth than any other pho house.
Tip: One dish only. Stainless-steel tables and wooden benches; fast turnover, no waiting list.
Xôi Yến ★ 4.4 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 35B Nguyen Huu Huan, Ly Thai To, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Xoi Yen in Hanoi serves Hoan Kiem's favourite breakfast sticky rice from a corner shophouse on Nguyen Huu Huan, with caramel pork, pate and Chinese sausage.
Tip: Ground floor for the open kitchen; upstairs to sit. Bowls 20,000-50,000 VND; open from 05:00 for breakfast.
Bánh Cuốn Gia Truyền ★ 4.4 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 14 Hang Ga, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Banh Cuon Gia Truyen in Hanoi has steamed silky rice rolls over a cloth-stretched cauldron on Hang Ga since 1973, with pork and wood-ear mushroom filling.
Tip: Breakfast and lunch only; closed by mid-afternoon. The rolls are made to order at the front of the shop.
Chả Cá Thăng Long ★ 4.4 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 21 Duong Thanh, Cua Dong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Cha Ca Thang Long in Hanoi is the Michelin Bib Gourmand cha ca specialist on Duong Thanh, with turmeric catfish finished tableside in dill and onions.
Tip: One dish only; price per person is fixed at 250,000 VND. The Duong Thanh strip has the same family running multiple addresses.
Banh Mi Huynh Hoa ★ 4.4 · Ho Chi Minh City
pham-ngu-lao · 26 Le Thi Rieng Street, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Banh Mi Huynh Hoa is Saigon's most famous banh mi, a pricey but overstuffed baguette of house pate, cold cuts and butter with a queue near Ben Thanh.
Tip: It costs more than most stalls but is packed with meat; expect a queue at peak hours.
Tuyết Bún Chả 34 ★ 4.3 · Hanoi
ba-dinh · 34 Hang Than, Nguyen Trung Truc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Tuyet Bun Cha 34 in Hanoi holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for lanceleaf-blumea pork patties charcoal-grilled at six pavement tables on Hang Than.
Tip: Lunch service 11:00-15:00 only. Cash only and the queue spills onto the pavement after 12:00.
Bún Bò Nam Bộ Bách Phương ★ 4.3 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 73-75 Hang Dieu, Hang Bo, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Bun Bo Nam Bo Bach Phuong has served one dish since 1986 on Hang Dieu: rice noodles with stir-fried beef, peanuts, fried shallots and herbs in nuoc cham.
Tip: Long communal metal tables; share with locals. Cash only, 60,000 VND per bowl.
Banh Mi Bay Ho ★ 4.3 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · 19 Huynh Khuong Ninh Street, Da Kao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Banh Mi Bay Ho is a decades-old Da Kao stall known for its homemade pate, a tiny operation featured on Netflix's Street Food that sells out most afternoons.
Tip: It closes when the day's bread runs out, so come well before evening.
Bún Đậu Mắm Tôm Cô Tuyến ★ 4.2 · Hanoi
old-quarter · 31 Hang Khay, Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Bun Dau Mam Tom Co Tuyen is the Old Quarter's most-recommended bun dau counter on Hang Khay, plating fried tofu and rice noodles with fermented shrimp.
Tip: Mam tom is fermented shrimp paste with an assertive flavour; ask staff to balance with lime and sugar.
Phở Cuốn Hương Mai ★ 4.2 · Hanoi
ba-dinh · 25-27 Ngu Xa, Truc Bach, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Pho Cuon Huong Mai runs the Ngu Xa pho cuon strip in Hanoi, wrapping fresh rice-noodle sheets around stir-fried beef and herbs at a tiny Truc Bach counter.
Tip: The whole Ngu Xa block runs the same dish; if Huong Mai is full, walk three doors down and try the next counter.
Banh Mi Hong Hoa ★ 4.2 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · 54 Nguyen Van Trang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Banh Mi Hong Hoa is a busy bakery-and-stall near Ben Thanh turning out generously filled cold-cut baguettes, a rival to the nearby Huynh Hoa queue.
Tip: The bread is baked on site through the day, so it is nearly always warm and crisp.
Xoi Ga Number One ★ 4.2 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-5 · 84/6 Nguyen Bieu Street, Ward 1, 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.
Tip: It runs late into the evening; the fried chicken version is the one to get.
Bún Chả Hương Liên ★ 4.1 · Hanoi
hai-ba-trung · 24 Le Van Huu, Phan Chu Trinh, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Bun Cha Huong Lien in Hanoi has poured charcoal-grilled bun cha on Le Van Huu since the 1990s; Obama and Bourdain shared a meal here in 2016.
Tip: The Obama-Bourdain table is preserved in glass on the second floor. Cash and card both accepted.
Banh Cuon Hai Nam ★ 4.1 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-3 · 11A Cao Thang Street, Ward 2, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
Banh Cuon Hai Nam steams delicate rice-flour rolls to order, filling the thin sheets with minced pork and wood-ear mushroom, a District 3 breakfast favourite.
Tip: It is a morning dish; go before noon while the steamer is still running.
Banh Khot Co Ba Vung Tau ★ 4.1 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-3 · 102 Cao Thang Street, District 3, 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.
Tip: Wrap each cup in the mustard leaf and herbs before dipping; the coconut batter is rich.
Bun Thit Nuong Chi Tuyen ★ 4.1 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · 175C Co Giang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: Pour the whole cup of fish-sauce dressing over the noodles and toss before eating.
Chi Thong ★ 4.1 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · 195 Co Giang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: It is part of the Co Giang evening food strip; the rolls are made to order, so they arrive cool and fresh.
Chu Se ★ 4.0 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · 52 Calmette Street, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: Order it kho, dry, with the broth alongside, to taste the noodles the way regulars do.
Tau Hu Da Bo Bia ★ 3.9 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · 251 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: Bo bia comes sweet or savoury; the savoury rolls with dried shrimp are the classic snack.
Banh Trang Nuong Cao Thang ★ 3.9 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-3 · 61 Cao Thang Street, Ward 3, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
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.
Tip: Watch it crisp over the coals and eat it straight away while the rice paper is still crackly.
Hoang Yen Co Giang ★ 3.9 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-1 · 121 Co Giang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
On the Co Giang evening food strip, this stall grills bo la lot, minced beef wrapped in fragrant betel leaves, served with rice paper, herbs and a dip.
Tip: Roll the grilled betel-leaf beef in rice paper with herbs and dip; the strip is busiest around 19:00.
Banh Trang Nuong C002 ★ 3.8 · Ho Chi Minh City
binh-thanh · 23/49 Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City
C002 is a popular Binh Thanh spot for banh trang nuong, grilling the crisp rice-paper pizza with a range of toppings from egg and cheese to dried beef.
Tip: It offers more topping combinations than the classic street version; the cheese one is a crowd-pleaser.
Banh Trang Tron Ho Con Rua ★ 3.8 · Ho Chi Minh City
district-3 · Ho Con Rua, Vo Van Tan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
The Turtle Lake roundabout is Saigon's most famous spot for banh trang tron, shredded rice paper tossed with dried beef, quail egg, green mango, herbs.
Tip: Grab a bag from a cart and eat it on the roundabout steps, the way local students do at night.