Tag: Food and Coffee

  • Clown at NYDC (Vincom Center)

    Visited some friends at Vincom Center today. I was walking past NYDC when I noticed a birthday party with a clown. It was cute, the first time I ever saw a clown in…

  • Sites'n Bites - A Korean American Blogger in Saigon

    Today I met up with Jen (@sitesnbite), the Korean American blogger behind Sites'n Bites at Coffee Beans. She is a fellow Seattleite who has lived in Saigon for over two…

  • Highlands Coffee, Seattle's Best Coffee Clone?

    I first visited my first Highlands Coffee by the Opera House in District 1 back in 2003. Since that time, I had visited many of the Highlands as they starting spreading…

  • Baskin and Robbins in Saigon

    I was riding back towards Nguyen Trai Street in District 1 when this new pink Baskin and Robbin's popped up of nowhere. I knew there was on on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai but…

  • Itsumo - My Favorite Japanese Restaurant in Saigon

    [quote float="right"]SaigonNezumi's Favorite Japanese Restaurant in Saigon[/quote] This may seem like a Japanese week on my blog since in the last 5 days I have eaten at…

  • Sushi Dining Aoi - New restaurant in Saigon

    There is another Japanese sushi restaurant in town. Though Sushi Dining Aoi has been open since January, my visit there yesterday was the first time I was able to take…

  • New Saigon Food Blogger in Town

    I am adding a new blog to my list of Vietnam Bloggers on SaigonNezumi. Yesterday I met a new food blogger, John (@SGNPilot), for dinner at Bon Mua Four Seasons, a halal…

  • Sushi Bar (Then and Now)

    Today I met up with Clifton for lunch at the Zen Plaza Sushi Bar in District 1. Despite being walking distance from Zen Plaza, this was my first visit to Sushi Bar 2 is…

  • Farewell Java Cafe

    As many of you know, over a month ago Java Cafe closed down. It was a popular mainstay at the corner of Hai Ba Trung and Dong Du in District 1. I have been using Java…

  • Santa Fe Cafe (Pham Ngu Lao)

    Santa Fe Cafe is a very popular restaurant frequented by Expats in the Pham Ngu Lao (Backpacker Area) of District 1 (see map below). It is always packed and prices quite…

  • Turkish Baklava in Saigon

    For those of you that like Turkish baklava, the Berru Turkish and Coffee Restaurant in District 2 has them on the menu. Nice and sweet, you can even order with some ice…

  • SaigonNezumi's Best Halal Restaurants in Saigon (2011)

    Edit: I forgot to mention Halal@Saigon. I will do a review of this restaurant later. In 2011, I created one of the first halal travel sites for Vietnam under the name…

  • New Turkish Halal Restaurant - Berru Turkish Coffee & Restaurant

    Berru Turkish Coffee & Restaurant Edit 1: new address -> Sc3-1 My Khang, Nguyen Luong Bang, District 7, HCMC Finally, Vietnam's first authentic halal Turkish restaurant…

  • Coffee Beans

    We all love Coffee Beans here in Saigon. I lost count of where they are now in the city. I always order a really large hot chocolate from Coffee Beans when I visit…

  • A nice quiet coffee shop in District 10

    A friend introduced me to this nice coffee shop last Saturday. It is one of the few quiet coffee shops in the city. Their specialty are tea blends including green tea…