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Quán Ăn Ngon has two locations, one in Hà Nội and one in Saigon. We ate at the first one with Hiền and like it very much. Upon returning to Saigon, we went to the second location and felt flat with disappointment.
Both locations function under the same concept: food from all three regions are cooked and served on the same premise. Both locations sport more or less the same design: an open village market. Both locations employ the same type of staff: energetic young men and young women serving food, and capable older women in the food preparation area. However, that's where the equality ends.
Although the quality of the ingredients is the same, the authenticity and taste at Quán Ăn Ngon in Saigon are far below its counterpart in Ha Noi and I could not understand the reason. Between my grandniece, my sister, and me, we ordered eight dishes from all three regions, and not one of them lived up to my expectation.
I was not happy with the experience, although I did like the uniform worn by the food preparers in this location better than the one in Ha Noi.
Style or substance, must I chose one over the other? What’s wrong of having both? How difficult is it to cook well in Vietnam, a country where good food is placed as top priority in everyone's life? Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: 138 Nam Kỳ Khởi Nghĩa, Dist. 1Phone: 8 829 9449
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This restaurant was recommended to us by a local tour operator when we asked for a place 'which serves good local where the locals go to'. What we were looking for was food that was neither adulterated for the foreign palette nor priced for the tourist wallet.
This is certainly the place to go if you want street-styled food in a relaxed and hygienic environment. The diffused lighting and banana plants makes an idyllic setting, transporting us away from the madness of traffic.
The restaurant serves a variety of noodles, rice dishes and finger food, all at a mere 50% markup from the roadside stall (a mere 50% because as a tourist, you probably do not want to try your luck with your stomach with the street variety). Not knowing what to order from the bewildering choice coupled with waiters who are not able to describe to you, we were invited to walk around the many stalls.
This place is very, very crowded during lunch hour. So, if you have the time, do go a bit later.
See this interesting writeup http://noodlepie.typepad.com/blog/2004/05/streetfree_stre.html Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: 138 Nam Kỳ Khởi NghĩaDirections: Opposite the main entrance to the Reunification Palace.
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Lying right in the heart of HCMC, close to Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Church and 30-4 Park, Quan An Ngon (Delicious Restaurant) is an ideal place for you to have a snack after your short city tour or to full your stomach with a wide selection of Vietnamese delicious dishes cooked by skilled chefs. I call it 3 in 1 cause they serve 3 regions' specialities in 1 restaurant.
The restaurant is an old French-style village, decorated with banana trees, wooden tables & chairs and some red lanterns. Do not forget to “wash your eyes” by watching how the food is cooked and let good smells spreading out from big pots at open-air kitchens stimulate your gastric juice before eating.
People like this restaurant not only because of nice place and nice food but also the way you are served. Cause restaurant owner used to work in a travel agent, he knows what to do to attract fellow dinners. If you are foreigners and do not have a Vietnamese friend to show you how to choose and eat Vietnamese food, waiters/waitresses here will help you with smiles.
A place you should not miss.
I like every dishes in this restaurant Leave a Comment Theme: LocalComparison: about averageAddress: 138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
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My husband and I sure lived up to the Singapore "favouritest" past time - food! From the tons of recommendations that I got from the other VT members here, we were at Quan An Ngon for 3 nights to sample the local delights. The food there was FANTASTIC!
Quan An Ngon was about 10mins walk from Rex Hotel and the place is packed! From the look of it, it is a very popular place amongst the locals and is fast becoming very popular with the Westerners and tourists. My advice is to go there early ~ 5+pm for dinner. Once 6pm sets in, you would have to wait very long before being allocated a seat.
The main eating area is shaped like an "U" with the centre of the place, dedicated to a bar. It is mainly an outdoor dining place (with some "rooms" available for indoor dining though my advice is to sit outside and enjoy the place & experience) and is decorated in a rustic setting with bright yellow walls and terracotta tiles. It also reminded me of Marche here in Singapore as the kitchen also has an "outdoor" concept - you can see your dishes being whipped up before your eyes if you are seated near to the stations.
Whart works for me at this place is that the portions are not too big. We could each order a Pho and an ice coffee, and then order another main dish to share - fried rice / macaroni (the latter was quite darn good!). In addition, we would also order 2 seafood dishes to share - clams / cockles / snails and another side dish such as Rice Paper Rolls (okok, I own up, we ordered like 2 to 4 of them each time...). My husband, having a very sweet tooth would end his meal with a dessert. He tried the Che Suong Sa Hot Luu which a fellow VT member recommended.The drink reminded me of "Chendol", a popular dessert here in Singapore, minus the gula melaka.
We tried the snails with the limegrass dip on our first day there. But we preferred the clams instead. The clams there were quite big and were not "fishy" at all. My husband and I also thoroughly enjoyed the fried macaroni there with minced beef; it was tasty and very fragrant. Our dinner there would typically cost about VND150,000. Great value! Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 138 Nam Ky Khoi NghiaPhone: 8257179Directions: Walk to Pasteur Street and then cross the road where you can see Norfolk Hotel ahead and a Fuji photo developing shop on the right. Cross over to the photo shop and walk straight down. Keep a lookout for the unit number. You should reach in about 5 mins.
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We asked our hotel deskperson where to go for good but inexpensive food, and he told us to come here....when we saw the outside of this place we were a little worried as it looked nice, but expensive. There was a HUGE amount of people lining up also, and quite a lot of foreigners. So atleast, we thought, it would be safe. Anyway we were still seated within about 5 minutes, and although the menu covered just about everything in Vietnamese cuisine, everything was edible and of pretty good flavor. I wouldn't say it was the BESTmeal we had but solid and a great introduction to anyone venturing into VN food for the first time.
Can't pick a favorite.....the banh xeo was OK for a restaurant version. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
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Ngon in Vietnamese translates to 'delicious' and this restaurants lives up to its name! I guarantee patrons will not be disappointed with the variety of items on their menu. Prices are very reasonable with a great outdoor-indoor eating experience. I've almost always patronize with a local friend so i'm not entirely sure as to whether or not the servers speak English but they do however have English on the menus. My absolute fave... Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: 138 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia
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This rooftop terrace Vietnamese BBQ joint is probably my favorite, opens at 5pm is usually very busy. With great selection of BBQ dishes, cooked on a burner on your table, great seafood and beef with cheese is delicious. And most importantly the beer is cold, something often missing at these sort of places........beer with ice? mmmmmmm not for me Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 3rd Floor, 29-31 Ton That Thiep, D1.
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The name translates as "Delicious Restaurant" in English. It certainly lives up to it's name too. Since I live in Vietnam, I occasionally get tired of eating the local food. However, I never tire of eating here. They have indoor or outdoor eating areas. It's nicely decorated in colorful paint and beautiful foliage. The cooking area is open to diners so you can see how they prepare Vietnam's traditional food. Ngon is popular with locals and expats alike. It's always busy so you may have to wait for a table.
My personal favorite is the Ngon Special Salad. It contains banana leaf, shrimp, peanuts and many other 'delicious' ingredients. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 138 Nam Ky Khoi NghiaDirections: On Nam Ky Khoi Nghia near the intersection with Nguyen Du
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food: very Vietnamese - from starters to dessert, it serves cuisine famous around vietnam
ambiance: pretty crowded
especially during weekends since both locals and foreigners go here to eat
surroundings: they got all corners covered specializing in diff aspect of the Vietnamese food.
i saw one corner that only cooks all the varieties of Pho (noodle soup) by the way, make sure that you get a table already.
the menu doesnt not have pictures, just description of what is included in the dish you will order. so it might not be as what u imagine it to be.
a friend had pineapple ice cream, it was vanilla with 2 pineapple slices a tthe side. go figure! or if we just didn't read the menu well! hahaha! also other desserts are sweet but will be hot (i guess im just program to always expect cold dessert!)
the Vietnamese rice paper! it is a must try for the foreigners.
they have different sets arrange for this,
if you are vegetarian, you get to have all the greens you want
or if you want meat with the greens, then a choice for pork, chicken, or beef
and their waitresses are nice enough to even demonstrate for you HOW to wrap and eat this.
the sauce can be spicy. but you need this to soften up the wrap.
or else its a battle betweeen the teeth and the hand.
but no matter who will win, you will end up with an unwrap food! scattered on your plate!
c",)
happy eating! Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageAddress: 138 Nam Ky Khoi NghiaPhone: 825-7179Directions: it is at the back of the Reunification Palace, so if you're in this area, its best to hit this place for a meal.Other Contact: fax: 825-7178
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The moment we saw the long queue from the main road - we knew we had hit the right place for our dinner. True to the various online reviews I have read, Quan An Ngon is indeed the one place you must visit to sample local delights. Count your blessings if you can find a seat in this 400-seat restaurant. This is one place where the locals and foreigners would gather for HCMC's finest local fare at affordable price.
Quan An Ngon has a very interesting concept - it is said that the owner scouts for the best streetfood to be brought into the restaurant. Not on that, he also hired the best cooking chefs and set up the "hawker" concept in the restaurant. Here, you will find different "stalls" selling the various local delights from the whole of Vietnam. And trust me, the food is really good - much better than the various restaurants I have visited in Vietnam.
Despite the crowd, customer service is still up to our standard. As we were visiting the restaurant for the first time, the waiter was friendly and offered us many good recommendations. Service was fast so that more customers cound enjoy the food. Despite the crowd, the Manager himself actually brought us out of the restaurant to show us how we could walk from the restaurant to the Ben Thanh night market. That's what I call good service!
We loved the sugercane prawns, paper rice rolls and the fried rice! Yummy! It's a pity that there's only two of us - otherwise we could order more dishes to try! Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$11-20 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 138 Nam Ky Khoi NghiaPhone: 8299449Directions: The restaurant is located near the Reunification Palace. Alternatively, you may like to take a taxi - it is located next to the main road.
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