Buffet
Beer/Wine
Take-out
Vietnamese
Local vegetarian restaurant located a few steps from backpacker area. Serves Vietnamese food. Open Mon-Sun 7:00am-8:00pm.
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171b Cong Quynh, Q1, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Last update on 29 Apr 2024 by BarakCohen
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27 Reviews
First Review by Kirsti
JackMoretonBurt
Points +72
Great affordable local veggie food - Edit
This place is nothing fancy but sure hits the spot if you want some affordable and tasty local food. Main dish plus rice costs around 55,000 dong with plenty of options to choose from. The staff didn't speak English that well so need to be patient and speak slowly when ordering.
Read morePros: Varied vegan options, Tasty local food, Very cheap
Cons: Limited English, A bit of noise and smell from the main road
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YumYumVeggie
Points +525
Delicious local vegan - Edit
Unfussy local shop serving inexpensive tasty vegan food, including mock meats. I discovered it by recommendation from my local tour guide. The tofu & mushroom clay pot was especially delicious. 130,000VND for 2 people.
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BarakCohen
Points +940
Pretty good - Edit
Cheap local veg restaurant
Read morePretty good for what it is
I liked what i had
Updated from previous review on 2024-05-10
Pros: Good , Cheap, Friendly
Cons: No ac
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MarcHastenteufel
Points +180
Big bright local Restaurant - Edit
Nice selection with lots of options. I find the soups good. Try a fresh spring roll
Read morePros: Selection , Price
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yoshimango
Points +274
decent, nothing special - Edit
food was decent, price was decent. Nothing special to write home about and I don’t need to come back. the service was neutral not good or bad. the fresh spring roll was already premade came out too fast and was hard on the ends the rice paper wrap i guess went dry. but once i bit and finally got inside its was tasty. the fried noodle and veggie came out totally different than i imagine. i was thinking thai stir fri style noodle n veggie but this came out with a thick broth i thought it was a strew and the wrong order but the big white rice noodles were underneath. it was tasty. no complaints really on the food for the price. i give food a 7/10. im also a vegan chef so take my grade as i have high standards. if you stay close by try this place out. it was a 10min walk for me. if not its not worth a trip or long commute to get to
Read morePros: portion was good, price , good people watching on the main road
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fibrechewer
Points +85
Delicious buffet selection - Edit
Delicious buffet selection, these guys have a bahn mi cart out front, which also operates for restaurant service and takeaway. You'll find its best to go in the morning when things are fresh, you'll encounter a range of mock meats, vegetables, etc. It seems that ordering this way is ideal considering the negative experiences of others 40k a plate.
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catie.roth
Points +206
Not going again - Edit
I had the vegan & mushroom noodle soup. It was packed with other veg which was nice, the noodles were good as well but the broth was pretty much tasteless and seemed to be a plain vegetable broth. The mushrooms tasted like canned mushrooms. Despite the menu stating being a vegan restaurant, there are a lot of menu items containing egg. Also some items included chicken and fish, not sure if those were vegan/veggi.
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MushroomFreak
Points +124
Cheap and delicious - Edit
Loved their bún thái! Awesome sweet and sour broth and generously filled with water spinach, tofu, banana blossom, noodles and mushrooms. Very satisfying, and cheap too!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-06-08
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Tim_nottingham
Points +7143
Terrible experience - Edit
I’d honestly like to give 0 stars. Despite being called a vegan restaurant many things on the menu say egg eg egg noodle, egg rolls. The order was wrong. I ordered French fries (half of which were inedible) and the waiter said in Vietnamese “fried egg roll”. My Vietnamese friend checked this and said clearly it should be French fries. So they brought both which we were charged for. The sweet and sour vegetables should have been on the menu as “random vegetables in the hottest sauce you’ve ever tasted”. I sweated buckets just eating it. The (unordered) egg rolls went uneaten as I could not trust them to be vegan. Service was shocking too with the waiter totally uninterested.
Read moreHardly a surprise it was virtually deserted at prime time on a Saturday night.
Updated from previous review on 2023-02-11
Pros: None
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FilthyVegan.
Points +9775
Huge menu. Huge interior. - Edit
I've been coming to this local restaurant for years.
Read moreCheap. Delicious. Mostly vegan.
Metal tables. Plastic chairs. Dusty ceiling fans pushing the hot air around. In other words, perfect.
A must if you are travelling in Saigon.
Updated from previous review on 2022-10-11
Pros: Pictures in the menu, Located near the backpacker area
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kimono
Points +161
Very tasty food - Edit
Ambience is zero, service almost the same and they charge you 5k for a napkin.....but the food is fukin tasty! Literally everything I’ve had here is really good.
Read moreWho comes to Asia for the service?
Ps the lunchtime rice and mixed veg dish (30k) was very disappointing. Stick to the main menu is my advice
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Jessiebouj
Points +40
Overpriced - Edit
I’ve been here twice because it’s close to my hostel. The first night we got terrible service and the meal was a total rip off. We ordered a Claypot for 55000 and it came out with 5 very thin slices of mock meat and nothing else. No vegetables, no sauce, nothing. It was barely enough to cover the base of the Claypot in a single layer. Absolutely ridiculous. We inquired with the waiter if there had been a mistake (we had some Vietnamese locals with us), who just said ‘I’m just a waiter’ and ran off and ignored us for the rest of the night. The second time I went for lunch I ordered a rice dish for 50000 having observed others in the restaurant with decent portions for those meals. It was really not good, no protein/tofu and just plain stir fried vegetables in very bland and slimy sauce. It’s also not clear what is vegan and what is vegetarian on the menu as they use eggs.
Read morePros: Close to backpacker area
Cons: Overpriced , Food not good
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pandawuzhere
Points +42
Really great food for the price - Edit
The menu states vegan on it, but they have served me side dishes of fish sauce with my meal. They have great noodle soups and vegan spring rolls. I don't really enjoy their "fake meats" but the vegetables are fresh and the stocks are tasty. The staff is also friendly and helpful.
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ta-mara!
Points +284
👌🏽 - Edit
-Delicious
Read more- vegan
- friendly staff
- cheap
-> I recommend it!
You shouldn't go there to late. The food could be sold out.
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GeorgiaBrown
Points +69
Tasty! - Edit
Really tasty okra in clay dish, great value for money
Read morePros: Great choice, Cheap
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PabloAlessio
Points +242
Good one - Edit
Big and confortable vegan resrrtaurant local typical vietnamise style.
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jasonsearing
Points +257
cheap and nice traditional food - Edit
Great selection of both vegan and vegetarian food. I must go back and try some more of the dishes. Could not believe they serve no meat products.
Read morePros: lots of vegan options
Cons: you will need to speak some Vietnamese.
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JitkaH
Points +103
Good and cheap - Edit
Nothing special. Food was good but the menu is rather confusing- been noodle soup on the menu?
Read morePros: Cheap , Fast
Cons: Menu is confusing
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ctpetro14
Points +88
Best vegetarian specials in Vietnam - Edit
The food is so good you’ll think you’re eating real meat. Come each day for a different special. Really friendly staff. Definitely would recommend
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maren
Points +185
Reasonable Prices, Good Food - Edit
It’s decent Vietnamese food for a good price. Saw a lot of locals going there. The only good option at Walking Street
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rjaneruns
Points +459
Good enough food - Edit
Food was pretty decent. Prices are good. Don't think the drinks are vegan... Would go back
Read morePros: cheap
Cons: beef meatballs
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RunChay
Points +54
Simple and easy - Edit
The food was okay but nothing amazing and the price was reasonable.
Read morePros: Lots of affordable options
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claurod
Points +55
Safe option - Edit
Fair range of options in the menu. Savory without being extraordinary. They have different breakfast specials (35k Dong) for each day of the week, but you have to be there before 9am. Staff speaks very little English but they are happy to help, plus the menu is bilingual. Expect to pay 60-100k Dong for two, but you might choose also the cheap dishes and be ok paying around 50-60k D.
Read morePros: Choose the tables at the sides directly under the
Cons: Breakfast specials run out pretty quickly
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Da_sar
Points +17
Great Soups! - Edit
Big choice of meals, very fair prices starting from 30.000 a soup.
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Ohwellokay
Points +53
Good vegan/vegetarian eatery - Edit
Great soups. Went here twice. Veggies are very fresh. Large menu with English translations, but it's not a place made for tourists -- lots of locals. Buddhist monks can be seen, always a good sign.
Read moreVery reasonable prices.
Cons: Menu is limited in the morning. Certain items are
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jackfruit123
Points +20
Yum! - Edit
Went here for lunch with some non vegetarians who had heard about this place. I am not into fake meats so I was content with getting a vegetable and noodle dish which turned out to be quite delicious! The other two diners got veg with rice, fried spring rolls, and fried rice with some kind of imitation meat and crab it looked like. Decent prices (30-40k for a good serving). Also nice to get slightly off the beaten track and eat at what seemed to be a very popular lunch spot for the locals. I recommend!
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Kirsti
Points +23
Terrific Vegetarian Restaurant in District 1 - Edit
We ate here 3 times during our 4 days in HCMC. They have a large staff and were always able to find someone who could communicate with us. They seem competent and professional and very clean. They have hot pot for 140,000 (for 2 people). The rest of the prices are around 25,000-40,000. We loved their seaweed soup (#38). We asked them to add some tofu and they obliged. It was delicious! They also have great non-fried spring-rolls. We bought some for tomorrow's breakfast (they are only available after 3 pm). Food arrives quickly. Their menu is extensive. Today, they surprised us with some jasmin tea. Lovely. Too bad we are leaving HCMC tomorrow!
Read morePros: Clean, professional, high quality, Inexpensive, Location
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