Ho Chi Minh Gourmet Walking Tour | Michelin Store Pho Banh Mi

08:00

A Japanese guide will pick you up at your hotel.
We will take you to a restaurant that serves the standard breakfast pho.

08:30

Breakfast at “Cơm Tấm Ba Ghiền” selected as Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
Enjoy Cơm Tam sườn, a specialty dish from southern Vietnam.
Com Tam means "broken rice" in Vietnamese, and Com Tam was available at a time when food was in short supply after the end of the Vietnam War. This is the small, crumbly rice grains that come out during the rice milling process, making effective use of rice that would normally be thrown away.
Cơm Tam sườn is a one-plate dish consisting of broken rice, pork marinated in sweet and spicy sauce and grilled over charcoal, a soft-boiled fried egg, carrot and radish namasu, cucumber, and tomato.

09:15

Cafe Vot, a long-established Vietnamese coffee shop　
Located in an alley off the street, this is a long-established Vietnamese coffee shop that has been in operation for over 60 years and is very popular among locals.Please try the coffee brewed using the flannel drip method, which is rare in Vietnam.
*Customers pay for Vietnamese coffee themselves.

09:45

“Tandinh Market” frequented by locals and foreign residents
This is a local market located right next to Tan Dinh Church. When you enter the main entrance, you will see a store selling ao dai and clothing fabrics. Behind that is a nut store, where you can purchase cashew nuts with skins and macadamia nuts with shells, which are popular as souvenirs. At the very back is a section selling meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, etc., and outside the market are local food stalls.
Pink church “Tandinh Church”
This Roman Catholic church was completed in 1876 during the French colonial period, and is the second largest neo-Romanesque building after the Great Cathedral of Saigon. With its cute pink exterior and white carvings on the windows and walls, it is a popular photogenic spot in Ho Chi Minh City.
*Photography must be taken from outside the gate. The main street in front of the church has a lot of traffic, so please be careful when taking photos.

10:30

“Southern Women’s Museum” focuses on women in southern Vietnam
The Southern Women's Museum, which opened in 1985, has exhibits organized by theme on each floor, including precious ao dai collections and crafts displayed by year, sets that recreate the handicraft production process that women engaged in, and various materials about the activities of women in the South during the Vietnam War.

11:30

Lunch at "Phở Miến Gà Kỳ Đồng", selected as a Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
Enjoy Phở (pho) or Miến (vermicelli), a rich and aromatic chicken soup made by slow-simmering chicken bones for 3 to 4 hours, and tender chicken.
It's also fun to watch the staff working efficiently on the chicken inside the store.

12:15

Long-established fruit parlor "Sinh tố 142"　
Sinh to is a Vietnamese smoothie made by shaking fruit, condensed milk, sugar, crushed ice, etc. We recommend the classic mango, mang kau siem, which is not available in Japan, avocado, etc. In addition to sinto, cut fruits with yogurt are also delicious.
*Customer pays the Sinto fee himself.

13:00

Local supermarket “CO.OP MART”
A locally-based supermarket where you can get a glimpse of the Vietnamese lifestyle, with everything from food to daily necessities available.
Enjoy searching for Vietnamese souvenirs such as instant pho and rice paper.
Tsuzu Hospital, a national obstetrics and gynecology hospital located across from Co-op Mart on Cong Quynh Street, is the hospital where the surgery to separate the conjoined twins "Viet-chan and Duc-chan" is famous in Japan.

14:00

Vietnamese soul food “Banh Mi Huynh Hoa”　
Banh Mi is a Vietnamese-style baguette sandwich made by making cuts in French bread, spreading it with butter or liver pâté, and filling it with ingredients such as Vietnamese ham, catfish, cucumber, green onion, and coriander.
French bread became popular during the French colonial period at the end of the 19th century, and it is said to have its roots in the Vietnamese style of eating it, and it has become Vietnam's soul food.
The banh mi at this restaurant is so filling that one is enough for two people.
*Customer pays for banh mi himself.

14:30

We will drop you off at your hotel.

• Free up to 2 days before the participation date, 100% charge up to 1 day before the participation date. In addition, 100% charge will be made for no-shows due to non-participation.

• Free up to 2 days before the participation date, 100% charge up to 1 day before the participation date. In addition, 100% charge will be made for no-shows due to non-participation.