For my Indochina backpacking series, I will make a post about food after posting about the places that I've been to. So first up in my Indochina food tripping is of course Vietnam. 

Day 1. I arrived in Vietnam in the wee hours of the morning and I had to wait until 6am so I can at least leave my bag at the hostel. So while waiting for 6am, I hung out at a 24-hour coffee shop called SNOB Coffee, which near the hostel. Vietnam is particularly known for their good coffee so I was looking forward to all the caffeine intake I will be having for this part of the trip. 

My first actual meal in Vietnam was around 10am after three hours of touring the city. I went to My Banh Mi because I saw that they have vegetarian options. I have been on pescatarian diet for a few months now and it would be such a waste to suddenly eat red meat. I had the vegetarian banh mi and it did not disappoint, except for the amount of coriander leaves they put in it (I hate coriander!). But it wasn't really a big deal, I just removed all the leaves.

I went to a couple more places after my so-called lunch. Because it was so hot, I decided to stop by an ice cream shop to cool off. I ordered iced yogurt, which basically tasted like Yakult.

For dinner, I went to Benh Thanh Food Market where I ordered rice noodles with tofu and vegetables. I also had Oreo gelato for dessert.

That night I went out for drinks. After a few drinks, I became tipsy and felt like I really wanted to eat something. I ended up buying some stir-fried buttered corn with spicy shrimp which was being sold on a food cart along Bui Vien.

Day 2. I woke up feeling rested, and also hungry. For breakfast, I decided to try one of Vietnam's specialty coffee, which is the egg coffee. I went to the Note Coffee along Bui Vien, which is a really cute coffee shop decorated with post-it notes from its visitors. At first, I thought that the egg coffee was weird but it was actually really good. I paired it with an egg banh mi.

For lunch, I went to Phuc Long Coffee and Tea, which is a local Vietnamese cafe and restaurant. They have branches in a lot of places in Ho Chi Minh City. I ordered their shrimp fried rice which was really good; and cheap too.

While wasting time away, I went to The Running Bean, another local coffee shop and ordered one of their best-selling fruit juices.

After my nap after the Heineken Experience, I went to Bui Vien again, this time to have dinner. It was also my last meal in Vietnam. There were a lot of vegetarian options but I ended up going to Green Bamboo because the food there was so cheap. I had the tofu and mixed veggies fried rice which comes in huge servings and tasted really good.

Okay, so that wraps up my Vietnam tour. Up next is Cambodia!