Saigon Chinatown Kulinarik-Tour: Bình-Tây-Markt, Teochew-Kaffee & Chợ Lớn
Tagesausflug
Kulinariktour
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
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English (Sprache)
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Tour description
Most visitors never get past District 1. Cho Lon — Saigon's Chinatown, and the largest Chinatown in Vietnam — sits six kilometres west, and it is a different city: Cantonese and Teochew family businesses, herbal medicine halls, temple courtyards thick with incense, and a food culture that arrived by sea.
We start inside Binh Tay Market, a 1920s market hall built around a courtyard by a Chinese merchant, at the hour when it is still a wholesale market rather than a tourist stop. You eat hu tieu — the clear pork-and-prawn noodle soup that Cho Lon gave the rest of Vietnam — surrounded by traders taking their own breakfast, and taste a Chinese sweet soup made with lotus seed and dried longan.
Then we walk into the old streets for coffee brewed the Teochew way, ground fine and strained through a cloth sock into a glass, drunk sitting on a stool with the newspaper. Your guide takes you through a herbal medicine street and into one of the oldest Chinese temples in the city, and explains how the Hoa community built this district, what happened to it after 1975, and what remains.
The last stretch is a Bib Gourmand pho house on Nguyen Trai where the southern style is at its sweetest and most generous, a stop for banh in the An Dong market arcade, and a Chinese dessert to close.
Small group, maximum 10 guests. Mostly walking with two short taxi hops included, because Cho Lon's landmarks are two kilometres apart.
We start inside Binh Tay Market, a 1920s market hall built around a courtyard by a Chinese merchant, at the hour when it is still a wholesale market rather than a tourist stop. You eat hu tieu — the clear pork-and-prawn noodle soup that Cho Lon gave the rest of Vietnam — surrounded by traders taking their own breakfast, and taste a Chinese sweet soup made with lotus seed and dried longan.
Then we walk into the old streets for coffee brewed the Teochew way, ground fine and strained through a cloth sock into a glass, drunk sitting on a stool with the newspaper. Your guide takes you through a herbal medicine street and into one of the oldest Chinese temples in the city, and explains how the Hoa community built this district, what happened to it after 1975, and what remains.
The last stretch is a Bib Gourmand pho house on Nguyen Trai where the southern style is at its sweetest and most generous, a stop for banh in the An Dong market arcade, and a Chinese dessert to close.
Small group, maximum 10 guests. Mostly walking with two short taxi hops included, because Cho Lon's landmarks are two kilometres apart.
Meeting point:
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Binh Tay Market main gate, Thap Muoi Street, Cho Lon area, Ho Chi Minh City
We meet at the clock-tower gate of Binh Tay Market on Thap Muoi Street (Cho Lon ward, old District 6). Your guide will have a small sign. About 25 minutes by taxi from Ben Thanh.
Detailed itinerary
Stop 1 - Binh Tay Market, Thap Muoi Street: A 1920s Chinese-built market hall around an open courtyard. We eat hu tieu - clear pork and prawn noodle soup - in the trader's canteen at wholesale hour.
Stop 2 - Chinese sweet soup: Lotus seed, dried longan and white fungus in warm syrup, the Cantonese dessert tradition that Cho Lon kept alive in Vietnam.
Stop 3 - Teochew sock coffee: Coffee ground fine and strained through a cloth filter into a glass, brewed by families who have done it this way for three generations. Served with condensed milk or black and bitter.
Stop 4 - Herbal medicine street and On Lang temple: A short guided walk past dried-goods and medicine shops into one of the city's oldest Chinese temples, with your guide on the history of the Hoa community.
Stop 5 - Pho Le, Nguyen Trai: A Bib Gourmand pho house and the best argument for southern-style pho - sweeter broth, a mountain of herbs, beef tendon and brisket.
Stop 6 - An Dong market arcade: Steamed and fried banh from the stalls under the arcade, plus a walk through the dried seafood and preserved fruit aisles.
Stop 7 - Che Chinese dessert to finish: A cold sweet soup or tofu pudding with ginger syrup, and your guide's notes on eating in Cho Lon on your own.
Stop 2 - Chinese sweet soup: Lotus seed, dried longan and white fungus in warm syrup, the Cantonese dessert tradition that Cho Lon kept alive in Vietnam.
Stop 3 - Teochew sock coffee: Coffee ground fine and strained through a cloth filter into a glass, brewed by families who have done it this way for three generations. Served with condensed milk or black and bitter.
Stop 4 - Herbal medicine street and On Lang temple: A short guided walk past dried-goods and medicine shops into one of the city's oldest Chinese temples, with your guide on the history of the Hoa community.
Stop 5 - Pho Le, Nguyen Trai: A Bib Gourmand pho house and the best argument for southern-style pho - sweeter broth, a mountain of herbs, beef tendon and brisket.
Stop 6 - An Dong market arcade: Steamed and fried banh from the stalls under the arcade, plus a walk through the dried seafood and preserved fruit aisles.
Stop 7 - Che Chinese dessert to finish: A cold sweet soup or tofu pudding with ginger syrup, and your guide's notes on eating in Cho Lon on your own.
Tour price includes
• Small-group English-speaking local food guide (maximum 10 guests)
• All 6 food and drink tastings listed in the itinerary
• One Teochew coffee and one Chinese dessert
• Two short air-conditioned taxi transfers inside Cho Lon
• Bottled water and wet wipes throughout
• All taxes and service fees
• All 6 food and drink tastings listed in the itinerary
• One Teochew coffee and one Chinese dessert
• Two short air-conditioned taxi transfers inside Cho Lon
• Bottled water and wet wipes throughout
• All taxes and service fees
Tour price excludes
• Abholung und Rücktransfer zum Hotel in Distrikt 1 (auf Anfrage gegen Aufpreis möglich)
• Bier und andere alkoholische Getränke
• Persönliche Reiseversicherung
• Trinkgelder für den Guide
• Alle Einkäufe auf den Märkten
• Bier und andere alkoholische Getränke
• Persönliche Reiseversicherung
• Trinkgelder für den Guide
• Alle Einkäufe auf den Märkten
Stornierungsrichtlinie
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the tour start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable. Tours run rain or shine; the markets and temple are all under cover. If we cancel, you receive a full refund or a free transfer.
Weitere Hinweise
One departure daily at 07:30. The early start is deliberate - Binh Tay's food alleys are at their best before 09:00 and the district gets very hot by mid-morning.
Getting there: the meeting point is about 25 minutes by taxi or Grab from Ben Thanh. Metro Line 1 does not reach Cho Lon. We can arrange hotel pick-up from District 1 for an extra fee if you tell us when booking.
Temple visit: please bring clothing that covers your shoulders and knees for the temple stop.
Addresses: since the July 2025 administrative merger the old District 5 and 6 are now the wards of Cho Lon, An Dong and Cho Quan. Street numbers are unchanged and locals still use the old district names.
Dietary needs: tell us at least 48 hours ahead. Vegetarian is straightforward here - Cho Lon has a strong Buddhist vegetarian tradition and we can build the whole route meat-free.
Getting there: the meeting point is about 25 minutes by taxi or Grab from Ben Thanh. Metro Line 1 does not reach Cho Lon. We can arrange hotel pick-up from District 1 for an extra fee if you tell us when booking.
Temple visit: please bring clothing that covers your shoulders and knees for the temple stop.
Addresses: since the July 2025 administrative merger the old District 5 and 6 are now the wards of Cho Lon, An Dong and Cho Quan. Street numbers are unchanged and locals still use the old district names.
Dietary needs: tell us at least 48 hours ahead. Vegetarian is straightforward here - Cho Lon has a strong Buddhist vegetarian tradition and we can build the whole route meat-free.
Detailed price list
| Guest type | Price |
|---|---|
| Erwachsene | $49 |
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