Saigon Chinatown Food Tour: Binh Tay Market, Teochew Coffee & Cho Lon
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
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Coche,Caminar (Medio de transporte)
Inglés (Idioma)
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Descripción del tour
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.
Itinerario detallado
Parada 1 - Mercado de Binh Tay, calle Thap Muoi: Un edificio de mercado construido por comerciantes chinos en la década de 1920, que rodea un espacioso patio central. Tomamos hu tieu —una sopa clara de fideos con cerdo y camarones— en la cantina de los vendedores durante el horario del mercado mayorista.
Parada 2 - Sopa dulce china: Semillas de loto, longans secos y hongo blanco de nieve en un almíbar tibio, un postre tradicional cantonés que Cho Lon sigue preservando en Vietnam.
Parada 3 - Café teochew de filtro de tela: Café finamente molido filtrado a través de una bolsa de tela en un vaso, elaborado por familias que lo han preparado así durante tres generaciones. Se sirve con leche condensada o se bebe solo, intenso y amargo.
Parada 4 - Calle de la medicina tradicional y pagoda On Lang: Un breve paseo guiado por tiendas de productos secos y herbolarios tradicionales que conduce a una de las pagodas chinas más antiguas de la ciudad, acompañado de las explicaciones del guía sobre la historia de la comunidad china.
Parada 5 - Pho Le, Nguyen Trai: Un restaurante de pho reconocido con el distintivo Bib Gourmand y el mejor ejemplo del pho al estilo del sur: un caldo más dulce, abundantes hierbas frescas, tendón de res y falda.
Parada 6 - Soportales del mercado de An Dong: Bocadillos al vapor y fritos en los puestos bajo los soportales, junto con un paseo por los pasillos de mariscos secos y frutas confitadas.
Parada 7 - Final con sopa dulce china: Una sopa dulce fría o tofu sedoso en almíbar de jengibre, acompañado de las recomendaciones del guía sobre cómo explorar la escena culinaria de Cho Lon por su cuenta.
Parada 2 - Sopa dulce china: Semillas de loto, longans secos y hongo blanco de nieve en un almíbar tibio, un postre tradicional cantonés que Cho Lon sigue preservando en Vietnam.
Parada 3 - Café teochew de filtro de tela: Café finamente molido filtrado a través de una bolsa de tela en un vaso, elaborado por familias que lo han preparado así durante tres generaciones. Se sirve con leche condensada o se bebe solo, intenso y amargo.
Parada 4 - Calle de la medicina tradicional y pagoda On Lang: Un breve paseo guiado por tiendas de productos secos y herbolarios tradicionales que conduce a una de las pagodas chinas más antiguas de la ciudad, acompañado de las explicaciones del guía sobre la historia de la comunidad china.
Parada 5 - Pho Le, Nguyen Trai: Un restaurante de pho reconocido con el distintivo Bib Gourmand y el mejor ejemplo del pho al estilo del sur: un caldo más dulce, abundantes hierbas frescas, tendón de res y falda.
Parada 6 - Soportales del mercado de An Dong: Bocadillos al vapor y fritos en los puestos bajo los soportales, junto con un paseo por los pasillos de mariscos secos y frutas confitadas.
Parada 7 - Final con sopa dulce china: Una sopa dulce fría o tofu sedoso en almíbar de jengibre, acompañado de las recomendaciones del guía sobre cómo explorar la escena culinaria de Cho Lon por su cuenta.
El precio del tour incluye
• 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
El precio del tour no incluye
• Recogida y regreso al hotel en el Distrito 1 (disponible bajo petición con suplemento)
• Cerveza y otras bebidas alcohólicas
• Seguro de viaje personal
• Propinas para el guía
• Cualquier compra personal realizada en los mercados
• Cerveza y otras bebidas alcohólicas
• Seguro de viaje personal
• Propinas para el guía
• Cualquier compra personal realizada en los mercados
Política de cancelación y reembolso
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.
Otras notas
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.
Lista de precios detallada
| Tipo de viajero | Precio |
|---|---|
| Adultos | $49 |
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