Com 13 (Cơm 13), HCMC

If you’re looking for a local vietnamese restaurant that serves good, authentic vietnamese fare in downtown saigon, Com 13 is the place to go. Located along Ngo Duc Ke street, and just a few doors away from the more well known Hoang Yen and french bistro La Fourchette, its close proximity to Dong Khoi Street [...]

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Icon Lounge, Hunter Valley, Australia

Located in the small winemakers centre, Icon Lounge was the place where I first tasted the legendary 1999 Brokenwood Graveyard Shiraz. Well, that was not all, there’s the 2003 Capercaillie Shiraz, 2004 Mount Pleasant OP&OH Shiraz and the 1998 Meera Park Shiraz that I really enjoyed tasting.
And I was lucky enough to have the priviledge [...]

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Pho Bo Vien Quoc Ky, HCMC

There are so many versions of pho in this city that almost every vietnamese I know has his or her preferred stall – it could be the broth, the quality of the beef, the hoisin sauce, the condiments, the pho (noodles) – you name it. I wouldn’t say this stall is the best pho in [...]

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Bun Cha Hanoi, HCMC

Excellent Bun Cha in District 1. It’s really convenient, especially for people like LushLiqLeanne whose house is like 5 minutes walk away? Located off a small alleyway on Le Thanh Ton Street (before Thai Van Lung), you can’t possible miss it as Pho2000 is just right at the entrance of the small alley. Meats are [...]

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