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I came here to eat Vietnamese food, but French food is very much part of the culinary landscape. So I eat French food too. Actually I enjoy French food. So far anyway, the French food I have had has been excellent, though not exactly the same same as what I find at home.
I wasn't around in the 1950's but I can only imagine it was somewhat like dinner at Le Mekong or Augustin's in Saigon/HCMC. At Le Mekong a guitar player and violinist entertain the happy diners. The menu is French with nothing nouvelle about it. Like the menu at the more bistro style Augustin's it is filled with pate, escargot, duck a l'orange and chocolate souffles for dessert. Everything is delicious with no surprises except perhaps for the bill which takes you back to the 1950's. Dinner for two with wine? Around $30 - $60 max.
I can't remember the last time I ate by candlelight, and the vaguely country French interiors of these restaurants are familiar yet out-of-the-ordinary in Saigon.
In Hoi An the Cargo Club serves American food, wonderful Vietnamese food including the local cao lau, a fat noodle soup with crunchy bits and clay hot pots filled with local fish. But the real draw? Pastries and desserts from the adjoining French bakery. Baguettes are less than 50 cents and truffle mousse cake is $1.20. Divine!
Le Mekong
57 Dong Du
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Augustin
10 Nguyen Thiep
Location District 1,
08/829-2941
Cargo Club and Hoi An Patisserie
107-109 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hoi An
84 (510) 391 1227
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French Food in Vietnam
I came here to eat Vietnamese food, but French food is very much part of the culinary landscape. So I eat French food too. Actually I enjoy French food. So far anyway, the French food I have had has been excellent, though not exactly the same same as what I find at home.
I wasn't around in the 1950's but I can only imagine it was somewhat like dinner at Le Mekong or Augustin's in Saigon/HCMC. At Le Mekong a guitar player and violinist entertain the happy diners. The menu is French with nothing nouvelle about it. Like the menu at the more bistro style Augustin's it is filled with pate, escargot, duck a l'orange and chocolate souffles for dessert. Everything is delicious with no surprises except perhaps for the bill which takes you back to the 1950's. Dinner for two with wine? Around $30 - $60 max.
I can't remember the last time I ate by candlelight, and the vaguely country French interiors of these restaurants are familiar yet out-of-the-ordinary in Saigon.
In Hoi An the Cargo Club serves American food, wonderful Vietnamese food including the local cao lau, a fat noodle soup with crunchy bits and clay hot pots filled with local fish. But the real draw? Pastries and desserts from the adjoining French bakery. Baguettes are less than 50 cents and truffle mousse cake is $1.20. Divine!
Le Mekong
57 Dong Du
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Augustin
10 Nguyen Thiep
Location District 1,
08/829-2941
Cargo Club and Hoi An Patisserie
107-109 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hoi An
84 (510) 391 1227
- Le P'tit Laurent
Several of my friends told me Valentine's Day is a Hallmark holiday and that they can celebrate love everyday, they don't need to wait until February 14th. If that's truly the case, they should all plan on taking their beloved to Le P'tit...
- I'm Dreaming Of Vietnamese Cuisine...
While the holidays are thoroughly captivating to many, I am filled with visions of Spring Rolls, not sugar plums, dancing through my head. The end of this month I will going to Vietnam and it will not be a whirlwind tour. I will be there for a whole...
- Food Fight!
Remember when if one country was really mad at another they pulled out of the Olympics? Well, that was stupid and only served to punish the athletes anyway. So now how far have we come? We rename food instead! As if calling french fries "freedom fries"...
- Bob's Donut:shop
The pleasure derived from a warm fresh French or French cruller doughnut is almost beyond description. It's a very different kind of doughnut than say an old-fashioned. It is light and crispy and almost eggy in the center. While many doughnuts are...
- All About Pho
What does it take for a food to become an obsession? Certain foods come to mind, chocolate, barbecue, oysters, and now pho. Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup that has gained in popularity with the rise of Vietnamese restaurants specializing in the dish....