Food by region
The bowl changes with the city. Start with the food guide for the place you are actually in.
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North
Hanoi breakfast is phở. Name the cut if you want one. Lunch can be bún chả. The Hanoi food guide is the street list. Gỏi cuốn is the fresh roll, eaten cold, not a fried nem.
Centre
Hue is bún bò Huế, hotter and with a different noodle from a Hanoi phở. Eat it at Dong Ba if you are in the market. Hoi An is cao lầu inside the old town. Mì Quảng is the bowl on the Da Nang and Hoi An coast. Read Hue, Hoi An, and Da Nang.
South
Ho Chi Minh City is cơm tấm and bánh mì as much as phở. The city food guide splits the bowls. The delta is a different kitchen from the city. Use Can Tho and My Tho. A price on the street is Check on arrival until you have asked.
Questions
- Is phở the same everywhere?
No. The Hanoi bowl is plainer. The southern bowl is sweeter and comes with more herbs.
- Where do I eat cao lầu?
Hoi An. It is not the Hue beef noodle and not a Hanoi phở.