Food and Drink EAT & DRINK
HCMC
Vegan Noodle Soups H Zoe Osborne and Mike Palumbo do the rounds of Saigon's noodle soup joints and search out the best vegan options in the city.
Quan Com Chay Tin Nghia 9 Tran Hung Dao, Q1 Open 10am to 10pm
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his spot is right in the centre of town, and as long as its doors are open, it is always busy. The menu is in Vietnamese and in English, and the clientele are a mix of locals and foreigners. The hu tieu here is a light, gently flavoured bowl of fresh, steamed vegetables in a clear broth with tofu and long, stringy hu tieu noodles. If you like to eat your soup with dipping sauce, there is soy sauce on the table. While there are numerous noodle options available, you can also order just a broth on its own and
o Chi Minh City has a reputation for delicious cuisine, especially for its bowls of hot, steaming noodle soup. Many meaty favourites have vegan equivalents, from mi quang to bun Hue, and they can be very flavoursome.
an optional bowl of rice on the side. Quan Com Chay Tin Nghia’s iced tea is one of its biggest draws, because it is so strange. It comes with ice flecked with suspicious bits of brown, and it’s not until the cubes melt that you realise they are not dirty, but made of tea. Your meal comes with wet wipes, and while prices here are not cheap they are not expensive either. Cost: Prices range from VND45,000 to VND308,000 Parking: At the front of the restaurant