08:00

08:30

Enjoy Cơm Tam sườn, a specialty dish from southern Vietnam. Com Tam means "broken rice" in Vietnamese, and it was a dish available during the food shortages following the end of the Vietnam War. It's made from the small grains of rice that break apart during threshing, making effective use of rice that would normally be thrown away. Cơm Tam sườn is a one-plate dish featuring cooked broken rice, pork marinated in a sweet and spicy sauce and grilled over charcoal, a soft-boiled fried egg, pickled carrots and radishes, cucumber, and tomato.

09:15

Located in an alley off the main street, this long-established Vietnamese coffee shop has been popular with locals for over 60 years. Please try the coffee brewed using the Nel drip method, which is rare in Vietnam. *Customers pay for the Vietnamese coffee themselves.

09:45

This local market is located right next to Tan Dinh Church. Entering through the front entrance, you'll find a section selling fabrics for ao dai and clothing. Further back, there's a section selling nuts, where you can buy popular souvenirs like cashews and macadamia nuts in their shells. At the very back, there are sections selling meat, fish, vegetables, and fruit, and outside the market, there are rows of local food stalls.

Pink church "Tan Dinh Church"

This Roman Catholic church was completed in 1876 during the French colonial period and is the second largest neo-Romanesque church after the Saigon Cathedral. With its cute pink exterior and white carvings on the windows and walls, it is a popular photogenic spot in Ho Chi Minh City. *Photography is only permitted from outside the gate. Please be aware that the main street in front of the church is very busy, so please be careful when taking photos.

10:30

The Southern Women's Museum, which opened in 1985, has exhibits on each floor, each with a different theme. It features a valuable collection of ao dai and crafts displayed by era, a set that recreates the handicraft production process used by women, and various materials related to the activities of women in the South during the Vietnam War.

11:30

Enjoy the rich and aromatic chicken soup made by slowly simmering chicken bones for 3-4 hours, along with tender chicken pieces, in Phở (Pho) or Miến (glass noodles). It's also fun to watch the staff skillfully prepare the chicken in the shop.

12:15

Sinh to is a Vietnamese version of a smoothie made by shaking fruit, condensed milk, sugar, crushed ice, etc. We recommend the classic mango, Manh Kau Siem (not available in Japan), and avocado. In addition to Sinh to, cut fruit topped with yogurt is also delicious. *The Sinh to fee is paid by the customer.

13:00

This locally-run supermarket offers a glimpse into Vietnamese life, stocking everything from groceries to everyday items. Enjoy searching for Vietnamese souvenirs like instant pho and rice paper. Located across from Co-op Mart on Cong Quynh Street is Tu Du Hospital, a national obstetrics and gynecology hospital, which is also famous in Japan for performing the separation surgery on conjoined twins "Viet-chan and Doc-chan."

14:00

Banh mi is a Vietnamese-style baguette sandwich made by cutting slits in French bread, spreading butter or liver pate on it, and then sandwiching ingredients such as Vietnamese ham, pickled vegetables, cucumber, green onion, and coriander inside. It is said to have its origins in the late 19th century during the French colonial period, when French bread became popular and was then adapted and eaten in Vietnamese style, becoming a soul food of Vietnam. The banh mi at this restaurant are very filling, so one is enough for two people. *The cost of the banh mi is paid for by the customer.