It was the rhythmic sizzle và pop of the woks that convinced us to lớn stay. After four grimy flights of stairs, we were starting lớn question our Vietnamese friend’s recommendation. There were so many great places to eat in Saigon. We were starving, but we considered turning back. Then we heard the music of the kitchen. Instantly we imagined piles of meat & veggies swooshing around the woks. A few more steps up và we inhaled more tempting aromas than we could name. Now we were hooked. We hurried up the last few steps, excited to lớn try out Saigon’s Secret Garden Restaurant.
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We loved the Secret Garden Restaurant. It’s now one of our đứng đầu recommendations in Saigon’s District 1 for 5 reasons:
The Secret Garden Serves up Vietnamese trang chủ Cooking (or as close as it gets in a restaurant). The Secret Garden has a Rooftop Garden Terrace. The Secret Garden is Authentic & “Foreigner-Friendly.” The Secret Garden has a Central Location.The Secret Garden has great prices.The Secret Garden Serves up “Home Cooked” Vietnamese Food
OK, it’s not exactly “home cooking,” but the Secret Garden offers traditional “home-style” Vietnamese food & is highly recommended by locals. It’s the kind of traditional Vietnamese food passed down by Vietnamese grandmothers. Our friend said it was a great place for all the poor travellers who don’t have a Vietnamese granny lớn cook for them.
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Just like in grandma’s kitchen, don’t be fooled by the apparent simplicity of the dishes. There’s no “gastronomy” at the Secret Garden, but the food pops with flavor & freshness. It’s not fancy food, but it’s delicious.
There’s no “gastronomy” at the Secret Garden, but the food pops with flavor and freshness. Click to lớn Tweet
This massive Banyan tree is right around the corner from the Secret Garden restaurant. It’s almost 200 years old và is too cool to lớn skip. At the intersection of Pasteur and Ly Tu Trong, turn right on Ly Tu Trong and walk about 150 feet. This gigantic old tree is in a little park on the right.
Across the street from the Banyan tree is the historic Gia Long Palace, current trang chủ of the Ho chi Minh đô thị Museum. The palace is a beautiful example of 19th-century French architecture, và the museum houses exhibits dating back to the earliest history of Vietnam.
