Without a doubt one of the best things about living in Vietnam is the fact that good fresh and tasty food is only ever five minutes away. I have never been much of a cook and in Vietnam there is very little need for me to cook it has always seemed easier to walk out on the street see what is available and within minutes be sitting down to a pretty good meal for less than a couple of bucks.
Most restaurants and certainly all street food stalls will prepare their dishes to go if requested. This involves simply wrapping everything in plastic, from the meal to the sauces, a side salad and even soup in in a plastic bag to be reheated and eaten at home, most places also throw in chopsticks and spoons. All of this is down while sit you sit on your motorbike waiting less than 5 minutes for your meal to be delivered and done at no extra charge.
Pictured is chicken rice with soup, a side salad and soy sauce on the side which cost less than $2 and I only had to wait 3 minutes. But chicken rice isn’t the only thing available, almost anything can be cooked quickly and wrapped to go: banh xeo, fried rice, beef stir fry, fried noodles or anything else you fancy. So next time you are in need of a quick bite think about the Vietnamese version of drive through and fast food.
Three places I recommend for a quick feed are Kim Dy Restaurant at 182 Tran Phu Street, Food Stall on the corner of Phan Chu Trinh and Thai Phien Streets, diagonally opposite the service station, Tai Ky near 91 Nguyen Van Linh Street is also a great option.
