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    Saigón

    4.0 (23 reviews)

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    Felicia L.

    I always try to find Asian food when I travel abroad and found this Vietnamese place near my hotel. Came here for early dinner and ordered the nem fritos de cerdo (pork), pho and Bo luc lac. The nems used the egg roll skin that I prefer so I loved these. The bo luc lac was so flavorful and probably my favorite dish, highly recommend. The pho was good too, broth wasn't as flavorful as I'm used to and it used a wider rice noodle than I'm used to (which I didn't mind since I love wide noodles). If I came back I'd definitely get the bo luc lac and nems again, and probably try the banh mi or bun. The menu doesn't have any English on it so you'll need to translate it yourself if you need. Our server was attentive and the restaurant itself is a cute space, and you can see them preparing the food.

    Sierra S.

    The Vietnamese food was average and not too traditional. I wasn't too impressed with the food but the service was good

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    Filipe F.

    A little messy to order from the counter but the food is worth it! I'm not giving 5 stars due to the misguidance on AMERICAN EXPRESS. They don't accept the card ‍ But the pho was great and so was the veggie noodle bowl. The spring rolls was missing the cilantro y Basil but was good flavored tofu. I will definitely return to this place. The bah mih was very good and tasty however the bread was not traditional viet bread. The server was a great help but no table service.

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    David P.

    Had a great experience at Saigon. We were visiting from the US and after numerous days of parrilla steaks, we were looking for something lighter and more refreshing. We decided to give Saigon a try and were glad that we did. The pho broth was good, the bun thit nuong was flavor packed. And the nem (fried spring rolls) was crispy. The restaurant was also super cute and service as speedy. Would highly recommend!

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    Riva T.

    We were in search of Asian food in BA and were so tired of steak and Argentine food and Saigon was our savior!!!!! Our dishes were amazing and the environment was cool, felt like we were in Chicago or NYC. Nice staff, cute digs, FANTASTIC FOOD. For appetizer we we got the fried Nem and wrapped them in the lettuce and mint it came with and dipped it in the sauce it came with. For entrees we ordered the cold noodles (bun) with lemongrass beef and the hot noodles with tofu. And of course, don't forget to order some cold Tsingtao beers to wash it all down with!

    Pho bo soup  spicy and delicious.
    Wanda Luz F.

    This is the best Vietnamese soup I've had in Buenos Aires. Really spicy and the perfect balance of all ingredients I love. The place is casual and has a Vietnamese like experience. Not very noisy so loved it !

    Yuliana M.

    Coming to Buenos Aires as a Pescatrian is a bit hard because everything revolves around red meat so I was extremely happy to find this Vietnamese restaurant that offered vegetarian options. I was not disappointed- great taste, service and the place itself was very cozy.

    Juan G.

    This place is fast, tasty, and with a nice ambient, been coming here to try different Vietnamese dishes and is always so good, good place to find variety, when you want to try something spicy or out of the common Argentinian food.

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    The worst Vietnamese foods we ever eat. Salty, oily un-healthy food here, not recommended for Vietnamese people who craving Vietnamese food.

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    The food is not very good. I would not recommend if you are looking for authentic or tasty Vietnamese food.

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    Saigón - Fried pork rolls

    Saigón

    3.7(32 reviews)
    2.6 kmSan Telmo
    $$

    Slow slow service even for Argentine standards. We arrived to have dinner. A couple was just…read moreleaving so we sat down at their table after they left, waiting for the waitress to clean the table and take our orders. She didn't come until 30 minutes later because she was doing other things. Finally when she arrived she didn't clean the table but instead asked us if we were ready to order. It took another 20 minutes for the food to arrive. The pho is probably the worst pho I've tasted in my life. The flavor is nowhere near how a pho should taste. Even the boxed stuff is better. The restaurant is modern looking but cleanliness can be improved.

    The place inside is cute, picnic style tables and a bar. It was a decent size place, clean and…read morenicely decorated oriental style. We were greeted right away and got to choose our own seat, the menus are in Spanish and although they had a QR code for what I imagine is a menu in english, unfortunately it never loaded. The place was pretty much empty so we got our food pretty quick. I had the pho with beef, the broth was alright, it needed more flavor so I went ahead and added some condiments to my liking. I was surprised that my noodles were not spaghetti thin like I'm used to in the states, instead they were wide rice noodles which I normally have whenever I have Thai food with some veggies and rice. The pho was alright, I feel like I was chasing a flavor that never came, it wasn't terrible but it wasn't great and for the price, I expected more because yes, it was pricey. Now the fried pork rolls wow, UH-MAY-ZING! They were rich in flavor, nicely golden , crunchy on the outside and a little chewy on the inside, just perfect, they came with lettuce leaves on the side and some kind of shredded pickled carrots and radish marinated in some sauce, that was sooo good too. Honestly I'd go to this place just for the rolls. For drinks, they had a list of wines, beer, sodas and lemonades. I was intrigued by the sparkling hibiscus and it did not disappoint, it was served with some slices of grapefruit and it was very refreshing, I would have loved if it was sweeter but that's just my preference. Our table had napkins/chop sticks, soy sauce and hot sauce in the middle for our consumption. I would probably come back for a quick bite with friends just to have the fried rolls and because the service was quick, I probably wouldn't have the pho anymore. Be mindful that it is pricey, specially for Argentina. I paid very close to what I would pay if I were to eat at a Vietnamese place in NY.

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    Cantina Sunae - Adobo Pao (two pork buns; two mushroom buns) A+ and Soo Mai (dumplings)

    Cantina Sunae

    4.5(65 reviews)
    5.4 kmPalermo
    $$$

    First of all this place is called Asian Cantina so don't let name Cantina Sunae fool ya. It was so…read moregood that we came back 2 nights in a row. Hot take: I think it's better than Nino Gordo. There was literally food on my face but the food was so good that the bigger concerns was getting another bite in mouth so I didn't wipe it off. - Drinks (basil lemonade and gin gimlet) - 12/10 - Roti - packed a punch of flavor and was also a little spicy (which we have been missing in this city). Wish I could put this in my pocket and eat it later back in the US. I got a little mad at my boyfriend cuz he ate most of it the second night but it's okay cuz we ordered a second one because it was that good. - 13/10 - Tempura Pao - Good but not great 7.5/10 - Khao Soi - very spicy but also very good! 10/10 - Tuna salad - more like ceviche 11/10

    Came here on our trip to Buenos Aires once we started craving a different cuisine. We arrived at…read moreopening so it was pretty empty and the staff was friendly. My husband and I both ordered the Khao Soi and were glad to see it was vegetarian. It was delicious but so so spicy! We can handle Asian spice but this was next level. May be worth asking this to be made to your spice tolerance for this dish. The decor and ambiance was excellent, the food was tasty! Recommend overall.

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    Cantina Sunae - Sotanghon Pancit - Beans noodles stewed in a casserole with prawns, bacon, Chinese celery, black mushroom and ginger. A+

    Sotanghon Pancit - Beans noodles stewed in a casserole with prawns, bacon, Chinese celery, black mushroom and ginger. A+

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    Koko

    Koko

    4.3(15 reviews)
    6.0 kmPalermo

    I got takeout from Bar Koko and the staff was quite helpful, and the food was unique and good. I'd…read moredefinitely go back here.

    This one's a tough one. I got violently ill half an hour or so after eating, and spent the…read moreafternoon in the bathroom at home. It was the only thing I ate for the day, so provenance isn't in doubt as to place, though as to what caused it? Who knows. Most likely either raw veggies or hands that weren't properly washed. At the same time, it's not the sort of place that felt like that would be a regular occurrence, and they were mortified when I contacted them about it, and promised to sort it out. Which made me think I ought to give them a second visit. As did the fact that the place comes recommended by at least a couple of foodie folk I know. On, however, this visit, and looking at just the food, they have a lunch special for 200 pesos ($8.50) that includes a choice of appetizer and a choice of bao. For the former I went with a classic Vietnamese nem, or fried springroll. It was tasty, but a bit oily inside because, as you can see from when I flipped it over, one entire side is open. That's the kind of thing that you'd think someone plating the dish would have noticed and started over again. For my choice of bao, I went slightly unusual with the fried chicken one, because, well, fried chicken. Actually pretty good, and the "broken potatoes" rock. I could just go in and eat a plate of those. A small bottle of ginger ale washed it all down. Negative, I'd have liked to try a second bao, but the only way they offer it is in combo, and the minimum combo was a 170 peso bao with another appetizer, more potatoes, and another beverage, none of which I wanted. They weren't willing to sell just a bao, even though I'd already eaten a full combo. That strikes me a little inhospitable and inflexible. Which made me think I ought not to give them a second visit... but... ...eventually, about three weeks on, giving them another shot won out. On my second visit, they've dropped the lunch combo, and now simply charge more for each individual bao, each of which comes with those great broken potatoes. They've expanded the appetizer offerings, or maybe they're just non-bao offerings, as they're all roughly the same prices., somewhere between 120-150 pesos apiece. They did, however, change that great vinegary dipping sauce for the potatoes too, and now offer up a sort of milky, near flavorless liquid that made no sense to me. Like watered down ranch dressing. Tried two of the bao (they won't serve one without the potatoes, so if you want more than one, it's a lot of potato - I didn't even eat half of them). The clasico is a sweet, hoisin sauce glazed pork belly, the sweetness offset nicely by pickled beets; the bondiola is a slow braised pork shoulder with a sort of cabbage slaw. Both delicious. No ill effects. They do pick out one of the half dozen bao offerings daily at lunch and offer it as the day's special, dropping the price for whichever one it is from 150 down to 90 pesos, which is a bargain! Bring back the spicy dipping sauce for the potatoes, and maybe let folk who want to order a second bao get one without a pile of potatoes, and I'm sold.

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