{"id":6,"count":18,"description":"Eating in Saigon is not just a meal \u2014 it's the whole point of being here. The city is home to one of the world's most diverse and affordable street food cultures, where a bowl of b\u00fan b\u00f2 Hu\u1ebf eaten on a plastic stool costs less than a dollar and tastes better than anything you'll find at a restaurant back home.\r\n\r\nFrom the smoky crackle of b\u00e1nh x\u00e8o sizzling in a wok, to the delicate sweetness of a properly made c\u00e0 ph\u00ea tr\u1ee9ng, every dish in this city has a story and a neighborhood that claims it as their own. Saigon's food scene also moves fast \u2014 new coffee concepts, rooftop cocktail bars, and modern Vietnamese fine dining keep opening alongside the street stalls that have been here for generations.\r\n\r\nThis section covers both sides: the street food classics every visitor must try, and the best spots for each one \u2014 with real addresses, current prices, opening hours, and honest reviews from people who eat here every week.","link":"https:\/\/saigondaily.com\/index.php\/category\/food-n-drink-in-saigon\/","name":"Food & Drink","slug":"food-n-drink-in-saigon","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saigondaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saigondaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saigondaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/saigondaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?categories=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}