Sai Gon Asian Street Food — Restaurant in Stuttgart

One of the two most authentic Vietnamese restaurants/bistros I've found in Stuttgart (possibly in the whole of Germany). There are two separate menus, one written in German and the other in Vietnamese. The former lists typical mixed Asian food you'd get in any of the Chinese/Viet/Thai bistros. The latter, though, offers authentic Vietnamese food (in Vietnamese without translations). I understand why that card was not translated - it's bcs while the listed dishes are well-known to native Vietnamese ppl, not all of those will suit the typical Western palate. The dishes come exactly as you'd get them in Vietnam, without any adaptation to Western style eating habits, e.g. some dishes include offal or shrimp paste - which many are not used to. So I guess they want to avoid bad reviews from ppl who order those dishes without knowing what they're getting themselves into. But if you're the adventurous type or have been to Vietnam before i.e. know the dishes, then go for it! Else, ask for the owner's recommendations.

If you do not know Vietnamese, want to try the dishes, but still stay on the safe side - I recommend to order any of the following (non-veg) dishes:

Starters: banh gio (steamed rice cake), goi cuon (summer rolls), nem ran (spring rolls).

Main: banh cuon (filled rice crepes), bun cha thit nuong (hanoi style rice noodles grilled porc), pho ga/bo (classic pho noodle soup), pho/bun/mien/mi tron (fried pho or glass noodles or mie or rice noodles), banh mi pate (viet baguattes - it's their speciality!), vit quay Bac Kinh (Peking duck). For the adventurous and connaiseurs: bun dau mam tom (rice noodles with tofu inc. offal and shrimp paste), bun bo Hue (Imperial Hue city style rice noodle soup inc. blood sausage, spicy and delish), goi chan ga (chicken feet salad).

Dessert: all of the Che (coconut dessert soups) are delish, I esp recommend the versions featuring buoi (pomelo), com non (young green rice), suong sa hat luu (pomegranate), or sau rieng (durian).

Drinks: All the Tra are good. The coffee is authentic Vietnamese, but might be too bitter for those not used to it. I esp like the salted cream...

Sai Gon street food looks like a basic local eatery on a Bangkok (rather than Saigon) backstreet, and I mean that in a good way. I love the atmosphere here, it feels different to other "Asia Imbisse" in Germany. The same goes for the food. There's two menus here. The regular menu in German with numbered standard "Asia Imbiss" items such as duck curry or fried noodles and a few popular Vietnamese dishes thrown in. Those are cooked for German customers and they're absolutely fine. The second menu, however, is in Vietnamese and offers the real deal. It's the reason to come to this place. There's a proper Bun Bo Hue with coagulated blood, the best I've had in Germany so far. Other rare goodies include Bun Dau Mam Tom and Chao Long, but I'd recommend those only to the most adventurous foodies :) Prices are quite high for such a basic place, but you pay for freshness and authenticity and...

I have been craving some banh mi for so long so I was very surprised to see a restaurant right by the station that i walk by almost every day selling it. I had to visit the very next day. The atmosphere was very homie, the service was very kind. Their menu is very big and diverse but I was only here for banh mi today tho I hope I can try their other food someday. It was my first time trying banh mi. It had lots of different toppings. Cilantro, pickled veggies, some minced meat and i think some stir fried pork. They added siracha sauce and some black piquant sauce. The bread was some kind of potato bread. Very fluffy and crispy toasted. Very delicious. A little pricy but I...