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Ngoc Tho

175/9 Pha Ngu Lao Street, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Cuisines: Vegetarian
Dining options: After-hours
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- 24 Apr 2013
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Dining options: After-hours
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23 reviews from our community

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London
Top Contributor
78 reviews 78 reviews
40 restaurant reviews
32 helpful votes 32 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

In an area of pretty mixed eateries, this is wonderful! Great veggie options, we only had the Vietnamese dishes, but all were superb and very friendly staff. Very affordable, cheap beer too. If you are new to Vietnamese food, this would be a good place to start as the staff are very happy to explain various dishes.

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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143 reviews 143 reviews
103 restaurant reviews
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

We have been dining at this outlet for few days now simply because it is 100% vegie, clean and you can spend minutes trying to make up your mind what to choose. Prices are very reasonable too.

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Nha Trang, Vietnam
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26 reviews 26 reviews
18 restaurant reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2013

Whenever I'm in Saigon, I head straight for this little gem for some of the city's best vegetarian food at great prices. Ngoc Tho's extensive menu might give you selection headaches, but don't worry. I don't think you could go wrong, whatever you choose. My personal favorites include a big bowl of soup packed with fresh veggies and your choice... More

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9 reviews 9 reviews
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 November 2012

Very busy and popular restaurant. My pho and sautéed vege chicken wing were quite good, but my partner ordered enchiladas and the filling was virtually unedible. I'd stick with the more Asian style dishes. But it's cheap and quick, especially considering how busy a place it is.

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Baltimore, Maryland
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23 reviews 23 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2012

There is nothing special about this restaurant. Don't know why it has the great reviews on TA. Food was solid. Service was fine. Prices fair. We wondered if reviewers have given Ngoc Tho the exceptional reviews because of low expectations in Ho Chi Minh City or SE Asia. The restaurant deserves an overall average when compared it to the real... More

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Galle
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 August 2012

This is a very tasty and pretty cheap place, given it is in the backpacker-ville of the Pham Ngu Lao area. There are in fact a fair few vegetarian local restaurants in Saigon (look for 'chay' on the sign), but this rates highly for the food and the ease of location for many visitors. They do some Western food, but... More

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Hong Kong, China
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31 reviews 31 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
26 helpful votes 26 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2012

The reviews of the tripadvisor of this restaurant are genuine and reliable. In fact today I ordered fried rice with seafood in the Yu Chu, Chinese restaurant of the Intercontinental Hotel in the afternoon because of time factor. At night, we chose Ngoc Tho based on the recommendation, we found the taste of all the foods we ordered was really... More

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Joplin, Missouri
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7 reviews 7 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 August 2012

I've eaten at this restaurant at least 100 times, and I've never had a bad dish. It has been hard to find quality vegetarian restaurants in Vietnam (although that seems to be changing in Saigon, at least), but this one has real food that you can eat every day. The staff is friendly, attentive, helpful, and they can handle a... More

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Dongguan, China
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4 restaurant reviews
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2012

This is the place where to find the original Vietnamese food. Better to go there with Vietnamese people in order to avoid "tourist" mistakes ordering the food. Waiters speak little English so it is not easy to understand eachother. By the way it has a very nice atmosphere and provide very good food. Reccomandable!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 June 2012 via mobile

My wife and I are both vegetarians and thanks to trip advisor, found vegie paradise! This place has the best vegetarian food in Ho Chi Minh. Prices are reasonable, atmosphere relaxed and food is delightful. So many options and the vegetarian curry is the nicest dish we had during our stay. Not fancy but fantastic. Staff are friendly and menu... More

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