Kim Thao Restaurant baby duck egg - Restaurant in Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City

The BEST eggs I’ve ever eaten. But hygiene of the sugarcane is poor. There’s flies all over. I came during the least busy time, so the trash isn’t that bad.

I went on the weekend so it was very crowded. You might want to go on a weekday instead. The dipping sauce here is a highlight, and the food is served hot and fresh.

내돈내산 The Hot Vit Lon here was similar to many other places. The sugarcane juice was fine, refreshing . The eating area wasn’t very clean which may be uncomfortable for those who care a lot about hygiene. It was okay as an experience. Personally the eggs here were quite young, which suited my taste. Not a place I’d go to often, but trying it once was enough.

This was a serendipitous find while exploring Xuan Thuy St. We had actually walked past this shop but my wife was feeling a bit peckish at 2pm and not having had lunch yet. So we backtracked and were delighted to find what looked like balut (we are Filipino). So we ordered a set (4 eggs) and that came with some chili, lime, salt, pepper, and some Vietnamese Coriander leaves. Topped it off with som sugarcane water and we had a nice, savory afternoon snack. Came to 80K VND total, including the two wet towel packs. Very happy to recommend this shop to fellow lovers of balut. What was crazy is that the locals (the place was packed) use spoons to eat this! Filipinos usually just crack the shell and suck everything out. LoL. To each his own.

Super popular balut spot. There are many nice modern and fancy restaurants on this street and you see this spot with many locals. There are some plastic tables and chairs and it’s like a true local experience. The eggs comes out on your table super hot and that’s probably why there are so many people because it just takes time for this to cool down to be ready to eat. It tastes good though.