Vietnamese Craft Beer, Poisonous Banh Mi & Saigon's Fire Traps

The Bureau Asia Podcast

We've heard it all before. Vietnam's cheap. The beer's cheap. The food's cheap. And the people are so nice! BUT is everything in Vietnam really as good as everyone says it is? In this episode I give you The Good, The Bad & The Phởgly provide an example of each so that you can plan better and hopefully your Vietnam trip WON'T. GET. RUINED!

Big thanks to Ollie Woods for taking time out to chat to me! Check out all the craft beer stuff he's associated with:

Brew Asia ⁠https://www.brew-asia.com⁠ Asia Brewers Network ⁠https://asiabrewersnetwork.com⁠ Beer Asia ⁠https://beerasia.net

My favourite craft breweries & pubs you can't miss in Ho Chi Minh City: 1. Heart of Darkness Craft Brewery 31D Lý Tự Trọng St., District 1 2. East West Brewing Co. 181-185 Lý Tự Trọng St., District 1 3. Pasteur Street Brewing Co. Cnr. Lý Tự Trọng & Thủ Khoa Huân Sts., District 1 4. 7 Bridges Brewing Co. 15B/12 Lê Thánh Tôn St., District 1 5. Malt 46-48 Mạc Thị Bưởi St., District 1 6. Rehab Station 27/6 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm St., District 1 7. BiaCraft 1 Lê Ngô Cát St., District 3 8. Belgo 29 - 31 Tôn Thất Thiệp St., District 1 9. Saigon Craft 68 Lý Long Tường St., District 7 10. MixTape Drinks 40 Đặng Thị Nhu St., District 1 11. Rooster Beers 40 Bùi Viện St., Phạm Ngũ Lão, District 1 12. Mr Craft 24 Cao Triều Phát St., District 7
If you find yourself in District 7 some day around lunch time, be sure to give Cơm Tấm 169 a go at No.169 Street 79, Tân Quy, District 7 Wanna sleep in the capsule featured in this episode? Knock yourself out at The Arrivals Hotel 302 Võ Văn Kiệt Street, District 1 Got lucky and need a short-time hotel for a roll around? Try these two out (I've personally inspected them)! Cupid Hotel 2 Bis Nam Quốc Cang St., Phạm Ngũ Lão, District 1 Bonita Grand Hotel 118 Bùi Thị Xuân St., Phạm Ngũ Lão, District 1 Got ca$hola to splurge? Stay at The Reverie 22-36 Nguyễn Huệ St., District 1