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title: "Bếp Rơm Journal: Booking, Family, Diet, Spice, Allergy"
description: "Notes from the four people at Bếp Rơm: booking and deposits, eating out with three generations, reading a menu when vegetarian, spice-averse or allergic."
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The Bếp Rơm journal

# Journal from the kitchen and the floor

> Notes from the four people at Bếp Rơm: booking and deposits, eating out with three generations, reading a menu when vegetarian, spice-averse or allergic.

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Notes from the four people at Bếp Rơm: booking and deposits, eating out with three generations, reading a menu when vegetarian, spice-averse or allergic.

- [![A bowl of shelled red-skinned peanuts and peanuts in the shell, a hand reaching beneath it](/_astro/journal-allergy.qCBEJo3t_frHnD.jpg)Start here · 8 min read · Mai Thanh VânReading a Menu When Vegetarian, Avoiding Heat or AllergicHow chay differs from vegan, why fish sauce is fish, where fermented fish and dried shrimp hide, what to tell staff. Our 31-dish table is the example.](/en/journal/reading-a-menu-vegetarian-spicy-allergy)
- [![A family on low plastic stools around a tray of little rice pancakes on a tiled pavement, dipping into sauce](/_astro/journal-family.BZqpcK6Z_Z3WCnE.jpg)Start here · 7 min read · Nguyễn Đức ThịnhFamily Restaurants in Saigon: Grandparents, Parents, KidsRound or long table, soft dishes for older guests, mild dishes for children, high chairs, quiet hours, parking. Booking for 6 to 12, with a sample menu.](/en/journal/family-restaurant-ho-chi-minh-city-three-generations)
- [![A handwritten reserved card on a wooden restaurant table in a warm, softly blurred room](/_astro/journal-booking.BmFfocEX_ZKBorj.jpg)Start here · 8 min read · Nguyễn Đức ThịnhBooking a Vietnamese Restaurant in Saigon: Five ThingsTables held 15, 20 or 30 minutes, deposits from how many guests, parties of 8 or more, private rooms. Numbers from restaurants we read, and our own rules.](/en/journal/booking-a-vietnamese-restaurant-ho-chi-minh-city)

- [24 Sept 2026**The 0 to 3 Spice Scale at a Vietnamese Restaurant: Medium**Level 0 no chilli, 1 mild, 2 medium, 3 hot. Which dishes can change level and which carry the chilli in the broth. The twelve dishes with heat at Bếp Rơm.Vegetarian, spicy, allergies · 4 min](/en/journal/spice-scale-0-to-3)
- [10 Sept 2026**Vietnamese Restaurant Prices in Saigon 2026: Dish, Head**Main dishes roughly VND 90,000 to 360,000 and about VND 150,000 to 330,000 a head, from the pages we read. A source table, dates, and where Bếp Rơm sits.Booking and groups · 5 min](/en/journal/vietnamese-restaurant-prices-ho-chi-minh-city-2026)
- [14 Aug 2026**A Family Birthday at a Restaurant: How Far Ahead to Book**How far ahead for 12 guests, bringing a cake, round table or private room, how the bill works. Example: a 12-guest dinner at VND 3,712,000 for Ngọc Hân.Booking and groups · 4 min](/en/journal/birthday-family-gathering-restaurant)
- [30 Jul 2026**Shellfish, Fish, Peanut Allergy in Vietnamese Food**Fish sauce is fish, mắm tôm is crustacean, the roll dip has peanut, satay can carry dried shrimp. Telling the kitchen, the 31-dish table, what we cannot do.Vegetarian, spicy, allergies · 5 min](/en/journal/allergies-shellfish-fish-peanut-vietnamese-food)
- [24 Jul 2026**What Is Cá Lóc Nướng Trui: Six Stations, Pond to Table**Nướng trui means grilling the fish whole, scales on, in burning straw. Six stations: pond, straw, fire, peeling, wrapping, dipping. Why the skin burns.Food and the menu · 4 min](/en/journal/ca-loc-nuong-trui-pond-to-table)
- [12 Jul 2026**Vegetarian Lunar Days in Saigon: When to Book, What to Order**Vegetarian restaurants fill on rằm and Vu Lan. Booking early, the 4-seat vegan mâm at VND 570,000, and what Mrs Sen's family ordered with a peanut allergy.Vegetarian, spicy, allergies · 5 min](/en/journal/vegetarian-days-booking-ram-mung-mot)
- [19 Jun 2026**What a Southern Vietnamese Meal Is: Grill, Braise, Soup**How to order for 2, 4 and 6 so the table stands on three legs: a grill, a braise for rice, a soup, greens. Pair mâm VND 440,000, family mâm VND 890,000.Food and the menu · 5 min](/en/journal/southern-vietnamese-meal-grill-braise-soup)
- [18 Jun 2026**A Private Room for 10: Minimum Spend, Menu, How Long You Sit**What a minimum spend is and why few restaurants print it. The 10-person private room mâm is VND 2,440,000; Hân's 12-guest birthday priced dish by dish.Booking and groups · 5 min](/en/journal/private-room-for-10-minimum-spend)
- [12 Jun 2026**Restaurant Deposits in Saigon: VND 100,000 to 1,000,000 Each**Si Dining asks VND 500,000 a guest from 5 guests, An's Saigon VND 1,000,000\. What a mid-range place should ask, refunds, and why Bếp Rơm asks 100,000.Booking and groups · 5 min](/en/journal/restaurant-deposits-how-much)