https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal 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. en Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/spice-scale-0-to-3 https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/spice-scale-0-to-3 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. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT Mai Thanh Vân an-kieng https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/vietnamese-restaurant-prices-ho-chi-minh-city-2026 https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/vietnamese-restaurant-prices-ho-chi-minh-city-2026 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. Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMT Nguyễn Đức Thịnh dat-ban https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/birthday-family-gathering-restaurant https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/birthday-family-gathering-restaurant 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. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT Nguyễn Đức Thịnh dat-ban https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/reading-a-menu-vegetarian-spicy-allergy https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/reading-a-menu-vegetarian-spicy-allergy How 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. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMT Mai Thanh Vân an-kieng https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/allergies-shellfish-fish-peanut-vietnamese-food https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/allergies-shellfish-fish-peanut-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. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT Mai Thanh Vân an-kieng https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/ca-loc-nuong-trui-pond-to-table https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/ca-loc-nuong-trui-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. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT Lê Văn Tư mon-an https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/vegetarian-days-booking-ram-mung-mot https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/vegetarian-days-booking-ram-mung-mot 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. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT Mai Thanh Vân an-kieng https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/family-restaurant-ho-chi-minh-city-three-generations https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/family-restaurant-ho-chi-minh-city-three-generations Round 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. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT Nguyễn Đức Thịnh dat-ban https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/southern-vietnamese-meal-grill-braise-soup https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/southern-vietnamese-meal-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. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT Trần Kim Loan mon-an https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/private-room-for-10-minimum-spend https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/private-room-for-10-minimum-spend 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. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT Nguyễn Đức Thịnh dat-ban https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/restaurant-deposits-how-much https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/restaurant-deposits-how-much 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. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT Nguyễn Đức Thịnh dat-ban https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/booking-a-vietnamese-restaurant-ho-chi-minh-city https://nhahang.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/booking-a-vietnamese-restaurant-ho-chi-minh-city Tables 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. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMT Nguyễn Đức Thịnh dat-ban