We got a craving for dim sum one day and found the recommendation for Lucky Star Restaurant somewhere. This was some of the best dim sum we have ever had. The shrimp dumplings had large pieces of shrimp with various kinds of herbs and different dipping sauces, all for around $1.50 per basket. It was hard to pull ourselves away from this place...
We were surprised at the variety of dried shrimp available at the market in HCMC. We noticed this more in Thai food than Vietnamese food, but this stall shows that it also must play a role in Vietnamese food as well.
The city was in a frenzy of gardening and planting in the lead up to Vietnamese New Year (Tet). The French architecture looks a little strange in the tropical setting.
