Food enthusiasts throng river festival in Ho Chi Minh City
Food enthusiasts throng river festival in Ho Chi Minh City
Foodies packed Le Loi Boulevard in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday evening to explore a wide array of delicious dishes as part of the city’s second River Festival held between May 31 and June 9.
Foodies flock to Le Loi Boulevard in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to explore a wide array of delicious dishes as part of the city’s second River Festival, June 1, 2026. Photo: Phuong Quyen / Tuoi Tre |
Featuring 24 booths, the cuisine event offers visitors a taste of typical dishes, cakes, fruits, and products of many locales from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm daily from Friday to Sunday this week.
As the second day of the culinary event fell on a weekend, it drew huge crowds including both international visitors and the locals.
Minh Diem, residing in Phu Nhuan District, joined her friend to explore the food space where she sampled a variety of tasty dishes and experienced the festive vibe of the place.
Tran Quang Khai, the owner of a food stall offering Vietnamese rice pancakes, revealed that he sold around 450 pancakes on Friday and more than 650 on Saturday.
Khai praised the event organizer for the better set-up and compliance with food safety rules than the previous events.
