Kem Bach Dang, HCMC

Do you ever find yourself going back to a place that doesn't have great food and is overpriced? Kem Bach Dang is one of those few for me.


So many people, both local Vietnamese and tourists, frequent this 3-story ice cream shop that they occupy the space on both sides of Pasture street. They must be doing something right. Right? I don't think that Kem Bach Dang would draw a crowd except for the location. Ah, but the location is great.

We love to sit overlooking the busy street, Le Loi, near downtown Saigon. It seems the entire city drives by this busy intersection. The smoothies and ice cream are fine, sometimes approaching good. The price is high for what you get, yet we go back every time we're in HCMC just to sit and watch the traffic go by.

Kem Bach Dang is really about the experience and for that I'm willing to pay and feel like I'm getting a good value for my investment.



Eat it!